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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. ... Wadlow towered at a height of 6 feet 2 inches ...
Walter Hudson (June 5, 1944 – December 24, 1991) was an American man and the holder of the Guinness World Record for the largest waist circumference, at 119 inches (302 cm) around. [1] At his heaviest in September 1987, he weighed 1,197 pounds (543 kg), making him the heaviest person alive at the time, and the sixth heaviest person in medical ...
Sam McDonald (1762 – 6 May 1802), called "Big Sam", was a Scotsman of unusual height for his day who had a distinguished military career and was a noted "strongman". Most sources state his height as 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m), [207] with a burly build, although one 1822 source claims 10 feet 4 inches (3.15 m). [208] 1762–1802 (40?) Mildred ...
Igor Vovkovinskiy [a] (also known as Igor Ladan; September 18, 1982 – August 20, 2021) was a Ukrainian-American law student, actor and tallest living person in the United States, [1] at 7 feet 8 + 1 ⁄ 3 inches (234.5 cm), briefly taking the record from George Bell. Vovkovinskiy performing during the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
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.
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6 ft 0 in 143 Heaviest human to be able to walk 1926–1958 (32) Rosalie Bradford United States: F 477 kg 1,052 lb 75 st 2 lb 1.68 m 5 ft 6 in 169 Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349 kg (769 lb; 54 st 13 lb). [citation needed] 1943–2006 (63) Mills Darden United States: M 476 kg 1,049 lb 74 st 13 lb
Angus MacAskill (1825 – 8 August 1863) was a Scottish-born Canadian giant. In its 1981 edition the Guinness Book of World Records stated he was the strongest man, the tallest non-pathological giant and the largest true giant in recorded history at 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m), he also had the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man at 80 inches (203 cm).