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This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history , measuring 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death.
Donald A. Koehler (September 1, 1925 – February 26, 1981) is one of 24 known people in medical history to have verifiably reached a height of 8 feet (240 cm) or more. He was generally recognized as the tallest living man in the world from at least 1969 until his death in 1981.
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man.He is the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.
Source: YouTube/Top Trending As a kindergartner, 5-year-old Wadlow wore clothes intended for a 17-year-old. Three years later, Wadlow towered at a height of 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed nearly ...
His talent was spotted and identified by Iran national head coach Hadi Rezaei in 2011 after watching a television program which talked about unusual and differently able talented people. [9] Hadi quickly got in touch with the television network to inquire about Mehrzad who was also one of the disabled talents to have participated in the program.
Because he lived at the same time as John Rogan, he was probably never the tallest man in the world. [4] At the age of 14 years, he reportedly already measured 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in). [ 1 ] Koch's femurs were the longest ever measured, at 76 cm (30 in), [ 1 ] and his hands were reportedly 37.6 cm (14.8 in) long. [ 4 ]
According to his Florida profile, he was 6-foot-1 at just 8 years old, and was 6-foot-11 by the time he was in sixth grade, roughly four years later. He'd shot past the 7-foot mark by the start of ...
U.S. men who once ranked among the third tallest in the world one hundred years ago now find themselves at 37th. While American women dropped from fourth tallest to 42nd.