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According to a study in France, executives and professionals are 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) taller, and university students are 2.55 centimetres (1.0 in) taller than the national average. [ 7] As this case shows, data taken from a particular social group may not represent a total population in some countries.
This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to the Guinness World Records, the tallest human in recorded history was Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940), who was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in). He received media attention in 1939 when he was measured to be the tallest man in ...
Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect. It is measured using a stadiometer, [ 1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [ 2][ 3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system. [ 4][ 5] In the early phase of ...
Yasuke ( Japanese: 弥助 / 弥介, Japanese pronunciation: [jasɯ̥ke]) was a man of African origin [ 3][ 4] who served as a samurai to the Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga for a period of approximately 15 months between 1581 and 1582, during the Sengoku period. [ 5][ 6] There are few historical documents on Yasuke. From the fragmentary accounts ...
Ippo Makunouchi (幕之内 一歩, Makunouchi Ippo) Voiced by: Kōhei Kiyasu. Ippo is the main protagonist of the series. His boldness as a boxer is juxtaposed with his shy and amiable personality outside the ring. He lives with his mother, Hiroko Makunouchi, and helps with the family charter boat fishing business—a job which has developed ...
Keisei Tominaga (富永 啓生, Tominaga Keisei, born February 1, 2001) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, after having previously played for Ranger College. Tominaga has been a member of the Japan men's national basketball team and the national 3x3 team. He is a point guard .
Bào Xǐshùn. Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun; born November 2, 1951) is a Chinese herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, recognized by Guinness World Records as one of the world's tallest living men at 7 feet 9 inches (236 cm) tall. [ 1] He was formerly certified as the tallest living man by the Guinness World Records. On September 17, 2009 ...
1 (Jonidan) * Up to date as of May 2022. Ryūichi Yamamoto (山本 龍一, Yamamoto Ryūichi, born May 8, 1984), known by his shikona Yamamotoyama Ryūta (山本山 龍太), or simply Yama, [ 1] is a Japanese retired sumo wrestler from the city of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture. He made his professional debut in January 2007, and reached the top ...