List of humans with gigantism

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This is a list of notable people who have or had a form of gigantism.

Note: This is not a list of tall people. There are several instances of men well over 7 feet (213 centimetres) tall who did not have any form of gigantism. For example Angus MacAskill and Yao Ming did not or do not have gigantism and should not be listed here. This list is solely for people with medical conditions in the gigantism family.

Note: This will be organized chronologically by date of birth. Those whose birth year is unknown will be placed alphabetically, by last name, at the bottom until birth year is discovered.

John Middleton (1578–1623)
Patrick Murphy (1834–1862)
Martin Van Buren Bates (1837–1919)
Anna Haining Bates (1846–1888)
Julius Koch (1872–1902) eunuchoidal-infantile gigantism, his legs ultimately had to be amputated due to gangrene.^[1]
Jane Bunford (1895–1922) Tallest woman ever until Zeng Jinlian.
Bernard Coyne (1897–1921)
Clifford Thompson (1904–1955)
Jack Earle (1906–1952)
Väinö Myllyrinne (1909–1963)
Johann K. Petursson (1913–1984) Dubbed "The Viking giant"
Henry Hite (1915–1972)
Pier Gerlofs Donia and his cousin Wierd Jelckama - both were around 7ft tall and showed all the characteristics of gigantism
Felipe Birriel (August 16, 1916-March 15, 1994) El Gigante de Carolina honored in Carolina, Puerto Rico
Robert Pershing Wadlow (1918–1940) Recognized as tallest human being ever
Don Koehler (1925–1981)
Max Palmer (1928–1984)
John F. Carroll (1932–1969)
Eddie Carmel (1936–1972) "The Jewish Giant" photographed by Diane Arbus.
Richard Kiel (born September 13, 1939.), Actor (Jaws from James Bond)
Suleiman Ali Nashnush (born in Libya in 1943; died 1991)
Neil Fingleton (born in 1980; tallest living Briton)
André Roussimoff ("André the Giant") (1946–1993)
Carel Struycken (born July 30, 1948 in The Hague, Netherlands) Actor with acromegalic gigantism.
Sandy Allen (b. 1955) Pituitary gigantism, tallest living woman currently recognized.^[2]
Zeng Jinlian (1964–1982): Believed to be the tallest woman ever, but scoliosis kept her from standing erect.
Jorge Gonzales (b. 1966) Tallest wrestler ever.
Radhouane Charbib (b. 1968)
Gheorghe Mureşan (born February 14, 1971) Tallest NBA player in history
Leonid Stadnyk (b. 1971), tallest living man
Paul Wight (b. 1972), Wrestler WWE
Dalip Singh (b.1972), Wrestler WWE
Yao Defen (born July 15, 1972) Tallest living woman claimant
Matthew McGrory (1973–2005): Actor in Big Fish and other films.
Nikolai Valuev - (b.1973) Former WBA heavyweight champion
Sun Ming Ming (b. 1983)^[3]^[4]
Vikas Uppal (b. 1986-2007)
Kenny George - UNCA basketball player^[5]
Alexander Sizonenko - Tallest living Russian, formerly a basketball player.