But Robert Wadlow's name is now known all over the globe – the towering American who measured a staggering 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall when last measured on 27 June 1940, becoming the tallest man in the world.
Correspondingly, how did the tallest man ever die?
Beside above, who is the tallest person alive in 2019?
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How tall is the tallest man in feet?
In fact, Guinness World Records only knows of ten confirmed or reliable cases in history reaching 8 ft or more. The part-time farmer from Turkey was found to be a towering 246.5 cm (8 ft 1 in) in height and he took the iconic title of Tallest living man.
Is there anyone 8 feet tall?
But Robert Wadlow's name is now known all over the globe – the towering American who measured a staggering 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall when last measured on 27 June 1940, becoming the tallest man in the world.