Väinö Myllyrinne – Height: 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) (3/8)

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Väinö Myllyrinne (1909 – 1963) was a Finnish giant who stood 224 cm (7 ft 4 in) and weighed 141 kg (22 stone; 311 pounds) at the age of 21, but experienced a second phase of growth in his late thirties, attaining a height of 251.4 cm (8 ft 3.0 in) and weighing 376 lb (171 kg).

In the 1930s he traveled around Europe as a professional wrestler and circus performer.

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