World’s Tallest Man
August 12, 2005
Lately I have been getting a lot of incoming search terms related to my World’s Tallest Buildings Story. I have decided it must be my duty to research who holds this title. As with most things, there is slightly more complexity than a simple person’s name.
Hussein Bisad (7′9″) claims to be the world’s tallest man. However USAToday has an article about Leonid Stadnyk (8′4″) and far more likely to hold the title. However, Guinness Book says Xi Shun (7′8.95″) is the tallest. Who officially beat the previous record holder Radhouse Charbib by 0.07 in. Charbib has since passed away.
So who’s tallest Stadnyk, Bisad, or Shun? I can’t say definitively, but I believe it is Stadnyk.
A more commonly accepted and therefore more simple answer is who’s the tallest person ever. This is assuredly Robert Pershing Wadlow (8′11.1″) who died in Alton, Illinois weighing 490 pounds.
I think it is also important to note that the tallet known living woman is De-Fen Yao who supposedly stands 7′8.5″. Though Guinness claims it is Sandy Allan (7′7″).
Shun:
Guinness Book of World Records: Tallest Man - Living
Stadnyk:
ArtUkraine.com: Leonid Stadnyk
Wikipedia (Deutsch): Leonid Stadnyk
Bisad:
Celebrities Worldwide: Bedding the Worlds Tallest Man!
Flickr Image
Franco Shoes: Mr Big Foot
Wadlow:
Alton Museum of History: Robert Pershinng Wadlow
Guinness Boook of World Records: Tallest Man
Google weighs in on question too. They seem to accept Guinness as the authority, yet recognize the existance of Stadnyk.
Tags: guinness, guinness book of records, height, tall, tall person, tallest, tallest man, tallest woman, world record, worlds tallest man
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Thought this went right along with your post :) Dont know how true it is but funny!
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/tallestman.html
Yeah, I think that is Xi Shun. Thanks for the links to the great pics of him.
But that guy is not the world’s tallest man! That other guy… Stadnyk is! He just doesn’t want the press.
Yeah! Stadnyk is the one!!!
I respect him, not by his size, but the cindness he seems to have!!
I think he is misjudged! Most of the people judge by the books cover, but I say that he deserves more! This guy is suffering! Why do he have to suffer? Why can’t you greet him as a regular human, but help him in his need!
What would I not do for a chance to meet him!!
cool
From what I have read, the ‘worlds tallest’ title goes to Xi Shun, because he is the tallest without any genetic abnormality, as there are quite a number of people around the world taller due to growth hormone deficiencies, of whom I assume include the others named in the article. If I really cared however, I would check it out myself, but here’s to procrastination! Hope I’ve been of help!
how can you not know who the tallest man is?? i mean come on!!! measure them!!!
It’s not really tht simple. Xi Shun is the Guinness accepted tallest man because he has been measured according to their standards. Stadnyk however, refuses to endure all the media frenzy and attention. He’s been measured by plenty of people and is certainly taller, but Guinness has not been able to verify.
I feel bad 4 him cause he cant do a lot of things that we can.
it is Robert Waldow
Waldow was 105lbs at age 5
he is well cool
nice
I believe the pic is not sufficient to prove the cause,you need to screen another pic which will be really astounding to one and all.
This is pathetic get real
Wow he’s tall
wow, what long bones!
For heavens sake. Measure these people already! Whomever uses the most tape is the tallest!
it looks like its stadnyk but you can tell his mom and her friends are those cute tiny little ladies. thats with respect. those are the only people standing next to him. although i saw him with the cell phone unless thats fake.
and for the tallest lady sany allen had the lead for the longest but i think the chinese lady is taller. and the tallest ever my #1 giant robert wadlow 8′11.1
What if we will put them in one place to see who is the tallest man!? (we can do that)
Mr naseer somroo is the tallest man in the world now days .he is 7.9″ high.I think Mr Naseer Somroo should be inlisted.
thanks
Mohsin
Mr Naseer Somroo of Pakistan is the tallist man of the word
hey ur really tal that looks preety kool ur like toucing the roof while sitting koolz lol bye mr. tall guy
hey men! he really rocks men! men,he look’s like a giant! yuo know? a 50 foot or something!
Imagine the size of his pecker!
that is blatently a camera trick. no one could ever be that tall.
you dont deserve to live you lanky streak of piss ur disgusting a disgrace to pakistannys. wouldnt mind your todger though i wouldnt piss on u if u were on fire in fact i would b the 1 settin u alight. your bell is probs so long you could use it asa tree swing lol how the weather up ther bet u got a headache frm all the planes crashin into your ears
do u liv wih your mum or your nan kuz the wallpapert is shit i am surprised your still alive i would ov killed myself by now livin in a shit hole like that and being a big mother fucker fuk off bfg BIG FUKIN GOON wat u doin touchin a light anyway u could get burnt i wouldnt mind tho
i tink its cool,cuz God made him so, so i tink he should be gr8ful
wow he only a bit compared to my D**K
Wow what an amazing hight he is!!!!
PRICK
hey you tall dude you need to stop braging that you are tall ok STOP
i mean who cares if he is tall
big ass muther !@#$%&*
OMG his taller than my dad by a foot !!!! HOLY !@#$%^&&.
stadynk looks very tall,but for better reference he should be compared to someone 7 feet tall at least.
eggbutt more like BUTTHEAD!
hi how do u have a shower. and infact we are learning about u i love u from Naseba
im 8′10″ but that mofo is huge.
i bet that mofo has a long dick
damn…look at all these tall ppl… i’m about 2 ft than all of ‘em….that’s saaad…..
And what about this chinese giant?
http://www.chinese-tools.com/articles/20050713-giant.html
Did you happen to see the recent story where this gentlemen was called in to an aquarium to stick his arm down a dolphins throat to retrieve some plastic it had eaten? Crazy stuff!
you guys r just mad because he can make women have great pleasure.all u chinks dont know who th f#*k u r. the price is right could beat ur ass.
How can you degrade these people with such stupid comments? Don’t they have a right to a private life ! If you would do your research you will see that most of these people are highly intellectual and very sensitive. That’s the reason they do not want to be measured or displayed as a freak ( which I do not beleive they are ) by people who have a brain the size of a pea. What if this was you ! Whould you want the world gawking at you, making stupid comments on the size of your body parts. Next time you think, and please do . Say to yourself what is the one thing I wouldn’t want people talking about or put on display. We all know that we have things about ourselves that we do not like , only that most of us can hide them . When your over 6ft tall it’s hard to hide anything !!!
i am 5″1 and i am inn 5th grade
get a pic ov im stud up nw
hes not big hes tiny u must be avin a laugh hes no way bigger dan peter crouch from john paul,liverpool
I wish I could be that tall!
cool
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i heard he was gay
he’s cute
what a cutty
wel i am also tall what do u say
i know how you feel i’ve watched t.v and done lots of research. They say that people make-fun,point at you and laugh. I dont want you to
feel bad. Okay?? so i hope you survive because
nearly every tall personn die because of the tumor
(or if thats how you spell it) iin your head. which is like a bomb. BYE
P.S dont want to be mean
I just saw a documentary on TDC that showed the tallest man in the world. He is a 36 year old man from the Ukrane. He is 8′-8 1/2″.
dang i wish i could do that i am just 5ft. tall and 16 years old i hate being really short cause people always call me midget
he is so cool
fuck the tall people…fuck em all!!! i hate the fuckin tall people!!goddamnit all…y you have to make fun of the short people of the fuckin world asshole!! fuck all the tall people..i don give a fuck
WOW! So.. I’ve done some research and it appears that The white man Leonid Stadnyk is the tallest at 8′4″, which is over 7 inches taller than Xi Shun, who is the equal 2nd tallest (7′9″) Xi Shun is a MONGOLIAN - they were nomadic turkish tribes that conquered China centuries ago.
However here’s something.. Leonid Stadnyk continues to grow today! Xi Shun and Hussein Bisad (both equal height) has STOPPED growing. I think in a few years Stadnyk might even challenge Robert Wadlow (the tallest American that ever lived 8′11″) for the record.
Btw that Chinese guy in the first photo looks tall only because the Chinese ppl surrounding him is quite short. Anyways, His name is Xiao Wen and he’s 7′7″ inches. Bye.
At 8′8″ Leonid Stadnyk is almost 8.5 inches (23cm) taller than the Mongolian Xi Shun (7′9″) Even if Leonid height is adjusted for accuracy, he would still be taller because 8.5 inches is a LOT.
Btw these very tall people may have larger Penis, but it’s very difficult to get erection because it requires tremendous amount of blood flow. That’s why you see big black penis are almost always flaccid because it requires huge effort to get it up.
I’d rather have a nice (6-8 inch) VERY HARD dick, than a 12″ soft cock. Lol
holly shity imagine being fingerd by him!!!!!!!!!! omg
A Big dick is not worth the effort required to get it up. Believe me, I know. Anything over 7+ inches is frustratingly difficult to get erect, because you need much more blood flow.
I think it is cool that people can actually be that tall and it is not weird at all!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are you guys going on about his penis size for? I’m 6′5 and I’m not big (or small so dont make fun..)
stop stereotyping you idiots. Would you really want to be that tall? even if you’re really short I bet he has a much harder life than you being watched like a freak.
I bet his tirds are the size of a football. gross
World’s Tallest Man gets married!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17827041/
Well good for him! Though it sounds like he advertised for brides?!?
dang thats tall! i saw this man that was tall like heck. he was chineese. weird! people should not make fun of him, cuz if u was like that u wouldnt want people making fun of u! and u should not say all those bad words people have been saying. COME ON ITS A WEBSITE! PEOPLE READ THIS STUFF!!!!!!!! act matture.
Im wondering alot of stuff about this guy. He got big feet! what size he uses??? the clothe must be XXX Larg!!!!!. hope this guy dont get made fun of.
What stupid comments these all are !!! The man is humble and sweet and hardworking and all you all can do is think of hie size !! He is a good GOOD person and I would love to meet him for his character not for his size.
Fuck dat! Robert Waldow was the tallest man in the world. He was 8′11.1 inches. He wieghed in at 390 lbs at the age of 20. Sadly died at the age of 22. So therefore, Hussein Bisad can take this title
this person,s pic is telling the oneness of God that only God can make a person like this
SAMEER
massih ullah is weird. God hates you and your whole stupid familly
What country r u from
Whoever the worlds tallest man is must love himself a good slice of cantaloupe. If you are that tall, you’d think that you would just love cantaloupe? Right? Any comments, thoughts, concerns?
ima little conserned for the last person who commented on here i think he may need some prof. help idk though it could be me O.o
man iam tall for my age iam 13 and iam 6ft 8 inches
I can not believe he can reach that high now I believe he is the worlds talest man.
there is no any point on being tall. i think tallness is due to puul of thruoat in childhood.
unfortunately i was always thweft so i’m dwarf\
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He looks like a very nice guy. I would love to meet him.
I have seen this guy on t.v. before. He seems really nice. I would acutally like to meet him. Who cares about the size of his height. I mean c’mon people. Get a life. You are sick, and I hope some day you are out in the lime light, and get made fun of. He is prolly a very nice guy. People, quit being sck, and nasty. Cause its not getting you anywhere in life. most of these people who are making fun of him are probably fat, and make peope feel sorry because they are too afraid to show up anywhere just because of their apperaence. SO GROW UP!!
Doen’t Goliath get any press here? According to the most published book of all times Goliath was 9′ 6″ … seems like he would be taller … maybe you are all reading the wrong list
How tall is the tallest man and tallest woman?
eye think this is so cool!!!!!!!!!
Hey!!! I thank this is so AMAZING HOMIE!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, indeed, Robert Wadlow was the tallest ever man at 8′11.09″ or 2.72m, (as measured by doctors C.M. Charles and Cyril MacBryde) at the Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis), though other sources say 8′11.1″. He was born on Friday the 22nd of February 1918 and was the world’s tallest ever man, though, sadly, at age just 22, Robert Pershing Wadlow died on Monday the 15th of July 1940. Of course, at birth, Mr. Wadlow weighed a fairly normal 8-and-a-half pounds. It is correct that at age 5 he weighed 105 pounds, and stood at 5′4″. By the time he was 8, he reached 6′, by age 9, 6′2″ and by age 10, 6′5″. By the time he was 12, he reached a whopping 6′11″ and weighed 241 pounds. By age 14, his height had increased to 7′5″ and weight to 301 pounds. By 16, he stood at a mighty 7′10″, by 18, he stood at 8′4″ (the same height as the current world’s tallest man). By age 20, he stood at 8′7″ and weighed 488 pounds. By 21, his heigt had increased by just one inch and 4 pounds, where at 22.4 years old, at the time of his death, he stood at a massive 8′11.1″ tall (2.72m), by wich time his weight had rapidly decreased from 492 to 439 pounds (31.35 stone, in case you’re British reading this web page as I am). At the time of his death, he was a size-37 shoe.
It wasn’t until Mr. Wadlow’s adolescence when it was revealed about an over-working pituitary gland, which led to his giant stature. To date, he is the world’s tallest ever boy-scout around about 7′-7′5″.
I hope my information has been useful to you, although some of you couldn’t care more or less.
Sorry, I missed the “h” out of my name. I’ve got a dodgy keyboard.
Oh, and to answer Stephen’s question, sent on Tuesday the 19th of November, the world’s tallest man is Robert Wadlow at 8′11.1″ and, as far as I am aware, the world’s tallest woman was Trijntje Keever, who lived from 1616-1633 and measured 8′4.4″ (2.55m). I hope I have been of help.
Oh, and Josh, who commented on Saturday the 2nd of June 2007 at 10:19pm, I think, personally, you may wind up famous as one of the world’s giants at 6′8″… unless you’re making it up? I’m not saying you are, just… you know. Especially at age 13, at 6′8″, it is possible. Of course, you’ll be a giant to me. I’m a 16-year-old college student, studying science and I’m only somewhere between the region of 5′6″ and 5′8″, and that’s not even considered tall nowadays. Look at Michelle Wie, she’s only just turned 18 and has been 6′1″ since she was 15. I wonder if genetic mutations occur in cases such as giantism and dwarfism? These cases mightn’t even be inherited, however, if this is the case, then they must be caused by one parent carrying the particular gene, but who knows? Maybe there is somebody out there who knows and they just haven’t spoken out about it?
i am the tallest person, am 9.1 feet tall. then y did u sayhe is the tllest guy hun?
NAH, NO ONE BELIVES YOU LICON. Tall people are humble people and dont go bragging about their height. Go else where and try your cheap con with someone else
you short prick
Thats a big man
If i was that tall i would play football
coool will u marry me
wow!!! I have never seen a taller guy than the great khaly but when i saw how tall you are i can’t say that he is the tallest guy ever.
I think poeple are poeple no matter what size or shape they are!!!
what makes everyone thinks being taller or bigger in bodyt size means a bigge penis ?
T largest I ever saw was a guy not 5″6″ ant he was packing a monster and Ive seen huge guys 6 foot 6 with tiny ones get a life
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