Who is longest person in the world

By Samantha Grossman. And it was magical. Or, we assume it was magical. Sign Up Now. An unexpected error has occurred with your sign up. Related Stories. Already a print subscriber? Go here to link your subscription. Need help? This condition causes an abnormally high level of the human growth hormone and Robert was never given any treatment to stop it.

Dr Donald Rau, Medical Consultant, Guinness World Records explained: "Robert Wadlow escaped the attention of surgeons, as they were not confident enough to operate on him. Therefore he might remain the tallest man for a very long time.

With a staggering peak daily food consumption of 8, calories, he actually continued to grow taller right up until his death. Robert's condition caused him to have difficulty getting around — he had leg braces and a walking stick, but never used a wheelchair.

He died at a. His last words were "The doctor says I won't get home for the In , a life-size statue of Wadlow was erected on College Avenue in Alton, opposite the Alton Museum of History and Art, in honour of the city's most famous resident. His influence has even stretched into the music world: in , American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens recorded a track titled "The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders", about Wadlow's life. The tallest man ever lives on in the history books and the Guinness World Records archives — an enduring record that perhaps will never be beaten.

In the video below, Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday explains how this category is one of our most iconic, featuring archive footage and interviews with medical experts and celebrities. We also talk to school children who give their take on the challenges that might arise from being the tallest man in the world. Jumping ahead a few years, one of the more recent cases of a record-breaking giant is that of Yao Defen from China. She recorded an average height of Yao Defen sadly died in November which means we have no record holder for this category at present.

Moroccan Brahim Takioullah b. He remains the tallest man in Morocco. Sultan also currently boasts the largest hands , at When Sun Mingming married Xu Yan both China , they became the tallest married couple living , having a combined height of Measuring The tallest ballet dancer is Fabrice Calmels France, b. Meanwhile Venezuelan Jeison Orlando Rodriguez Hernandez has held the record for largest feet on a living person male since when the right was Since then they've grown even further; as of 3 June he had measurements of Later that year the 7 ft 2.

Now aged 20, this record is open for a new tall teen to take.