Henry Alexander Cooper | |
Birth Date: | 1853 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Norton-on-Derwent, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Death Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Other Names: | The Yorkshire Giant |
Occupation: | Sideshow performer |
Known For: | Billed as the tallest man in the world. |
Henry Alexander Cooper (12 June 1853 – 16 August 1899) born in Norton-on-Derwent, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, was a 19th-century celebrity billed by P. T. Barnum as The Tallest Man in the World.[1] [2]