6.Bernard Coyne

Bernard A. Coyne (July 27, 1897 – May 20, 1921) Anthon, Iowa, USA. Is one of only twelve individuals in medical history to have stood 8 feet tall or more. Coyne may have reached a height of 8 feet 4 inches (2.49m) tall at the time of his death in 1921. His World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August 1918, lists his height as 8 feet. The Guinness Book of World Records stated that he was refused induction into the Army (1918) when he stood at a height of 7 feet 9 inches.

Coyne was the tallest ever eunuchoidal infantile giant, also known as Daddy Long-Legs Syndrome. He was the tallest person in the world at the time of his death when, like Robert Wadlow, he was still growing. He reportedly wore size 25 (American) shoes.

Bernard Coyne died of hardening of the liver and of a glandular disorder in 1921. He is buried in Anthon, Iowa, in a specially-made, extra-large coffin.

7.Don Koehler

Donald A. Koehler (September 1, 1925 – February 26, 1981) is one of twelve individuals in medical history to reach a verified height of eight feet (244 cm) or more. He was generally recognized as the tallest man in the world from at least 1969 until his death in 1981. At one time, Koehler stood 249 cm (8' 2") tall, and weighed 320 pounds, a result of the medical condition acromegalic gigantism.

He was born in Denton, Montana, USA. Koehler and his fraternal twin sister were born to parents of above average height (their mother was 178 cm (5' 10"), their father was 188 cm (6' 2")). He started an abnormal period of growth when he was 10 years old. The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed Koehler at a standing height of 249 cm (8' 2") in tall at his peak. His twin sister was 175 cm (5' 9") for a record difference of 74 cm (29") between the two twins as recognized by Guinness.

Later in life, he suffered from the medical condition kyphosis, resulting in (often severe) curvature of the spine. Koehler died in 1981 in Chicago from a reported heart condition, by which time he was estimated to be about 239 cm (7' 10") tall. He was 55 years old.

8.Vikas Uppal

Vikas Kumar "Vicky" Uppal (1986 – June 30, 2007) was a native and resident of India, said to be his country's tallest man until his death.[1]

On 12 January 2004, The Tribune reported him to be 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) tall and still growing, being in his late teens.[2] On 10 June 2005, rediff.com reported him to be 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) tall.

Vikas was from the Haryana state of India, Rohtak district. He was photographed for The Hindu [3] [4] on 25 September 2006 at a rally held by the Indian National Lok Dal. Said again to be 8 ft 9 in tall, he has however been reported otherwise [5] to be an unconfirmed 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m), and born in 1986 was most likely no longer growing. He could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but the Guinness Book of Records has strict verification criteria and did not measure Uppal. He also had been said to have hands 13 inches long and feet 19 inches long, and appears in photographs to be proportionate/not obviously a pathological (acromegalic, for example) giant.

Vikas died June 30, 2007 during a failed brain tumor operation in Delhi, India.

9.Patrick Cotter O'Brien

Patrick Cotter O'Brien (1760 – September 8, 1806) was the first of only twelve people in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet (2.4 m) or more. O'Brien was born in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. His real name was Patrick Cotter and he adopted O'Brien as his stage name in the sideshow circuit. He was also known as the Bristol Giant and the Irish Giant.

It is believed he died from the effects of the disease gigantism.

No hearse could be found to accommodate his nine feet four inch casket encased in lead, and his remains were borne to the grave by relays of fourteen men. In his will, Cotter left £2,000 to his mother and a request that his body be entombed within twelve feet of solid rock (to prevent exhumation for scientific or medical research).[1]

In 1972 his remains were examined and it was determined that, while alive, he stood approximately 8 feet 1 inch (246 cm) tall. This made him the tallest person ever at that time, a record that would be surpassed by the next 'eight-footer', John Rogan, who died almost a century later.

An arm of Cotter's is currently preserved in the Medical Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, London.

10.Julius Koch

Julius Koch (1872 in Reutlingen, Germany - March 30, 1902, in Mons, Belgium), also known as Le Geant Constantin, was one of twelve people in medical history who have surpassed eight feet in height. He was a victim of the malady eunuchoidal-infantile gigantism (daddy-longlegs syndrome). His height, 245.9 centimeters, (8 feet, 0.8 inches) was estimated, as his legs were amputated after they developed gangrene. He was probably never the world's tallest person due to his life coinciding with that of John Rogan, who likewise suffered from gigantism. Koch's femurs were the longest on record - 76 centimeters (29.9 inches) - and his hands were 37.5 centimeters (14¾ inches) in length. His feet in some articles are claimed to have a length of 32 inches.


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