Tallest People in Recorded History

About This Dataset

The tallest human beings ever documented with medically measured heights, led by American Robert Wadlow, whose 2.72 m frame remains unmatched by any verified case. Heights are given in centimetres for individuals whose measurements meet strict evidentiary standards.

✨ AI Insight

Robert Wadlow towers over the field at 272 cm, a full 5 cm clear of John Rogan (267 cm) and 8 cm above John F. Carroll (264 cm). The list is heavily American: five of the eight tallest verified people were born in the United States. Beyond the top three there is a tight cluster between 249 cm and 254 cm, where Bernard Coyne, Édouard Beaupré, Väinö Myllyrinne, Sultan Kösen and Don Koehler are separated by only 5 cm. Kösen, the sole living entry at 251 cm, sits inside that pack, showing how extraordinarily rare Wadlow's record remains nearly a century later.

Source: Wikipedia - List of Tallest People

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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Robert Wadlow (USA) leads with 272 in All Time.

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Average value in All Time: 258 · median: 253.

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Gap in All Time: Robert Wadlow (USA) is 1.1× larger than Don Koehler (USA).