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The Source of the Information these Tall Women is: Guiness Book of Record
Tallest Woman - Living
WHO: Sandy Allen
WHAT: 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in)
WHERE: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
WHEN: As of 1999
Sandy Allen was a 2.95-kg (6.5-lb) baby, and her abnormal growth began soon after her birth in June 1955. By the age of 10 she stood 1.905 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, and was 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) by 16 years old.
Tallest Man - Living
WHO: Leonid Stadnyk
WHAT: 2.53 m (8 ft 3.6 in)
WHERE: Ukraine
WHEN: 2006
The tallest living man is Leonid Stadnyk (Ukraine, b.1971), who measured 2.53 m (8 ft 3.6 in) in 2006.
known Tallest Man
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.
Women taller than 7 feet
This Source of the Information for some of these Tall Women is: wikipedia.org
254 cm (8 ft 3 in)
Trijntje Keever — (1616-1633, Edam, The Netherlands). The longest woman who ever lived.
248 cm (8 ft 11⁄2 in)
Zeng Jinlian — tallest woman ever recognized by Guinness World Records and for whom there is substantiated medical evidence; could not stand to full height due to a spinal deformity.
233.6 cm (7 ft 8 in)
Yao Defen - tallest living woman as recognized by Guinness World Records.
232 cm (7 ft 71⁄4 in)
Sandy Allen — formerly recognized as the tallest living woman in the world by Guinness World Records.
231 cm (7 ft 7 in)
Jane Bunford — world's tallest medically verified woman before Zeng Jinlian; would have measured 7'11" (241 cm) with normal spinal curvature.
227 cm (7 ft 51⁄2 in)
Anna Haining Bates — 19th century Canadian woman.
218 cm (7 ft 2 in)
Margo Dydek — tallest basketball player in WNBA history.
217 cm (7 ft 11⁄2 in)
Maria Fassnauer — the "Ridnauner Riesin" ("Giant Woman of the Ridnau Valley") Ratschings, Alto Adige/Südtirol (now Italy, then part of Austria). Lived February 28, 1879 — December 4, 1917.[6][7]
213 cm (7 ft)
Iuliana Semenova — first non-US female player in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Men taller than 8 feet
This Source of the Information for some of these Tall Women is:
wikipedia.org
272 cm (8 ft 11 in)
Robert Wadlow (1918–1940) — tallest human recorded in modern times
268 cm (8 ft 9 in)
John Rogan — tallest African American (1868–1905)
258 cm (8 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Leonid Stadnyk — tallest living person recognized by Guinness, since August 7, 2007
253 cm (8 ft 4 in)
Ajaz Ahmed — tallest Pakistani claimant
251 cm (8 ft 3 in)
Vikas Uppal — tallest Indian claimant (1986–2007)
249 cm (8 ft 2 in)
Edouard Beaupré — "The Willowbunch Giant" (1881–1904)
Bernard Coyne — Eunuchoidal (Long-legged) Giant (1897–1921)
Don Koehler — tallest person 1969 to 1981. Recognized by Guinness Book of Records (1925–1981)
248 cm (8 ft 1 3⁄4 in)
Väinö Myllyrinne — tallest recorded European-born person (1909–1963)
246 cm (8 ft 0 3⁄4 in)
Gabriel Estavao Monjane — Mozambican who was the tallest man in 1988–1989 according to the Guinness book[12]
Patrick Cotter O'Brien — tallest recorded Irishman. (1760–1806)
245 cm (8 ft 01⁄2 in)
Suleiman Ali Nashnush — He is believed to be both the tallest Libyan and the tallest basketball player yet recorded (1943–1991)
244 cm (8 ft)
darwin ato (born 1972) — tallest living man claimant (from Algeria)
Aurangzeb Khan — tallest living man claimant (from Pakistan)
ACTORS STANDING 7 FEET AND TALLER
JULIUS KOCH
8 ft 0.85 inches (246.00 cm)
1872 - March 30 1902
Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Alias "Constantine", "Le Géant Constantin", “J. Moko”
SULEIMAN ALI NASHNUSH
8 ft 0.4 inches (244.86 cm)
1943 - February 25 1991
Fellini - Satyricon (1969) (uncredited) Tryphaena's Attendant
... aka Fellini Satyricon (UK) (USA)
... aka Satyricon (France) (International: English title: short title)
... aka The Degenerates
Tripoli, Libya
ALEXANDER SIZONENKO
7 ft 10.09 inches (239.00 cm) (unconfirmed height)
July 20 1959 - fl. 2007
Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia)
Alexander Sizonenko & Chris Greener
Sedem jednou ranou (1988) Giant 2
... aka Sieben auf einen Streich (West Germany)
... aka Tapfere Schneiderlein, Das (West Germany)
... aka The Brave Little Tailor
JACOB RHEUBEN EHRLICH
7 ft 7.5 inches (232.41 cm)
July 3 1906 - July 18 1952
Denver, Colorado, USA
Alias "Jack Earle", "The Texas Giant", "The El Paso Giant", "Texas Jack"
SANDRA "SANDY" ELAINE ALLEN (female)
7 ft 7.25 inches (231.78 cm)
June 18 1955 - fl. 2007
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Side Show (1981) (TV) Goliatha
Casanova di Federico Fellini, Il (1976) Angelina the Giantess
... aka Casanova (Italy: short title)
... aka Fellini's Casanova (USA)
DANIEL GILCHRIST
7 ft 7 inches (231.14 cm)
November 18 1982 - fl. 2007
Topeka, Kansas, USA
Andre: Heart of the Giant (2007) André Roussimoff
JOSEPH LOCKARD "LOCK" MARTIN JR.
7 ft 7 inches (231.14 cm)
October 12 1916 - January 19 1959
South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Alias "The Gentle Giant", "Gort"
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) (scenes deleted) Giant
The Snow Creature (1954) (unconfirmed) Yeti
Invaders from Mars (1953) (uncredited) Mutant serving 'Intelligence'
Off Limits (1953) (uncredited) Big Sailor
... aka Military Policemen (UK)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Gort
Lady on a Train (1945) (uncredited) Circus Club Doorman
Lost in a Harem (1944) (as J. Lockard Martin) Bobo 'Shorty'
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