The tallest man in history was Robert Wadlow, who stood at 8 feet 11.1 inches tall. He was born on Feb. 22, 1918. Wadlow's height came as a result of pituitary gigantism.

Mr Kose officially became the world’s tallest man living in 2009, and was at the time the first man to grow over 8ft tall in over 20 years. He also holds the record for the world’s largest hand.

The world's tallest man revealed that he asked Guinness World Records officials to keep him away from the world's shortest man when they met back in 2014, because he feared that he would step on him.

At two meters, 46 centimeters (eight-foot-one-inch) tall, Mehrzadselakjani – better known as Mehrzad – is the tallest Paralympian in history and the joint-second tallest man in the world.

Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, the tallest Paralympian in history, has had to sleep on the floor at the Paris 2024 Games after not having a bed he’s able to fit in, but the situation “has now been ...

At two meters, 46 centimeters (eight-foot-one-inch) tall, Mehrzadselakjani – better known as Mehrzad – is the tallest Paralympian in history and the joint-second tallest man in the world.