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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 the world, After reaching a height of 267 cm (8 ft 9 in).
21 paź 2021 · Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever, was 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) at his peak height. That’s taller than a grizzly bear standing on its hind legs. Born in Alton, Illinois, USA on 22 February 1918, Robert reached unprecedented heights from an early age.
21 lut 2024 · Sultan Kösen, 41, who holds the Guinness World Record for the tallest living man, and Jyoti Amge, 30, the world’s shortest living woman, had breakfast together in California on Monday,...
2 sty 2023 · A local hospital in northern Ghana told 29-year-old Sulemana Abdul Samed during one of his recent check-ups that he had reached the height of 9 ft 6in (2.89m). This would make him the tallest...
8 gru 2022 · Sultan Kösen (8 ft 2.8 in) standing next to a life-size statue of Robert Wadlow (8 ft 11.1 in). Credit: AP Images for Ripley Entertainment Inc. Growing up, Sultan’s supersized stature was somewhat prohibitive. He couldn’t attend school and he was even deemed too tall to play basketball!
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. Wadlow was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small city near St. Louis, Missouri. [1]
The tallest man living is Sultan Kösen (Türkiye, b.10 December 1982), who measured 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) in Ankara, Türkiye, on 8 February 2011.
