▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁political ▁families ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁families ▁of ▁English ▁ancest ry ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Jó h ann ▁Krist inn ▁P ét ur sson ▁( 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁– ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 4 ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁I cel and ic ▁Gi ant ▁and ▁The ▁Vik ing ▁Gi ant , ▁was ▁an ▁I cel and ic ▁circ us ▁perform er ▁and ▁actor ▁who ▁at ▁his ▁peak ▁measured ▁ ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁we ighed ▁. ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁Dal ví k , ▁I cel and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁nine ▁children ▁in ▁his ▁family , ▁Jó h ann ▁had ▁a ▁normal ▁development ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁experienced ▁acceler ated ▁growth . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁strong ▁and ▁reported ly ▁could ▁lift ▁a ▁l orry , ▁but ▁had ▁back ▁and ▁joint ▁issues ▁and ▁difficulty ▁walking ▁by ▁age ▁ 2 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁studied ▁by ▁Kn ud ▁K rab be ▁in ▁C open hagen , ▁who ▁recorded ▁his ▁height ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁his ▁weight ▁at ▁ ▁but ▁doubt ed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁ac rom eg aly ▁as ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁proportional ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁hyp og on ad ism . ▁However , ▁he ▁had