Tales and legends tell us about giants. But, it turns out, fiction has good reason. Looking into the recent past, we will be convinced that such truly giants lived and live next to us. The tallest people on the planet cannot be unnoticed by ordinary people or by the scientific community.
From a physiological point of view, this, of course, is an anomaly, and people of high stature have various diseases. A person also has purely domestic difficulties with the selection of clothes and movement.
Scroll through the photos of the past, look at the book of unique world records, and find out what is the tallest person on the planet, because meeting with such people in real life is a rare case.
The tallest people on the planet:
Bernard Coyne USA
When Bernard was born, and this happened in 1897, records have not yet been fixed, for this reason there are discrepancies in the exact growth of the American. US official sources claim that his height was 2 meters 49 centimeters, unofficial, they say that Bernard was 4 centimeters taller.
Doctors say that Bernard grew throughout his short life. From birth, the boy had various diseases, which was the reason for his early death at 23 years old.
Don Koehler. USA
Born in 1925, Don Koehler has long remained the tallest man in the world. High growth of almost two and a half meters was the result of acromegaly.
An anomaly in physiology appeared in Don at a young age. An interesting fact, the disease did not affect his twin sister, who was of ordinary growth.
Don Koehler died at the age of 55, caused by heart disease.
Vikas Appal. India
Like other tall people, Vikas added new centimeters every year, and every year experts recorded new indicators. In the summer of 2005, the height of a tall Indian was 2 meters 63 centimeters.
The young man had truly gigantic dimensions, limbs. The palms are 33 centimeters, and the feet reached half a meter.
Doctors constantly monitored Vikas, and when he had a brain tumor, they suggested an operation. During its holding, a large Indian, a favorite of all India, died, and he was only 21 years old at the time of the operation.
Eduard Bopre. Canada
The Canadian, unlike other giants, had excellent health and incredible strength. Edward used his unusual parameters, got a job in a circus, and began to earn money.
With a growth of 2 meters 51 centimeters, he surprised the audience, having traveled all over Canada and the USA with tours. But in 1904 he became ill with tuberculosis, which at that time was incurable. The Canadian giant and strong man died at the age of 23 years.
Until 1990, the embalmed body of Edward, contrary to all principles of morality and ethics, was an exhibit at the University of Montreal. The descendants obtained through the courts of cremation and burial of their famous relative.
Vaino Millirinne. Finland
Finn Weilu with a height of 2 meters 51 centimeters is the only one of the highest people who served in the army.
From a young age, the guy developed quite normally, but after 21 years began to grow due to disruption of the pituitary gland. Doctors began to observe the man, and noted that every year his growth increases. The highest Finn lived only 54 years and died in 1963.
The Finnish giant went down in history as the only tall man in the country and the world who served in the army.
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Leonid Stadnik. Ukraine
A boy was born in the Zhytomyr region, who in 2007 led the list of the tallest people of our time. The growth of the Ukrainian, by that time amounting to 2 meters 57 centimeters.
When Leonid was a teenager, he underwent surgery on the brain, after which he began to grow. But he confidently went to his dream, graduated from high school, became a veterinarian.
The last two years of his life, Leonid could not move without outside help, overweight was also added to the growth. A sudden hemorrhage in the brain led to the death of the Ukrainian giant in 2014.
John Carroll USA
The American John Carroll, whom his friends called the "Red Carroll", had a curvature of the spine. Because of this, its exact growth was very difficult to fix.
Doctors noted its growth of 2 meters 63 centimeters, but adjusted due to the disease could reach 274 centimeters. Deviations in development began at the age of 16 and lasted a lifetime. John died in his native Buffalo at the age of 37.
Joe Rogan USA
One photograph of the end of the 19th century was preserved in the history of Joe Rogan, who was born in the family of a freed slave, and just imagine, he was the 12th child in the family.
According to unconfirmed data, an abnormal jump in development was recorded from the age of 13. By the age of 30, the growth of a black American was already 2.68 meters.
With these parameters, it was difficult for him to move around, because of which a number of diseases developed. Joe died in 1905, presumably at the age of 40.
Robert Wadlow. USA
An American with a growth of 2.72 meters is rightfully occupying a leading position among the highest people who have ever walked the planet.
Robert has proven to the world that abnormal growth is not a hindrance to a successful career. He graduated from the university, performed with a circus, was a member of the Masonic lodge.
The "Good Giant," as his compatriots affectionately called him, gave many speeches throughout America. During one of the performances, the crutch rubbed his leg, causing blood poisoning. This was the cause of Robert's death in the summer of 1940.
Sultan Kösen Turkey
In the photo: The tallest man and the lowest man of our time.
A Turkish citizen Sultan Kösen with a record height of 2 meters 52 centimeters is by far the highest person in the world among his contemporaries.
The modern development of medicine has allowed a successful operation on the pituitary gland, and the Turkish farmer has stopped growing. Perhaps this will save him in the future from many health problems experienced by such giants.
But problems still exist. The Sultan complains about the impossibility of purchasing clothes and shoes, because everything has to be done under a special order.
Fedor Makhnov. Russia
The growth of a native of Vitebsk province was not officially recorded, but according to the stories of his contemporaries, Fedor grew up to 2 meters 85 centimeters.
Like all the giants of that time, he performed a lot in the circus, traveled half the world. But over time, he was tired of it, and the giant returned to his native land.
It is noteworthy, but his wife, teacher Efrosinya Lebedeva, also had a great growth of 215 centimeters. The unusual couple had 5 children, also not small in stature, but none of them grew above 2 meters.
Conclusion
In conclusion, we note that medicine recorded anomalies of growth in women. For example, the growth of Li Yu-jin, who lived in the first half of the twentieth century, was estimated to be 2.8 meters. But nowhere, except for the book "Acromegaly and Gigantism", where the highest people are gathered, is not recorded.
Today’s medicine can diagnose diseases associated with impaired glands of internal secretion in the early stages, which helps to stop the abnormal growth of the body.
High growth is undoubtedly an anomaly, but scientists record the constant growth of mankind, and perhaps after hundreds of years growth under 3 meters will become commonplace. On this our article came to an end. We hope that the tallest people on the planet will be healthy and happy at any time. And the editors of TheBiggest.ru are waiting for your comments.