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This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to the Guinness World Records, the tallest human in recorded history was Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940), who was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in). He received media attention in 1939 when he was measured to be the tallest man in ...
In 2012, at the age of 72, Dangi met the world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge of Nagpur, India. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of The Guinness Book of Records in 2013. [ 5 ] On 13 November 2014, as part of Guinness World Records Day , Dangi met the world's tallest living man, Sultan Kösen , at an event in London.
Khagendra was the shortest man in the world until 2011, when he became the'world's shortest mobile man. Guinness World Records has since made multiple categories for World's shortest.... [10] [5] Khagendra died in 2020. 1992–2020 Taiwan: 67.5 cm (26.6 in) Lin Yü-chih: Yü-chih is listed as the World's shortest non-mobile man living, a title ...
Two Guinness World Record holders finally had a chance to meet in real life. On Friday, the world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, met the world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge in Cairo, Egypt.
Known for. Being both a dwarf and giant. Height. 122.55 cm (4 ft 0.25 in) (Age 18) 234 cm (7 ft 8 in) (Age 51) Adam Rainer (1899 – 4 March 1950) was an Austro-Hungarian man. He is the only person in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant. [1] He is believed to have had acromegaly.
Rome, Lazio, Italy. Nationality. Chinese. Height. 74 cm (2 ft 5 in) [1] He Pingping (Chinese: 何平平; pinyin: Hé Píngpíng; 13 July 1988 – 13 March 2010 [2]) was a Chinese man who, according to the Guinness World Records, was the world's shortest mobile man from 2007 until his death in March 2010. [3][4]
Afshin Ghaderzadeh (Persian: افشین قادرزاده; born 13 July 2002) is a Kurdish Internet personality who is the shortest living man in the world. He was recognized by the Guinness World Records in December 2022. [1][2] He has dimensions of measuring 65.24 centimetres (25.69 in), which is 7 centimetres (2.8 in) less than the previous ...
Tallest verified human in recorded history. Height. 8 ft 11.1 in (272.0 cm) Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a ...