Hall of Fame

Read about the world's most iconic Guinness World Records title holders, both past and present, and find out the stories behind some of history's most game-changing and remarkable achievements.

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Simone Biles

Most medals won at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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The Simpsons

Longest-running animated sitcom (number of episodes)

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Jaden Ashman

Youngest esports millionaire from a single tournament

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Andy Green

Fastest car (land-speed record)

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Victor Vescovo

Deepest dive by a crewed vessel

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Greta Thunberg

Youngest TIME Person of the Year

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Aaron Fotheringham

Longest wheelchair ramp jump

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Jane Goodall

Longest-running wild-primate study

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Kami Rita Sherpa & Lhakpa Sherpa

Most times to climb Everest

Burj Khalifa

The tallest building in the world

Felix Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner

First person to break sound barrier in freefall

Pelé

Most wins of the FIFA World Cup by a player

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Sultan Kösen

Tallest living man

Otto the skateboarding bulldog

Otto

Longest human tunnel travelled through by a skateboarding dog

Longest fingernails carousel

Lee Redmond

Longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever (female)

Jyoti Kisanji Amge

Shortest woman living

Peggy Whitson

Most spacewalks by a female

Climbing Meru Peak

Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk

First ascent of the Shark's Fin route

Roger Bannister

Roger Bannister

First sub-four-minute mile

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First men on the Moon

Youngest Nobel Prize winner

Malala Yousafzai

Youngest Nobel Prize winner

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Ashrita Furman

Guinness World Records' most prolific record holder

Tallest man ever

Robert Wadlow

Tallest man ever