Tallest Man Ever: The Unbeatable Record? - Guinness World Records

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    Standing at a staggering height of 8 foot and 11 inches, Robert Wadlow is the tallest person to have ever lived. Sadly, his life was cut tragically short when an infection led to his death in 1940.
    Our editor-in-chief, Craig Glenday, investigates whether we will ever see the likes of Wadlow again, towering over the rest of humanity. The world's current tallest person, Sultan Kosen, stands at 8 foot and 3 inches and science enabled the Turkish giant to stop growing.
    Why won't we see anyone taller than Wadlow? How has science advanced to mean that the record for tallest ever human will never be beaten?
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  • @guinnessworldrecords
    @guinnessworldrecords  3 года назад +3858

    one of the tallest people ever probably also holds the record for accidentally hitting their head on the doorframe the most times too

  • @spikergaming869
    @spikergaming869 3 года назад +6932

    Robert Wadlow is so tall he could literally practice vertical social distancing

  • @nickdeez8611
    @nickdeez8611 2 года назад +2183

    I've visited his grave and life sized statue in Alton. You think you can tell yourself what it might be like to see a 9 foot tall human being but seeing just how big he was in reality is mind boggling.

    • @ddjmfan
      @ddjmfan 2 года назад +79

      Yes it is. Seeing pictures and video footage of him and his incredible height and size is fascinating.

    • @xx_noname_xx1976
      @xx_noname_xx1976 2 года назад +53

      i can only imagine , i remember seeing nba players and realizing how tall they are irl

    • @punctuationpatrolman1615
      @punctuationpatrolman1615 2 года назад +14

      @Meki Thomas yeah, with his size 36 shoes lol

    • @DarkFlames42
      @DarkFlames42 2 года назад +4

      I agree nick deez

    • @Trapligo
      @Trapligo 2 года назад +3

      He is in your foots as regulars humans

  • @faraweennn
    @faraweennn 2 года назад +1052

    5'7 when he was just six years old??? that's amazing-
    rest in peace, Mr Wadlow 🌹

    • @Ggboys
      @Ggboys 2 года назад +3

      Lmao stealing

    • @RNMGD18
      @RNMGD18 2 года назад +17

      @Eliezer Taveras Cruz my man, Im 5'1 and i'm 16 (almost 17)

    • @leedlbagginshield8492
      @leedlbagginshield8492 2 года назад +49

      I can’t imagine seeing a freaking 6 YEAR old being as tall as me

    • @_eshasaigol
      @_eshasaigol 2 года назад +9

      @@leedlbagginshield8492 I can’t imagine seeing a 6 year old thats taller than my parents (my parents are short lol and so I am 😭😭)

    • @allhandlesaretaken
      @allhandlesaretaken 2 года назад +1

      @@RNMGD18 same 😭

  • @Thulgore
    @Thulgore 2 года назад +456

    The fact that he could still walk at that height is shocking.

    • @patrioticamerican8114
      @patrioticamerican8114 2 года назад +39

      And walk at a pace too

    • @Dantheman-bw8hv
      @Dantheman-bw8hv Год назад +20

      He needed braces and a cane

    • @prosperff4531
      @prosperff4531 Год назад +2

      He's young

    • @ruminantdastellar7740
      @ruminantdastellar7740 Год назад +10

      I was thinking the same, even though he wear something, it is still shocking.

    • @thenilusss4911
      @thenilusss4911 11 месяцев назад +5

      Some tall people (mostly genetic tall) where even strongman or wrestler, like Édouard Beaupré.

  • @randomtourist6656
    @randomtourist6656 3 года назад +2520

    We need more of this kind of videos by Guinness. More of the narrated back stories behind the records, how they’re possible, who are the people behind them etc

    • @eddie_green_blocks
      @eddie_green_blocks 3 года назад +15

      True

    • @ImFromIowa
      @ImFromIowa 2 года назад +2

      Agree.

    • @markdemell3717
      @markdemell3717 2 года назад +2

      Biblical GIANT hybrids did exist ,I believe without a doubt.

    • @ImFromIowa
      @ImFromIowa 2 года назад +3

      Random fact:
      Male neanderthals stood on average 5’5” while female Neanderthals were 5’. Having to hunt predictors bigger, faster, stronger, and more dangerous while meat eating dinosaurs could eat you an an appetizer.
      In comparison that’s like you going up against a giraffe (which resembles a long neck dinosaur then a chicken does) or an elephant or a hippopotamus (hippo) without any guns just a spear, a slingshot, maybe a torch, and any other weapons you/ they crafted at that time.

    • @Jvxlca
      @Jvxlca 2 года назад

      fr

  • @WBDE
    @WBDE 2 года назад +1595

    My mother (1926 - 2019) grew up in the same neighborhood of Upper Alton (Illinois) as Robert Wadlow and went to the same schools, although were not in the same grades. He was never treated as a freak in his home town and was a gentleman in every respect. Mom told me that Robert never failed to say Hello and chat with her in the neighborhood and he dealt with his disability as best he could. My father and my paternal grandfather both worked for International Shoe Co. in nearby St Louis (Missouri) which made his shoes.

    • @bossandrew3695
      @bossandrew3695 2 года назад +27

      wow

    • @thunderjawgaming
      @thunderjawgaming 2 года назад +31

      Yo how old are you then?

    • @MrSupernova111
      @MrSupernova111 2 года назад +11

      Amazing!

    • @Clickscap
      @Clickscap 2 года назад +21

      I don't believe that your mother was born in 1926 and lived to 2019 I'm sorry statistically people barely don't live past 93 but if she really did that's really cool

    • @bossandrew3695
      @bossandrew3695 2 года назад +24

      @@Clickscap i wouldn't say barely def a 2,3 percent chance

  • @mikebottiaux5850
    @mikebottiaux5850 9 месяцев назад +58

    My father met Robert Wadlow back in 1938, Robert was appearing in a parade in Illinois at my fathers hometown. After the parade , Robert met with the people who attended. Robert signed a photograph of himself for my Dad of which I still have today. Enjoyed this video!

  • @treyroughan8604
    @treyroughan8604 2 года назад +155

    Fun fact: at 8 years old, Robert outgrew his dad at 6 foot (his dad was 5' 11"), at 10 he was 6' 5", pictured next to a 6' 3 man

    • @sexydudeuk2172
      @sexydudeuk2172 2 года назад +19

      And at 9 years old he was strong enough to carry his father up the stairs

    • @harrisonscheidt8787
      @harrisonscheidt8787 Год назад +11

      At 14 bro was 7’9 💀

    • @karlpeart1752
      @karlpeart1752 Год назад +5

      @@harrisonscheidt8787 7ft 5. By 15 he was 7 ft 10

    • @cyathoris7530
      @cyathoris7530 Год назад

      Bros as tall as me at half my age. What a giant

    • @Cthulhoop
      @Cthulhoop Год назад +2

      They said that in the video.

  • @themedia1271
    @themedia1271 3 года назад +2008

    Lady Dimitrescu: "Finally a real man."

  • @joelnert
    @joelnert 3 года назад +2004

    I love this format. Craig is a captivating instructor.

  • @taklampan650
    @taklampan650 2 года назад +199

    Always been really interested in Wadlow. Everyone wants to be super tall, but nobody thinks about the issues that extreme height can cause

    • @Catlily5
      @Catlily5 2 года назад +6

      I used to want to be small and short so I could squeeze into small places and squeeze through to the front of a crowd to see what was happening.

    • @phatphuk2761
      @phatphuk2761 2 года назад +10

      Just look at them in these videos. Very few walk normal, most have structural issues, the rest damn near crippled....

    • @evilassjitnem
      @evilassjitnem 2 года назад +27

      nobody wants to be 8 foot tall.

    • @youngdeezy6969
      @youngdeezy6969 2 года назад +3

      Me to i want to go see his statue

    • @AnnaandStanleyFNF
      @AnnaandStanleyFNF Год назад +1

      I'm 12 and I'm only 7 cm taller than normal and I want to be taller so I went to stilts that made me 6'4 and I was happy

  • @SaraMakesArt
    @SaraMakesArt 2 года назад +119

    An infected ankle might not have been a death sentence for most people in 1940 either, but because Robert could barely feel below his knees, he didn't notice his until it was too late to be treated.

    • @Jvxlca
      @Jvxlca 2 года назад +3

      yeah

    • @jamesstreet228
      @jamesstreet228 Год назад +5

      I wonder if he had circulation all the way to his feet? I mean his feet being so far from his heart.

    • @Cthulhoop
      @Cthulhoop Год назад +6

      @@jamesstreet228 Very little I imagine.

    • @HesseJamez
      @HesseJamez Год назад +3

      Must of those giants suffer from problems with legs, knees & feet sooner or later. Too long distance for blood & nerves.

  • @bad_solid5837
    @bad_solid5837 3 года назад +415

    Imagine going to a cinema and one of these guys is infront of you sleeping, blocking the entire movie.

    • @user-mh8uv6jf6b
      @user-mh8uv6jf6b 2 года назад +18

      At that point just leave

    • @markdemell3717
      @markdemell3717 2 года назад +2

      I would not say a thing!

    • @everythinghaschanged42
      @everythinghaschanged42 2 года назад +9

      I’m 6’6 and feel really self conscious at the cinema, I always basically lay down in my seat otherwise my head is in the way

    • @chrismac5560
      @chrismac5560 2 года назад +3

      When I was seven and eight whenever my dad and I would go to an NHL game I would always get him to make sure the seats were the first row in the second bowl because "what if I get a nine foot tall guy with a ten foot tall cowboy sitting infront of me" 😂😂 I guess I was worried Robert Wadlow would show up (60+ years after his death) in his fanciest hat hahahah. For the record I was a small kid, I'm only 5'7 now at 25 despite being 23.5 inches when I was born

  • @nanite6263
    @nanite6263 Год назад +206

    If Robert lived a little longer he could have been the first person to hit 9 feet in height.

    • @Vuk3
      @Vuk3 Год назад +22

      John Middleton was a knight born in 16 th centuary
      Apparently he was 9 ft 3 in/2.82 cms, or 10 cms taller than robert
      He was probably the only person we ever known to reach over 9 ft, but that is only people we know of, trough history there might have been people that are taller than even him but we will never know

    • @dophuocantran2153
      @dophuocantran2153 Год назад +15

      He was still growing after his death so I think he grew over 9 feet in his coffin

    • @444shleyyy
      @444shleyyy Год назад +4

      @@dophuocantran2153 oh that’s scary.. I wonder if he’s still growing and cramped up

    • @dophuocantran2153
      @dophuocantran2153 Год назад +3

      @@444shleyyy probably not because it's been 82 years

    • @maltemejlstrup4746
      @maltemejlstrup4746 Год назад +14

      @@Vuk3 I'm pretty sure it's been concluded that Middleton wasn't even 8 feet tall. he was somewhere around 7'6 or 7'7. No doubt extremely tall for the time but the 9+ feet claim is greatly exagerated.

  • @robertaltuz5937
    @robertaltuz5937 2 года назад +96

    It is sad that he died too young,but while he was alive people love him.They never made fun of him because he was a gentel giant.I would have loved to have met him if I would have been born in that era.R.I.P. Robert Wadlow.The world will never forget you.

    • @Dawg2002
      @Dawg2002 Год назад +10

      Who the hell would make fun of a 9 foot tall man that's just asking for death

    • @susannpatton2893
      @susannpatton2893 Год назад

      His condition was the result of acromegaly and that usually ends the life of the suffering young.

    • @susannpatton2893
      @susannpatton2893 Год назад +1

      @AdmiralFeesh just because someone is that big, doesn't meant they can fight.

  • @PianoVampire
    @PianoVampire 3 года назад +2289

    What a sad story...

  • @xero0pacity88
    @xero0pacity88 2 года назад +768

    This is sad because he still hasnt stopped growing when he died, just imagine how much taller he couldve grown, Robert wouldve for sure topped 9 Ft tall

    • @ddjmfan
      @ddjmfan 2 года назад +180

      He really couldn't feel his feet and legs anymore. That's what ultimately caused his death, the braces he wore rubbed on one of his ankles causing a blister. Since he had little to no feeling in his legs by the time he discovered it, it was too late and infection set in. Doctors did all they could for him but due to the time period they didn't have the proper equipment or technology to save him and he died from the infection that ravaged his body. It's sad and unfortunate but at least he will always be remembered and admired due to his size and friendly nature.

    • @indronilganguly9715
      @indronilganguly9715 2 года назад +20

      Back then I feel there was no treatment for gigantism this also caused his continuous growing

    • @xero0pacity88
      @xero0pacity88 2 года назад +29

      @@ddjmfan ya funny hopefully the bro is inna better place now, altho dude was tall and stuff it probably really hurt at points bcuz of his gigantism

    • @williamwallace4080
      @williamwallace4080 2 года назад +24

      It sounds like that, to you, him not reaching 9ft was sadder than his death.

    • @xero0pacity88
      @xero0pacity88 2 года назад +36

      @@williamwallace4080 the funny thing is, in the photo he gets measured in, and every photo that was taken of him, he was standing straight, but wasnt able to stand as tall as he possibly can because of his legs, so personally i think he was probably 9’0 or 9’1, in his height it also said he was 8’11 1/2 so he definitely is 9 fr he just couldnt stand as tall as he can

  • @fesswah
    @fesswah 2 месяца назад +9

    I owe a lot to Robert Wadlow. When I was 11 and then 12 I was constantly reading the Guinness book of World Records and came upon his story. I must have reread it dozens of times, noticing in particular his height at his various childhood ages. He was taller than me at age 12, but only by a few inches. The book claimed he had Gigantism, which led me to my doctor and saying I think I have Gigantism as well. Here I was, a 12 yr old girl and I was already 6'4". The last inch I grew happened over only 6 weeks. I went to my Doctor who laughed at me saying " You're tall because your father was tall.". My father was 6'5" full adult height and male...how much sense does it make that I would "naturally" be 6'4" at age 12 and female ??? My mother had to raise her voice quite a bit with this Doctor ( wondering still if she got her medical diploma off a cornflakes box ) so finally this doctor did consent to take some bloodwork on me. Well, a couple days later, now I was being called in for an Xray of my head. Jee whiz, well the blood work was this, a test of my growth hormone level. Normal was ( I don't know what units they were using then ) 0-5, iffy was 5-10, and here my result was 42.5...suddenly the doctor wasn't laughing anymore. The Xray was reviewed by an endocrinologist at the local University and in the pituitary area there was a hazy area all through it, indicating a tumor. Guess what, just like I guessed, I had Gigantism. I went through hell and back with about 30 CAT scans, piles of Xrays, blood tests, poking, prodding etc etc and then the hell surgery ( that would take pages to describe the painful hell that was ) to remove the tumor through the back of my sinuses. If it wasn't for Robert Wadlow's story getting me on the right track of what I had, I would have grown goodness knows how tall and had no life. An extra special THANK YOU to Dr. B.K. Weir who did the surgery under a microscope and it never grew back.

  • @ghabsterlol7768
    @ghabsterlol7768 2 года назад +90

    imagine being 5 foot 7 at 6 years old... THAT S SCARY...

  • @thetrashcanking
    @thetrashcanking 3 года назад +918

    i wonder if anyone thought robert was just 2 people in a coat

    • @tbspezial7810
      @tbspezial7810 3 года назад +14

      🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐

    • @shakoimnadze7604
      @shakoimnadze7604 2 года назад +59

      more like 10 kids

    • @Aritanmalgobinschnipar
      @Aritanmalgobinschnipar 2 года назад +38

      1 kid with long arms and 1 kid with long legs.

    • @shakoimnadze7604
      @shakoimnadze7604 2 года назад +18

      @@jahlionpr u really did that on a calculator

    • @jahlionpr
      @jahlionpr 2 года назад +9

      @@shakoimnadze7604 damn right 😂

  • @ardaarsen
    @ardaarsen 3 года назад +681

    That english guy is a true tall man. He walks like a normal guy. Surprisingly once in a while I see people like him while I'm shopping in local mall. If I recall the tallest person ever lived without any genetical condition was a Scottish Canadian. According to Wiki he was almost 8ft and also a strongman...

    • @craigglenday
      @craigglenday 3 года назад +85

      Yup, we've always listed Angus MacAskill as the tallest "true" (non pathological) giant, at 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in). Born in the Western Isles of Scotland in 1823, died in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1863. Neil Fingleton's the tallest I've met with no known condition contributing to his height; I learned from him never to compete with a true giant in a drinking game - the boy could sink those pints in seconds, like he was taking a shot!)

    • @ardaarsen
      @ardaarsen 3 года назад +18

      @@craigglenday Interesting. Apparently, at a certain level, when it comes to alcohol tolerance, lean body mass becomes more prominent any other factor.
      I've heard the legends about Andre.

    • @craigglenday
      @craigglenday 3 года назад +19

      With Neil, he struggled rehydrating in the morning so would experience very dry skin. I spent the day after a heavy night on the sauce dusting dandruff off his shoulders! We did breakfast TV in the USA and his skin was coming off in big flakes under the studio lights. Not a side effect I'd've ever predicted!

    • @danielpetka446
      @danielpetka446 3 года назад +6

      @@craigglenday I just found out that he passed away at age 36 due to hearth failure :(

    • @craigglenday
      @craigglenday 3 года назад +8

      @@danielpetka446 Yeah, really sad. And totally unexpected - I think it was a shock for the family, as he didn't seem to have any medical issues.

  • @lucymcnamara4558
    @lucymcnamara4558 2 года назад +29

    One other thing I always notice about this young man was his kind-looking face. RIP Robert, you were truly a wonder.

  • @JohnJApanovitch
    @JohnJApanovitch 2 года назад +30

    I have been so fascinated with things like this, and I really admire Robert Wadlow for his tall stature. I saw in an article once that he absolutely hated when people called him bad names, associating him with the circus. But nonetheless, I have heard he was an incredibly sweet, charming, and very well-dressed man. He was also so well-spoken. So sad he passed away, but for the time he lived, he changed the world.

  • @soundsgoodbro1296
    @soundsgoodbro1296 3 года назад +422

    “Nature . . . finds a way” - Jurassic Park guy

  • @Auron12786
    @Auron12786 2 года назад +277

    Wadlow was lucky he was born into a well to do family, considering how expensive it is to make custom clothes, furniture etc for people with gigantism

    • @jamesstreet856
      @jamesstreet856 2 года назад +4

      Hell yeah. Everything he needed had to be special made. Most people's ceilings are 8' and he'd have to duck way down just to walk through the house. I can't imagine all the expenses of being that tall. It must cost a fortune.

    • @baconsoup8346
      @baconsoup8346 2 года назад

      @E Double Wouldn't getting cancer or a tumor from radiation in the part of the brain that makes ggrowth hormone, then removing it work?

    • @baconsoup8346
      @baconsoup8346 2 года назад +1

      @E Double That's true.

    • @fangiscool1
      @fangiscool1 2 года назад

      @E Double not weird at all. Think about our plastic surgery. Breast augmentation is just cutting open the titty, shoving silicone inside, and seeing it up. That's the level we are. We aren't "futuristic"

    • @goodgoyim9459
      @goodgoyim9459 2 года назад

      @E Double same reason u cant make someone smarter than when they were born, genetics.

  • @kokkakurogers1520
    @kokkakurogers1520 2 года назад +127

    ‘There’s a record out there I can guarantee you can’t break’
    Me, who’s 4’11”: yes, that would be correct

  • @paulie2tanks175
    @paulie2tanks175 2 года назад

    What a wonderful host! Made this video so riveting!! Sincerely, Paulie

  • @richardjohnson9543
    @richardjohnson9543 2 года назад +145

    This isn't a record anyone would want to have. Besides the obvious inconveniences, the human body just isn't designed to function well past 8 feet

    • @ddjmfan
      @ddjmfan 2 года назад +37

      And Robert is proof of that. At his death, he had little to no feeling in his legs and feet due to his height. It was even said that the circulation to his legs and feet was so bad that his feet would turn blue. As fascinating as it was to see, it's not normal.

    • @chriss1889
      @chriss1889 2 года назад +3

      I wish I was 7.7ft tall

    • @georgiykireev9678
      @georgiykireev9678 2 года назад +24

      @@chriss1889 No you don't. The sweetspot for a human male is between 5'9 and 6'2 or so, any more than that and your height becomes more of a hindrance

    • @abdullahowaisqureshi8541
      @abdullahowaisqureshi8541 2 года назад +11

      @@georgiykireev9678 I'd say its more of between 5'11-6'4

    • @abdullahowaisqureshi8541
      @abdullahowaisqureshi8541 2 года назад +11

      @Corrxpt Nah, that is too tall. Life starts becoming difficult after 6'4

  • @loganryan4419
    @loganryan4419 2 года назад +92

    This is the guy who always stands infront of me at concerts

    • @Jvxlca
      @Jvxlca 2 года назад +3

      pls

  • @jett7891
    @jett7891 Год назад +2

    That was really excellent, greatly narrated and highly entertaining. Thanks so much 🙏🏼☺️❤️

  • @knives5964
    @knives5964 2 года назад +62

    4:05 the fastest tall walking person I've ever seen at that height, which makes him look even more intimidating.

  • @vwgolf7150
    @vwgolf7150 3 года назад +116

    His accent makes it even more interesting

  • @alexanderbarrientos6168
    @alexanderbarrientos6168 2 года назад +25

    It's Robert Wadlow I can't imagine a Robert Wadhigh

  • @chuuu4610
    @chuuu4610 2 года назад +5

    The presenter guy is such a joy to watch. Made the video fun to even even for a short person.

  • @carlstenger5893
    @carlstenger5893 10 месяцев назад

    Excellent video. Solid research. Great Presentation. Thank you.

  • @SCRB1GR3D98
    @SCRB1GR3D98 2 года назад +96

    I once met a guy that was 7'4 he was on my plane ride home to Orlando. I myself am 6'4 already tall for a person. Standing next to him was like standing next to my dad when I was 8. U can't fathom the size of someone that big they are massive.

    • @sexydudeuk2172
      @sexydudeuk2172 2 года назад +4

      It comes with a price though joint pains and such

    • @kawazaki23
      @kawazaki23 Год назад

      I want to be 7'5 220 cm tall inshallah I am now only 6'2.5 1.89m and still growing inshallah

    • @Y_ellow6
      @Y_ellow6 Год назад

      I’m gonna be about the same height or maybe a couple inches taller than you

  • @ZimbaZumba
    @ZimbaZumba 3 года назад +29

    High quality video, well researched and presented. Refreshing to see this from Guiness.

  • @shaunallured819
    @shaunallured819 Год назад

    Fantastic narrative,so interesting and informative, i've been hooked on Guinness World Records since a youngster i've now just turned 50 and still in awe of it all. Robert Wadlow was and still is my favourite.

  • @gameofinstinct5862
    @gameofinstinct5862 2 года назад

    Sir, you're great story teller.
    Love this video.

  • @jenbixx6847
    @jenbixx6847 3 года назад +117

    I love how fascinating these amazing records are. Keep up the AMAZING job. What you guys do is very cool!

    • @marcusrasborg6874
      @marcusrasborg6874 3 года назад

      It’s just a little sad when they’re facts are wrong...the tallest guy was from England and was 275cm he beat Robert with 3cm

    • @8bitsins
      @8bitsins 2 года назад

      @@marcusrasborg6874 this is sort of a necro, but who is that, and where did you get this information from

  • @_Nivida
    @_Nivida 3 года назад +8

    Great video Craig! Keep them up, absolutely love it

  • @nicksartiano7176
    @nicksartiano7176 Год назад +22

    Robert's record will never be broken. Imagine if Robert could have lived to just 30 Robert would have reached 10 feet tall. Simply amazing growth rate that could not be stopped medically at that time.

    • @Y_ellow6
      @Y_ellow6 Год назад +2

      Fr

    • @HesseJamez
      @HesseJamez Год назад

      He would have died from many other health problems before reaching ten feet. Heart, ankles, blood pressure....etc.

    • @nicksartiano7176
      @nicksartiano7176 Год назад +1

      Note a giant over 8 feet tall could not perform any strength training as person would immediately suffer s heart attack. Human heart isnt built to maintain true giant, over 8 feet, stature past age of 35, if u add weight training in mix 8 footer or over dies immediately from heart failure. Any person over 8 feet is either walking w/ clutches, in a wheelchair or in very rare case full leg braces that are extremely uncomfortable. Robert didnt want to use crutches I think because that would have made him appear sickly or entirely unhealthy. But if Robert would have used crushed there would have been a chance for him to live 5 more years to the age of only 27. In those extra 5 years Robert was averaging growth of 2 inches per year w/o very possible growth spurt. There would have been a viable reason to have officially measured a 27 year Robert at 9 feet 10 inches tall. In order to attain that age of 27 at almost 10 feet tall Robrrt would have had to accept a life of mostly not going out on tour but almost always being bed ridden which is not offer any quality of life that he did have until Robert died at 22. Imagine Robert is only person who could have possibly approached 10 feet in height. 9 feet in height will never be approached again.

    • @sixpack1385
      @sixpack1385 7 месяцев назад +2

      How we know it won’t be broken there’s a man 8,3 right now so it’s possible

  • @reedr7142
    @reedr7142 Год назад +22

    Andre the Giant had a difficult time living at the size he was, and he wasn't even 7'6", and he lived in the mid-20th century. I can't believe how hard it had to be for Robert. Great video. I have been following Robert Wadlow since I first saw his picture in a Guinness book from the 80's. Some of the footage you showed in this video is completely new to me. Kudos.

    • @Saskman73
      @Saskman73 Год назад

      he was only 7'

    • @narnianninja4964
      @narnianninja4964 Год назад

      @@Saskman73 "Wasn't even 7'6" "

    • @marcstevens8576
      @marcstevens8576 Год назад +1

      Robert took care of himself the best he could, while Andre had more fun in overeating & drinking cases of beer at one sitting. That is why they both had most different body sizes at the time of their passings. Still do respect them both.

  • @vilentman111
    @vilentman111 2 года назад +243

    imagine if the tallest man in the world started bulking and lifting weights

    • @orgiogl6764
      @orgiogl6764 2 года назад +70

      yeah but look at how he walks, he walks like a old man must have a weaker bone problem

    • @stevn9623
      @stevn9623 2 года назад +24

      Robert already weighed around 200 kg, so bulking would be almost imposible

    • @Days-ru8jh
      @Days-ru8jh 2 года назад +10

      they would be the scariest man

    • @hablerochris7508
      @hablerochris7508 2 года назад +22

      Impossible, his bones, especially his knees can't even handle his own weight.
      But imagine if he's athletic, he would be:
      1. The fastest man ever
      2. GOAT in any contact sport
      3. Scariest bodybuilder of all time

    • @Clickscap
      @Clickscap 2 года назад +2

      @@hablerochris7508 you can't say that it's impossible for him to even hold his own weight and talk about him being a bodybuilder your contradicting yourself

  • @MrSupernova111
    @MrSupernova111 2 года назад +6

    Fascinating! This video was exceptionally well done! Thank you!

  • @anvicha7
    @anvicha7 2 года назад

    Well narrated, thank you.

  • @toni4729
    @toni4729 Год назад

    Thank you very much for the information.

  • @futuure
    @futuure 3 года назад +4

    That was actually a very nice video! Keep up the great work.

  • @edwardjcurtis85
    @edwardjcurtis85 3 года назад +10

    Great video with Craig. The story of Robert Wadlow is amazing, but also sad and poignant.

  • @karlpeart1752
    @karlpeart1752 Год назад

    Really fascinating video this. Iv been fascinated by roberts life for many years

  • @George_Bland
    @George_Bland 2 года назад

    Great video!

  • @matthewrreis
    @matthewrreis 2 года назад +5

    This was a fantastic watch. Well done!

  • @burnt7882
    @burnt7882 2 года назад +123

    Man, imagine if we get one of the 8 feet people to become a body builder, were literally gonna have a real life Thanos.

    • @Ruger5757
      @Ruger5757 2 года назад +25

      The calories that guy would have to eat tho...

    • @dylansmillie7397
      @dylansmillie7397 2 года назад +6

      Look up the ‘Dutch giant’

    • @catguy4996
      @catguy4996 2 года назад +3

      Mr. Incredible has entered the chat

    • @eivindgjengstjohansen9625
      @eivindgjengstjohansen9625 Год назад +1

      @@Ruger5757 minimum 10.000 calories

    • @Y_ellow6
      @Y_ellow6 Год назад

      Thanos is literally 10’0

  • @TwangledRektAngle
    @TwangledRektAngle 2 года назад +78

    1:48: Actually, the tallest woman that's ever lived was a girl named Trijntje Keever who grew to 254cm (8'4"), as far as I know properly measured, until she sadly passed away at 17 years old. This means that she was taller than Robert Wadlow at 17, so realizing that she could've rivaled his height is crazy!

    • @angelerror4086
      @angelerror4086 2 года назад +23

      It was a long time ago so we don't have much evidence and few documentation on her actual height so it was left out because she's only allegedly that tall, no actual proof, meaning it wasn't scientifically measured and documented

    • @TwangledRektAngle
      @TwangledRektAngle 2 года назад +8

      @@angelerror4086 Yeah, I didn't see anyone question it online, weirdly enough, so I always assumed she was truely measured

    • @teijaflink2226
      @teijaflink2226 2 года назад +3

      Well if she was measured she would have been known as the tallest human. I have never heard of her.

    • @j.h.4711
      @j.h.4711 2 года назад +4

      She may have made it to 8’9 maybe, women stop growing before men. Although very possible she could have been over 9 feet if she lived longer . Wish there was a documentary about this or something.

    • @angelerror4086
      @angelerror4086 2 года назад +9

      @@j.h.4711 It was like 400 years ago, no actual proof, no pictures, no videos, etc so first off, it wasn't even sure that she is that tall, second there was no camera so of course documentation was impossible and painting is unreliable

  • @luckyluckyluchs9216
    @luckyluckyluchs9216 2 года назад +3

    It's crazy seeing these videos of him in alton,then driving past them on my way to work.

  • @ZetruH
    @ZetruH 3 года назад +71

    Very interesting video. Also, this format is a lot more entertaining than the usual "look at this freak" show where you show their daily lives

  • @britishchick09
    @britishchick09 3 года назад +10

    This respects Robert better than the statues (and adding other giants is great too)! Amazing video! :D

  • @goldie0963
    @goldie0963 2 года назад

    Lol you made such an awesome video really captivating

  • @boonjabby
    @boonjabby 2 года назад

    Need more videos from you!

  • @DiscoStu999
    @DiscoStu999 3 года назад +16

    The majority of the tallest people who've ever lived have suffered with an overactive pituitary gland causing the continued growth.
    These days this kind of issue can be easily cured but there are still some folks in the poorer regions of the world where getting help is much more difficult.
    Being very tall has so many negatives on the human body which is such a shame for people who aren't able to get help early on in life.

  • @donnawoodman6249
    @donnawoodman6249 3 года назад +41

    Thank you for allowing Robert the dignity that was truly due him. 🙂

  • @djmobman1727
    @djmobman1727 2 года назад

    💯wow insane narration

  • @stevenuniverse1422
    @stevenuniverse1422 2 года назад +48

    He is the tallest Man of all time but he paid a price we could never imagine paying.

    • @jaxmeteur
      @jaxmeteur 2 года назад +1

      Wow I was the tallest person in my family
      (5,5) but after watching this video my self esteem dropped hard 😢
      Anyways mad respect to all the ppl in this video

    • @DarkFlames42
      @DarkFlames42 2 года назад +2

      True, such a sad story and ending

    • @Jvxlca
      @Jvxlca 2 года назад

      fr

    • @Dippa1991
      @Dippa1991 2 года назад +2

      @@jaxmeteur jezus ur family must be short

    • @jaxmeteur
      @jaxmeteur 2 года назад +1

      @@Dippa1991 Im a girl forgot to mention im the tallest girl in my fam 😅

  • @thememeestfilmbuff
    @thememeestfilmbuff 3 года назад +374

    *The milkman:* Son, I’m going to only feed you milk from now on. We need to beat this record.

    • @_ABHITIWARI
      @_ABHITIWARI 3 года назад +14

      Then calcium 🤔

    • @tamastasi428
      @tamastasi428 3 года назад +10

      Nice try, Angelo

    • @chizzy3837
      @chizzy3837 2 года назад +2

      milk makes ur bones gr- wait they actually do............

    • @pakaguschannel995
      @pakaguschannel995 2 года назад +1

      I love to drink milk now im the same tall as my mom (im a kid)

    • @countchompula1896
      @countchompula1896 2 года назад +1

      Have fun with all those kidney stones 😬

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 2 года назад +82

    Where's Wadlow would be the easiest game ever.

  • @mer6088
    @mer6088 2 года назад

    Amazing video
    I love the narrator

  • @UR_Right24
    @UR_Right24 2 месяца назад +2

    Fun fact: Robert was from Alton Illinois. The first four letters in the name of that town spell the word (tall or high) in Spanish.
    I think you're wrong, I think eventually there will be someone to break that record, but probably long after we're all dead.

  • @carinasellers9458
    @carinasellers9458 3 года назад +35

    I always found this extremely fascinating, it’s straight up unbelievable..... I would love to meet someone tall like that and just talk to them

  • @dcgaming9077
    @dcgaming9077 3 года назад +40

    I'm feeling quite short seeing this vid

    • @garichar
      @garichar 3 года назад

      Then time to watch a video on Chandra Bahadur Dangi.

  • @MeatFaceGo
    @MeatFaceGo Год назад +3

    Girls: "I like tall men"
    Robert Wadlow: *I took that personally*

  • @eivindgj3761
    @eivindgj3761 2 года назад +6

    Väinö Myllyrinne (27 February 1909 - 13 April 1963) was a finnish giant
    In 1962, just a year before his death, he was measured by doctors at 2.48 m (8 ft 1.5 in). He had a 290 mm (11.4 in) hand span, the greatest known.

  • @Solus234
    @Solus234 3 года назад +39

    Just imagine this guy in the NBA like he'd just stand there and dunk

    • @joelcomer
      @joelcomer 2 года назад

      It would suck for the other team

    • @patrioticamerican8114
      @patrioticamerican8114 2 года назад +1

      That's what they actually did in his highschool

  • @EmmaBGames
    @EmmaBGames 3 года назад +21

    This is an incredible video by an amazingly interesting man who has spent his life recording extraordinary people.

  • @roadstar499
    @roadstar499 Год назад +10

    I had a picture taken next to his wax figure at rippley's believe it or not ...He was a giant for sure...

  • @greentigers43
    @greentigers43 2 года назад

    This was a great video! Enjoyed your commentary

  • @manishtripathy5156
    @manishtripathy5156 3 года назад +284

    I think the only way we can beat him is by breeding the tallest man and woman 😅

  • @SUSANOO
    @SUSANOO 3 года назад +5

    Melhor canal ❤

  • @ccastro306
    @ccastro306 2 года назад +7

    you need to investigate Zhang Ziyu, she's clearly taller than Romeysa Gelgi AND also still a teenager and probably still growing !!!!!

  • @jaxonmessina
    @jaxonmessina 2 года назад

    Oml first time seeing you and i wouldve loved for you to be my history treacher

  • @monsterofthemidwayjohnny4216
    @monsterofthemidwayjohnny4216 2 года назад +20

    I love his answer to people who would always stare at him walking in New York , "no i overlook them"

  • @princeswainarts9402
    @princeswainarts9402 3 года назад +114

    Fun fact : legend are watching this video lying in bed

  • @oddsandwindsocks5905
    @oddsandwindsocks5905 Год назад +5

    Robert is my favourite record, I've been fascinated for over 30 years about him. I've even made a life size statue a work with his name around his neck, my work mates are amazed how tall he was , rather than say 8 11 its easier to just look at that height, he also had biggest hands and feet ever.

  • @mattwedd2511
    @mattwedd2511 Год назад +10

    I was expecting to hear a mention of the wonderful Richard Osman. The world does produce some great wonders

  • @wolfhurricane897
    @wolfhurricane897 3 года назад +22

    I was more impressed at the world's tallest wrestler Jorge Gonzalez aka El Gigante aka Giant Gonzalez of Argentina who stood 7 foot 7 and a quarter inches. Nobody in wrestling or Argentinan history have ever matched his height in the ring. Sadly he passed away in 2010 due to complications with diabetes.

    • @hvafaenskaljeghete1800
      @hvafaenskaljeghete1800 2 года назад +1

      R.I.P 1966-2010.

    • @Lindforce1
      @Lindforce1 2 года назад +2

      Oh ye i remember he having that horrendous match with The undertaker at wrestlemania😂

  • @MANISH.PISTON
    @MANISH.PISTON 3 года назад +120

    These people are not blessed.
    They face many problems in day to day life.

    • @IceIR27
      @IceIR27 3 года назад +3

      Yes

    • @shanewright4650
      @shanewright4650 3 года назад +2

      Yes

    • @adisharma8609
      @adisharma8609 3 года назад +12

      obviously... think they can't even walk properly..

    • @IceIR27
      @IceIR27 3 года назад

      @@adisharma8609 yeah

    • @adisharma8609
      @adisharma8609 3 года назад +1

      @Cassandra Rodén ft From Russia With Metalheads sad... but then u also have an advantage, u see the world way way better than we do.. I'm 5'5 but im 14 so ill prolly go to 5'10 or 5'11

  • @cloroxbleach7554
    @cloroxbleach7554 2 года назад +5

    Girl on Tinder: Uhmmm, he's a bit short.

  • @melissas9245
    @melissas9245 7 месяцев назад +2

    I live in Alton. I pass by this man's grave a few times a day. He is our guy! He is more popular than the many ghosts of the city.

  • @LAM1895
    @LAM1895 3 года назад +55

    5:58 WOW I thought it was a mini coke can because of its size compared to his hand but no it's the hand that's enormous xD

    • @fiercechrisgriffingaming345
      @fiercechrisgriffingaming345 3 года назад +3

      That’s pepsi

    • @fodii6955
      @fodii6955 2 года назад

      Lmao it Pepsi

    • @LAM1895
      @LAM1895 2 года назад +2

      @@fodii6955 Alright you Pepsi lovers the important thing is the size of the can not the brand 🙄

    • @fodii6955
      @fodii6955 2 года назад

      @@LAM1895 I'm just saying

  • @thesquareraptor7586
    @thesquareraptor7586 3 года назад +11

    I love all the Guinness World Record books on his bookshelf

  • @Wolfy887
    @Wolfy887 2 года назад +2

    Never knew he died at only 22 years old. Awesome video.

  • @unicornmadness6286
    @unicornmadness6286 2 года назад +2

    "Lifestyles of the rich and famous ". "Champagne wishes and caviar dreams" quotes from Robin Leach. This guy doing the video reminds me of him big time.

  • @panukornrojanasomsith3304
    @panukornrojanasomsith3304 2 года назад +23

    Imagine Wedlow lived up to 80 years. He be like 13 ft tall!! 😁

    • @sihlemchunu5485
      @sihlemchunu5485 2 года назад +4

      Na that's to low

    • @panukornrojanasomsith3304
      @panukornrojanasomsith3304 2 года назад

      @@sihlemchunu5485 30 ft

    • @catguy4996
      @catguy4996 2 года назад

      He literally wouldn't have anywhere to live. He wouldn't fit in any house at all

    • @pm5206
      @pm5206 Год назад +2

      Impossible because his mobility was stunted and eventually, his heart would stop working or other organs would fail.

  • @guyinaroom7771
    @guyinaroom7771 2 года назад +3

    Amazing video. What pisses me off so much about the whole story is that such a stupid injury led to his death

    • @caomhan84
      @caomhan84 2 года назад +1

      I thought about this a lot recently, but it's actually quite common. The same sort of thing led to Christopher Reeve's death. If you can't feel a part of your body and you develop a sore or blister, all it takes is a day or two for it to be infected, and only a few more days after that...septic. In Wadlow's case, I'm sure that his massive size complicated treatment. It wasn't as if it was the dark ages. They had antibiotics in 1940. I mean it was penicillin, but they had it. But someone that large would massively complicate the dosage needed. Which is why they probably switched to blood transfusions. He had circulation problems as it was, so any sore that he got on his feet was going to be a pain to treat anyway. Even today people die of sepsis if you don't catch it super early. It was a complicated situation. Unfortunately it took his life. If he had lived, he would have definitely eclipsed 9 ft.

  • @beatlesrcool13
    @beatlesrcool13 2 года назад

    I’m so happy that we had photos to prove this

  • @SuperSight
    @SuperSight 2 года назад

    Very interesting. I first heard about Sultan in about 2012. Then 9 years later, I watch this.
    28 Sep 2021
    8:17pm NZST

  • @user-jt6ej7vh2p
    @user-jt6ej7vh2p 3 года назад +46

    I need to grow up 2 inches more to reach 5 foot 6, but now my age is 21. 😪

    • @alanjohnson9336
      @alanjohnson9336 3 года назад +3

      Try Motobolar secret , Pituatary gland meditation and Streching exercises
      And also visualisation you will get it.

    • @snehasishbiswas8759
      @snehasishbiswas8759 3 года назад

      @@alanjohnson9336 did you get it?

    • @shreeabraham
      @shreeabraham 3 года назад

      same for me

    • @urosvasiljevic808
      @urosvasiljevic808 3 года назад +2

      I am 13 and I am 145cm high, not sure how many foot it is?

    • @soakedflxffy
      @soakedflxffy 3 года назад +1

      @@urosvasiljevic808 Around 4 feet

  • @justbehzatc
    @justbehzatc 3 года назад +43

    Sultan is a really perfect person, very sincere, everyone should know that tall man :)

  • @darkmonster706
    @darkmonster706 Год назад +3

    Meanwhile Hanuman Ji laughing in the corner🤣😂

  • @dwaynethewokjohnson7773
    @dwaynethewokjohnson7773 2 года назад +45

    Girls be like: Not tall enough I want someone 9ft

    • @chad807
      @chad807 2 года назад +8

      Yeah just like 5'11 and 6'0😂

    • @burter7658
      @burter7658 2 года назад

      Hahahahahaahah 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @hansables3903
      @hansables3903 2 года назад +1

      Ask ranboo he's 6.6

    • @pipthegooner
      @pipthegooner 2 года назад +1

      lol

    • @Xaviallin1
      @Xaviallin1 2 года назад

      When they see Robert Wadlow: 💦 💦