The largest hands on a living person belong to Sultan Kösen (Turkey, b. 10 December 1982) who had hands measuring 28.5 cm (11.22 in) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger, when last measured on 8 February 2011.
`Sultan Kösen's hands were measured by a doctor at the Medicana International Ankara Hospital, Turkey with Seyda Subasi present.
Sultan also has the widest hand span at 30.48 cm (12 in). The largest hands ever, though, still belong to Robert Pershing Wadlow (USA, 1918–40), the tallest man ever, whose hands measured 32.3 cm (12.75 in) from the wrist to the tip of his middle finger
I feel sorry for his wifeWorld's tallest man Sultan Kosen gets married
Published 28 October 2013We’re today happy to announce that Sultan Kosen, the world’s tallest man, has married in a private ceremony in the south-eastern city of Mardin in Turkey.
Standing at 8 foot 3 inches, the 30 year-old towered over his new wife, 21 year-old Merve Dibo who measures 5 foot 9 inches.
Sultan rose to fame in 2009 when he was recognised by Guinness World Records as being the world’s tallest man.
Robert Wadlow (USA), the tallest man ever, had hands that measured 32.3 cm (12.75 in) from the wrist to the tip of his middle finger. He wore a size 25 ring.
