Who was the world's tallest man?

Question

Who was the world's tallest man?

Answer 1

Robert Wadlow at 8' 11" and a size 37 shoe.

Answer 2

Robert Pershing Wadlow was the world's tallest man in history. If we take the Bible as literal fact, then Goliath would have been, but many historians discount the Goliath story as fact.  

Answer 3

That has just changed, if you utilize "Guiness Book of World Records" as your source, as they have just disallowed the claim of the person that they HAD recognized, because he did not allow himself to be measured by their standards, after they had recognized him from his doctor's statements. So Leonid Stadnyk has lost the title, which now reverts to Bao Xishun, who stands at 7 feet, 8.95 inches, almost 8 inches shorter than the claim of Stadnyk.