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(February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940),

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also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant 
of Illinois,

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was an American who became famous as the 
tallest person ever

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in human recorded history for whom there 
is irrefutable evidence.

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The Alton and Illinois monikers reflect the 
fact that he was born

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and raised in Alton, Illinois

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Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) in height

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and weighed 439 lb (199 kg) at his death 
at age 22.

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His great size and his continued growth in 
adulthood were due to

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hyperplasia of his pituitary gland,

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which results in an abnormally high level 
of human growth hormone.

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He showed no indication of an end to his 
growth even at the time of his death.

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(February 16, 1865 – September 12, 1905)

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was tallest person ever until being surpassed 
by Robert Wadlow.

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Rogan, the son of William Rogan, a former 
slave, was born

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in Hendersonville, Tennessee on February 
16, 1865.

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He was the fourth of twelve children.

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He began to grow very rapidly at the age 
of 13 leading to ankylosis.

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By 1882, he could not stand or walk at all.

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By 1899, he had grown to a height of 8 ft 
6 in (2.59 m)

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and often appeared in newspapers, referred 
to as the "negro giant".

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frequently referred to as Giant MacAskill 
or Black Angus

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(1825 – August 8, 1863), was a Scottish-born 
Canadian giant.

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The 1981 Guinness Book of World Records posits

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Angus as the tallest non-pathological giant 
in recorded history

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(7 ft 9 in, or 2.36 m),  as well as being 
the man with the largest chest

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measurements of any non-obese man (80 inches, 
or 200 cm).

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(Latin: Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus Augustus;

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c. 173 – May 238), also known as Maximinus 
I,

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was Roman Emperor from 235 to 238.

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According to historian Cordus, he was approximately 
8 foot 6 inches

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(2.5 m) tall, but exhibiting normal proportions(similar 
to Angus McAskill).