Who is the most tallest man ever living?

Question

Who is the most tallest man ever living?

Answer 1

Tallest Man - Living

  

WHO: Leonid Stadnyk

WHAT: 2.57 m (8 ft 5.5 in)

WHERE: Ukraine

WHEN: 2006

  

The tallest living man is Leonid Stadnyk (Ukraine, b.1971), who measured 2.57 m (8 ft 5.5 in) in 2006.

Mr Stadnyk suffers from acromegalic gigantism caused by a tumour on his pituitary gland that stimulated the over-production of the growth hormone.



Tallest Man deceased:

WHO: Robert Pershing Wadlow

WHAT: 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)

WHERE: Alton, Illinois, USA

WHEN: Last measured on July 15, 1940

The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was born at Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22, 1918, and when he was last measured on June 27, 1940, was found to be 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall.

Wadlow died at 1:30 a.m. on July 15, 1940, in a hotel in Manistee, Michigan, as a result of a septic blister on his right ankle caused by a brace, which had been poorly fitted only a week earlier. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, in a coffin measuring 3.28 m (10 ft 9 in) long, 81 cm (32 in) wide and 76 cm (30 in) deep.

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Answer 2

Robert Pershing Wadlow 8 feet 5 and a half inches

Answer 3

It looks like Davster and Cynthia have it!

Answer 4

Why the double superlative?   "Most tallest"?

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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