World's Tallest Man -Living

The tallest man living is: 

•  Sultan Kösen Born: (Turkey, b.10 December 1982) 

Actual Height: 

•   251 cm (8 ft 3 in) in Ankara, Turkey, on 08 February 2011.

How many humans reaching 8 ft or more: 

• Indeed, GWR only knows of 10 confirmed or reliable cases in history of humans reaching 8 ft or more.

• Sultan also holds the records for widest hand span and largest feet on a living person.

How does he feel about his record? 

• Speaking at the time of his entry into the Guinness World Records family he said: 'I never imagined I would be in the book, I dreamed about it, but it was still a huge surprise'.

Source: www.guinnessworldrecords.com. "TALLEST MAN - LIVING." [Online] 08 February 2011. <http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/size/tallest-man-living>.

Photo Credit: www.guinnessworldrecords.com. "TALLEST MAN - LIVING." [Online image] 08 February 2011. <http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/size/tallest-man-living>.