Feodor Machnow

Fyodor Andreevich Makhnov (Russian: Фёдор Андре́евич Махно́в, also written as Feodor Machnow in contemporary sources) claimed to be the ta

Feodor Machnow

Fyodor Andreevich Makhnov (Russian: Фёдор Андре́евич Махно́в, also written as Feodor Machnow in contemporary sources) claimed to be the tallest person in the world, although his exact height and weight are unconfirmed.[1]

Biography

Fyodor Makhnov was born in 1878 at a khutor (hamlet) near the village of Kostyuki Vitebsky Uyezd, then part of the Russian Empire (now in Belarus), to a poor peasant family.[2]

As a young man in his twenties, he toured Europe to show off his great height. After spending time in Berlin, he visited London in 1905 with his wife and young child, where he joined the Hippodrome. He then toured the United States in 1906, where he met President Roosevelt as well as actor George Auger, another very tall man.[nb 1] Makhnov's promoters claimed that he was much taller than he really was, up to 9 feet 3 inches (282 cm), and gave him the name "The Russian Giant."[3]

On a monument made for Makhnov after he died, it says: «Фёдор Андреевич Махнов. Родился 6 июня 1878 года. Умер 28 августа 1912 года. Самый высокий человек в мире. Ростом был 3 аршина 9 вершков» ("Fyodor Andreevich Makhnov. Born 6 June 1878. Died 28 August 1912. The tallest man in the world. His height was 3 arshins 9 vershoks [254 centimetres] tall"). Makhnov's wife, Efrosinya, wanted to correct the wrong height on the monument but was unable to because of the beginning of the First World War and then the Revolution of 1917.[4]

Photographs suggest that he was not any taller than 7 feet 10+1⁄2 inches (240.0 cm). His height may have been exaggerated because he wore high hats and tall boots, which made him seem a foot taller. Although if this were true, he would still have been taller than Robert Wadlow, usually thought to be the world's tallest man.[4]

Makhnov died in 1912 from pneumonia,[3] probably caused by complications of acromegaly. He was the father of four children, who were all no taller than two meters.

References

  1. ↑ Auger's height is also not agreed upon, with claims ranging anywhere from 226 to 257 cm (7 ft 5 in to 8 ft 5 in).
  1. ↑ Hollingum, Ben. "Fyodor Andreyevich Makhnov: A history of the world's tallest people". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  2. ↑ Юшкевич М. Д., Витебский великан, Novopolotsk, 2007, ISBN 978-985-90053-6-7
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Feodor Machnow - 7'10" - (239 cm)". thetallestman.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Фёдор Андреевич Махнов. История жизни + фото (Feodor Andreevich Makhnov. Life history + photos)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2026-04-07.

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