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Steve Woodmore

British salesman, comedian and fast talker · United Kingdom · On the map · Comedians · Lived 1959 to 2023 · aged 64

Stephen Peter Woodmore was a British electronics salesman known for his rapid speech articulation, being able to articulate 637 words per minute (wpm), a speed four times faster than the average person.

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Woodmore was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's fastest talker, taking the record from John Moschitta Jr. in August 1990. Woodmore lost his record in 1995, when Sean Shannon from Canada was able to articulate 655 wpm.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Comedians
Type
Comedian
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1959 to 2023 · aged 64

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