The Resume

(February 22, 1918-July 15, 1940)
Tallest recorded man in history (as of April 2004)
Largest Boy Scout in history at age of 13 (1931)
Goodwill ambassador for the International Shoe Company
Subject of an exhibit at the Alton Museum of History & Art
Stood at 8' 11.1
Weighed 490 lbs

Why he might be annoying:

His size intimidated about everybody he walked by.
He needed to custom order everything he wore.
He constantly bumped his head on ceilings and doorways.

Why he might not be annoying:

He suffered from an overactive pituitary gland, which was incurable at the time.
He was a quiet, gentle giant who never wanted to be known as a freak.
He had a positive outlook on life despite his disability.
He developed an infection in his leg as result of his height and died a week later.
He was buried under concrete for fears his body would be subjected to medical research.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2221918)
• Dumbo Ears
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 22)
• I Died in 1940 (Ranked: 22)
• I Made the Guinness Book of World Records
• I was a Boy Scout
• Large Shoe Size [13 or Bigger]
• Profiles 11001-11250 (Ranked: 11150)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 1]
• Scarecrows [Tall Thin People]
• Seven Footers
• Shares Washington's Birthday [February 22nd] (Ranked: 1918)
• Side Show Freaks

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 137 Votes: 64.96% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 122 Votes: 38.52% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 69 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 176 Votes: 44.32% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 212 Votes: 40.57% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 669 Votes: 43.05% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 515 Votes: 41.75% Annoying