The current record-holder for the tallest living man is Sultan Kösen of Turkey. He gained the title of " Tallest Living Man " in 2009, according to Guinness World Records. At the time, Kösen ...

In the U.S., the average height for an adult man over the age of 20 is 5 feet 9 inches, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For an adult woman, the average height is about ...

Robert Wadlow, who died in 1940, still holds the Guinness World Record for the tallest man to ever live at eight feet 11.1 inches. Here are seven historic photos that show how tall this "Gentle ...

The world's tallest man revealed that he asked Guinness World Records officials to keep him away from the world's shortest man when they met back in 2014, because he feared that he would step on him.

They are Sultan Kosen, 41, and Jyoti Amge, 30, who according to the Guinness Book of Records are the tallest living man and the shortest living woman in the world on record. Stream Los Angeles ...

Mr Kosen, 41, who holds the Guinness World Record for the tallest living man at 8ft 2in, can be seen towering over Ms Amge, 30, the shortest living female measuring just 2ft 0.7in.

The Guinness World Records bestowed the title of Tallest Living Man in America on Igor Vovkovinskiy of Minnesota last week. The 27-year-old Vovkovinskiy is 7 feet 8.33 inches (2.34 meters) tall ...