Born Near Vitebsk: This Man May Have Been the Tallest Ever to Live on Earth – What His Height Could Have Been
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the tallest person in history was American Robert Wadlow, who died in 1940.
His height was 272 centimeters.
However, we are talking about an indicator that was recorded and officially confirmed.
According to unofficial data, there lived a man in the Russian Empire who was even taller.
We are talking about Fyodor Makhnov. It is possible that his height was 285 centimeters.
Biography of Fyodor Makhnov
He was born in 1878 in Vitebsk district.
When Makhnov was 12, his height was more than two meters. Four years later, the figure exceeded 250 centimeters.
In 1894, the peasant was offered a job in the circus. The young man agreed.
Several years later, Makhnov ended his circus career.
The man's maximum height was 2 meters 85 centimeters. But it should be emphasized that this data was not officially confirmed, so Makhnov is not mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records.
The giant passed away in 1912. Makhnov died at the age of 35.
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