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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1982-12-10 ) 10 December 1982 (age 43) , Alibey, Mardin , Turkey
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Known for
- Tallest living man , 7th verified tallest person in history
- Height
- 251 cm (8 ft 3 in)
- Spouse
- Merve Dibo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2021 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sultan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- Mardin
- Occupation
- farmer
- Languages spoken
- Kurdish
- Native language
- Turkish
- Image
- Sultan Kösen Fingerprint (4045876833).jpg
- Height
- 251
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- date of birth
- 1982-12-10
- medical condition
- gigantism
- Commons category
- Sultan Kösen
- name in native language
- Sultan Kösen
- ethnic group
- Kurds in Turkey
- different from
- Kösem Sultan
- social media followers
- 19700
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Encyclopedic overview
Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living person at 251 cm (8 ft 2.82 in).
Kösen's growth resulted from the conditions gigantism and acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sultan Kösen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.