The tallest people in the world and in history

“Uncle-Styopa”, “Aunt, catch a sparrow” - these are perhaps the most affectionate nicknames that I can bestow on a person whose height is much higher than average. This is if the growth approaches the two-meter mark. But there are those who greatly exceed it. But the opinion of others is not the biggest problem that the tallest people on the planet face. Their courage and willpower can only be admired. Therefore, today we remember the most prominent people on the planet.

The height of this "giant from Russia" is 2 meters 85 centimeters. Think for a moment: there are many people in the world, almost half of it. Fedor is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest man in history.

He was born in 1878 in Stary Selo near Vitebsk. Unfortunately, his age was short - only 35 years. But this period was enough to be remembered by posterity for life. There is also "material evidence" - photographs of the giant. He toured a lot with the circus in Russia, Europe and even America, where he surprised everyone with his height, strength, and also played the harmonica.

When looking at the photographs of this man, the Lord of the Rings involuntarily comes to mind. Against its background, ordinary people look like half-hobbits. Not surprising, because his height is 2 meters 72 centimeters. He also did not stay too long in this world, having lived only 22 years. In 1940, he died due to blood poisoning. They caused a deadly disease at that time from abrasions from crutches, which he was forced to use constantly.

But during his short life, he managed a lot, including becoming a member of the Masonic Lodge. For his dedication, the jewelers had to make the largest ring in the history of the order. In addition, he began to study at the Faculty of Law, which at that time was the highest achievement. His parents insisted that his grave be concreted. This was the only way to prevent many who wished to get to know the remains of the American giant better.

The twelfth child in the family of a former slave from childhood struck his parents with his growth. It is impossible to know exactly the year of his birth, approximately 1865-1868. But the year of death is known - 1905. By this time, Joe had grown to 2 meters 68 centimeters. Despite the fact that more than a century has passed since his death, he is still considered the highest representative of the Negroid race.

Joe's family was very poor, and from the age of 13 he earned money by selling his portraits and taking pictures with those who wished for money. In this, he was not even hindered by crutches, on which he was forced to move due to a serious disease of the joints.

It is believed that the growth of this American was 2 meters 63 centimeters, but the data is not accurate, because he suffered from a severe form of curvature of the spine. But even this did not prevent him from towering over everyone around him by more than half a meter.

He managed to earn many nicknames: the Giant from Buffalo, Red Carroll, etc. By the way, John is a unique case of a combination of two causes of gigantism in one person, which is why he got such a huge growth.

Leonid is our contemporary, he died a little over a year ago - in 2014 from a brain hemorrhage. At that time he was 44 years old. Not much by the standards of an ordinary person, but compared to other giants, this is a great achievement.

Leonid got into the Guinness Book of Records several times, but did not want to attract undue attention of the press, so he limited contacts with journalists, including representatives of the Book. As a child, he was an ordinary child, but began to grow at the age of 12, after undergoing major brain surgery. Apparently, it was she who became the cause of the gigantism of the Ukrainian.

This Turk is the tallest person on Earth at the moment. He owes his height (2 meters 51 centimeters) to a pituitary tumor, which secretes those same growth hormones. Because of her, he did not stop growing, like all teenagers, but continued to grow.

He recently underwent a complex course of radiological and hormonal therapy in America. This made it possible to take the insidious tumor under control, and the Sultan stopped growing. However, even the height already gained was enough to make him move exclusively on crutches. But this does not prevent him from farming and even getting married.

His height is the same as that of the current living champion - 2 meters 51 centimeters. Like many giants, he grew gradually throughout his life. And if at the age of 21 he was 222 centimeters tall (which is much higher than the norm, but still not so critical), then by the age of 54 (at the time of death) he gained his final height.

Surprisingly, a person with such an unusual physiology was able to serve in the army. He was the tallest soldier ever. And he was remembered by his contemporaries and descendants with a span of arms that reached 3 meters.

This Canadian is already the third person with a height of 2 meters 51 centimeters. But, unlike others who suffered from a mass of diseases associated with such growth, he was physically strong and hardy. His main income was circus performances and weight lifting.

A rather typical, albeit ugly, story is connected with Edward. Doctors and biologists are ready to give a lot for the opportunity to study the body of such a giant, so after his death he was embalmed and turned into an exhibit at the University of Montreal. But after a series of litigation, it was nevertheless decided to cremate him and bury the ashes in the ground.

The human body is not the most perfect system; it is completely unsuitable for such loads. The giants suffer from joints, the spine, the heart and lungs do not work very well. There are other, more complex consequences of gigantism. Because of this, overly tall people rarely live to a ripe old age. But still, the strength of the spirit of people who were able to find their place in such a close world for them commands respect.