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Sultan Kösen

1982 - Today

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Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sultan Kösen has received more than 5,137,716 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Sultan Kösen is the 44th most popular celebrity (up from 53rd in 2019), the 399th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 571st in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Celebrity.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 16.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Sultan Kösen ranks 44 out of 265. Before him are Sarah Knauss, Jacques Mayol, Albert Pierrepoint, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Cecilia Gallerani, and Mary Mallon. After him are Armi Kuusela, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Stańczyk, Isabel Preysler, Kim Peek, and Elizabeth Stride.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Sultan Kösen ranks 6. Before him are Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Kaká, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Anne Hathaway, and Lil Wayne. After him are Petr Čech, Víctor Valdés, Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, Kirsten Dunst, Yelena Isinbayeva, and Eddie Redmayne.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Sultan Kösen ranks 399 out of 1,347. Before him are Yılmaz Güney (1937), Walter Sydney Adams (1876), Callinus (-680), Muzafer Sherif (1906), Ignatios of Constantinople (797), and Markos Vafeiadis (1906). After him are George Akropolites (1217), Tudḫaliya IV (-1300), Hakan Şükür (1971), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), Ziya Gökalp (1876), and Pelagia (400).

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Among CELEBRITIES In Türkiye

Among celebrities born in Türkiye, Sultan Kösen ranks 1. After him are Selen Soyder (1986).

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