Giant People who suffer from Gigantism.
Gigantism is a growth hormone condition that affects tall people before puberty, which cause them to constantly grow in height without stopping. Gigantism is mistaken for acromegaly, which is a growing condition that occurs after puberty. See the difference. People with acromegaly usually grow up to 7 feet whereas people with gigantism can grow as tall as 7 1/2 to 8 feet tall. Gigantism is a serve condition that usually cut people's lives short, which causes much pressure to giant's heart.
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- Robert Pershing Wadlow was born on February 22, 1918 in Alton, Illinois. His height of 8' 11.1" qualifies him as the tallest person in history, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. Robert was the first born of Addie and Harold Wadlow. He had two sisters, Helen and Betty, and two brothers, Eugene and Harold Jr., all of whom were of average height and weight. His excessive height was due to an overactive pituitary gland, for which there was no treatment at the time. According to records kept in his hometown of Alton, Robert enjoyed collecting stamps, photography, and the Boy Scouts, becoming the world's tallest Boy Scout when he was 13 years old. He was also regarded as being very quiet, earning him the nickname "Gentle Giant." When he turned 20 Robert traveled for the International Shoe Company, who provided him with free shoes (which usually cost $100 a pair). His father had to remove the front passenger seat of the family car so Robert could sit in the back seat. Due to poor circulation, Robert had little sensation in his feet and did not notice when problems like blisters developed. In July of 1940 a blister on his ankle led to an infection that, despite treatment, ended his life on the morning of July 15th. Robert was buried in his hometown of Alton. All city businesses closed for the funeral, which was attended by tens of thousands of people. The 1,000-pound casket required 12 pallbearers. In 1985 a life-sized bronze statue of Robert was erected on the campus of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine.Robert Wadow (February 22, 1918 to July 15, 1940) was the tallest man, person, of all time. He reached an astonishing 9 feet. To put in perspective, he was nearly two feet taller than Shaq (7 feet 1), Big Show (7 feet 0), and Andre the Giant. When he finished growing, he weighed a heavy 439 pounds, which is almost the same weight as the Big Show. The size of his shoes were 37, which makes Shaq size 22 inches extremely tiny.
- John Rogan was born in 1938 in Waterford, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Scum (1979), Intermission (2003) and Wallander (2008). He died on 19 March 2017 in London, England, UK.John Rogan (1865/1868-September 12, 1905) was the second tallest man in the world at 8 feet 9 inches tall. He was weighed only 175 pounds, which is skinny for his height.
- Leonid Stadnyk was born on 5 August 1969 in Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. He died on 24 August 2014 in Podolyantsi, Chudniv Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.Leonid Stadnyk (8/5/1970-8/24/2014) was 8 feet 5 inches tall, which is interesting since his height matches with his birthday 8/5. (Well blow me down, no pun intended). Would have been the world's tallest man if he agreed to be measured according to Guinness Books of World Records rules.
- Listed on the Guinness Books of World Record as the tallest man in the world at 8 feet 3. He also has the world's largest hands and shoe sizes in the world as well.
- Xishun Bao was born on 2 November 1951 in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China.Bao is 7 feet 9 inches tall. He was the tallest man in the world back when one man refused to be measured according to Guinness Books of World Records standard (Leonid Stadnyk 8 feet 5 inches tall).
- Born 1968 in Cuba, he promoted as Nuclear Ecologist at the University of Bratislava / (Czecho-)Slovakia. Yet besides his studies, he jobbed as fashion model, and after the fall of the Iron Curtain he worked with international fashion artists, among them Laura Biagiotti, Versace and Vivienne Westwood. Nowadays he is occupied as a catwalk coach and image consultant.Jorge González (31 January 1966 – 22 September 2010). 7 foot 6 inch WWE wrestler who wrestled The Undertaker at WM 9 in 1993. To put to perspective, he was nearly a foot taller than Taker who is 6 feet 8 inches tall.
- André René Roussimoff was born in a small farming community in Grenoble, France to Boris and Marian Rouismoff. His parents and four siblings were all of normal size, but André suffered from acromegaly, a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. As the Giant grew up (very quickly, as he reached the height of 6' 3" by the age of 12) he began to often disagree with his parents. He left home at 14 and obtained a job with a furniture-moving firm and began to play rugby. At 17 he was seen training at a gym by several professional wrestlers. Impressed by his size, they taught him some basic wrestling skills and built a friendship with him. Later, when one of the wrestlers was injured, André stepped in for him. He would wrestle for nearly thirty more years. By his early 20s André had wrestled in Algeria, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, England, Scotland, and most of non-Communist Europe but had not found fame. In 1971 he came to North America under the name Jean Ferre and was mildly popular in Canada. Then he met a New York based booker by the name of Vincent J. McMahon (often incorrectly referred to as "Vince McMahon Sr") who renamed him "Andre the Giant," and billed him as 7' 4" (Andre was really closer to 7'). Soon Andre the Giant became a national sensation and was a much sought after wrestler. In addition he participated in television, movies, and commercials. With his wealth the Giant bought a ranch in Ellerbe, North Carolina where he would live during his rare time off and after he retired from wrestling in 1990. He died while in France after attending his father's funeral. André was cremated and his ashes were spread across his ranch. He is survived by his one daughter.WWE legend May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993). While he suffered from acromegaly as a child, he also had gigantism as an adult.