List of humans with gigantism
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This is an incomplete list of notable people who have or had a form of gigantism.
- Giant of Castelnau circa 4,000 B.C. apocryphal ?
- John Middleton (1578–1623), apocryphal
- Trijntje Keever (1616–1633) presumed to have been the tallest woman ever.[1], apocryphal
- Cornelius Magrath (1736–1760)
- Patrick Murphy (1834–1862), apocryphal
- Zhan Shi Chai (1840s-1893)
- Julius Koch (1872–1902, eunuchoidal-infantile gigantism, his legs ultimately had to be amputated due to gangrene.[2]
- John Aasen (1890-1938), actor in silent films, vaudeville. vies with Robert Wadlow as the tallest human ever recorded. Some reports have Aasen close to 9 ft. tall.
- Jane Bunford (1895–1922) tallest woman ever until Zeng Jinlian.
- Bernard Coyne (1897–1921)
- Clifford Thompson (1904–1955)
- Jack Earle (1906–1952)
- Väinö Myllyrinne (1909–1963)
- Johann K. Petursson (1913–1984) dubbed "The Viking giant"
- Henry Hite (1915–1972)
- Felipe Birriel (August 16, 1916–March 15, 1994) El Gigante de Carolina honored in Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Robert Pershing Wadlow (1918–1940) Recognized as tallest human being ever
- Don Koehler (1925–1981)
- Max Palmer (1928–1984)
- John F. Carroll (1932–1969)
- Eddie Carmel (1936–1972) "The Jewish Giant" photographed by Diane Arbus.
- Richard Kiel (b. September 13, 1939) actor (Jaws from James Bond)
- Suleiman Ali Nashnush (1943–1991) Libya
- Carel Struycken (b. July 30, 1948 in The Hague, Netherlands) Actor with acromegalic gigantism.
- Alam Channa (1953–1988)
- Sandy Allen (1955–2008) pituitary gigantism, was recognized as the tallest living woman at the time of her death.[3]
- Alexander Sizonenko (1959–2012), tallest living Russian, formerly a basketball player
- Zeng Jinlian (1964–1982) believed to be the tallest woman ever, but scoliosis kept her from standing erect
- Jorge Gonzales (1966–2010) tallest wrestler ever
- Radhouane Charbib (b. 1968)
- Gheorghe Mureşan (b. February 14, 1971) tallest NBA player in history
- Leonid Stadnyk (b. 1971)
- Yao Defen (b. July 15, 1972)
- Matthew McGrory (1973–2005) actor in Big Fish and other films
- Nikolai Valuev (b. 1973) former WBA heavyweight champion
- Ajaz Ahmed (b. 1976)
- Joshua Cook (b.1992)
- Brahim Takioullah (b. 1982) second-tallest living man, worlds largest feet.
- Sultan Kösen (b. 1982) tallest living man
- Sun Ming Ming (b. 1983)[4][5]
- Vikas Uppal (1986–2007)
- Kenny George (b. 1987), former UNC Asheville basketball player[6]
[edit] Web sources
- ^ Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon - portret
- ^ Mons, Belgium site on him (In Belgian French)
- ^ Education World interview
- ^ UCLA
- ^ China Daily: A tumor at the base of his skull was pressing on his pituitary gland and making him grow, and had to be surgically removed last year.
- ^ King, Jason (2008-01-21). "Big challenges and spicy 'Lights'". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_ylt=Au5RqtjxcYFL45LheFr1aTvevbYF?slug=jn-kingoftheroad012108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
