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=== Tallest ever ===
=== Tallest ever ===
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Robert Wadlow]] (1918 – 1940), American (US): 9 ft (274 cm) Recorded tallest person ever.
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Robert Wadlow]] (1918 – 1940), American (US): 8 ft 11.1 (272 cm) Recorded tallest person ever.
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Zeng Jinlian]] (1964 – 1982), Chinese: 8 ft 1¾ in (248 cm) Tallest woman ever.
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Zeng Jinlian]] (1964 – 1982), Chinese: 8 ft 1¾ in (248 cm) Tallest woman ever.



Revision as of 21:02, 31 December 2007

This is a list of people who have been described or claimed as "tallest" in their lifetime or profession.

People over eight feet tall (244 cm)

Tallest ever

  • United States Robert Wadlow (1918 – 1940), American (US): 8 ft 11.1 (272 cm) Recorded tallest person ever.
  • China Zeng Jinlian (1964 – 1982), Chinese: 8 ft 1¾ in (248 cm) Tallest woman ever.

Alphabetical list of others over eight feet tall

  • United States John F. Carroll (1932-1969), American (US) who stood 244 centimeters tall because of spinal curvature, full height 264 centimeters.
  • United States Bernard Coyne (1897 - 1921), American (US): 8 feet 4 inches (249 cm)
  • Germany Julius Koch (1872 - 1902), German: 8 feet 0.8 inches (245.9 centimeters)
  • United States Don Koehler (1925 - 1981), American (US): Peak height 8 feet 2 inches (249 cm)
  • Mozambique Gabriel Estêvão Monjane (1944 – 1990), Mozambican: 8 foot ¾ inch (245.8 centimeters)
  • Finland Väinö Myllyrinne (1909 - 1963), Finnish: 8 feet 1.2 inches: (247 centimeters)
  • Libya Suleiman Ali Nashnush (1943 - 1991), Libyan: 8'0½" (245 cm)
  • Republic of Ireland Patrick Cotter O'Brien (1760 - 1806), Irish: 8 feet 1 inches (246 cm.) - First person verified to be over 8 foot, 246 cm., tall.
  • United States John Rogan (1868-1905), American (US): 8 ft 9 in (267cm)
  • Ukraine Leonid Stadnyk (born 1971), Ukrainian: 8 ft 6 in (259 cm) - The tallest living person

People deemed tallest living

Tallest living (current)

Claimants for tallest living

Formerly tallest living

Tallest in varied fields or endeavors

Tallest in varied sports

Tallest actors

Tallest living in varied nations

See also

References