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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–
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|{{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
|-
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|- 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
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| {{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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