Who is recorded as the tallest man

The Alton Giant also boasted the largest hands ever , measuring Doctors examined Robert and realised that his exceptional size was caused by hyperplasia of his pituitary gland. This condition causes an abnormally high level of the human growth hormone and Robert was never given any treatment to stop it.

Dr Donald Rau, Medical Consultant, Guinness World Records explained: "Robert Wadlow escaped the attention of surgeons, as they were not confident enough to operate on him. Therefore he might remain the tallest man for a very long time. With a staggering peak daily food consumption of 8, calories, he actually continued to grow taller right up until his death. Robert's condition caused him to have difficulty getting around — he had leg braces and a walking stick, but never used a wheelchair.

He died at a. His last words were "The doctor says I won't get home for the The inconveniences to Koehler's everyday life included him having to put two double beds together when he stayed in hotel rooms; a difficulty finding somewhere to live that had a ceiling high enough and no hanging light fixtures ; and bumping his head when he had a cold.

Koehler's twin sister was only 5 ft 9 in tall, making the inch difference between the twins a Guinness World Record. Towards the end of his life, Koehler suffered from kyphosis, which reduced his stature through curvature of the spine. He died in Chicago at the age of 55 from a reported heart condition.

By then his height had shrunk to 7 ft 10 in. Not a lot is known about Indian giant Vikas Uppal's short life, and his tallest-man claim is a controversial one. Born in the Rohtak district of Haryana in , he was never officially measured by the Guinness World Records. According to Indian newspaper The Tribune , Uppal was 8ft 3in and still growing when he was measured in his late teens. Indian news and entertainment website Rediff. Other reports claim that he was 8ft 9in, but his generally accepted height is 8ft 3in.

Notwithstanding such debate, tragically, Uppal died on the operating table on June 30, , when doctors tried unsuccessfully to remove a tumor from his brain. Bernard A. Coyne was born in Anthon, Iowa on July 27, He suffered from eunuchoidal infantile gigantism, which is an extremely rare condition commonly referred to as daddy-longlegs syndrome.

Coyne's exact height at the time of his death is still unconfirmed. According to his WWI registration card, he was already 8-ft tall in , at which time he was just 21 years old. When he died in , aged 23, Coyne measured 8 ft 2 in, although according to some sources, he could have been as tall as 8 ft 4 in. Regardless, Coyne is one of only a handful of people in recorded medical history taller than 8 feet.

His life was, however, tragically cut short in his early twenties. Coyne's official cause of death was hardening of the liver and glandular fever. By age nine, he could carry his father up the stairs of his home. He became a local celebrity in Alton — and then a national one. Robert's father Harold was his manager and accompanied him on a nationwide tour. As an adult, he wore custom-made size 37 AA shoes, and his clothes required three times the amount of fabric as regular items.

He died in at just 22 years of age from a septic blister on his ankle caused by an ill-fitting brace. Loading Something is loading. Robert Wadlow was 22 years old when he died in , standing at a height of 8 feet, Wadlow, a citizen of Alton, Ill. Wadlow, born Feb. He also spent his time visiting hospitals and orphanages, as well as military camps and charitable organizations.

I was in California several years ago for a trade show and as I was waiting to get in, somebody saw a notation about him and said 'nobody ever grows that tall', and I said yes they do. They were surprised. He truly was one of a kind.