Top 10 Tallest People the the World

Height is a topic of great interest to many young people of the developmental age. Most people want to have a great height. However, if it is too high, it will lead to inconvenience in life. Here are the 10 tallest people in the world recorded in history. Let’s see who they are.

Robert Wadlow

Wadlow is at the top of the list of the top 10 tallest people in the world. He was born on February 22, 1918, in Alton. He is considered the tallest man in recorded history and he was once called “the Giant of Alton” in his hometown. Wadlow reaches a height of 2.2 m and a weight of 199 kg. This is an unprecedented number in history. And due to a tumor in his pituitary gland, this huge size of his has increased even as he has grown up

John Rogan

Second, on the list of the top 10 tallest people in the world is John Rogan. John Rogan was born and raised in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Due to his hypersexuality, John Rogan has a much superior body size. However, that led to him developing ankylosing spondylitis. By 1882, he had completely lost his ability to walk. Although he could not work with his limbs, he still managed to make living selling portraits and postcards at a train station. His paintings are well received and loved by many people. By 1897, his painting was praised by Kansas City Magazine. He was invited to many festivals and performances, but he declined all of them.

By 1899, his height had reached 2.59 cm, but he only weighed 79 kg. He moves by sitting in a wheelchair pulled by a goat. Every time he appeared, he attracted a lot of attention.

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John F. Carroll

Ranked 3rd in the list of top 10 tallest people in the world is John F. Carroll. John F. Carroll (1932–1969) is considered one of the 23 tallest people in history. However, few people know that behind his huge height is 2-dimensional scoliosis and massiveness. At the age of 27, he has reached a height of 244 cm, but if his spine has a normal curvature, his actual height is 264 cm. His extraordinary growth began at the age of sixteen and continued until his death, despite extensive treatment at Mercy Hospital. At one point, he grew 8 inches (20 cm) in height in a year. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna, New York.

Leonid Stadnyk

The 4th place in the list of top 10 tallest people in the world is Leonid Stadnyk. Leonid Stevanovich Stadnyk (1971 – 2014) was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records in 2008[1] as the tallest living person in the world. His height is 2.57m (8 ft 5½ in), taller than the previous Bao Xishun. Leonid was born on August 5, 1970, in Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukraine Soviet Union) and died on August 24, 2014, also in Ukraine.

Väinö Myllyrinne

Väinö Myllyrinne was Finnish, born in 1909 and died in 1963. In the years 1940-1963, when Robert Wadlow died, he was voted one of the top 10 tallest people in the world. At the age of 21, he has reached a height of 251 cm and weighs 171 kg. Stimulating his body continued to grow continuously, by the end of the age of 30 it was recorded that his height was 251 cm.

In his youth, he served in the Finnish Self-Defense Forces and is considered the tallest soldier ever. Unlike the “giants” whose health is weak and suffers from many of the diseases mentioned above, Väinö Myllyrinne is in extremely good health. He received training in the Viipuri Heavy Artillery Regiment in 1929. He was also a professional wrestler, a circus performer and toured throughout Europe. In 1939, he returned to Finland and continued to serve in the army. In 1963, he died in Helsinki and was buried in Järvenpää. Before his death, people had time to measure him again with a height of 2.48 m and a span of 290 mm.

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Édouard Beaupré 

Édouard Beaupré is also a person who deserves to be listed in the list of top 10 tallest people in the world. Édouard Beaupré was born in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan in 1881. In the family, he was the eldest child and had 20 other brothers. At the age of 7, his height was still average, but from the age of 9 onwards, his height began to grow significantly. At the age of 9, he reached 1.83m in height and 1.98m in height at the age of 12. At the age of 12, he started dropping out of school, but he is still fluent in 5 languages: French, English, Métchif, Cree, and Sioux. At the age of 17, he reached a height of 2.21m.

King Kosen

Kösen is Turkish, born in Mandarin. Because of his great height, he had to give up his studies. However, he is still able to make a living as a part-time farmer. He also shared that having an outstanding height also brought him a lot of disadvantages such as: it was difficult to find suitable clothes and shoes, etc. However, this height also brought him benefits like hanging curtains. , change the light bulb for the family. According to statistics, he has 126 cm long legs, 97 cm arm length, left foot length 36.5 cm, right foot 35.5 cm. With this size, Kösen deserves to be ranked in the list of top 10 tallest people in the world.

Vikas Uppal

Vikas Uppal (born 1986 – died 2007). He was considered the tallest man in India at that time. In 2004, he reached a height of 2.51 m and his height continues to grow even as he matures. In 2006, as reported by the website Rediff, his height was 2.66 meters. However, in 2007, he died of a brain tumor. Even so, he still deserves to be considered as one of the top 10 tallest people in world.

Don Koehler

Donald A. Koehler (September 1, 1925 – February 26, 1981) is one of 24 known people in medical history to reach a height of 240 cm or more. At one time, Koehler stood 249 cm tall, a result of the medical condition of gigantism.

Their mother was 178 cm; their father was 188 cm. The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed Koehler at a standing height of 249 cm tall at his peak. His twin sister was 175 cm for a record difference of 274 cm between the twins as recognized by Guinness.

Koehler wore shoes that were size 22, but he once stated that his most bothersome clothing problem was finding socks that fit him. He was later able to find a hosiery company in Pennsylvania that began custom-making socks for him.

Bernard Coyne

Bernard A. Coyne (1897-1921) is in the top 20 people with a height of over 2.4 meters ever recognized by the medical world. In 1921, his height reached 2.54 m. The Guinness Book of World Records states that he was refused entry into the army (1918) when he stood at 236 cm.

Coyne is the tallest eunuchoid infant giant ever, a condition also known as gigantism. He was the tallest person in the world at the time of his death, and like Robert Wadlow, he is still growing. He is said to have worn size 24 (American) shoes. Bernard Coyne died in 1921. He was buried in Anthon, Iowa, in a specially made, extra-large casket.

Height has always been the desire of many people. But with an unusual height like this, there are also many difficulties in life. We have revealed to you the top 10 tallest people in the world. Do you want to be as tall as them?