This is a list of the tallest people, living and dead, in the world.
8'11 Robert Wadlow (1918-1940)
The tallest man ever to be accurately measured. This height is real.
Never stopped growing as the result of an overactive pituitary. Died after a poorly fitting leg brace caused an infection.
His Growth Pattern:
Age Height Weight
8 6'
10 6'6 220lbs
14 7'4
16 7'10.5 365lbs
17 8'1.5 400lbs
18 8'4 390lbs
22 8'9.5 491lbs
at death 8'11.1 490lbs
8'9 John Rogan, Sumner County, Tennessee (1868-1905)
8'4 Leonid Stadnik, Ukraine Possibly the world's tallest living man though his height has not been accurately measured. News story here.
8'2 Bernard Coyne, Anthon, Iowa (1897-1921)
8'2 Zeng Jinlian, China (1964-1982) Tallest Woman Ever
8'2 Donald A. Koehler, Denton, Montana (1925-1981)
8'1 Vin Myllyrinne, Finland (1909-1963)
Tallest soldier ever
8'1 Patrick Cotter O'Brien (1760-1806)
8'¾ Gabriel Estvo Monjane, Mozambique (1944-1990)
8' Suleiman Ali Nashnush, Tripoli, Libya (1943-1991) Libyan basketball player
8' John F. Carroll, Buffalo, New York (1932-1969) Suffered from curvature of the spine. Otherwise he would have been over 8'7
7'11 Martin Van Buren Bates (1837-1919) American Civil War veteran and performer
7'9 De-Fen Yao from China is the talles living women.
7'9 Xi Shun Tallest verified living person. link
7'9 Sun Ming Ming ABA basketball Player
7'9 Ri Myung Hun North Korean basketball player and tallest North Korean
7'9 Yasutaka Okayama Tallest NBA draft pick, one of the tallest Japanese men ever
7'7 Manute Bol Sudanese born basketball player
7'7 Gheorghe Muresan Romanian born basketball player, acted in a few movies
7'6 Giant Gonzales Professional wrestler
7'6 Yao Ming Chinese-born NBA player
8'11 Robert Wadlow (1918-1940)
The tallest man ever to be accurately measured. This height is real.
Never stopped growing as the result of an overactive pituitary. Died after a poorly fitting leg brace caused an infection.
His Growth Pattern:
Age Height Weight
8 6'
10 6'6 220lbs
14 7'4
16 7'10.5 365lbs
17 8'1.5 400lbs
18 8'4 390lbs
22 8'9.5 491lbs
at death 8'11.1 490lbs
8'9 John Rogan, Sumner County, Tennessee (1868-1905)
8'4 Leonid Stadnik, Ukraine Possibly the world's tallest living man though his height has not been accurately measured. News story here.
8'2 Bernard Coyne, Anthon, Iowa (1897-1921)
8'2 Zeng Jinlian, China (1964-1982) Tallest Woman Ever
8'2 Donald A. Koehler, Denton, Montana (1925-1981)
8'1 Vin Myllyrinne, Finland (1909-1963)
Tallest soldier ever
8'1 Patrick Cotter O'Brien (1760-1806)
8'¾ Gabriel Estvo Monjane, Mozambique (1944-1990)
8' Suleiman Ali Nashnush, Tripoli, Libya (1943-1991) Libyan basketball player
8' John F. Carroll, Buffalo, New York (1932-1969) Suffered from curvature of the spine. Otherwise he would have been over 8'7
7'11 Martin Van Buren Bates (1837-1919) American Civil War veteran and performer
7'9 De-Fen Yao from China is the talles living women.
7'9 Xi Shun Tallest verified living person. link
7'9 Sun Ming Ming ABA basketball Player
7'9 Ri Myung Hun North Korean basketball player and tallest North Korean
7'9 Yasutaka Okayama Tallest NBA draft pick, one of the tallest Japanese men ever
7'7 Manute Bol Sudanese born basketball player
7'7 Gheorghe Muresan Romanian born basketball player, acted in a few movies
7'6 Giant Gonzales Professional wrestler
7'6 Yao Ming Chinese-born NBA player
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