who is the tallest man alive?

Answer 1

Tallest Man - Living

WHO:
Xi Shun
WHAT:
2 m 36.1 cm
(7 ft 8.95 in)
WHERE:
Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China.
WHEN:
January 15, 2005

Xi Shun (China, b. 1951), measured 7 ft 8.95 in (2 m 36.1 cm) as a result of six measurements taken on January 15, 2005, at Chifeng City Hospital, Inner Mongolia, China.


Beating the previous holder Radhouane Charbib (Tunisia) by just 2 mm (0.07 in), Xi Shun claims that his height was normal for his age until he was 16. As a comparison, his father stood at 5 ft 10.8 in (1.8 m) and his mother was 5 ft 2.8 in (1.6 m) tall.

In his late teens, he experienced a growth spurt that, while not normal, was seemingly without any cause. Doctors who examined him in 2005 discovered no evidence of gigantism or acromegaly, and could not explain why he grew so tall so fast (it took him just seven years to reach his record height).

Following a career in the Army – he was recruited for his basketball skills! – he returned to Inner Mongolia and works as a herdsman. He also hires himself out for publicity stunts for a local restaurant and tailor.

He currently resides with his father and brother at Chifeng.

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. Sandy had a dream to break free of a world, that she felt she had outgrown. In her first letter to Guinness World Records in 1974 she wrote, "I would like to get to know someone that is approximately my height. It is needless to say my social life is practically nil and perhaps the publicity from your book may brighten my life." The accolade did help to bring about a reversal of fortunes for the Indiana secretary. First, there was an offer from film director Federico Fellini to take a role in his film Casanova in 1975, and then her first date with a 7-ft Illinois man. On July 14, 1977, she went into hospital for a pituitary gland operation to stop further growth. Nowadays poor circulation and weak leg muscles mean she is dependent on a wheel chair.

Answer 2

Dead-Robert Pershing Wadlow- Tallest man ever to live, 10 feet, 9 inches.
Alive-Radhouane Charbib-Tallest man alive-7 feet, 8.9 inches.


And hey, person under my answer, that is wrong!! I read it in the book!! he was 10 feet 9 inches, and he is dead!!! Not alive!!

Answer 3

Robert Pershing Wadlow was the tallest ever. He stood 8' 11.1" tall.