# Jakob Nacken

> Jakob Hudson Nacken or Jacob Nacken was a German circus performer active in Europe and the United States. He began his career as an exceptionally tall person while a teenager, performing in a traveling circus, and appeared in the 1939 New York World's Fair. Nacken was the tallest soldier in the German Army during World War II at a height of seven feet three inches (2.21 m). He was employed as a giant Santa Claus and appeared on American television as a figure of high stature and in freak shows as the World's Tallest Man.

*German circus actor*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1906-02-15
- **Died:** 1987-03-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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