This is not just the White race, but it is a list of Tall Men.
Robert Wadlow appears White.
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He is often known as the "Alton Giant" because of his Alton, Illinois hometown.
Wadlow reached 8 feet 11.1 inches (2.72 m)[1][2] in height and weighed 490 pounds (220 kg) at his death. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.
| 4 | 5 ft 4 in (1.6 m) | Started rapid growth. | |
| 8 | 6 ft 2 in (1.9 m) | ||
| 10 | 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
| 13 | 7 ft 4 in (2.2 m) | World's tallest Boy Scout, averaging a growth of 4 inches (100 mm) per year since birth, wearing size 25 (U.S.) shoes.[3] | |
| 16 | 7 ft 10.5 in (2.40 m) | 365 lb (166 kg) | |
| 17 | 8 ft 1.5 in (2.48 m) | 400 lb (180 kg) | Weight is approximate, was less. |
| 18 | 8 ft 4 in (2.5 m) | 390 lb (180 kg) | Weight is approximate, was more. His shoes were widely reported to be size 37AA, but they measured about 18.5 inches (470 mm) long, which correlates to an actual size of 29 or 30 (see Matthew McGrory)[citation needed] |
| 19 | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) | 435 lb (197 kg) | |
| 21 | 8 ft 9.5 in (2.68 m) | 491 lb (223 kg) | His hands measured 12.75 inches (324 mm) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger[citation needed]. |
| 22 | 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) | 490 lb (220 kg) | At death |
Robert Wadlow compared to his father, Harold Franklin Wadlow
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