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This is a list of the tallest people, living and dead, in the world. See also List of humans with gigantism.

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      Deceased       Living       Height disputed

Nationality Metric Imperial Name Note Lifespan
 United States 2.72 m 8 ft 11.1 in Robert Wadlow Tallest person in recorded history confirmed by Guinness World Records.[1] 1918–1940
 United States 2.67 m 8 ft 9 in John Rogan Second tallest male in recorded history. Only weighed 175 lb (79 kg). Unable to stand due to ankylosis 1868–1905
 United States 2.64 m 8 ft 7¾ in John F. Carroll 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) standing height, 2.64 m (8 ft 7¾ in) assuming normal spinal curvature 1932–1969
 Finland 2.51 m 8 ft 3 in Väinö Myllyrinne Recognized as the tallest living person from 1940 to his death in 1963. Said to have been 2.51 m in his thirties. 1909–1963
 Canada 2.51 m 8 ft 3 in Edouard Beaupre Tallest strongman as well as tallest wrestler in history. 1881-1904
 Turkey 2.51 m 8 ft 3 in Sultan Kösen The tallest living person since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records.[2] 1982–
 United States 2.49 m 8 ft 2 in Bernard Coyne Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August his height as 8 feet, although he had reached a height of 8 feet 2 inches (2.49 m) by the time of his death. Possibly reached up to 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) 1897–1921
 United States 2.49 m 8 ft 2 in Don Koehler Tallest in world for most of 1970s. Had twin sister who was 1.75 m (5 ft 9) tall 1925–1981
 India 2.49 m 8 ft 3 in Vikas Uppal Was not officially measured by Guinness. 1986–2007
 Ireland 2.46 m 8 ft 1 in Patrick Cotter O'Brien
Bristol Giant, Irish Giant		 Tallest person recorded at the time and the first in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet (2.44 m). Remains examined in 1972 and height verified. 1760–1806
 Morocco 2.46 m 8 ft 1 in Brahim Takioullah Possesses the world's largest feet at 1 ft 3 in (38 cm).[3] 1982-
 Germany 2.46 m 8 ft 0.85 in Julius Koch
Le Geant Constantin		 Probably never the world's tallest person due to his life coinciding with that of John Rogan. Skeleton preserved in the Museum of Natural History in Mons, Belgium. 1872–1902
 Mozambique 2.46 m 8 ft ¾ in Gabriel Estêvão Monjane Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990. He remains perhaps the tallest African recorded. 1944–1990
 Libya 2.45 m 8 ft 0.5 in Suleiman Ali Nashnush Libyan who may have been the tallest basketball player.[citation needed] 1943–1991
 Germany 2.44 m 8 ft 0 in Anton de Franckenpoinct
Langer Anton		 Lived during Thirty Years' War; skeleton later measured at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm).[4][5] Unknown
 China 2.42 m 7 ft 11 in Zhang Juncai Tallest living Chinese person. 1983–
 Iran 2.42 m 7 ft 11 in Morteza Mehrzad Tallest man in Iran.[6] 1987-
 Romania 2.42 m 7 ft 11 in Gogea Mitu Tallest professional boxer in history. 1914-1936
 Indonesia 2.42 m 7 ft 11 in Suparwono Tallest living Indonesian. Officially measured (lying down and in the standing position) by the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in December 2009.[7] 1985–2012
 Puerto Rico 2.42 m 7 ft 11 in Felipe Birriel Tallest Puerto Rican recorded. 1916–1994
 Soviet Union 2.41 m 7 ft 10 in Alexander Sizonenko Soviet Union basketball player.[8] 1959–2012
 Croatia 2.38 m 7 ft 10 in Grgo Kusić Tallest Croat recorded. Tallest citizen of Austria-Hungary of his time.[9] 1892–1918
 China 2.36 m 7 ft 9 in Bao Xishun Considered the tallest living person by Guinness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Kösen.[10] 1951–
 Mongolia 2.36 m 7 ft 9 in Öndör Gongor Very tall man in early-20th century Mongolia. Some other sources even give 2,45 m (8 feet) 1880/85 – 1925/30
 United Kingdom 2.36 m 7 ft 9 in Angus MacAskill Tallest Scotsman recorded. 1825–1863
 China 2.36 m 7 ft 9 in Sun Ming-Ming Chinese basketball player. Formerly second tallest living person. 1983–
 Germany 2.36 m 7 ft 9 in Walter Straub Tallest man in Germany while he was alive.[11] 1925–1986
 North Korea 2.35 m 7 ft 8.5 in Ri Myung Hun Former basketball player with the North Korean national team. 1967–
 Tunisia 2.35 m 7 ft 8.5 in Radhouane Charbib Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until January 15, 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Ming Ming.[10] 1968–
 United States/ Ukraine 2.35 m 7 ft 8.3 in Igor Vovkovinskiy Currently the tallest person living in the United States. Originally from Ukraine, moved to Rochester, Minnesota to be treated at the Mayo Clinic. Most recently has been acting in commercials and movies.[12] Also became well known by wearing a t-shirt that read "Obama's Biggest Supporter." 1982–
 United States 2.34 m 7 ft 8 in George Bell Former Tallest living American.[13] 1957–
 Japan 2.34 m 7 ft 8 in Yasutaka Okayama Tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history. 1954–
 Austria 2.34 m 7 ft 8 in Adam Rainer Only person known to have been both a dwarf and giant. He was 1.18 m (3 ft 10 in) tall at age 21 and peaked at 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) when he died, having doubled his height as an adult. 1899–1950
 Iceland 2.34 m 7 ft 8 in Jóhann Kristinn Pétursson Was the tallest person in Iceland. 1913–1984
 Pakistan 2.34 m 7 ft 8 in Naseer Soomro Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan .[14][15]
 United Kingdom 2.34 m 7 ft 8 in Paul Sturgess Tied for the tallest player ever to play college basketball in the U.S.[16] 1987-
 United Kingdom 2.32.6 m 7 ft 7.5 in Neil Fingleton Was formerly tallest living person born in the UK.[17][18] 1980–
 Somalia 2.32 m 7 ft 7.5 in Hussain Bisad Somalia, considered to be one of the tallest living men. 1975–
 Pakistan 2.31.8 m 7 ft 7¼ in Alam Channa Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.[19] 1953–1998
 United States 2.31 m 7 ft 7 in Kenny George Tallest Division I basketball player.[20] 1987–
 Argentina 2.31 m 7 ft 7 in Jorge González Tallest wrestler in WWE history. 1966–2010
 Ireland 2.31 m 7 ft 7 in Charles Byrne Skeleton now resides in the Hunterian Museum. 1761–1783
 United States 2.31 m 7 ft 7 in Max Palmer Actor and pro wrestler. Listed by Guinness World Records at 7 ft 7 in, claimed 8 ft 1 in. Film Bio - Killer Apes, Invaders From Mars.[21] 1927–1984
 Romania 2.31 m 7 ft 7 in Gheorghe Mureşan Tied for tallest in NBA history. 1971–
 Sudan 2.31 m 7 ft 7 in Manute Bol Tied for tallest in NBA history. 1962–2010
 Vietnam 2.30 m 7 ft 6.5 in Trần Thành Phố Was the tallest man in Southeast Asia when he died in 2010[22] 1947–2010.
 United Kingdom 2.29 m 7 ft 6.25 in Christopher Greener Formerly Britain's tallest man 1943-
 Algeria 2.29 m 7 ft 6.2 in Saad Kaiche Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.[23][24] 1985–
 Montenegro 2.29 m 7 ft 6 in Slavko Vraneš Tallest Montenegrin basketball player in the national basketball team 1983–
 China 2.29 m 7 ft 6 in Yao Ming Was the tallest player in the NBA until his retirement in 2011. 1980–
 United States 2.29 m 7 ft 6 in Shawn Bradley Former player in the NBA, 1993–2005. 1972–
 United States 2.29 m 7 ft 6 in Matthew McGrory Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[25] 1973–2005
 Peru 2.28 m 7 ft 5.7 in Margarito Machacuay Currently the tallest South American person and fifth in American continent.[26] 1965–

[edit] Female

Nationality Metric Imperial Name Note Lifespan
 China 2.48 m 8 ft 1 ¾ in Zeng Jinlian Confirmed by Guinness World Records as tallest female ever. Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height. Tallest recorded Chinese person and world's tallest person shortly before her death. 1964–1982
 United Kingdom 2.41 m 7 ft 11 in Jane Bunford Tallest recorded English person and possibly the world's tallest person at the time of her death. Given height is adjusted for spinal curvature; peak standing height was 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m).[27] 1895–1922
 China 2.34 m 7 ft 8 in Yao Defen Tallest living female at 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in).[28][29] Recognized by Guinness World Records in 2010.[30] 1972–
 United States 2.33 m 7 ft 7 ¼ in Sandy Allen Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, until her death on August 13, 2008.[31] 1955–2008

[edit] Disputed and unverified claims

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Flag Metric Imperial Name Note Lifespan
 France 3.50 m 11 ft 6 in Giant of Castelnau
 Height estimate based on bone fragments found at the Neolithic cemetery of Castelnau-le-Lez, excavated in 1890 by Georges Vacher de Lapouge and published in the journal La Nature, Vol. 18, 1890.[32] Unknown - Neolithic France
 Russia /  Belarus 2.85 m 9 ft 3 in Feodor Machnow
Russian Giant		 Was measured at 2.39m (7 ft 10in) height, the great height of 2.89m (9 ft 3in) seems to have stemmed from wearing a large Russian fur hat. Height is not officially confirmed. 1878–1912
 England /  United Kingdom 2.82 m 9 ft 3 in John Middleton
The Childe of Hale		 Written on his grave is Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton, the Childe of Hale, nine feet three. Height not officially confirmed. 1578–1623
 United States 2.74 m 8 ft 11.5 in John Aasen American silent film actor, height is not officially confirmed. 1890–1938
 Ireland 2.69 m 8 ft 10 in Patrick Murphy Claimed 8'10", but was later measured at 7'3.4" (222 cm). Height is not officially confirmed. 1834–1862
 Italy 2.59 m 8 ft 6 in Maximinus Thrax Emperor of Rome, first ever recorded person with gigantism. 173–238
 China 2.59 m 8 ft 5 in Wang Fengjun Height not officially confirmed.[33] 1976-
 Ukraine 2.59 m 8 ft 5 in Leonid Stadnyk Refuses to undergo independent testing under Guinness World Records rules, so his claim is not recognized by Guinness World Records. 1971-
 Pakistan 2.54 m 8 ft 4 in Ajaz Ahmed Claims actually to be 8 feet 4 inches, but this is unverified by Guinness World Records. He claims that he is still growing. 1976-
 Netherlands 2.54 m 8 ft 4 in Trijntje Keever Tallest recorded woman. Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.[34][35] 1616–1633
 United States 2.54 m 8 ft 4 in Ella Ewing Claims 8 feet 4 inches, however measured at 7 feet 4.5 inches. Her mother describes her full height at 8 feet 4 inches. 1872–1913
 Bangladesh 2.51 m 8 ft 3 in Parimal Barman Claims of being 8 feet 3 inches, not confirmed. 1962–1991
 Finland 2.47 m 8 ft 1.4 in Daniel Cajanus Height not officially confirmed.[36] 1703–1749
 China 2.46 m 8 ft 1.1 in Zhao Liang Not confirmed by Guinness World Records. Basketball player until an injury in 2001, now a circus performer.[37] 1982–
 Finland 2.46 m 8 ft 1 in Louis Moilanen
Big Louie		 Height not officially confirmed.[38] 1886–1913
 China 2.44 m 8 ft 0 in Zhan Shichai Height not officially confirmed.[39] 1840s-1893
 Algeria 2.44 m 8 ft 0 in Mounir Fourar Height not officially confirmed.[40] 1972–
 Indonesia 2.42 m 7 ft 11 in Musutaman Height not officially confirmed.[41] 1962-?
 Sweden 2.42 m 7 ft 11 in Gustaf Edman Height not officially confirmed.[42] 1882–1912
 Mongolia 2.36 m 7 ft 9 in Öndör Gongor
Tall Gongor		 Was measured by Roy Chapman Andrews, but some other sources even give 2,45 m (8 feet) 1879–1931
 Israel 2.3 m 7 ft 6 in Saint Christopher Saint venerated by the Roman Catholic Church. ?-251

[edit] Tallest in varied fields or endeavors

[edit] Tallest in varied sports

See also: List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history and List of tallest professional wrestlers
Yao Ming at an NBA game
Aaron Sandilands and Lance Whitnall in an Australian Football League stadium
Zdeno Chara, the tallest player in National Hockey League history.
Loek van Mil is the tallest player in professional baseball history
Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan
 Canada 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) Edouard Beaupré Tallest strongman as well as tallest wrestler in history 1881-1904
 Libya 2.45 m (8 ft 0 in) Suleiman Ali Nashnush Tallest basketball player in history 1943-1991
 Romania 2.42 metres (7.9 ft) Gogea Mitu Tallest professional boxer in history. 1914–1936
 China 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) Sun Ming Ming Tallest active professional basketball player. 1983–
 Romania 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) Gheorghe Mureşan Retired professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in NBA history. 1971–
 Sudan 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) Manute Bol Professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. 1962–2010
 Tanzania 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Hasheem Thabeet Tallest Active NBA player. 1987–
 South Korea 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Choi Hong-man Tied tallest Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist. 1980–
 Brazil 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Giant Silva Tied tallest Kickboxer and tallest active wrestler. 1963-
 Poland 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek Tallest player in WNBA history. 1974–2011
 Russia 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)[43] Aleksey Kazakov Tallest volleyball player. 1976–
 Pakistan 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Mohammad Irfan Tallest international cricketer in the world. 1982–
 Netherlands 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Loek van Mil Tallest baseball player. 1984–
 United Kingdom 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Richard Metcalfe Tallest Rugby union player in history. 1973–
 Netherlands 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Ted van der Parre Tallest World's Strongest Man in history. 1955–
 United States 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Richard Sligh Tallest American Football player in NFL history. 1944–2008
 Russia 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Nikolai Valuev Tallest title holder in Heavyweight Boxing. 1973–
 United States 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Jon Rauch Tallest Baseball player in Major League Baseball. 1978–
 Australia 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Aaron Sandilands The tallest player in the history of Australian Football League. 1982–
 Australia 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Peter Street Same as Aaron Sandilands, the tallest player in the history of Australian Football League. 1980–
 Lithuania 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Rolandas Gimbutis Tallest Olympic Swimmer 1981–
 Croatia 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Ivo Karlović Tallest Tennis player on the ATP Tour. 1979–
 Belgium 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Kristof Van Hout Tallest Association Football player 1987–
 Slovakia 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Zdeno Chára Tallest player in National Hockey League history. 1977–
 Russia 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Nelly Alisheva Tallest female Volleyball Player. 1983–
 United States 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Jared Gaither Tallest American Football player in the NFL 1986-
 Bulgaria 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Kotooshu Katsunori Currently tallest sumo wrestler. 1983-
 Germany 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Ingo Schultz Tallest sprinter. 1975–
 Bulgaria 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Velichko Cholakov Tallest Olympic weightlifter. 1982–
 United States 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) George Archer Tallest golfer on the PGA Tour. 1939–2005
 United Kingdom 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Justin Wilson Tallest Formula 1 racing driver. 1978-
 Croatia 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Blanka Vlašić Tallest high jumper. 1983-
 United States 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Steven Nyman Tallest World Cup Competitor in Alpine Skiing. 1982-
 Czech Republic 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Eva Hrdinová Tallest Tennis player on WTA Tour. 1984–

[edit] Tallest actors

Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan
 United States 7 ft 6 in (2.29m) Matthew McGrory Tallest actor at 2.29m (7 ft 6 in) when he died.[44] 1973–2005
 United Kingdom 7 ft 3 in (2.21m) Peter Mayhew Tallest movie actor 2.21m (7 ft 3 in).[45] 1944–
 United States 7 ft 2 in (2.17m) Richard Kiel Tallest American actor. Probably Best Known for his role as Jaws in James Bond . 1939-
 United States 6 ft 7 in (2.01m) James Cromwell Tallest Academy Award nominated actor at 2.01m (6 ft 7 in).[46] 1940–
 United States 6 ft 5 in (1.95m) Tim Robbins Tallest Academy Award winning actor at 1.95m (6 ft 5 in).[46] 1958–
 United States 6 ft 2 in (1.88m) Tamara Dobson Possibly the tallest actress to play a leading role at 1.88m (6 ft 2 in). 1944–2006

[edit] Tallest people presently living in varied nations

Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan
 Turkey 8 ft 3 in (2.51m) Sultan Kösen Tallest Turkish at 2.51m (8 ft 3 in).[2] 1982 –
 Morocco 8 ft 1 in (2.46m) Brahim Takioullah Tallest Moroccan at 2.46m and second tallest person(8 ft 1 in)[3] 1982 –
 China 7 ft 11 in (2.42m) Zhang Juncai Tallest living Chinese at 2.42 m (7 ft 11 in). 1983 –
 North Korea 7 ft 8.5 in (2.35m) Ri Myung Hun Tallest North Korean at 2.35m (7 ft 8.5 in). 1967 –
 Tunisia 7 ft 8.5 in (2.35) Radhouane Charbib Tallest Tunisian and the tallest living person in Africa 1968 –
 United States 7 ft 8.3 in (2.345) Igor Vovkovinskiy Tallest living person in the United States as well as the tallest living person in North America 1982 –
 Japan 7 ft 8 in (2.34m) Yasutaka Okayama Tallest Japanese at 2.34m (7 ft 8 in). 1954 –
 Pakistan 7 ft 8 in (2.34m) Naseer Soomro Tallest living man in Pakistan
 United Kingdom 7 ft 7½ in (2.33m) Neil Fingleton Tallest person born in UK at 2.33m (7 ft 7½ in).[17][18] 1980 –
 Romania 7 ft 7 in (2.31m) Gheorghe Mureşan Tallest Romanian at 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in). 1971 –
 India 7 ft 6 in (2.29m) Aurangzeb Khan Tallest Living Indian at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in), though he claims to be 8 feet tall. 1971 –
 Montenegro 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Slavko Vranes Tallest living person in Montenegro 1983 –
 Peru 7 ft 5.7 in (2.28m) Margarito Machacuay Tallest Peruvian at 2.28 m (7 ft 5.7 in). 1965 –
 Canada 7 ft 5 in (2.26m) Jerry Sokoloski Tallest Canadian at 2.26m (7 ft 5 in). 1983 –
 New Zealand 7 ft 4.5 in (2.25m) Ron Bax Tallest New Zealander at 2.25m (7 ft 4.5 in). [47] 1960 –
 Australia 7 ft 3 in (2.21m) Sam Harris Tallest Australian at 2.21m (7 ft 3 in). 1984 –
 Puerto Rico 7 ft 3 in (2.20m) Peter John Ramos Tallest Puerto Rican at 2.20m (7 ft 3 in). 1985 –
 Nepal 7 ft 1 in (2.16m) Urmila Kumari Chaudhari Possibly the tallest Nepalese woman at 2.16m (7 ft 1 in).[48] 1991 –

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Robert Wadlow
  2. ^ a b http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search/Details/Tallestman---living/48406.htm
  3. ^ a b http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2011/10/confirmed-brahim-takioullah-sets-world-record-for-largest-feet/
  4. ^ http://www.thetallestman.com/antondefranchepoinct.htm
  5. ^ de:Der lange Anton
  6. ^ http://www.thetallestman.com/mortezamehrzad.htm
  7. ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_461611.html
  8. ^ So lebt der längste Mensch der Welt, Jens Hartmann (German)
  9. ^ (French) Le saviez-vous? Les gullivers de Dalmatie
  10. ^ a b World's tallest man gets married 2007/03/28 BBC
  11. ^ http://www.thetallestman.com/riesewalterstraub.htm
  12. ^ IMDB - Igor Vovkovinskiy
  13. ^ MSNBC – 7-foot-8 deputy nation's tallest man
  14. ^ http://pakistaniat.com/2010/03/31/big-and-tall-in-pakistan/
  15. ^ http://www.thetallestman.com/naseersoomro.htm
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  17. ^ a b The Sun
  18. ^ a b Jennifer Toland (February 16, 2007). "A high honor: Former Crusader is tallest man in U.K.". Telegram. http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/NEWS/702160734/0/FRONTPAGE. 
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  20. ^ ANNA KATHERINE CLEMMONS (January 9, 2008). "7 Feet 7 and 360 Pounds, With Bigger Feet Than Shaq's". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09asheville.html?_r=1&ref=ncaabasketball&oref=slogin. 
  21. ^ Reference Below GBWR '72-'73 etc.
  22. ^ http://www.thetallestman.com/tranthanhpho.htm
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  24. ^ The Tallest Man, Saad Kaiche
  25. ^ Matthew McGrory official site
  26. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne9pscWExCw
  27. ^ Birmingham.gov
  28. ^ measured at 2.333 m Ultimate Guinness World Records tv series
  29. ^ The Tallest Known Living Women, Retrieved 2008-08-13
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  31. ^ World's Tallest Woman Dies at Age 53, 2008-08-13
  32. ^ de Lapouge, G. (1890). "Le Gėant Fossile de Castelnau". La Nature 888: 11–12. http://cnum.cnam.fr/CGI/fpage.cgi?4KY28.35/15/70/536/0/0. Retrieved 27 December 2010. "Le sujet aurait une taille probable de 3m, 50 [11 ft 5.8 in]." 
  33. ^ ChinaNews - 亞洲巨人－王峰軍
  34. ^ Nederlands Algemeen Rijksarchief, Verslagen omtrent 's rijks oude Archieven, vol.11, 1890, p.153, fragment via Google Books, digitized May 4, 2007 at the New York Public Library
  35. ^ Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, vol.99, March 26, 1955, p.964, fragment via Google Books, digitized Nov 26, 2008 at the University of California
  36. ^ Bondeson, Jan: The Two-Headed Boy and Other Medical Marvels. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 2000.
  37. ^ http://news.aol.com/videos/video/main/chinas-tallest-man-hopeful/1086617657
  38. ^ [1]
  39. ^ Chinese-Australian Historical Images - Chang Woo Gow
  40. ^ http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,219040,00.html
  41. ^ http://www.thetallestman.com/musutaman.htm
  42. ^ http://www.thetallestman.com/gustafedman.htm
  43. ^ "FIVB". Federation Internationale De Volleyball. http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2009/Team_Roster.asp?Tourn=wl2009&Team=RUS. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 
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  45. ^ Peter Mayhew at the Internet Movie Database
  46. ^ a b Austin Chronicle
  47. ^ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10598286
  48. ^ Tallest girl in Nepal

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