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Robert Wadlow, the tallest verified human, with his 5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (182 cm) father 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 ...
8 ft 11.1 in (272.0 cm) 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.
Reilly Opelka (born 28 August 1997) is an American professional tennis player. At 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m), he is tied (with Ivo Karlović) for the tallest-ever ATP-ranked player, and can produce serves that measure over 140 miles per hour (225 km/h). [3]
5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 182 cm: Hubert Humphrey [59] 5 ft 11 in 180 cm: 1 ⁄ 2 in 1 cm 1964: Lyndon B. Johnson: 6 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 192 cm: Barry Goldwater [59] 5 ft 11 in 180 cm: 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 11 cm 1960: John F. Kennedy: 6 ft 1 in 185 cm: Richard Nixon: 5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 182 cm: 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 4 cm 1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower: 5 ft 10 + 1 ...
2 ft 9 + 7 ⁄ 8 in: Germany Alsen´sche Portland-Cementfabrik KG in Itzehoe [76] 876 mm 2 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in: England Biwater Pipes and Castings [77] Cattybrook Brickworks railway [18] 880 mm 2 ft 10 + 21 ⁄ 32 in: Germany Bayerisches Moor- und Torfmuseum, [78] Peat museum (operating) Norway: Industrial railway in Stokke: 889 mm 2 ft 11 in ...
Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
The Egyptian equivalent of the foot—a measure of four palms or 16 digits—was known as the djeser and has been reconstructed as about 30 cm (11.8 in). The Greek foot (πούς, pous) had a length of 1 / 600 of a stadion, [12] one stadion being about 181.2 m (594 ft); [13] therefore a foot was, at the time, about 302 mm (11.9 in). Its ...
In 2017, as a sophomore at Kentucky, Hjelle was named the Southeastern Conference's Pitcher of the Year after going 9–2 with a 3.17 earned run average (ERA) in the regular season, including a 7–1 record and a 1.90 ERA in SEC games. [6] As a junior in 2018, he appeared in 15 games (14 starts), compiling a 7–5 record with a 3.44 ERA. [7]