List of humans with gigantism
This is an incomplete list of notable people who have or had a form of gigantism.
- Sahil Sheikh (b. 1988) Hendon - finds it difficult to find clothes that fit him
- John Rogan (1865–1905)
- Zhang Juncai (b. 1982)
- Martin Van Buren Bates (1837–1919)
- Lock Martin (1916–1959)
- Brenden Adams (b. 1995), formerly world's tallest teenager until he turned twenty in September 2015
- Rondo Hatton (1894–1946), actor who played the Creeper in the Sherlock Holmes movie The Pearl of Death
- Tanya Angus (1979–2013)
- John Aasen (1890–1938), actor in silent films and vaudeville
- Ajaz Ahmed (b. 1976)
- Sandy Allen (1955–2008), pituitary gigantism, was recognized as the tallest living woman at the time of her death[1]
- Édouard Beaupré (1881–1904), "the Willow Bunch Giant" from Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada, was 8'2" at 23 years old
- Felipe Birriel (August 16, 1916–March 15, 1994), El Gigante de Carolina, honored in Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Jane Bunford (1895–1922), tallest woman ever until Zeng Jinlian
- Eddie Carmel (1936–1972), "the Jewish Giant", photographed by Diane Arbus
- John F. Carroll (1932–1969)
- Alam Channa (1953–1988)
- Radhouane Charbib (b. 1968)
- Bernard Coyne (1897–1921)
- Jack Earle (1906–1952)
- Kenny George (b. 1987), former UNC Asheville basketball player
- Giant of Castelnau (circa 4000 BC)
- Jorge González (1966–2010), dubbed "Giant Gonzalez" or "El Gigante"; tallest professional wrestler ever
- Henry Hite (1915–1972)
- Trijntje Keever (1616–1633), presumed to have been the tallest woman ever
- Richard Kiel (1939–2014), actor who played Jaws in James Bond
- Julius Koch (1872–1902), eunuchoidal-infantile gigantism; his legs ultimately had to be amputated due to gangrene
- Don Koehler (1925–1981)
- Sultan Kösen (b. 1982), tallest living man
- Cornelius Magrath (1736–1760)
- Angus MacAskill (1825–1863)
- John Middleton (1578–1623)
- Gheorghe Mureșan (b. February 14, 1971), tallest NBA player in history
- Patrick Murphy (1834–1862)
- Väinö Myllyrinne (1909–1963)
- Suleiman Ali Nashnush (1943–1991), Libya
- Max Palmer (1928–1984)
- Jóhann K. Pétursson (1913–1984), dubbed "The Viking giant"
- André René Roussimoff (1946–1993), dubbed "André the Giant"
- Alexander Sizonenko (1959–2012), tallest Russian during his lifetime, formerly a basketball player
- Leonid Stadnyk (1971–2014)
- Carel Struycken (b. July 30, 1948, in The Hague, Netherlands), actor with acromegalic gigantism
- Sun Ming Ming (b. 1983), second-tallest living man, world's largest feet
- Brahim Takioullah (b. 1982)
- Clifford Thompson (1904–1955)
- Stor-Stina (1819-1854)
- Vikas Uppal (1986–2007)
- Robert Pershing Wadlow (1918–1940), recognized as tallest human being ever
- Paul Donald Wight (b. 1972), dubbed "Big Show"
- Igor Vovkovinskiy (b. 1982), America's current tallest man
- George Bell (b. 1957), America's former tallest man
- Morteza Mehrzad (b. 1986), Iran's tallest man
- Paulo César da Silva (b. 1963), Brazilian dubbed "Giant Silva"
- Yao Defen (1972–2012)
- Zeng Jinlian (1964–1982), believed to be the tallest woman ever, but scoliosis kept her from standing erect
- Zhan Shi Chai (1840s–1893)
- Dalip Singh Rana (b. 1971), dubbed "The Great Khali", an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and powerlifter
- Bao Xishun (b. 1951)
- Anton de Franckenpoint (1600s)
- Louis Moilanen (1886–1913)