People of giant stature measured under modern conditions, with a named cause where one is known. This is the only class on the page where the height itself is verified.
Modern record
First hand
Also known as: Robert Pershing Wadlow; the Alton Giant
Lineage: Human (pituitary hyperplasia) · race detail
Where & when: Alton, Illinois, USA · 1918-1940
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 11.1 in (272 cm), measured 27 June 1940
References: Washington University School of Medicine measurement, 1940; Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Lineage: Human (ankylosis with gigantism) · race detail
Where & when: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA · 1868-1905
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 9 in (267 cm)
References: Contemporary medical record; Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Also known as: The Buffalo Giant
Lineage: Human (acromegalic gigantism) · race detail
Where & when: Buffalo, New York, USA · 1932-1969
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 7.75 in (263.5 cm) estimated, corrected for severe kyphoscoliosis
References: Contemporary medical record; Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Also known as: Vaino Myllyrinne
Lineage: Human (acromegalic gigantism) · race detail
Where & when: Helsinki, Finland · 1909-1963
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 3 in (251 cm)
References: Finnish national records; Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Also known as: The Willow Bunch Giant
Lineage: Human (pituitary tumour) · race detail
Where & when: Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada · 1881-1904
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 3 in (251 cm)
References: University of Montreal records; Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Lineage: Human (eunuchoid gigantism) · race detail
Where & when: Anthon, Iowa, USA · 1897-1921
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 2 in (249 cm)
References: US World War I draft registration, 1918; Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Lineage: Human (pituitary gigantism) · race detail
Where & when: Denton, Montana, USA · 1925-1981
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 2 in (249 cm)
References: Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Also known as: Sultan Kosen
Lineage: Human (pituitary adenoma) · race detail
Where & when: Mardin, Turkey · born 1982
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 2.8 in (251 cm), verified 2011 and re-verified since
References: Guinness World Records verification, 2009-2011; University of Virginia Medical Center
Modern record
First hand
Lineage: Human (pituitary gigantism) · race detail
Where & when: Yujiang, Hunan, China · 1964-1982
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 1.75 in (248 cm)
References: Chinese medical record; Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Also known as: Anna Swan; the Nova Scotia Giantess
Lineage: Human (pituitary gigantism) · race detail
Where & when: Mill Brook, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1846-1888
Stature as recorded: 7 ft 11 in (241 cm)
References: Contemporary physicians' reports; Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Also known as: Giant MacAskill
Lineage: Human (no known pathology) · race detail
Where & when: Berneray, Scotland, and St Ann's, Cape Breton, Canada · 1825-1863
Stature as recorded: 7 ft 9 in (236 cm)
References: Contemporary record; Guinness World Records
Modern record
First hand
Also known as: The Irish Giant
Lineage: Human (AIP gene mutation) · race detail
Where & when: Littlebridge, County Londonderry, Ireland; London · 1761-1783
Stature as recorded: 7 ft 7 in (231 cm)
References: Chahal et al., New England Journal of Medicine, 2011; Hunterian Museum records
Modern record
Also known as: De Groote Meid (the Big Girl)
Lineage: Human (gigantism, cause undetermined) · race detail
Where & when: Edam, North Holland, Netherlands · 1616-1633
Stature as recorded: 8 ft 4 in (254 cm) as recorded
References: Edams Museum collection and town records
Modern record
Lineage: Human (pituitary tumour) · race detail
Where & when: Podolyantsi, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine · 1970-2014
Stature as recorded: Claimed 8 ft 5 in (257 cm); never independently verified
References: Guinness World Records (title withdrawn 2008)
Modern record
First hand
Lineage: Human (pituitary tumour) · race detail
Where & when: Shucheng County, Anhui, China · 1972-2012
Stature as recorded: 7 ft 8 in (233 cm)
References: Guinness World Records