People over 8' tall (244 cm)
[edit] Year of Birth listing: Individuals in medical history reaching 8' (244 cm) or greater in height
Patrick Cotter O'Brien (46) - (1760 - 1806), Irish: 8'1" (246 cm).
Julius Koch (29) - (1872 - 1902), German: 8'1" (246 cm).
Édouard Beaupré (23) - (1881 - 1904), Canadian: 8'3" (252 cm).
Bernard Coyne (23) - (1897 - 1921), American (US): 8'2" (249 cm).
Väinö Myllyrinne (54) - (1909 - 1963), Finnish: 8'1¼".- Robert Wadlow (22) - (1918 - 1940), American (US): 9'0 (274cm) - Tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.
- Don Koehler (55) - (1925 - 1981), American (US): 8'2" (249 cm).
- John F. Carroll (37) - (1932 - 1969), American (US): Stood 8' (244 cm) tall because of spinal curvature, full height 8'7¾" (264 cm).
Suleiman Ali Nashnush (48) - (1943 - 1991), Libyan: 8'½" (245 cm).
Gabriel Estêvão Monjane (46) - (1944 - 1990), Mozambiquan: 8'1" (246 cm).
Zeng Jinlian (17) - (1964 - 1982), Chinese: 8'2" (249 cm) - Tallest female in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence and only female to reach a height of 8' (244 cm).
Leonid Stadnyk (36*) - (born 1971), Ukrainian: 8'5" (257 cm).
Note that most of these people had medical conditions which led to their enormous height and generally to a short lifespan as well. The average age at death was only 36, and none reached 56 years.
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