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The average height for men and women in the United States is 5'9" and 5'4", respectively. Here are 40 celebrities that are way taller than we realized.
He was generally recognized as the tallest living man in the world from at least 1969 until his death in 1981. At one time, Koehler stood 8 ft 2 in (249 cm), a result of the medical condition gigantism. He was born in Denton, Montana, United States. Koehler and his twin sister were born to parents of taller than average height.
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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. There are reports about even taller people but most claims are unverified or erroneous. Since antiquity, discoveries have been reported of gigantic human ...
Clifford Marshall Thompson (October 18, 1904 – October 15, 1955) was one of the world's tallest men, the world's tallest lawyer, [1] and remains the tallest man to ever appear in a Hollywood film. [2] Born in Rugby, North Dakota, as a child Thompson moved with his parents to Scandinavia, Wisconsin. [3]
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Yao Defen (Chinese: 姚德芬; pinyin: Yáo Défēn; July 15, 1972 – November 13, 2012 [1]) was a Chinese woman who was the tallest living woman, as recognized by Guinness World Records. [2] She stood at 7 ft 8 in tall and weighed 346 lb (157kg). [3] Her gigantism was due to a tumor in her pituitary gland.