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How Tall Is Robert Wadlow?

Robert Wadlow is reported to be 8 ft 11 in (272 cm) tall. That is 3 ft 4 in (101 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). The tallest person ever recorded.

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How tall is Robert Wadlow compared to the average man?

Robert Wadlow is 3 ft 4 in (101 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes Robert Wadlow 1.6× the size of the average man. By volume, about 4 average men would fit inside Robert Wadlow.

Robert Wadlow height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

Robert Wadlow measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	8 ft 11 in
Inches	107 in
Centimeters	272 cm
Meters	2.72 m

Robert Wadlow height facts

Robert Wadlow was 8 ft 11.1 in (272 cm) tall, the tallest person in recorded history.
He wore US size 37AA shoes.
He was still growing when he died at 22 in 1940.

How does Robert Wadlow compare to other things?

Robert Wadlow next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Robert Wadlow
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	512 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	4.68 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	3,250× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	121× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	4.5× bigger
African elephant	10 ft (3.2 m)	1 ft 7 in (48 cm) bigger
Woolly mammoth	10 ft (3.2 m)	1 ft 7 in (48 cm) bigger
Basketball hoop	10 ft (3.05 m)	1 ft 1 in (33 cm) bigger
Tiger	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	11 in (28 cm) bigger
Bottlenose dolphin	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	11 in (28 cm) bigger
Sunflower	9 ft 10 in (3 m)	11 in (28 cm) bigger
Goliath	9 ft 6 in (290 cm)	7.1 in (18 cm) bigger
Moose	9 ft 6 in (290 cm) long	7.1 in (18 cm) bigger
Lion	9 ft 6 in (290 cm) long	7.1 in (18 cm) bigger
Komodo dragon	8 ft 6 in (260 cm) long	4.7 in (12 cm) smaller
Sultan Kösen	8 ft 3 in (251 cm)	8.3 in (21 cm) smaller
Polar bear	8 ft 2 in (250 cm) long	8.7 in (22 cm) smaller
Bigfoot	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	1 ft 0.5 in (32 cm) smaller
Horse	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	1 ft 0.5 in (32 cm) smaller
Bull shark	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	1 ft 0.5 in (32 cm) smaller
Ostrich	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	1 ft 0.5 in (32 cm) smaller
Manute Bol	7 ft 7 in (231 cm)	1 ft 4 in (41 cm) smaller
Yao Ming	7 ft 6 in (229 cm)	1 ft 5 in (43 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	3 ft 4 in (101 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	3 ft 8 in (113 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Wikipedia: Robert Wadlow