# The Wonder Bread Giant **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 7, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359 "2013-06-07T05:47:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![catales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@catales](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catales)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359/41 "2022-09-22T22:50:36Z")
Saw an ad with his picture and they referred to him as “Kris”, circa 1964. I have an undated black and white photo, 10" X 8", of him in a diner standing next to a waitress. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@Jimmy303](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy303)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359/42 "2025-09-14T02:17:16Z")
Yes I know about the Wonder bread giant. I grew up in Trinidad,Colorado and my mom would take me to see him every year at our local Safeway store. He would only come once a year for one day only. I cant give you his name but he was 8 feet and 2 inches tall. He would bring mini loaves of Wonder bread and that was exciting to get one from him. I went to that Safeway store for four years from 1960 through 1963. I was 5 years old in 1960 and it was a big day for kids to see him. Yes he was for real. I can remember him wearing a suit and tie but getting the mini loaf of bread was just as exciting as seeing the giant man. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359/43 "2025-09-14T06:22:09Z")
Scroll down for a picture of Kris the Wonder Giant: > **[The end of South Oceanside](https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2019/jul/30/stringers-end-south-oceanside/)** > > \-- ---
**Author:** ![JWT\_Kottekoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@JWT\_Kottekoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JWT_Kottekoe)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359/44 "2025-09-14T17:27:48Z")
I don’t remember Kris the Wonder Giant, but I remember when the Corn King Giant visited our local Piggly Wiggly store in the 1960’s. According to Wikipedia, his name was Henry Hite and he was 8 feet 2 inches tall. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359/45 "2025-09-14T18:18:15Z")
I’m still curious if Kris the Wonder Giant was Jacob Nacken. There is a resemblance, although he would have been in his fifties when the Wonder Giant was active. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/UraniusName1924.jpg/250px-UraniusName1924.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/UraniusName1924.jpg/250px-UraniusName1924.jpg) [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/7922/31926371177_77347f5820_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/7922/31926371177_77347f5820_b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359/46 "2025-09-14T18:26:02Z")
Another photo of the Wonder Giant [![](https://i.imgur.com/5rADnOs.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/5rADnOs.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359/47 "2025-09-14T21:48:22Z")
> [@JWT\_Kottekoe](#): > > According to Wikipedia, his name was Henry Hite and he was 8 feet 2 inches tall. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hite) says “Although promoted as “the world’s tallest man” at 8 ft 2 in, his actual height was 7 ft 6¾ in”. I was going to say that he had a stunningly appropriate name, but I see that his real name was Mullens and he changed it for promotional purposes. ---
**Author:** ![JWT\_Kottekoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@JWT\_Kottekoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JWT_Kottekoe)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359/48 "2025-09-14T23:12:19Z")
Oh, thanks for the correction. The correct height is more in line with Kris the Wonder Giant. I think both were promoted as the tallest man in the world. I remember watching the Corn King Giant get out of his car and was surprised he could fit. I was also impressed by the size of his shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359/49 "2025-09-14T23:57:00Z")
> [@JWT\_Kottekoe](#): > > I remember watching the Corn King Giant get out of his car and was surprised he could fit. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wUy2L5C1uKM/maxresdefault.jpg "Tall Man in a Small Car | The Simpsons") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUy2L5C1uKM) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359.md?page=2)