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This is a '''list of the tallest [[people]]''', living and dead, in the [[world]].

== Male ==

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! bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Flag
! bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Metric
! bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Imperial
! style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Name
! bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Note
! style="width:5%;" bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Lifespan
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|{{flagicon|USA}} ||272&nbsp;[[centimeter|cm]]||8&nbsp;[[Foot (unit of measure)|ft]] 11.1&nbsp;[[inch|in]] ||[[Robert Wadlow]] || Confirmed tallest male and person by [[Guinness World Records]].<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/extreme_bodies/tallest_man.aspx Robert Pershing Wadlow]</ref> || 1918–1940
|-
|- bgcolor="E9B06B"
|{{flagicon|USA}} ||262&nbsp;cm ||8&nbsp;ft 8 in ||[[John Rogan]] || Second tallest male in recorded history. ||1868–1905
|-
|- bgcolor="E9B06B"
|{{flagicon|USA}} || 264&nbsp;cm || 8&nbsp;ft 7¾ in ||[[John F. Carroll]] || 8&nbsp;ft 0 in (244&nbsp;cm) standing height, 8&nbsp;ft 7¾ in (264&nbsp;cm) assuming normal spinal curvature||1932–1969
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|{{flagicon|Finland}} ||251&nbsp;cm || 8&nbsp;ft 3 in ||[[Vaino Myllyrinne]] || Recognized as the tallest living person from 1940 to his death in 1963. Said to have been 251&nbsp;cm in his thirties. ||1909–1963
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|{{flagicon|USA}} || 249&nbsp;cm|| 8&nbsp;ft 2 in||[[Don Koehler]] || Tallest in world for most of 1970s. Had twin sister who was 175&nbsp;cm (5&nbsp;ft 9) tall ||1925–1981
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|{{flagicon|USA}} || 249&nbsp;cm|| 8&nbsp;ft 2 in||[[Bernard Coyne]] || Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August his height as 8 feet, although he had reached a height of 8 feet 2&nbsp;inches (2.49 m) by the time of his death. ||1897–1921
|-
|- bgcolor="E9B06B"
|{{flagicon|India}} || 249&nbsp;cm|| 8&nbsp;ft 2 in ||[[Vikas Uppal]] || Was not officially measured by Guinness. || 1986–2007
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} || 247&nbsp;cm ||8&nbsp;ft 1 in ||[[Sultan Kösen]] || The tallest living person since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records.<ref name="SultanKosen">http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/16/3279631-81-turk-takes-title-of-worlds-tallest-man</ref> ||1982–
|-
|{{flagicon|Ireland}} ||246&nbsp;cm || 8&nbsp;ft 1 in ||[[Patrick Cotter O'Brien]]<br />''Bristol Giant'', ''Irish Giant''|| Tallest person recorded at the time and the first in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet. Remains examined in 1972 and height verified.||1760–1806
|-
|{{flagicon|Mozambique}}|| 246&nbsp;cm||8&nbsp;ft 1 in ||[[Gabriel Estêvão Monjane]] || Guiness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990. He remains perhaps the tallest African recorded.||1944–1990
|-
|- bgcolor="E9B06B"
|{{flagicon|Germany}} ||246&nbsp;cm || 8&nbsp;ft ¾ in ||[[Julius Koch]]<br />''Le Geant Constantin''|| Probably never the world's tallest person due to his life coinciding with that of John Rogan. Skeleton preserved in the Museum of Natural History in [[Mons]], [[Belgium]].||1872–1902
|- bgcolor="E9B06B"
|{{flagicon|Libya}}|| 245&nbsp;cm|| 8&nbsp;ft ½ in||[[Suleiman Ali Nashnush]] || Libyan who may be the tallest basketball player.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} ||1943–1991
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} ||244&nbsp;cm || 8&nbsp;ft 0 in ||[[Anton de Franchepoinct]]<br />''Lange Anton''|| Lived during [[Thirty Years' War]]; skeleton later measured at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm).<ref>http://www.thetallestman.com/antondefranchepoinct.htm</ref><ref>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_lange_Anton</ref>||Unknown
|-
|- bgcolor="E9B06B"
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} || 242&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 11 in ||[[Gustaf Edman]] || Listed as the eleventh tallest in Guinness World Records.<ref>http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_Edman</ref>||1882–1912
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|China}} || 242&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 11 in ||[[Zhang Juncai]] || Tallest living [[China|Chinese]].||1983–
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}}|| 242&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 11 in || Suparwono || Tallest living Indonesian. Officially measured (lying down and in the standing position) by the [[Indonesian Record Museum]] (MURI) in December 2009.<ref><http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_461611.html</ref>|| 1985–
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
| {{flagicon|Russia}}|| 241&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 11 in || [[Alexander Sizonenko]] || [[Soviet Union]] basketball player.<ref name="klm-hannover.de">[http://www.klm-hannover.de/medien/z-980823.htm So lebt der längste Mensch der Welt, Jens Hartmann] {{de icon}}</ref> || 1959–
|-
|- bgcolor="E9B06B"
| {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}}|| 241&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 11 in || [[Felipe Birriel]]<br />''El Gigante de Carolina'' || Reached an age of 77, the oldest for anyone over 240&nbsp;cm. || 1916–1994
|-
| {{flagicon|Iceland}}|| 234&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 8 in || [[Jóhann Kristinn Pétursson]] || Was the tallest person in Iceland. || 1913–1984
|-
| {{flagicon|Croatia}}|| 238&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 10 in || [[Grgo Kusić]] || Tallest Croat ever. Tallest citizen of Austria-Hungary of his time.<ref>{{fr icon}} [http://www.afrv.ch/Page_18_infosaviez.htm Le saviez-vous?] Les gullivers de Dalmatie</ref> || 1892–1918
|-
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} ||237&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 9 in ||[[Rigardus Rijnhout]] || Tallest Dutchman, nicknamed 'Reus van [[Rotterdam]]' (Giant of Rotterdam) <ref>http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigardus_Rijnhout</ref>|| 1922–1959
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|China}} || 236&nbsp;cm||7&nbsp;ft 9&nbsp;in ||[[Bao Xishun]] || Considered the tallest living person by Guinness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Kösen.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6502203.stm World's tallest man gets married] 2007/03/28 BBC</ref>|| 1951–
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} ||236&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 9 in ||[[Angus MacAskill]] || The 1981 Guinness Book of World Records lists MacAskill as the tallest natural giant who ever lived, the strongest man who ever lived, and the man having the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man (80&nbsp;inches).<ref>[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/skye/angusmacaskill/index.html Giant Angus MacAskill Museum]</ref> ||1825–1863
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|China}} ||236&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 9 in ||[[Sun Ming-Ming]] || Chinese basketball player. Formerly second tallest living person.||1983–
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|Tunisia}} ||235&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 8¾ in ||[[Radhouane Charbib]] || Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until January 15, 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Ming Ming.<ref name=autogenerated1 />||1968–
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|North Korea}} ||235&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 8½ in ||[[Ri Myung Hun]] || Former basketball player with the North Korean national team. ||1967–
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada|1868}} || 251&nbsp;cm|| 7&nbsp;ft 8 in || [[Édouard Beaupré]] || Born in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada, he performed in various circuses and notably wrestled strongman [[Louis Cyr]]. ||1881–1904
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|USA}} ||234&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 8 in ||[[George Bell (basketball player)|George Bell]] || Former Tallest living American.<ref name="msn1">[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21677547/ MSNBC – 7-foot-8 deputy nation's tallest man]</ref>||1957–
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|Japan}} ||234&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 8 in ||[[Yasutaka Okayama]] || Tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history. ||1954–
|-
|{{flagicon|Austria}} || 234&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 8 in || [[Adam Rainer]] || Only person known to have been both a [[Dwarfism|dwarf]] and [[Gigantism|giant]]. He was 137&nbsp;cm (4&nbsp;ft 6 in) tall at age 18 and peaked at 234&nbsp;cm (7&nbsp;ft 8 in) when he died, having grown 96&nbsp;cm (38&nbsp;in) as an adult. || 1899–1950
|-
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|{{flagicon|UK}} || 234&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 8 in || [[Paul Sturgess]] || Tallest player ever to play college basketball in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/college+basketball+tallest+player+foot+from+England/2702747/story.html | work= The Vancouver Sun | title=U.S. college basketball's tallest player is 7-foot-8 and from England | date=March 19, 2010 | accessdate=Dec 7, 2010}}</ref>||1987-
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|UK}} ||233&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 7½ in ||[[Neil Fingleton]] || Was formerly tallest living person born in the UK.<ref name="thesun1">[http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007140078,00.html The Sun]</ref><ref name="telegram1">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/NEWS/702160734/0/FRONTPAGE|title=A high honor: Former Crusader is tallest man in U.K.|date=February 16, 2007|publisher=Telegram|author=Jennifer Toland}}</ref>||1980–
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|Somalia}} ||232&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 7⅓ in ||[[Hussain Bisad]] || Somali, considered to be one of the tallest living men.||1975–
|-
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} ||232&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 7¼ in ||[[Alam Channa]] || Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/125593.stm | work=BBC News | title=World's tallest man dies | date=July 3, 1998 | accessdate=May 8, 2010}}</ref>||1953–1998
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} ||231&nbsp;cm || 7&nbsp;ft 7 in ||[[Max Palmer]] || Actor and pro wrestler. Listed by Guinness World Records at 7&nbsp;ft 7 in, claimed 8&nbsp;ft 1 in. Film Bio - Killer Apes, Invaders From Mars.<ref>Reference Below GBWR '72-'73 etc.</ref>||1927–1984
|-
|{{flagicon|Sudan}} ||231&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 7 in ||[[Manute Bol]] || Tied for tallest in NBA history.||1962–2010
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|Romania}} ||231&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 7 in ||[[Gheorghe Mureşan]] || Tied for tallest in NBA history.||1971–
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|USA}} ||231&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 7 in ||[[Kenny George]] || Tallest [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] basketball player.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09asheville.html?_r=1&ref=ncaabasketball&oref=slogin|title=7 Feet 7 and 360 Pounds, With Bigger Feet Than Shaq’s|publisher=New York Times|author=ANNA KATHERINE CLEMMONS|date=January 9, 2008}}</ref>||1987–
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} || 229&nbsp;cm||7&nbsp;ft 6 in ||[[Jorge González (wrestler)|Jorge Gonzalez]] || Tallest wrestler in [[WWE]] history.||1966–2010
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|China}} ||229&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 6 in ||[[Yao Ming]] || Currently the tallest player in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]].||1980–
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|USA}} ||229&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 6 in ||[[Shawn Bradley]] || Former player in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], 1993-2005.||1972–
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} || 229&nbsp;cm||7&nbsp;ft 6 in ||[[Matthew McGrory]] || Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.<ref>[http://matthewmcgrory.com/ Matthew McGrory official site]</ref>||1973–2005
|}

==Female==
{| class= "wikitable sortable"
! align=left | Flag
! align=left | Metric
! align=left | Imperial
! style="width:15%;" align=left | Name
! align=left | Note
! align=left | Lifespan
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} || 248&nbsp;cm||8&nbsp;ft 1 ¾ in ||[[Zeng Jinlian]] || Confirmed by Guinness World Records as tallest female ever. Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height. Tallest person until her death in 1982 at age 17.||1964–1982
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} || 241&nbsp;cm||7&nbsp;ft 11 in ||[[Jane Bunford]] || Former world's tallest woman (until [[Zeng Jinlian]]) and possibly the world's tallest person at the time of her death in April 1922 at 7&nbsp;ft 7 in (231&nbsp;cm), but due to a curved spine she could not stand up straight. However, if her spine had normal curvature, she would have stood 7&nbsp;ft 11 in (241&nbsp;cm).<ref>[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=680&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=32&EXPAND=15 Birmingham.gov]</ref>||1895–1922
|-
|- bgcolor="D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|China}} || 234&nbsp;cm||7&nbsp;ft 8 in ||[[Yao Defen]] || Tallest living female at 7&nbsp;ft 8 in (234&nbsp;cm).<ref>[http://dailymotion.alice.it/relevance/search/tallest%2Bwoman/video/x64w5h_guinness-world-recors-tallest-woman_lifestyle measured at 233.3 cm] ''Ultimate Guinness World Records'' tv series</ref><ref>[http://www.tallwomen.org/tallest/ The Tallest Known Living Women], Retrieved 2008-08-13</ref> Recognized by Guinness World Records in 2010.<ref>[[Craig Glenday|Glenday, Craig]] (ed.) ''Guinness World Records 2011.'' Guinness World Records, 2010.</ref>||1972–
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} || 233.3&nbsp;cm||7&nbsp;ft 7 in ||[[Sandy Allen]] || Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, until her death on August 13, 2008.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402741,00.html World's Tallest Woman Dies at Age 53], 2008-08-13</ref>||1955–2008
|}

==Disputed and unverified claims==
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! bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Imperial
! style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Name
! bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Note
! bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Lifespan
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} ||282&nbsp;cm ||9&nbsp;ft 3 in || [[Feodor Machnow]]<br /> ''Russian Giant'' || Was measured at listed height but exaggerated height of 2.82m (9&nbsp;ft 3in) seems to have stemmed from wearing a large Russian fur hat. Height is not officially confirmed.||1878–1912
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} ||282&nbsp;cm ||9&nbsp;ft 3 in || [[John Middleton (giant)|John Middleton]]<br /> ''The Childe of Hale'' ||Written on his grave is ''Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton, the Childe of Hale, nine feet three.'' Height not officially confirmed. ||1578–1623
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| ||259&nbsp;cm ||8&nbsp;ft 6 in ||[[Maximinus Thrax]] || Emperor of Rome, first ever recorded person with gigantism. Height however may have been exaggerated. ||173–238
|-
|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} ||256&nbsp;cm ||8&nbsp;ft 5 in ||[[Leonid Stadnyk]] || Refuses to undergo independent testing under Guinness World Records rules, so his claim is not recognized. ||1971-
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|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} || 254&nbsp;cm||8&nbsp;ft 4 in ||[[Trijntje Keever]] || Tallest recorded woman. Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.<ref>Nederlands Algemeen Rijksarchief, Verslagen omtrent 's rijks oude Archieven, vol.11, 1890, p.153, [http://books.google.com/books?id=pOIBAAAAYAAJ&q=trijntje+keever&dq=trijntje+keever fragment via Google Books, digitized May 4, 2007 at the New York Public Library]</ref><ref>Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, vol.99, March 26, 1955, p.964, [http://books.google.com/books?id=bnIGAQAAIAAJ&q=trijntje+keever&dq=trijntje+keever fragment via Google Books, digitized Nov 26, 2008 at the University of California]</ref>|| 1616–1633
|-
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} || 254&nbsp;cm||8&nbsp;ft 4 in ||[[Ajaz Ahmed]] || Claims to be 8 feet 4&nbsp;inches, but this is unverified by Guinness World Records.
||1976-
|-
|{{flagicon|Finland}} ||247&nbsp;cm ||8&nbsp;ft 1.4 in ||[[Daniel Cajanus]] || Height not officially confirmed.<ref>Bondeson, Jan: The Two-Headed Boy and Other Medical Marvels. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2000.</ref> ||1703–1749
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} || 246.6&nbsp;cm||8&nbsp;ft 1.1 in ||[[Zhao Liang]] || Not confirmed by Guinness World Records. Basketball player until an injury in 2001, now a circus performer.<ref>http://news.aol.com/videos/video/main/chinas-tallest-man-hopeful/1086617657</ref>||1982–
|-
|{{flagicon|Finland}} ||246&nbsp;cm ||8&nbsp;ft 1 in ||[[Louis Moilanen]]<br /> ''Big Louie'' || Height not officially confirmed.<ref>[http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/mi/boston-demmon..html]</ref> ||1886–1913
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} || 244&nbsp;cm ||8&nbsp;ft 0 in || [[Zhan Shi Chai|Chang Woo Gow]] <br>[[:zh:詹世钗|詹世钗]] || Height not officially confirmed.<ref>[http://www.chia.chinesemuseum.com.au/biogs/CH00090b.htm Chinese-Australian Historical Images in Australia - Chang Woo Gow (Chang the Chinese Giant)]</ref><ref>[http://news.ifeng.com/history/1/renwu/200807/0725_2665_676268.shtml Ifeng - 揭秘：比姚明还高93厘米的清代第一巨人]</ref><ref>[http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-09/15/content_6725741.htm Xinhua - 詹世釵]</ref><ref>[http://pttreader.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post_2627.html PTT Reader - 清代第一巨人：詹世釵]</ref>
||1840s-1893
|-
| {{flagicon|Algeria}}|| 244&nbsp;cm ||8&nbsp;ft 0 in || [[Mounir Fourar]] || Height not officially confirmed.<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,219040,00.html</ref>|| 1972–
|-
| {{flagicon|Mongolia}}|| 236&nbsp;cm ||7&nbsp;ft 9 in|| [[Öndör Gongor]]<br />''Tall Gongor'' || Was measured by [[Roy Chapman Andrews]], but some other sources even give 2,45 m (8&nbsp;feet) || 1879–1931
|}

== Tallest in varied fields or endeavors ==
=== Tallest in varied sports ===

{{See also|List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history}}

[[File:YaoMingonoffense2.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Yao Ming at an NBA game]]
[[File:Aaron Sandilands and Lance Whitnall.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Aaron Sandilands and Lance Whitnall in an Australian Football League stadium]]
[[File:Zdeno Chara.jpg|160px|thumb|right|[[Zdeno Chara]], the tallest player in [[National Hockey League]] history.]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Flag
! Height
! Name
! Note
! Lifespan
|-
|{{flagicon|Turkey}}
| {{convert|247|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Sultan Kösen]]
| '''Tallest living person''' since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records, former basketball player.
| 1982–
|-
| {{flagicon|Libya}}
| {{convert|245|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Suleiman Ali Nashnush]]
| Libyan who was the tallest basketball player.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
| 1943–1991
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}}
| {{convert|239|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Alexander Sizonenko]]
| Tallest [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] basketball player. Has grown since this measurement was taken.<ref>http://www.thetallestman.com/alexandersizonenko.htm</ref>
| 1959–
|-
| {{flagicon|China}}
| {{convert|236|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Sun Ming Ming]]
| One of the tallest [[basketball]] players alive.
| 1983–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| {{convert|234|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Kenny George]]
| Believed to be tallest American basketball player.
| 1987–
|-
| {{flagicon|Sudan}}
| {{convert|231|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Manute Bol]]
| Sudanese professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in [[NBA|National Basketball Association (NBA)]] history.
| 1962–2010
|-
| {{flagicon|Romania}}
| {{convert|231|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Gheorghe Mureşan]]
| Retired Romanian professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in NBA history.
| 1971–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|Germany}}
| {{convert|229|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Shawn Bradley]]
| Tallest German-born basketball player at professional level. Played in the NBA.
| 1972–
|-
| {{flagicon|China}}
| {{convert|229|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/yao_ming/index.html | title=Yao Ming Info Page | work=[[National Basketball Association|NBA.com]] | publisher=NBA Media Ventures | accessdate=2008-11-21 }}</ref>
| [[Yao Ming]]
| Tallest NBA player since 2002.
| 1980–
|-
| {{flagicon|Argentina}}
| {{convert|229|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Jorge Gonzales]]
| Tallest professional WWE wrestler.
| 1966–2010
|-
| {{flagicon|Montenegro}}
| {{convert|226|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Slavko Vraneš]]
| Tallest Montenegrin basketball player at professional level. Played one game in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers.
| 1983–
|-
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| {{convert|225|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Maria Feliciana dos Santos]]
| Tallest female basketball player ever.<ref>http://www.thetallestman.com/mariafelicianadossantos.htm</ref>
| 1946–
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| {{convert|224|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Rik Smits]]
| Tallest Dutch basketball player. Played in the NBA.
| 1966–
|-
| {{flagicon|Iran}}
| {{convert|223|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Jaber Rouzbahani]]
| Tallest Iranian professional basketball player.
| 1986–
|-
| {{flagicon|Serbia}}
| {{convert|222|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Boban Marjanović]]
| Tallest Serbian professional basketball player.
| 1988–
|-
| {{flagicon|Tanzania}}
| {{convert|221|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Hasheem Thabeet]]
| Tallest Tanzanian professional basketball player. Plays in the NBA.
| 1987–
|-
| {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}}
| {{convert|221|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Peter John Ramos]]
| Tallest Professional Puerto Rican basketball player.
| 1985–
|-
| {{flagicon|Lithuania}}
| {{convert|221|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Arvydas Sabonis]]
| Lithuanian professional basketball player (retired).
| 1964–
|-
| {{flagicon|Lithuania}}
| {{convert|221|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Žydrūnas Ilgauskas]]
| Lithuanian professional basketball player.
| 1975–
|-
| {{flagicon|Iran}}
| {{convert|218|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Hamed Haddadi]]
| First Iranian NBA player.
| 1985–
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea}}
| {{convert|218|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Choi Hong-man]]
| Tallest [[Kickboxing|Kickboxer]] and Mixed Martial Artist.
| 1980–
|-
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| {{convert|218|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Giant Silva]]
| Tallest Brazilian [[Kickboxer]].
| 1963-
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| {{convert|218|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Loek van Mil]]
| Tallest baseball player.
| 1984–
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}}
| {{convert|218|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Margo Dydek|Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek]]
| Tallest female basketball player in the world.
| 1974–
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}}
| {{convert|216|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2009/Team_Roster.asp?Tourn=wl2009&Team=RUS|title=FIVB|publisher=Federation Internationale De Volleyball|accessdate=24 August 2010}}</ref>
| [[Aleksey Kazakov]]
| [[Russia]]n [[volleyball]] player.
| 1976–
|-
| {{flagicon|India}}
| {{convert|216|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Dalip Singh Rana]]
| Tallest current professional WWE wrestler.
| 1972–
|-
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}}
| {{convert|216|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Mohammad Irfan]]
| Tallest international cricketer in the world.
| 1982–
|-
| {{flagicon|Philippines}}
| {{convert|216|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[E.J. Feihl]]
| Tallest Filipino [[basketball]] player.
| 1970–
|-
| {{flagicon|Macedonia}}
| {{convert|216|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Predrag Samardžiski]]
| Tallest Macedonian [[basketball]] player.
| 1986–
|-
| {{flagicon|Estonia}}
| {{convert|215|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Viljar Veski]]
| Tallest Estonian [[basketball]] player.
| 1986-
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
| {{convert|213|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Richard Metcalfe]]
| Tallest [[Rugby union]] player in history.
| 1973–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| {{convert|213|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Richard Sligh]]
| Tallest American Football player in [[National Football League|NFL]] history.
| 1944–2008
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}}
| {{convert|213|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Nikolai Valuev]]
| Tallest title holder in Heavyweight Boxing.
| 1973–
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| {{convert|212|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Semmy Schilt]]
| Tallest Dutch Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist.
| 1973–
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| {{convert|212|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Stefan Struve]]
| Tallest UFC Fighter [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]].
| 1988-
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| {{convert|211|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Jon Rauch]]
| Tallest Baseball player in [[Major League Baseball]].
| 1978–
|-
| {{flagicon|Australia}}
| {{convert|211|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Aaron Sandilands]]
| The tallest player in the history of [[Australian Football League]].
| 1982–
|-
| {{flagicon|Australia}}
| {{convert|211|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Peter Street]]
| Same as Aaron Sandilands, the tallest player in the history of Australian Football League.
| 1980–
|-
| {{flagicon|England}}
| {{convert|209|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Will Jefferson]]
| Tallest First Class [[Cricket]] player.
| 1979–
|-
| {{flagicon|Croatia}}
| {{convert|208|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Ivo Karlović]]
| Tallest Tennis player on the [[ATP Tour]].
| 1979–
|-
| {{flagicon|Belgium}}
| {{convert|208|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news |first=Bart |last=Lagae |coauthors=Frank Luts |title=Kristof Van Hout: de grootste voetballer van de wereld |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=G4U22THAC |publisher=Het Nieuwsblad |date=14 November 2008 |accessdate=May 13, 2009 |language=Dutch}}</ref>
| [[Kristof Van Hout]]
| Tallest Association Football player
| 1987–
|-
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}}
| {{convert|206|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Zdeno Chára]]
| Tallest player in [[National Hockey League]] history.
| 1977–
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}}
| {{convert|206|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Nelly Alisheva]]
| Tallest female Volleyball Player.
| 1983–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| {{convert|206|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[John Isner]]
| Tallest American Tennis player on [[ATP Tour]].
| 1985–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| {{convert|204|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Matt Grevers]]
| Tallest Olympic Swimmer
| 1985–
|-
| {{flagicon|Belgium}}
| {{convert|203|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Dick Norman]]
| Tallest Belgium tennis player on [[ATP Tour]].
| 1971-
|-
| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}}
| {{convert|203|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Kotooshu Katsunori]]
| Currently tallest [[sumo wrestler]].
| 1983-
|-
| {{flagicon|Austria}}
| {{convert|202|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Stefan Maierhofer]]
| Tallest Austrian footballer.
| 1982-
|-
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
| {{convert|202|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Jan Koller]]
| Tallest Czech footballer.
| 1973-
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| {{convert|201|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Ingo Schultz]]
| Tallest [[sprint (race)|sprinter]].
| 1975–
|-
| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}}
| {{convert|201|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Velichko Cholakov]]
| Tallest Olympic weightlifter.
| 1982–
|-
| {{flagicon|England}}
| {{convert|201|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Peter Crouch]]
| Tallest English footballer
| 1981-
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| {{convert|197|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[George Archer]]
| Tallest golfer on the [[PGA Tour]].
| 1939–2005
|-
| {{flagicon|Croatia}}
| {{convert|193|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Blanka Vlašić]]
| Tallest Croatian female high jumper.
| 1983-
|-
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
| {{convert|191|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[Eva Hrdinová]]
| Tallest Tennis player on [[WTA Tour]].
| 1984–
|}

=== Tallest actors ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Flag
! Height
! Name
! Note
! Lifespan
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 229&nbsp;cm
| [[Matthew McGrory]]
| Tallest actor at 2.29&nbsp;m (7&nbsp;ft 6 in) when he died.<ref name="telegraph2005">
[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/13/db1302.xml Telegraph obituary]</ref>
| 1973–2005
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
| 221&nbsp;cm
| [[Peter Mayhew]]
| Tallest living English born Movie actor 2.21&nbsp;m (7&nbsp;ft 3 in).<ref>{{imdb-name|0562679|Peter Mayhew}}</ref>
| 1944–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 218&nbsp;cm
| [[Kevin Peter Hall]]
| Tallest American actor at (7&nbsp;ft 2 in) when he died.
| 1955–1991
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 217&nbsp;cm
| [[Richard Kiel]]
| Tallest living American actor at 2.17&nbsp;m (7&nbsp;ft 1.5 in).<ref>{{imdb-name|0001423|Richard Kiel}}</ref>
| 1939–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 215&nbsp;cm
| [[Lock Martin]]
| Tallest actor when he died at 2.15&nbsp;m (7&nbsp;ft 1 in). Some sources place him at 2.31 m<ref>{{imdb-name|0552696|Lock Martin}}
</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/story-of-the-scene-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-robert-wise-1951-823797.html The Independent]</ref>
| 1916–1959
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| 213&nbsp;cm
| [[Carel Struycken]]
| Tallest Dutch actor 2.13&nbsp;m (7&nbsp;ft).
| 1948–
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}}
| 206&nbsp;cm
| [[John DeSantis]]
| Tallest Canadian actor at 2.06&nbsp;m (6&nbsp;ft 9 in).
| ?–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 201&nbsp;cm
| [[James Cromwell]]
| Tallest [[Academy Award]] nominated actor at 2.01&nbsp;m (6&nbsp;ft 7 in).<ref name=austinchron>[http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid:410260 Austin Chronicle]</ref>
| 1940–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 196&nbsp;cm
| [[Tim Robbins]]
| Tallest Academy Award winning actor at 1.96&nbsp;m (6&nbsp;ft 5 in).<ref name=austinchron/>
| 1958–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 188&nbsp;cm
| [[Tamara Dobson]]
| Possibly the tallest actress to play a leading role.
| 1944–2006
|}

== Tallest people presently living in varied nations ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Flag
! Height
! Name
! Note
! Lifespan
|-
| {{flagicon|Turkey}}
| 247&nbsp;cm
| [[Sultan Kösen]]
| Tallest Turkish at 8&nbsp;ft 1 in (247&nbsp;cm).<ref name="SultanKosen" />
| 1982–
|-
| {{flagicon|China}}
| 244&nbsp;cm
| [[Zhang Juncai]]
| Tallest Chinese at 8&nbsp;ft 0 in (244&nbsp;cm).
| 1983–
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}}
| 241&nbsp;cm
| [[Alexander Sizonenko]]
| [[Soviet Union]] basketball player. One of the tallest basketball players alive, the tallest Russian alive at 7&nbsp;ft 11 in (241&nbsp;cm).
| 1959–
|-
| {{flagicon|China}}
| 236&nbsp;cm
| [[Bao Xishun]]
| Former tallest man recognized by [[Guiness World Record]] at 7&nbsp;ft 9 in (236&nbsp;cm).
| 1951–
|-
| {{flagicon|China}}
| 236&nbsp;cm
| [[Sun Mingming]]
| Former second tallest man at 7&nbsp;ft 9 in (236&nbsp;cm).
| 1983–
|-
| {{flagicon|North Korea}}
| 235&nbsp;cm
| [[Ri Myung Hun]]
| Tallest North Korean at 7&nbsp;ft 9 in (235&nbsp;cm).
| 1967–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 234&nbsp;cm
| [[George Bell (basketball player)|George Bell]]
| Tallest American at 7&nbsp;ft 8 in (234&nbsp;cm).<ref name="msn1"/>
| 1957–
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| 234&nbsp;cm
| [[Yasutaka Okayama]]
| Tallest Japanese at 7&nbsp;ft 8 in (234&nbsp;cm).
| 1954–
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
| 233&nbsp;cm
| [[Neil Fingleton]]
| Tallest person born in UK at 7&nbsp;ft 7½ in (233&nbsp;cm).<ref name="thesun1"/><ref name="telegram1"/>
| 1980–
|-
| {{flagicon|Romania}}
| 231&nbsp;cm
| [[Gheorghe Mureşan]]
| Tallest Romanian at 7&nbsp;ft 7 in (231&nbsp;cm).
| 1971–
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}}
| 226&nbsp;cm
| [[Jerry Sokoloski]]
| Tallest Canadian at 7&nbsp;ft 5 in (226&nbsp;cm).
| 1983–
|-
| {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}}
| 220&nbsp;cm
| [[Peter John Ramos]]
| Tallest Puertorican at 7&nbsp;ft 3 in (220&nbsp;cm).
| 1985–
|-
| {{flagicon|Nepal}}
| 216&nbsp;cm
| Urmila Kumari Chaudhari
| Possibly the tallest [[Nepali people|Nepalese]] woman at 7&nbsp;ft 1 in (216&nbsp;cm).<ref>[http://gts-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/tallest-girl-in-nepal.html Tallest girl in Nepal]</ref>
| 1991–
|}

== See also ==
* [[Giant (mythology)]]
* [[Gigantism]]
* [[Goliath]]
* [[List of people with gigantism]]
* [[List of shortest people]]
* [[List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.freewebs.com/nbagiants/ Tallest NBA players: Bol, Muresan, Bradley, Yao]
* [http://www.tallpeople.org Tallpeople]
* [http://www.celebheights.com CelebHeights]
* [http://www.intelligentmag.com/biggest-woman-in-the-world/ Sandy Allen]
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/over210.asp Eurobasket's top 50 tallest basketball players]
* [http://www.tall.org Tall Clubs International]

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This is a list of the tallest people, living and dead, in the world.

Male

  Deceased   Living   Disputed

Flag Metric Imperial Name Note Lifespan
United States 272 cm 8 ft 11.1 in Robert Wadlow Confirmed tallest male and person by Guinness World Records.[1] 1918–1940
United States 262 cm 8 ft 8 in John Rogan Second tallest male in recorded history. 1868–1905
United States 264 cm 8 ft 7¾ in John F. Carroll 8 ft 0 in (244 cm) standing height, 8 ft 7¾ in (264 cm) assuming normal spinal curvature 1932–1969
Finland 251 cm 8 ft 3 in Vaino Myllyrinne Recognized as the tallest living person from 1940 to his death in 1963. Said to have been 251 cm in his thirties. 1909–1963
United States 249 cm 8 ft 2 in Don Koehler Tallest in world for most of 1970s. Had twin sister who was 175 cm (5 ft 9) tall 1925–1981
United States 249 cm 8 ft 2 in Bernard Coyne Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August his height as 8 feet, although he had reached a height of 8 feet 2 inches (2.49 m) by the time of his death. 1897–1921
India 249 cm 8 ft 2 in Vikas Uppal Was not officially measured by Guinness. 1986–2007
Turkey 247 cm 8 ft 1 in Sultan Kösen The tallest living person since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records.[2] 1982–
Republic of Ireland 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Patrick Cotter O'Brien
Bristol Giant, Irish Giant		 Tallest person recorded at the time and the first in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet. Remains examined in 1972 and height verified. 1760–1806
Mozambique 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Gabriel Estêvão Monjane Guiness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990. He remains perhaps the tallest African recorded. 1944–1990
Germany 246 cm 8 ft ¾ in Julius Koch
Le Geant Constantin		 Probably never the world's tallest person due to his life coinciding with that of John Rogan. Skeleton preserved in the Museum of Natural History in Mons, Belgium. 1872–1902
Libya 245 cm 8 ft ½ in Suleiman Ali Nashnush Libyan who may be the tallest basketball player.[citation needed] 1943–1991
Germany 244 cm 8 ft 0 in Anton de Franchepoinct
Lange Anton		 Lived during Thirty Years' War; skeleton later measured at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm).[3][4] Unknown
Sweden 242 cm 7 ft 11 in Gustaf Edman Listed as the eleventh tallest in Guinness World Records.[5] 1882–1912
China 242 cm 7 ft 11 in Zhang Juncai Tallest living Chinese. 1983–
Indonesia 242 cm 7 ft 11 in Suparwono Tallest living Indonesian. Officially measured (lying down and in the standing position) by the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in December 2009.[6] 1985–
Russia 241 cm 7 ft 11 in Alexander Sizonenko Soviet Union basketball player.[7] 1959–
Puerto Rico 241 cm 7 ft 11 in Felipe Birriel
El Gigante de Carolina		 Reached an age of 77, the oldest for anyone over 240 cm. 1916–1994
Iceland 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Jóhann Kristinn Pétursson Was the tallest person in Iceland. 1913–1984
Croatia 238 cm 7 ft 10 in Grgo Kusić Tallest Croat ever. Tallest citizen of Austria-Hungary of his time.[8] 1892–1918
Netherlands 237 cm 7 ft 9 in Rigardus Rijnhout Tallest Dutchman, nicknamed 'Reus van Rotterdam' (Giant of Rotterdam) [9] 1922–1959
China 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Bao Xishun Considered the tallest living person by Guinness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Kösen.[10] 1951–
United Kingdom 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Angus MacAskill The 1981 Guinness Book of World Records lists MacAskill as the tallest natural giant who ever lived, the strongest man who ever lived, and the man having the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man (80 inches).[11] 1825–1863
China 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Sun Ming-Ming Chinese basketball player. Formerly second tallest living person. 1983–
Tunisia 235 cm 7 ft 8¾ in Radhouane Charbib Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until January 15, 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Ming Ming.[10] 1968–
North Korea 235 cm 7 ft 8½ in Ri Myung Hun Former basketball player with the North Korean national team. 1967–
Canada 251 cm 7 ft 8 in Édouard Beaupré Born in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada, he performed in various circuses and notably wrestled strongman Louis Cyr. 1881–1904
United States 234 cm 7 ft 8 in George Bell Former Tallest living American.[12] 1957–
Japan 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Yasutaka Okayama Tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history. 1954–
Austria 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Adam Rainer Only person known to have been both a dwarf and giant. He was 137 cm (4 ft 6 in) tall at age 18 and peaked at 234 cm (7 ft 8 in) when he died, having grown 96 cm (38 in) as an adult. 1899–1950
United Kingdom 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Paul Sturgess Tallest player ever to play college basketball in the U.S.[13] 1987-
United Kingdom 233 cm 7 ft 7½ in Neil Fingleton Was formerly tallest living person born in the UK.[14][15] 1980–
Somalia 232 cm 7 ft 7⅓ in Hussain Bisad Somali, considered to be one of the tallest living men. 1975–
Pakistan 232 cm 7 ft 7¼ in Alam Channa Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.[16] 1953–1998
United States 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Max Palmer Actor and pro wrestler. Listed by Guinness World Records at 7 ft 7 in, claimed 8 ft 1 in. Film Bio - Killer Apes, Invaders From Mars.[17] 1927–1984
Sudan 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Manute Bol Tied for tallest in NBA history. 1962–2010
Romania 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Gheorghe Mureşan Tied for tallest in NBA history. 1971–
United States 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Kenny George Tallest Division I basketball player.[18] 1987–
Argentina 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Jorge Gonzalez Tallest wrestler in WWE history. 1966–2010
China 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Yao Ming Currently the tallest player in the NBA. 1980–
United States 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Shawn Bradley Former player in the NBA, 1993-2005. 1972–
United States 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Matthew McGrory Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[19] 1973–2005

Female

Flag Metric Imperial Name Note Lifespan
China 248 cm 8 ft 1 ¾ in Zeng Jinlian Confirmed by Guinness World Records as tallest female ever. Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height. Tallest person until her death in 1982 at age 17. 1964–1982
United Kingdom 241 cm 7 ft 11 in Jane Bunford Former world's tallest woman (until Zeng Jinlian) and possibly the world's tallest person at the time of her death in April 1922 at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm), but due to a curved spine she could not stand up straight. However, if her spine had normal curvature, she would have stood 7 ft 11 in (241 cm).[20] 1895–1922
China 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Yao Defen Tallest living female at 7 ft 8 in (234 cm).[21][22] Recognized by Guinness World Records in 2010.[23] 1972–
United States 233.3 cm 7 ft 7 in Sandy Allen Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, until her death on August 13, 2008.[24] 1955–2008

Disputed and unverified claims

Flag Metric Imperial Name Note Lifespan
Russia 282 cm 9 ft 3 in Feodor Machnow
Russian Giant		 Was measured at listed height but exaggerated height of 2.82m (9 ft 3in) seems to have stemmed from wearing a large Russian fur hat. Height is not officially confirmed. 1878–1912
England 282 cm 9 ft 3 in John Middleton
The Childe of Hale		 Written on his grave is Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton, the Childe of Hale, nine feet three. Height not officially confirmed. 1578–1623
259 cm 8 ft 6 in Maximinus Thrax Emperor of Rome, first ever recorded person with gigantism. Height however may have been exaggerated. 173–238
Ukraine 256 cm 8 ft 5 in Leonid Stadnyk Refuses to undergo independent testing under Guinness World Records rules, so his claim is not recognized. 1971-
Netherlands 254 cm 8 ft 4 in Trijntje Keever Tallest recorded woman. Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.[25][26] 1616–1633
Pakistan 254 cm 8 ft 4 in Ajaz Ahmed Claims to be 8 feet 4 inches, but this is unverified by Guinness World Records. 1976-
Finland 247 cm 8 ft 1.4 in Daniel Cajanus Height not officially confirmed.[27] 1703–1749
China 246.6 cm 8 ft 1.1 in Zhao Liang Not confirmed by Guinness World Records. Basketball player until an injury in 2001, now a circus performer.[28] 1982–
Finland 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Louis Moilanen
Big Louie		 Height not officially confirmed.[29] 1886–1913
China 244 cm 8 ft 0 in Chang Woo Gow
詹世钗		 Height not officially confirmed.[30][31][32][33] 1840s-1893
Algeria 244 cm 8 ft 0 in Mounir Fourar Height not officially confirmed.[34] 1972–
Mongolia 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Öndör Gongor
Tall Gongor		 Was measured by Roy Chapman Andrews, but some other sources even give 2,45 m (8 feet) 1879–1931

Tallest in varied fields or endeavors

Tallest in varied sports

See also: List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history
Yao Ming at an NBA game
Aaron Sandilands and Lance Whitnall in an Australian Football League stadium
Zdeno Chara, the tallest player in National Hockey League history.
Flag Height Name Note Lifespan
Turkey 247 cm (8 ft 1 in) Sultan Kösen Tallest living person since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records, former basketball player. 1982–
Libya 245 cm (8 ft 0 in) Suleiman Ali Nashnush Libyan who was the tallest basketball player.[citation needed] 1943–1991
Russia 239 cm (7 ft 10 in) Alexander Sizonenko Tallest Soviet basketball player. Has grown since this measurement was taken.[35] 1959–
China 236 cm (7 ft 9 in) Sun Ming Ming One of the tallest basketball players alive. 1983–
United States 234 cm (7 ft 8 in) Kenny George Believed to be tallest American basketball player. 1987–
Sudan 231 cm (7 ft 7 in) Manute Bol Sudanese professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. 1962–2010
Romania 231 cm (7 ft 7 in) Gheorghe Mureşan Retired Romanian professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in NBA history. 1971–
United States Germany 229 cm (7 ft 6 in) Shawn Bradley Tallest German-born basketball player at professional level. Played in the NBA. 1972–
China 229 cm (7 ft 6 in)[36] Yao Ming Tallest NBA player since 2002. 1980–
Argentina 229 cm (7 ft 6 in) Jorge Gonzales Tallest professional WWE wrestler. 1966–2010
Montenegro 226 cm (7 ft 5 in) Slavko Vraneš Tallest Montenegrin basketball player at professional level. Played one game in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers. 1983–
Brazil 225 cm (7 ft 5 in) Maria Feliciana dos Santos Tallest female basketball player ever.[37] 1946–
Netherlands 224 cm (7 ft 4 in) Rik Smits Tallest Dutch basketball player. Played in the NBA. 1966–
Iran 223 cm (7 ft 4 in) Jaber Rouzbahani Tallest Iranian professional basketball player. 1986–
Serbia 222 cm (7 ft 3 in) Boban Marjanović Tallest Serbian professional basketball player. 1988–
Tanzania 221 cm (7 ft 3 in) Hasheem Thabeet Tallest Tanzanian professional basketball player. Plays in the NBA. 1987–
Puerto Rico 221 cm (7 ft 3 in) Peter John Ramos Tallest Professional Puerto Rican basketball player. 1985–
Lithuania 221 cm (7 ft 3 in) Arvydas Sabonis Lithuanian professional basketball player (retired). 1964–
Lithuania 221 cm (7 ft 3 in) Žydrūnas Ilgauskas Lithuanian professional basketball player. 1975–
Iran 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) Hamed Haddadi First Iranian NBA player. 1985–
South Korea 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) Choi Hong-man Tallest Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist. 1980–
Brazil 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) Giant Silva Tallest Brazilian Kickboxer. 1963-
Netherlands 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) Loek van Mil Tallest baseball player. 1984–
Poland 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek Tallest female basketball player in the world. 1974–
Russia 216 cm (7 ft 1 in)[38] Aleksey Kazakov Russian volleyball player. 1976–
India 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) Dalip Singh Rana Tallest current professional WWE wrestler. 1972–
Pakistan 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) Mohammad Irfan Tallest international cricketer in the world. 1982–
Philippines 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) E.J. Feihl Tallest Filipino basketball player. 1970–
North Macedonia 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) Predrag Samardžiski Tallest Macedonian basketball player. 1986–
Estonia 215 cm (7 ft 1 in) Viljar Veski Tallest Estonian basketball player. 1986-
United Kingdom 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) Richard Metcalfe Tallest Rugby union player in history. 1973–
United States 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) Richard Sligh Tallest American Football player in NFL history. 1944–2008
Russia 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) Nikolai Valuev Tallest title holder in Heavyweight Boxing. 1973–
Netherlands 212 cm (6 ft 11 in) Semmy Schilt Tallest Dutch Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist. 1973–
Netherlands 212 cm (6 ft 11 in) Stefan Struve Tallest UFC Fighter Ultimate Fighting Championship. 1988-
United States 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Jon Rauch Tallest Baseball player in Major League Baseball. 1978–
Australia 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Aaron Sandilands The tallest player in the history of Australian Football League. 1982–
Australia 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Peter Street Same as Aaron Sandilands, the tallest player in the history of Australian Football League. 1980–
England 209 cm (6 ft 10 in) Will Jefferson Tallest First Class Cricket player. 1979–
Croatia 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) Ivo Karlović Tallest Tennis player on the ATP Tour. 1979–
Belgium 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)[39] Kristof Van Hout Tallest Association Football player 1987–
Slovakia 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) Zdeno Chára Tallest player in National Hockey League history. 1977–
Russia 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) Nelly Alisheva Tallest female Volleyball Player. 1983–
United States 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) John Isner Tallest American Tennis player on ATP Tour. 1985–
United States 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) Matt Grevers Tallest Olympic Swimmer 1985–
Belgium 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) Dick Norman Tallest Belgium tennis player on ATP Tour. 1971-
Bulgaria 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) Kotooshu Katsunori Currently tallest sumo wrestler. 1983-
Austria 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) Stefan Maierhofer Tallest Austrian footballer. 1982-
Czech Republic 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) Jan Koller Tallest Czech footballer. 1973-
Germany 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) Ingo Schultz Tallest sprinter. 1975–
Bulgaria 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) Velichko Cholakov Tallest Olympic weightlifter. 1982–
England 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) Peter Crouch Tallest English footballer 1981-
United States 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) George Archer Tallest golfer on the PGA Tour. 1939–2005
Croatia 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Blanka Vlašić Tallest Croatian female high jumper. 1983-
Czech Republic 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) Eva Hrdinová Tallest Tennis player on WTA Tour. 1984–

Tallest actors

Flag Height Name Note Lifespan
United States 229 cm Matthew McGrory Tallest actor at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) when he died.[40] 1973–2005
United Kingdom 221 cm Peter Mayhew Tallest living English born Movie actor 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in).[41] 1944–
United States 218 cm Kevin Peter Hall Tallest American actor at (7 ft 2 in) when he died. 1955–1991
United States 217 cm Richard Kiel Tallest living American actor at 2.17 m (7 ft 1.5 in).[42] 1939–
United States 215 cm Lock Martin Tallest actor when he died at 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in). Some sources place him at 2.31 m[43][44] 1916–1959
Netherlands 213 cm Carel Struycken Tallest Dutch actor 2.13 m (7 ft). 1948–
Canada 206 cm John DeSantis Tallest Canadian actor at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in). ?–
United States 201 cm James Cromwell Tallest Academy Award nominated actor at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in).[45] 1940–
United States 196 cm Tim Robbins Tallest Academy Award winning actor at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in).[45] 1958–
United States 188 cm Tamara Dobson Possibly the tallest actress to play a leading role. 1944–2006

Tallest people presently living in varied nations

Flag Height Name Note Lifespan
Turkey 247 cm Sultan Kösen Tallest Turkish at 8 ft 1 in (247 cm).[2] 1982–
China 244 cm Zhang Juncai Tallest Chinese at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm). 1983–
Russia 241 cm Alexander Sizonenko Soviet Union basketball player. One of the tallest basketball players alive, the tallest Russian alive at 7 ft 11 in (241 cm). 1959–
China 236 cm Bao Xishun Former tallest man recognized by Guiness World Record at 7 ft 9 in (236 cm). 1951–
China 236 cm Sun Mingming Former second tallest man at 7 ft 9 in (236 cm). 1983–
North Korea 235 cm Ri Myung Hun Tallest North Korean at 7 ft 9 in (235 cm). 1967–
United States 234 cm George Bell Tallest American at 7 ft 8 in (234 cm).[12] 1957–
Japan 234 cm Yasutaka Okayama Tallest Japanese at 7 ft 8 in (234 cm). 1954–
United Kingdom 233 cm Neil Fingleton Tallest person born in UK at 7 ft 7½ in (233 cm).[14][15] 1980–
Romania 231 cm Gheorghe Mureşan Tallest Romanian at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm). 1971–
Canada 226 cm Jerry Sokoloski Tallest Canadian at 7 ft 5 in (226 cm). 1983–
Puerto Rico 220 cm Peter John Ramos Tallest Puertorican at 7 ft 3 in (220 cm). 1985–
Nepal 216 cm Urmila Kumari Chaudhari Possibly the tallest Nepalese woman at 7 ft 1 in (216 cm).[46] 1991–

See also

References

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  42. ^ Richard Kiel at IMDb
  43. ^ Lock Martin at IMDb
  44. ^ The Independent
  45. ^ a b Austin Chronicle
  46. ^ Tallest girl in Nepal

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