List of humans with gigantism
This is an incomplete list of notable people who have or had a form of gigantism.
- John Aasen (1890–1938), actor in silent films, vaudeville. Some reports have Aasen close to 9 ft. tall.
- Ajaz Ahmed (b. 1976)
- Karan Singh (b. June 13, 2007), the world's tallest toddler.
- Sandy Allen (1955–2008) pituitary gigantism, was recognized as the tallest living woman at the time of her death.[1]
- Edouard Beaupré (1881–1904), The Willow Bunch Giant from Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada, was 8'2" at 23 years old.
- Felipe Birriel (August 16, 1916–March 15, 1994), El Gigante de Carolina honored in Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Jane Bunford (1895–1922), tallest woman ever until Zeng Jinlian.
- Eddie Carmel (1936–1972), "The Jewish Giant" photographed by Diane Arbus.
- John F. Carroll (1932–1969)
- Alam Channa (1953–1988)
- Radhouane Charbib (b. 1968)
- Bernard Coyne (1897–1921)
- Jack Earle (1906–1952)
- Kenny George (b. 1987), former UNC Asheville basketball player
- Giant of Castelnau circa 4,000 B.C.
- Jorge González (1966–2010), tallest professional wrestler ever
- Henry Hite (1915–1972)
- Trijntje Keever (1616–1633), presumed to have been the tallest woman ever
- Richard Kiel (1939 – 2014), actor who played (Jaws in James Bond)
- Julius Koch (1872–1902), eunuchoidal-infantile gigantism, his legs ultimately had to be amputated due to gangrene.
- Don Koehler (1925–1981)
- Sultan Kösen (b. 1982), tallest living man
- Cornelius Magrath (1736–1760)
- Angus MacAskill (1825-1863)
- John Middleton (1578–1623)
- Gheorghe Mureșan (b. February 14, 1971) one of the tallest NBA players in history
- Patrick Murphy (1834–1862)
- Väinö Myllyrinne (1909–1963)
- Suleiman Ali Nashnush (1943–1991) Libya
- Max Palmer (1928–1984)
- Jóhann K. Pétursson (1913–1984), dubbed "The Viking giant"
- Rigardus Rijnhout (1922–1959), nicknamed "De Reus van Rotterdam" ("The Rotterdam Giant")
- André René Roussimoff (1946–1993) dubbed "André the Giant"
- Alexander Sizonenko (1959–2012), tallest Russian during his lifetime, formerly a basketball player
- Leonid Stadnyk (1971-2014)
- Carel Struycken (b. July 30, 1948, in The Hague, Netherlands), actor with acromegalic gigantism.
- Sun Ming Ming (b. 1983)* Brahim Takioullah (b. 1982), second-tallest living man, world's largest feet.
- Clifford Thompson (1904–1955)
- Vikas Uppal (1986–2007)
- Nikolai Valuev (b. 1973) former WBA heavyweight champion
- Robert Pershing Wadlow (1918–1940), recognized as tallest human being ever
- Paul Donald Wight, dubbed "Big Show" (b. 1972)
- Yao Defen (1972–2012)
- Zeng Jinlian (1964–1982), believed to be the tallest woman ever, but scoliosis kept her from standing erect
- Zhan Shi Chai (1840s–1893)
- Dalip Singh Rana (1971), dubbed "The Great Khali" an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and powerlifter.
- Bao Xishun (b. 1951)
- Anton de Franckenpoint (1600s)