Tallest People in the World
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Introduction
Abnormal growth. Tallness. The feeling of being out of place. Taller people feel this everyday and can be overlooked or underlooked perhaps.
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Robert Pershing Wadlow
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/e…
The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was born at Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22, 1918, and when he was last measured on June 27, 1940, was found to be 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall.
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Sandy Allen Tallest Living Woman
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/e…
Sandy Allen was a 2.95-kg (6.5-lb) baby, and her abnormal growth began soon after her birth in June 1955. By the age of 10 she stood 1.905 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, and was 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) by 16 years old.
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Leonid Stadnyk Tallest Living Man
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/e…
The tallest living man is Leonid Stadnyk (Ukraine, b.1971), who measured 2.53 m (8 ft 3.6 in) in 2006.
Mr Stadnyk suffers from acromegalic gigantism caused by a tumour on his pituitary gland that stimulated the over-production of the growth hormone.
Mr Stadnyk suffers from acromegalic gigantism caused by a tumour on his pituitary gland that stimulated the over-production of the growth hormone.
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Ella Ewing "A Towering Spirit"
www.ruralmissouri.org/03pages/03MarchElla.html
Once the tallest woman in the world, Ella Ewing is remembered today as much for her kind heart as her 8-foot, 4-inch height. Few events were more memorable at the dawn of the 20th century than seeing elephants, trapeze artists and clowns when the circus came to town. But for many, the most amazing sight at the circus was often a gentle woman from tiny Gorin, Mo.
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Tallest Man is USA George Bell 7'8"
George Bell, a 7' 8' sheriffs deputy in the City of Norfolk, Va, works on his day off providing security at a park in Norfolk, Va on Saturday, Nov 3, 2007. The 50-year-old is being recognized Thursday, Nov. 7, 2007 by the Guinness World Records as the Tallest Man in the United States.
interesting list!
Wadlow came to our small town (Houston MO) in the 1940s.
He was advertising for Peters Shoe Co. whose brand was sold in the local department store.
He wore size 37 shoe. Each shoe weighed 4 pounds and was 19 inches long.
There are many people around here who remember him.
You might want to add Ella Ewing from Missouri and post her picture. I wish she could have met Wadlow. (see ULR)
http://www.ruralmissouri.org/03pages/03MarchElla.html
He was advertising for Peters Shoe Co. whose brand was sold in the local department store.
He wore size 37 shoe. Each shoe weighed 4 pounds and was 19 inches long.
There are many people around here who remember him.
You might want to add Ella Ewing from Missouri and post her picture. I wish she could have met Wadlow. (see ULR)
http://www.ruralmissouri.org/03pages/03MarchElla.html
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