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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.
John Middleton (1578–1623) was an English giant who was born in the village of Hale and is commonly known as the Childe of Hale.He was allegedly 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) tall, and legend tells that he slept with his feet out of the window of his small house, and tales credit him with great strength.
Ian Callaghan is Liverpool's record appearance maker, with 857 between 1960 and 1978. Arthur Goddard was captain from 1909 to 1912. John Barnes was captain for the 1996–97 season. Gordon Hodgson scored more hattricks than any other Liverpool player. Robbie Fowler was the scorer of the fastest hat-trick in Liverpool history.
Neil Fingleton (18 December 1980 – 25 February 2017) [1] was an English actor and basketball player. Neil became the tallest living British-born man and the tallest man in the European Union at 7 ft 7.56 in (232.6 cm) and among the 25 tallest men in the world.
This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history. It is currently topped by the 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets as the number 30 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft. [1] As of 2024, twenty-eight players have been listed at 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) or taller.
Mamadou Ndiaye, UC Irvine's 7-foot-6 center, will not withdraw from the upcoming NBA draft, which means he could become the tallest player selected since Yao Ming in 2002. Repeat after us: Seven ...
Tallest Man in History: Robert Wadlow. The world's tallest man was 3 feet tall as a toddler, could carry his father at age 9, and stretched to a fantastic height of 8 feet 11 inches.
Christopher Paul Greener (21 November 1943 – 11 February 2015) [1] was a British actor and basketball player who went on to represent the United Kingdom. Greener was born in New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire.