His natural size portrait and femur are still extant. His height was estimated to have been 247 cm (8 1"). Mary Ann Bevan (1874–1933), an English woman, who after developing acromegaly, toured the sideshow circuit as "the ugliest woman in the world". André the Giant (born André Roussimoff, 1946–1993), French professional wrestler and actor
Salvatore Baccaro (1932–1984), Italian character actor. Active in B-movies, comedies, and horrors because of his peculiar features and spontaneous sympathy
Paul Benedict (1938–2008), American actor. Best known for portraying Harry Bentley, The Jeffersons English next door neighbour
Big Show (born Paul Wight; 1972), American professional wrestler and actor, had his pituitary tumor removed in 1991. Eddie Carmel, born Oded Ha-Carmeili (1936–1972), Israeli-born entertainer with gigantism and acromegaly, popularly known as "The Jewish Giant"
Ted Cassidy (1932–1979), American actor. Best known for portraying Lurch in the TV sitcom The Addams Family
Rondo Hatton (1894–1946), American journalist and actor. A Hollywood favorite in B-movie horror films of the 1930s and 1940s. Hattons disfigurement, due to acromegaly, developed over time, beginning during his service in World War I.
Sultan Kösen, the worlds tallest man
Maximinus Thrax, Roman emperor (c.  173, reigned 235–238). Descriptions, as well as depictions, indicate acromegaly, though remains of his body are yet to be found. The Great Khali (born Dalip Singh Rana), Indian professional wrestler, is best known for his tenure with WWE. He had his pituitary tumor removed in 2012 at age 39.
A malignant acrospiroma is a sweat gland carcinoma of the hand, which may recur locally in 50% of patients after excision, with distant metastases occurring in 60% of patients. See also
Acrospiroma
Syringoma
Hidrocystoma
List of cutaneous conditions

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