Mr Kosen cut a cake and posed next to the statue of Robert Wadlow at a height of 272 cm (8 ft 11.1 in) the tallest man ever. He has given the title of the tallest man on Earth in 2009.

Robert Wadlow was 22 years old when he died in 1940, standing at a height of 8 feet, ... The tallest living man is Sultan Kosen of Turkey, who stands at 8 feet, 2.8 inches tall.

THE World's tallest man hit back at a claim from a lanky challenger today and insisted: "I'm still number one".Sultan Kösen, ... US giant Robert Wadlow who was 8ft 11.1in when he died in 1940.

The 251-cm (8-ft-2.8-in) tall birthday boy also posed next to a life-size statue of Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever, who, at a height of 272 cm (8 ft 11.1 in), was the first person Sultan has ...

Robert Wadlow USA 1918-1940 8 ft 11 (272 cm) 2. John Rogan African-American 1867-1905 8 ft 9 in (267 cm) 3. ... poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen.

The world's tallest living man, Sultan Kosen, met up with the world's shortest living woman, Jyoti Amge, in California six years after a photoshoot went viral of the pair posing by the pyramids in ...

The world's tallest man Sultan Kosen was once so worried that he would trample on the world's shortest during a meeting in London that he asked officials to keep them apart. Comments.

THE World's tallest man hit back at a claim from a lanky challenger today and insisted: "I'm still number one".Sultan Kösen, ... US giant Robert Wadlow who was 8ft 11.1in when he died in 1940.

Robert Wadlow USA 1918-1940 8 ft 11 (272 cm) 2. John Rogan African-American 1867-1905 8 ft 9 in (267 cm) 3. ... poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen.