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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.
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.
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 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. [2] [3] This title has been confirmed by the Guinness World Records in the summer of 2007; Fingleton took over from Christopher Greener who stood at 7 ft 6 ¼ in (229.2 cm) in height.
And he's only 2 inches shorter than the tallest pro basketball player in the world, Paul Sturgess, who stands at 7-foot-7. When asked what it feels like to dunk as easily as he does, Fall says it ...
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.
Frank Becton, who made 86 appearances for Liverpool, was the first player from the club to represent his country, when he played for England in 1897. [7] 210 players have played between 25 and 99 competitive matches for the club. Of those players, 8 still play for the club and can add to their total.