Sultan Kösen is the tallest man living with 8 feet 3 inches (251 centimeter) in Ankara, Turkey on 8 February 2011. He is a part-time farmer who born on 10 December 1982 at Turkey and also the first man over 8 feet (2.43 meter) to be measured by Guinness World Record in over 20 years. Besides that, he also holds the record for widest hand span and largest feet on a living person. 



"I never imagined I would be in the book, I dreamed about it, but it was still a huge surprise," said Sultan in an interview.​
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The Tallest Man

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