Called a “gentle giant,” Bell, who was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, stood at an astounding 7 feet, 8 inches, and was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2007 as the tallest man in ...

George Bell was 7 feet 8 inches tall. He was so tall that strangers were constantly coming up to him to take pictures and ask ...

Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38. His family said the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease on Friday at the Mayo Clinic in ...

Being 7-foot-8 posed “a lot of challenges,” he once said. “Like how do I fit in cars, or where do I find clothes?” ...

Born in Portsmouth, Va. in 1957, Bell was first awarded the tallest-man title by Guinness World Records in 2007 before he was dethroned by Igor Vovkovinskiy, who was a fraction of an inch taller.

He was 67 years old. Bell was born in 1957 in Portsmouth and was declared the tallest man in America in 2007, but was dethroned by Igor Vovkovinskiy, who edged Bell out by less than half an inch.

and was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2007 as the tallest man in America. He later lost that title to Igor Vovkovinskiy, who was a fraction of an inch taller, and then regained ...

He was 67 years old. Bell was born in 1957 in Portsmouth and was declared the tallest man in America in 2007, but was dethroned by Igor Vovkovinskiy, who edged Bell out by less than half an inch.

DURHAM, N.C. — Sad news for community members and members of the Norfolk Sheriff's Office: America's tallest man and former Norfolk ... a few years later by Igor Vovkovinskiy, who was less ...