Robert Pershing Wadlow at 8 feet 11.1 inches (2.72 metres)
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The world’s tallest man is Mr. Bao Xishun. Mr Bao comes from Inner Mongolia, China. He was born in the year 1951 and currently measures 7 feet 8 inches (2.36 metres) tall. Mr. Bao is a herdsman and it was not until the age of 16 years that he started growing faster than normal.

The world’s tallest man ever is the late Robert Pershing Wadlow who died in 1940 aged 22 years old. He was 8 feet 11.1 inches (2.72 metres).

Edit: The world’s tallest man is Mr. Sultan Kosen. On September 17th, 2009, Bao Xishun record was broken by Sultan Kosen. Sultan Kosen is a farm worker from Turkey. Sultan’s height is 2.47 m (8 ft 1.2 in). Sultan Kosen also happens to have the largest hands (27.5 cm) and largest feet (36.5 cm).  Sultan Kosen who was born in 1983 is also a basketball player.

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