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Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever
Trijntje
Cornelisdochter Keever from Netherlands, is alleged to be the tallest
female person in the recorded history of world, by standing 8 feet
4inches or 254cms tall at the time of her deathe at age of 17.
Trijntje Keever was the daughter of a Dutch skipper Cornelis Keever
and his wife, Anna Pouwels and she was born on 10th April
1616 in Edam. Her parents took her to carnivals to earn some money by
letting people see her as she got public attention because of her
height of 6 feet 7 inches at the age of nine. She died of cancer at
the age of 17 on 2nd July 1633 and buried her in Edam, her
town of birth. In the town hall of Edam, an unknown artist portrayed a
life-size painting of Trijntje in civilian clothes. If her height was
correct, she would be the tallest woman ever, overtaking Zeng Jinlian
and be the fourth tallest person ever after behind of Robert Wadlow,
John Rogan and John. f. Carroll.
Zeng Jinlian
Zeng
Jinlian from China, was the tallest modernly verified female person
and also was the tallest female ever recorded in the medical history.
She born on 26th June 1964 in China. She also surpassed
the fellow eight footer as her height stood up to 8 feet 1.75 inches
(248.29cms) along with a weight of 138kg. Zeng's growth patten were
almost similar to that of Robert Wadlow as she began to grow
abnormally from the age of four months and stood 5 feet 1.6inches
before her fourth birthday and 7 feet 1.6 inches when she was at the
age of 13. However. She suffered from both scoliosis and diabetics
and also from severe spine issues, that is why she couldn't stand up
straight and died on 13th Februaury 1982 at the age of 17.
Sun Fang
Sun
Fang is the tallest living woman in the world currently. Fang was
born in 1987 in China and currently has the height of 7 feet 3 inches
(221cms). She studied at Wuhan University, China, followed by
completing an Economics Management diploma and working in a financial
instituition as a department manager for seven years. Fang enjoys
sports and likes to play tennis and squash and also likes to play the
zither in her spare time.
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