Sultan Kösen

tallest living human
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Summary

Sultan Kösen was born on December 10, 1982[1], in Mardin Province[2]. He has worked as a farmer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,741 views/month, #5,232 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Turkey[5]
  • Native language: Turkish[6]
  • Ethnic group: Kurds in Turkey[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Commons category: Sultan Kösen[9]
  • Family name: Kösen[10]
  • Given name: Sultan[11]
  • Medical condition: gigantism[12]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Turkish[13], Kurdish[14]
  • Name in native language: Sultan Kösen[15]
  • Different from: Kösem Sultan[16]
  • Height: 251[17]
  • Social media followers: 12,100[18], 16,300[19], 19,700[20]

Why It Matters

Sultan Kösen has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Sultan Kösen born?

Sultan Kösen was born in Mardin Province[2].

What did Sultan Kösen do for work?

Sultan Kösen worked as a farmer[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Hjart · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → Turkish
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Native language: Turkish"
  2. 7w ago · ~2026-46567-70 · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → Turkish
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Native language: Turco"
  3. 8w ago · Fran.morenomunoz · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → tallest living human
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, es, ca */"
  4. 9w ago · ~2026-44244-92 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → tallest living human
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, es, ca */"
  5. 9w ago · ~2026-44166-57 · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → Turkish
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Native language: Japanese"
  6. 20w ago · ~2026-31637-94 · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → tallest living human
    Place of birth → Mardin Province
    Occupation → farmer
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Place of birth: Je sais pas"
  7. 23w ago · ~2026-27028-97 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged license → —
    Image purged at → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Instance of → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Occupation: association football player"
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