To the public. There could have been taller people in 3rd world countries.
Robert Pershing Wadlow
Robert Wadlow stood at 8ft 11.1 in, if that's what your asking.
The tallest man that ever lived was Robert Wadlow, 8 ft 11. he died when he was 23. He was a humongus giant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Robert Wadlow died in 1940, and there is no way of knowing if there were taller people off record, before people cared, of in a third world country, but he is the tallest person there is record of.
Robert Pershing Wadlow -- 8'11.1" (272cm) tall, 1918-1940. Last measured in 1940.
The tallest man in the world, as recorded by Guinness World Records, is Robert Wadlow who had feet that measured 18.5 inches (47 cm) in length.
Of those well documented, probably Robert Pershing Wadlow, the Guiness Book of World Records "Tallest Man Who Ever Lived". Wadlow was 6 feet 2 inches tall at age eight.
Robert Pershing Wadlow at 8 feet 11.1 inches!
Robert Wadlow was 8'11.1" the last time he was measured.
The tallest man living in the world stands at 8 foot 1 inch and his name is Sultan Kösen. The tallest man ever in the world stood at 8 feet 11.1 inches and his name was Robert Wadlow.
Robert Pershing Wadlow 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) Alton, Illinois, USA Last measured on July 15, 1940
According to Guinness World Records, the world's tallest man ever recorded was Robert Wadlow from the United States. He stood at a height of 8 feet 11.1 inches (272 cm) at the time of his death in 1940.