My Take
Jonah Falcon is one of those names that immediately raises an eyebrow — not because of any film role or novel, but because he became globally famous in 1999 for a claim that's hard to forget. Born in Brooklyn in 1970 and educated at the Bronx High School of Science — a genuinely elite institution — he clearly had brains to spare, and he did channel some of that into writing and acting. But honestly, his Wikipedia entry starts in a place that overshadows everything else, and he's leaned into that notoriety more than pivoting away from it. I find him a genuinely curious figure: a New York intellectual with a tabloid-ready claim, someone who could have been many things but ended up defined by one very particular piece of anatomy. There's something almost tragicomic about that, and I mean that with real affection.
Overview
Jonah Adam Cardeli Falcon (born July 29, 1970) is an American personality who came to international attention in 1999 because of his claim that he has the largest penis in the world, which he claims is 13.5 inches (34 cm) long when erect; Falcon has not authorized or permitted independent verification of this figure.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonah Falcon
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョナ・ファルコン
- Reading
- じょな・ふぁるこん
- Born
- July 29, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / actor / television actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bronx High School of Science
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.