there are billions of people in the world and it's quite hard to stand out on a planet this populated however some people who lived Among Us proved to be incredible human beings some of them had amazing talent that no one has seen before some of them excelled a whole lot in their chosen Fields while some of them got recognized simply because they were living Giants compared to the rest of us some people among us had no problem standing out literally because they towered over most of us from the giant Yao defend to Muscle Man big Remy here are the 15 largest humans to ever exist foreign number 15 Yao defend born on July 15 1972 Yao defend used to be the tallest living woman in the world that was recognized by Guinness World Records when she was officially measured by Guinness she stood at seven feet eight inches and weighed 346 pounds Yao defend was born in the town of liwan in the unwi province of shuchen County China and at Birth she weighed about 6.2 pounds which is considered normal defense family noticed the abnormality quickly as Yao defend Grew Older when Yao defend reached the young age of 11 she already stood at six feet two inches tall a height that wasn't normal for her age born to poor Farmers Yao defense family didn't have the capacity to check if something was wrong with defend at 15 years of age defend reached 6 feet 9 inches tall it wasn't long after the story of Defense spread throughout the village defend only had the chance to visit a doctor at age 15. she was then properly diagnosed with her condition called gigantism which is called caused by a large tumor in a pituitary gland this part of the brain produces growth hormones and the tumor causes too much production of the hormone which causes defense abnormal height after a British television program featured her in a documentary defend got the financial assistance she deserved and she got the treatment that she needed her tumor was partially removed in 2006 but unfortunately it returned the following year people with gigantism generally don't have long life expectancies at the age of 40 defend died due to an unspecified illness it was expected but it didn't make it less tragic throughout her life defend claimed that she was unhappy about being ostracized due to her height she didn't have anyone with her except her family and she claimed that people treated her differently because of her abnormal height this just shows that sometimes standing out too much can also be a challenge before we go on like this video smash the Subscribe button and click the notification Bell right now number 14. Sun Ming Ming and shuyan just like Yao defend Sun Mingming hails from the country of China as a child son Mingming already knew that he was different from the other kids because of his height when he was measured by Guinness World Records his height was a staggering seven feet nine inches and his weight a whopping 368 pounds just like defend son Mingming got his abnormal height due to a benign tumor that was found in his pituitary gland Ming Ming neither had health insurance nor Financial capabilities to pay for medical bills which amounted to more than one hundred thousand dollars growing up Mingming wanted to capitalize on his height and play basketball professionally when he attended a community college in Ventura California Ming Ming played basketball for his University from the 2005 to 2006 season Ming Ming had the chance of playing with several minor league teams in America including the usbl team Dodge City Legend and the ABA team Maryland Nighthawks he was also almost drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters in 2007 however he never managed to play for them Sun mingming's basketball career might not have been as prestigious and ambitious as he originally wanted but it was enough Mingming also wanted to have a normal life and a wife in 2016 Ming Ming's dream got fulfilled as he and his wife Shu Yan were recognized by the Guinness World Record as the tallest married couple in the world both of them had a combined height of about 13 feet 11 inches Sun Mingming is about 7 feet 8.98 inches while shuyan stood at 6 feet 1.74 inches now that's a power couple number 13. Brahim takiola with a staggering height of 8 feet 0.97 inches Brahim takiola is recognized as the second tallest living person in the world he also formally held the title of world's largest feat Brahim was born in guelm in Morocco in 1982 and many recognized his unusual height at a young age in fact his growth had been abnormal and in just one year he had a three foot three growth spurt in 2006 Rahim received treatment from a French doctor that brought him to Paris the tumor that caused brahim's abnormal growth was successfully removed and the growth hormone in his body returned to normal he was generally in good condition but eight-foot Brahim was still taller than other people aside from finding clothes that fit his size Raheem also had difficulty finding shoes that would fit his European size 58 feet an average male's feet will measure anywhere between 9 to 11 inches but brahane's left foot measured a whopping one foot 13 inches while his right foot measures about one foot and 2.8 inches luckily aside from shoe problems Rahim didn't have any severe health problems number 12. Bernard Coyne Bernard Coyne was born on July 27 1897 and lived most of his life in Iowa although there are no colorized pictures of him the remaining black and white pictures of him are enough to Showcase his gigantic height coin is one of several individuals in medical history that managed to surpass more than eight feet tall as he stood at the Staggering height of eight feet four inches near the time of his death sadly coin lived at a difficult time his world war one draft registration card indicated his height is eight feet but according to the Guinness Book of World Records he wasn't included in the Army when he stood at the height of seven feet nine inches I guess when you're in war the last thing you want to do is stand out and catch unnecessary attention in the pictures alone you can tell that Bernard Coyne stood bigger than life he reportedly wore size 25 American shoes and at the time of his death which was due to the hardening of the liver and a glandular disorder and on May 20th 1921 a specially made extra-large coffin was created for him Bernard Coyne had an abnormal height due to a condition called unicoid gigantism people with this condition grow extremely tall because of delayed onset of puberty their bones continue to grow which results in their extremely tall height sounds really tough he was born tall like what most people want but it also came with a few disadvantages number 11. John F Carroll John Francis Carroll was an American man known for being the third tallest person in medical history he was born in Buffalo New York in 1932 and as an adult he towered over everyone that the height of eight feet one fourth inches tall however according to an engineer his height would have been eight feet eight inches if his spine had a normal curvature Carroll's growth started at the age of 16 and he continued to grow taller until the time of his death it was said that at some point he grew eight inches in the span of just one year just like most people that grow more than eight feet tall Carol suffered from severe medical conditions and for most of his life he needed to be admitted to a hospital due to his two-dimensional spinal curvature or kyphosoliosis an acromegalic gigantism in 1968 Carroll only measured seven feet ten inches tall a noticeably shorter measurement which was caused by his worsening spinal condition a few months before the time of his death he was was measured once again and this time he lost more than an inch measuring only 7 feet 8.2 inches Carol died in November of 1969 even after extensive treatments at Mercy Hospital even if he lived he might have shrunk more due to the condition of his spine pretty tragic don't you think number 10. John Rogan John William Bud Rogan was born on September 11 1867 although other sources also indicate that he was born in 1868 and 1871. Bud was born in Hendersonville Tennessee and was the son of a former slave named William Rogan he lived a pretty difficult life being the fourth of 12 children at the age of 13 but already had a tall stature due to gigantism and this also led to ankylosis which is a condition where movement is restricted because of fusion in the joint components it was a harsh condition that took away Bud's ability to stand or walk by 1882. the entire household had difficulty making ends meet and so bud decided to capitalize on his height to earn some money because he couldn't do physical labor bud decided to make a living by selling portraits and postcards of him by the train station in fact some of his drawings were even published he drew the line in joining carnivals and sideshows and he declined all the offers with his side job in 8 1899 he stood at exactly eight feet and six inches and weighed about 175 pounds he still led a hard life and he used a goat pulled cart like a wheelchair to move around aside from his height he was also known as a good guy who had a deep voice and a playful attitude Rogan sadly perished on September 12 1905. number 9. John Brower minnoch this is John Brower minnoch he was born on September 28 1941 and he was once known as the heaviest human ever recorded John's story is quite a wild ride filled with ups and downs at his Peak weight John weighed a staggering 1 400 pounds for comparison that's about as heavy as a grand piano when Jon was 12 he already weighed about 290 pounds and stood at around 5 feet 7 inches by age 22 he weighed 500 pounds and stood at six feet one inch up to this point John's weight continued to steadily increase and at some point he needed to be hospitalized because of hard and respiratory failure despite the medical problems he had he still married a woman named Jeanette who weighed about 110 pounds and fathered two of his children John's weight continued to increase and he grew so heavy that when he needed to be transported to the hospital it took over a dozen firemen and additional rescue Personnel to carry him in a modified stretcher where he was transported to the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle upon reaching the hospital over 12 people also needed to push him in two beds pushed together he survived for 28 months in the hospital where he was imposed on a very strict diet of only 1 200 kilocalories per day amazingly enough he lost about 924 pounds making it the largest human weight loss ever documented sadly he died on September 10 1983 at the age of 41. number 8. ho van Trung oh van Trung was born in kamau Vietnam in 1984 and he is the first of four children ho van trunk's parents made a living selling coconuts but weren't enough to cover the household's living expenses impoverished and making barely enough to finance the whole family ho van Trung never got the medical care he deserved by the time he reached 17 he suffered from a severe fever which persisted for a very long time it was after his fever subsided that his growth spurt started in 2014 he stood at a staggering height of 7 feet 8.5 inches and weighed about 244 pounds after this incident he finally got checked by a doctor who attributed his growth to a pituitary gland disease four years after he was diagnosed Trung went to the hospital due to kidney failure and by that time he was already about 8 feet 2.5 inches tall even at that insane height he was still growing sadly Trung never got the attention or recognition the the other people in this video got his death wasn't announced or mourned by many people but the men who made the coffin claim that Trung's Peak height was 9 feet 0.25 inches if this is true it would have made him the tallest man in history beating the world-renowned Robert Wadlow who stood at eight feet 11 inches number 7. Julius Kosh is also known as Le Jean Constantine and there's a reason why people called him the giant Julia stood at the Staggering height of eight feet point eight inches Julius also suffered from gigantism which caused him to have an insane height in fact his femur measured about 29.9 inches compared to the normal 18.9 inches his hands were also abnormally large measuring about 14 inches long Kosh suffered from gigantism which led him to have an enlarged pituitary gland testicular atrophy and lack of sexual development furthermore Kosh might have been tall but he had trouble walking and after falling repeatedly his legs were badly injured to the point that he developed gangrene and his legs needed to be amputated you see there have been reports about Julius where he was usually portrayed as an eight foot six inch giant but this was later on found to be a complete exaggeration to attract more people because its skeleton only measured about 8 feet 1 inch Kosh died in Mons Belgium on March 30 1902 but he's immortalized in the Museum of Natural History where his skeleton is preserved number six zhanjun Kai janjun Kai was born on March 31 1966 and he is known as one of the world's tallest people with a height of 7 feet 11 inches Jun Kai was most known for visiting Yao defen who we featured earlier Jun Kai traveled on a plane which was really uncomfortable for him because the leg room isn't made to accommodate people his height even though he boarded first class he still felt uncomfortable throughout the flight however his efforts made the seven foot eight Yao defense smile for a while even though she was in pain which made Jun Kai's trip worth it number 5. Angus MacAskill Angus MacAskill was born sometime in 1825 in chibi Isle of burnaway Scotland but the family moved to the fishing community of Englishtown Cape Breton Island Angus is the only known true Giant in the world While most of the tallest people recorded in medical history grew to Be Giants because of a medical condition Angus was naturally tall he didn't suffer from any health complications and so he's known to be the tallest non-pathological giant one of his parents already had a pretty tall stature with his father standing about five feet nine inches so perhaps being tall ran in their genes it was said that mccaskill had a normal stature when he was young but he suddenly underwent rapid growth upon entering his adolescence which made him reach seven feet four inches in his twenties until he reached 7 feet 9 inches tall because of his height he was known as Gila Moore which literally translates to Big Boy he also earned the nickname Cape Britton giant or simply giant mcgaskill a however mcgaskill's height wasn't the only notable thing about him he might be bigger than life but he also possessed extreme strength it was said that he accomplished some pretty insane stunts like lifting his ship's anchor which weighed about 2 800 pounds to chest height how cool is that he's also known to carry 350 pound barrels under each arm in 1849 he joined PT Barnum's circus where he joined as the tallest stoutest and strongest man you'll probably know about PT Barnum's circus and the other amazing people he toured around with but that's a story for another time now back to mccaskill in his lifetime many workers admired mccaskill's strength as they saw him effortlessly partake in physical labor with a breeze in a fishing Community strength is a big deal and it makes it easy to accomplish a task without breaking a sweat compared to other people in this video mccaskill had a relatively decent life because he didn't face the physical complication stations the other Giants had after touring around Europe and North America mccaskill went back home where he bought a Grist Mill a general store and other properties magasco lived a normal life until he died in his sleep on August 8 1863 allegedly due to a brain fever number four Ronnie Coleman Arnold Schwarzenegger practically is the icon of bodybuilding at this point he's known as the greatest of all time but Ronnie Coleman comes close Coleman was born on May 13 1964 and he graduated with academic awards from Grambling State University with a degree in accounting however Coleman's fate didn't lead him to work on his degree instead his career flourished in bodybuilding Coleman's build is no joke he stands at an impressive height of 5 foot 11 inches and he weighs 300 pounds and just take a look at this that's pure muscle his chest is about 60 inches and his arms measure about 24 inches this man can pretty much deadlift Squad and bench press like a monster he was even known to leg press 2 400 pounds in 2003. it's no wonder that during his bodybuilding career from 1990 to 2009 he was nicknamed The King and the Goat he might have retired already but he he is still well known as one of the best bodybuilders in history number three Iranian Hulk if Coleman became known as the King sajad garibi on the other hand became known as the Iranian Hulk where Persian Hercules born on December 19 1991 said John garibi made a name for himself in bodybuilding he's known to be a weightlifter and bodybuilder but he also dabbles in mixed martial arts after seeing garibi easily lift 27 stone for about 386 pounds you'll understand just why people nicknamed him after a superhero standing at six feet and two inches it's easy to amaze people with his sheer size with that build it's easy to think that he's superhuman this guy has more than 50 000 followers on Instagram alone and most of them are fans that look up to him for his strength and dedication to bodybuilding he might be intimidating but garibi's only goal is to represent his country and bodybuilding competitions and secure the beacon number two jolison Fernandez de Silva jolison Fernandez de Silva towered over everyone at seven feet eight inches de Silva was born in Northern Brazil and lived most of his life as a recluse after developing gigantism as a child he was ostracized by other kids as age due to his height for a kid this is already a painful and almost traumatizing experience he consequently dropped out of school after enduring bullying and refused to leave the family house for years however jolison amazingly found a new meaning to his life when he fell for a woman that was three feet shorter than him Joe Ellison met Evan Medeiros online and according to him he was immediately Charmed while some people have expressed their confusion for their unusual Dynamic Love Is Love and the two of them remained happy despite the remarks after meeting each other the shy giant transformed and gained a normal life number one big Remy mamdu Mohammed Hassan SBA more popularly known as Big Remy is an Egyptian ifbb professional bodybuilder this guy is one of the greatest of all time he stands at a height of five feet and nine inches and he weighs about 295 pounds he started his pro career by winning the overall title at the amateur Olympia in Kuwait City in 2012 and he officially debuted professionally in the New York Pro in 2013. big Ramy has won more than 10 Awards and titles in his pro career and honestly that's pretty insane his muscle mass volume is enough to Showcase his passion and dedication to bodybuilding big Ramy is just one of the people that you won't ever want to mess with after all he managed to remain on top of the men's open bodybuilding leaderboard for more than two years in a row what did you think of this video do you know anyone else that should have been included in this list be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below also check out our other other cool stuff showing up on the screen 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