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This article is about the tallest verified individuals. For the tallest nationalities, see List of average human height worldwide.
"Tall men" redirects here. For other uses, see The Tall Men.

This is a list of the tallest people to be measured and verified, living and dead.

Men

  Living   Deceased   Height disputed

Country Metric Imperial Name Note Lifespan
(age at death)
United States United States 272 cm 8 ft 11.1 in Robert Wadlow Tallest human in recorded history confirmed by Guinness World Records.[1] 1918–1940 (22)
United States United States 267 cm 8 ft 9 in John Rogan Second tallest male in recorded history. Weighed only 92.5 kg (204 lb). Unable to stand due to ankylosis. 1868–1905 (37)
United States United States 263.5 cm 8 ft 7¾in John F. Carroll 244 cm (8 ft 0 in) standing height, 264 cm (8 ft 7¾ in) assuming normal spinal curvature. 1932–1969 (37)
Ukraine Ukraine 257 cm 8 ft 5 in Leonid Stadnyk Not officially recognized by Guinness World Records because he refused to be measured according to their standards.[2] 1970–2014 (44)
Finland Finland 251.4 cm 8 ft 3 in Väinö Myllyrinne Recognized as the tallest living person from 1940 to his death in 1963. Measured 251.4 cm tall at his peak. 1909–1963 (54)
Canada Canada 251 cm 8 ft 3 in Édouard Beaupré Tallest strongman as well as tallest wrestler in history. His death certificate described him as being 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) tall and still growing. 1881–1904 (23)
Turkey Turkey 251 cm 8 ft 2.8 in[3] Sultan Kösen The tallest living person since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records.[4] He has 36.5-cm-long (1 ft 2 in) feet—the second-longest feet for a living person and 27.5cm-long (11.2 in) hands—the longest for a living person.[5] 1982–
Bangladesh Bangladesh 249 cm 8 ft 2 in Jinnat Ali Has not yet been measured by Guinness. Tallest person in Bangladesh. [6] 1996–
India India 249 cm 8 ft 2 in Vikas Uppal Was not officially measured by Guinness. 1986–2007 (21)
United States United States 249 cm 8 ft 2 in Don Koehler Tallest in world for most of the 1970s. 1925–1981 (56)
United States 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 (249 cm) by the time of his death. Possibly reached up to 8 ft 4 in (254 cm). 1897–1921 (23)
Republic of Ireland Ireland 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Patrick Cotter O'Brien Tallest person recorded at the time and the first in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet (244 cm). Remains examined in 1972 and height verified. 1760–1806 (46)
Morocco Morocco 246 cm 8 ft 1 in[7] Brahim Takioullah Possesses the world's largest feet at 1 ft 3 in (38 cm).[8] 1982–
Iran Iran 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Morteza Mehrzad Tallest man in Iran.[9] Gold medalist of Iran sitting volleyball national team in Summer Paralympic games Rio 2016 1987–
Germany Germany 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Julius Koch 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 (30)
Mozambique Mozambique 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Gabriel Estêvão Monjane Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990. 1944–1990 (46)
India India 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Dharmendra Pratap Singh Tallest living Indian person.[10] 1983–
Libya Libya 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Suleiman Ali Nashnush Libyan who was the tallest basketball player in the world.[citation needed] 1943–1991 (47)
France France 245 cm 8 ft ½ in Jean-Joseph Brice Known as "Le Géant des Vosges", Ramonchamp, France; his exact height was controversial.[11] 1835–?
Germany Germany 244 cm 8 ft 0 in Anton de Franckenpoint (Langer Anton) Lived during Thirty Years' War; skeleton later measured at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm).[12][13] fl. 16th century
China China 242 cm 7 ft 11¼ in Zhang Juncai Tallest living Chinese person. 1966–
Indonesia Indonesia 242 cm 7 ft 11¼ in Suparwono Was the tallest man in Southeast Asia, and he was the Tallest Indonesian claimed to be 8 ft 10.5 in. Officially measured (lying down and in the standing position) by the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in December 2009.[14] 1985–2012 (26)
Netherlands Netherlands 242 cm 7 ft 11¼ in Albert Johan Kramer Tallest man in the Netherlands; His brother-in-law was suffering from dwarfism and did not exceed 69 cm (27.16 in). Together they formed a variety act, with performances around the world.[15] 1897–1976 (79)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 241 cm 7 ft 11 in Felipe Birriel Tallest Puerto Rican recorded. 1916–1994 (78)
India India 241 cm 7 ft 11 in Asadulla Khan Tallest man in India.[16] 1988–
Soviet Union 240 cm 7 ft 10 in Alexander Sizonenko Soviet Union basketball player.[17] 1959–2012 (53)
Egypt Egypt 240 cm 7 ft 10 in Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi He was billed as 10 ft in his life.[18] 1909–1941 (32)
Belarus Belarus 239 cm 7 ft 10 in Feodor Machnow Billed as 9 ft 3 in his life. 1878–1912 (34)
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary 238 cm 7 ft 10 in Grgo Kusić Tallest Croat recorded. Tallest citizen of Austria-Hungary of his time.[19] 1892–1918 (26)
Pakistan Pakistan 238 cm 7 ft 10 in Naseer Soomro Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan.[20][21] 1975–
Netherlands Netherlands 238 cm 7 ft 10 in Rigardus Rijnhout Second tallest man in the Netherlands; he was known as the giant of Rotterdam. Early June 2011, a life-size statue of Rijnhout was unveiled in the Oude Westen district in Rotterdam.[22] 1922–1959 (36)
Japan Japan 237 cm 7 ft 9.3 in Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka Tallest man in Japan; no color images of him exist even though he died in the 1960s.[23] 1930–1962 (32)
Mongolia Mongolia 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Öndör Gongor Very tall man in early-20th-century Mongolia. Some other sources even give 245 cm (8 feet) 1880/85 – 1925/30
United States United States 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Louis Moilanen Tallest person in Michigan history and one of the tallest men in the world during his lifetime. He may have been 8 ft 1 in tall.[24] 1885–1913 (28)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Angus MacAskill Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition). Tallest Scottish or British man recorded. 1825–1863 (38)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Frederick Kempster Tall Englishman, height disputed between 7 ft 8.5in and 8 ft 4.5in[25] 1889–1918 (29)
United States United States 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Martin Van Buren Bates Known as the Kentucky Giant or The Giant of the Hills.[26] He and Anna Haining Bates were the tallest married couple.[27] 1837–1919 (81)
China 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.[28] 1951–
China China 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Sun Mingming Chinese basketball player. Formerly second-tallest living person. 1983–
Tunisia Tunisia 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Radhouane Charbib Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until January 15, 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Mingming.[29] 1968–
Germany Germany 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Walter Straub Tallest man in Germany while he was alive.[30] 1925–1986 (61)
Algeria Algeria 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Rachid Bara Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive.[31] 1974–2009 (35)
Soviet Union 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Uvais Akhtaev Soviet/Chechen basketball player in 1940-50's[32] 1930–1978 (48)
Brazil Brazil 235 cm 7 ft 8½ in Rafael França do Nascimento Tallest man in Brazil.[33] 1987–
Russia Russia 235 cm 7 ft 8½ in Nikolai Pankratov Tallest man in Russia.[34] 1990–
North Korea North Korea 235 cm 7 ft 8½ in Ri Myung Hun Former basketball player with the North Korean national team. 1967–
United States United States
Ukraine Ukraine		 235 cm 7 ft 8⅓ in Igor Vovkovinskiy Currently the tallest person living in the United States. Originally from Ukraine, moved to Rochester, Minnesota to be treated at the Mayo Clinic. Most recently has been acting in commercials and movies.[35] Became well known by wearing a T-shirt that read "Obama's Biggest Supporter". Took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, as one of the performers on the stage representing Ukraine. 1982–
United States United States 235 cm 7 ft 8 in Broc Brown Former tallest teenager in the United States.[36] 1998-
United States United States 235 cm 7 ft 8 in Cecil Boling Was 7'8" but shrank to 7'0" since his legs were replaced with artificial legs 8.5" shorter.[37] 1920–2000 (79)
United States United States 235 cm 7 ft 8 in Brenden Adams Former tallest teenager in the world. 1995–
India India 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Polipaka Gattaiah Tallest Indian.[38] 1975–2015 (40)
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Abdramane Dembele Tallest man in Ivory Coast.[39] 1985–
United States United States 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Bob Wegner Professional Basketball Player [40] 1993–
United States United States 234 cm 7 ft 8 in George Bell Former Tallest living American.[41] 1957–
Fiji Fiji 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Kaliova Seleiwau Tallest living Fijian.[42] 1981–
Austria Austria 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Adam Rainer Only person known to have been both a dwarf and giant. He was 118 cm (3 ft 10 in) tall at age 21 and peaked at 234 cm (7 ft 8 in) when he died, having doubled his height as an adult. 1899–1950 (51)
Pakistan Pakistan 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Alam Channa Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.[43] 1953–1998 (46)
Iceland Iceland 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Jóhann K. Pétursson Was the tallest person in Iceland. 1913–1984 (71)
Japan Japan 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Yasutaka Okayama Tallest living Japanese. Tallest basketball player drafted in NBA history.[44][45][46][47] 1954–
Austria-Hungary 233.7 cm 7 ft 8 in Franz Winkelmeier One of the tallest people in his time.[48] 1860–1887 (27)
Spain Spain 233.5 cm 7 ft 8 in Miguel Joaquín de Eleicegui Tallest man recorded in Spain.[49] 1818–1861 (43)
Spain Spain 233 cm 7 ft 7.7 in Jaime Clemente Izquierdo Spain's tallest man in his lifetime.[50] 1961–2005 (44)
Spain Spain 233 cm 7 ft 7½ in Agustín Luengo Capilla Circus performer. Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.[51] 1849–1875 (26)
United States United States 232 cm 7 ft 7½ in Jack Earle Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich. American silent film actor and sideshow performer. 1906–1952 (46)
Somalia Somalia 233 cm 7 ft 7.4 in Hussain Bisad Somalia, considered to be one of the tallest living men. 1975–
United Kingdom United Kingdom 233 cm 7 ft 7.4 in Neil Fingleton Tallest NCAA Division I basketball player. Known for his role Mag the Mighty in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[52][53] 1980–2017 (36)
China China 233 cm 7 ft 7 in Wang Feng-Jun Asia's tallest man in 2004.[54] 1976–2015 (39)
Argentina Argentina 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Jorge González Tallest wrestler in WWE history. 1966–2010 (44)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 231 cm 7 ft 7.26 in Paul Sturgess Tied for the tallest player to play college basketball in the U.S.[55] 1987–
United States United States 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Kenny George Second-tallest NCAA Division I basketball player (Neil Fingleton).[56] 1987–
United States United States 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Lock Martin He played the robot in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.[57] 1916–1959 (43)
Republic of Ireland Ireland 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Charles Byrne Skeleton now resides in the Hunterian Museum. 1761–1783 (22)
United States 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.[58] 1927–1984 (57)
Romania Romania 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Gheorghe Mureșan Tied for tallest in NBA history. 1971–
Romania Romania 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Robert Bobroczkyi Romanian basketball player who was 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) in 2017-18, aged 16.[59] 2000–
Sudan Sudan 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Manute Bol Tied for tallest in NBA history. 1962–2010 (48)
Senegal Senegal 229 cm 7 ft 7 in[60] Tacko Fall Was the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014,[61] and was the tallest player in US college basketball from 2016–2019.[62] 1995–
Armenia Armenia 230 cm 7 ft 7 in Arshavir Grigoryan Tallest man in Armenia.[63] 1990–
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 230 cm 7 ft 7 in Aleksandar Rindin Tallest man in Azerbaijan.[64] 1985–
Belgium Belgium 230 cm 7 ft 6.75 in Alain Delaunois Tallest living Belgian.[65] 1971–
Brazil Brazil 230 cm 7 ft 6.6 in Joélisson Fernandes da Silva Tallest living Brazilian.[66] 1991–
Montenegro Montenegro 230 cm 7 ft 6.5 in Slavko Vraneš Tallest Montenegrin basketball player in the national basketball team, former player in the NBA 1983–
Vietnam Vietnam 229 cm 7 ft 6.25 in Trần Thành Phố Was the tallest man in Vietnam when he died in 2010[67] 1947–2010 (63)
Senegal Senegal 229 cm 7 ft 6.25 in Malik Sidibe Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[68] 1985–
United Kingdom United Kingdom 229 cm 7 ft 6¼ in Christopher Greener Formerly Britain's tallest man 1943–2015 (71)
Algeria Algeria 229 cm 7 ft 6⅕ in Saad Kaiche Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.[69][70] 1985–
United States United States 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Ralph Madsen Billed as 7 ft 6 in.[71] 1897–1948 (51)
China China 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Yao Ming Was the tallest player in the NBA during his playing years until his retirement in 2011. 1980–
United States United States
Germany Germany		 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Shawn Bradley Former player in the NBA, 1993–2005, tallest living German (holding dual citizenship). 1972–
Senegal Senegal 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Moussa Seck Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[72] 1986–
United States United States 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Matthew McGrory Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[73] 1973–2005 (32)
Senegal Senegal 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Mamadou N'Diaye Was the tallest in high school and college basketball while playing in the US (tied for tallest with Tacko Fall in his final college season in 2015–16).[74][62] 1993–
United States United States 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Conrad Furrows He was listed in the Bernard L. Kobel Catalogue of Human Oddities of Circus Sideshows.[75] 1922–1967 (45)
Russia Russia 229 cm 7 ft 5.8 in Sergey Ilin Tallest basketball player in Russia.[76] 1988–
Spain Spain 229 cm 7 ft 5.8 in(?) Fermín Arrudi Urieta Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death. 1870–1913 (42)
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 228 cm 7 ft 5⅔ in Bienvenu Letuni Tallest basketball player in DRC[77] 1994–
Poland Poland 228 cm 7 ft 5⅔ in Eugeniusz Taraciński Tallest man in Poland while he was alive.[78] 1928–1978 (50)
Colombia Colombia 228 cm 7 ft 5⅔ in Asdrúbal Herrera Mora Tallest living Colombian. Tied for tallest South American man with Margarito Machacuay[79] 1986–
Slovakia Slovakia 228 cm 7 ft 5⅔ in Martin Miklosik Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic.[80] 1986–
Peru Peru 228 cm 7 ft 5⅔ in Margarito Machacuay Tied for the tallest South American person with Asdrúbal Herrera and is the fifth-tallest in the Americas.[81] 1965–
Malta Malta 226 cm 7 ft 5 in Samuel Deguara Tallest man in Italy and Malta.[82] 1991–
Nigeria Nigeria 225 cm 7 ft 4½ in Afeez Agoro Oladimeji Tallest man in Nigeria.[83] 1975–

Women

Country Metric Imperial Name Note Lifespan
(age at death)
Netherlands Netherlands 254 cm 8 ft 4 in Trijntje Keever The tallest woman in history; her height is disputed or unconfirmed.[citation needed] 1616–1633 (17)
China China 248 cm 8 ft 1 ¾ in Zeng Jinlian Confirmed by Guinness World Records as tallest female on record. Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height. Tallest recorded Chinese person and world's tallest person shortly before her death. She is the only woman verified to have reached 8 ft tall.[citation needed] 1964–1982 (17)
Canada Canada 243 cm 7 ft 11 in Anna Haining Bates Second tallest woman and tallest woman in her lifetime. She and Martin Van Buren Bates were the tallest married couple.[27] 1846–1888 (41)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 241 cm 7 ft 11 in Jane Bunford Tallest recorded English person and possibly the world's tallest person at the time of her death. Given height is adjusted for spinal curvature; peak standing height was 7 ft 10 in (239 cm).[84] 1895–1922 (27)
China China 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Yao Defen Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, until her death on November 13, 2012. 1972–2012 (40)
United States United States 231.78 cm 7 ft 7 ¼ in Sandy Allen Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, and the tallest American woman, until her death on August 13, 2008.[85] 1955–2008 (53)
Greece Greece 229.87 cm 7 ft 6.5 in Vasiliki Caliandi Tallest woman in Greece.[86] 1882–1904 (22)
China China 221 cm 7 ft 3 in Sun Fang World tallest living woman.[87] 1987-
Poland Poland 218 cm 7 ft 2 in Margo Dydek Tallest professional women's basketball player.[88] 1974-2011 (37)
Pakistan Pakistan 218 cm 7 ft 2 in Zainab Bibi Declared world's tallest woman in 2003[89] 1972-2018 (46)
 Turkey 213.6 cm 7 ft 0.09 in Rumeysa Gelgi Tallest living woman in Turkey, and world's tallest female teenager[90][91] 1997-

Disputed and unverified claims

Country Metric Imperial Name Note Lifespan
(age at death)
France 350 cm 11 ft 6 in Giant of Castelnau Height estimate based on bone fragments found at the Neolithic cemetery of Castelnau-le-Lez, excavated in 1890 by Georges Vacher de Lapouge and published in the journal La Nature, Vol. 18, 1890.[92] Unknown -
Neolithic France
Russia/Belarus 283 cm 9 ft 3 in Feodor Machnow Height not confirmed. 1878–1912 (34)
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 (45)
United States 274 cm 8 ft 11.5 in John Aasen American silent film actor, height is not officially confirmed. His skeleton was measured at 7 ft 2.4 in 1890–1938 (48)
Thailand 269 cm 8 ft 10 in Pornchai Sawsri Claimed to measure 269 cm (8'10") at age 26 in September 2015.[93] He was measured at 257 cm (8'5") by Thai authorities for his ID card renewal in October 2013.[94] 1990?–2015[95]
Egypt 269 cm 8 ft 10 in Sa’id Muhammad Ghazi Claimed 8'10", but was later measured at 7'11" (242 cm).[96] 1909–1941 (32)
Ireland 269 cm 8 ft 10 in Patrick Murphy Claimed 8'10", but was later measured at 7'3.4" (222 cm). Height is not officially confirmed. 1834–1862 (28)
Italy 259 cm 8 ft 6 in Maximinus Thrax Emperor of Rome, first ever recorded person with gigantism. 173–238
Iran 259 cm 8 ft 5.9 in Siah Khan Ibn Kashmir Khan When he was admitted to hospital in 1933 he turned out to be only 7'2.6" (220 cm) tall .[97] 1912–1938
Ukraine 257 cm 8 ft 5.5 in Leonid Stadnyk Refused to undergo independent testing under Guinness World Records rules, so his claim is not recognized by Guinness World Records. 1970–2014 (44)
Pakistan 254 cm 8 ft 4 in Ajaz Ahmed Claims actually to be 8 feet 4 inches, but this is unverified by Guinness World Records. He claims that he is still growing. 1976–
Netherlands 254 cm 8 ft 4 in Trijntje Keever Tallest recorded woman. Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.[98][99] 1616–1633 (17)
United States 254 cm 8 ft 4 in Ella Ewing Claims 8 feet 4 inches, however measured at 7 feet 4.5 inches. Her mother describes her full height at 8 feet 4 inches. 1872–1913 (41)
Bangladesh 251 cm 8 ft 3 in Parimal Barman Claims of being 8 feet 3 inches, not confirmed. 1962–1991 (29)
United States 248 cm 8 ft 2 in Henry Hite Claims of being 8 feet 2 inches, not confirmed. 1915–1978 (63)
India 248 cm 8 ft 2 in Jitendra Singh Claims of being 8 feet 2 inches, but was later measured at 7'7" (231 cm)[100] 1971–
Finland 247 cm 8 ft 1.4 in Daniel Cajanus Height not officially confirmed.[101] He was only 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) according to the London Annual Register.[102] 1703–1749 (46)
People's Republic of China 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Zhao Liang Height not officially confirmed. A circus performer. 1982–
Finland 246 cm 8 ft 1 in Louis Moilanen
Big Louie		 Height not officially confirmed.[103] 1886–1913 (27)
China 244 cm 8 ft 0 in Zhan Shichai Height not officially confirmed.[104] 1841–1893 (52)
Turkey 244.4 cm 8 ft 0 in Barth's Giant Skeleton of reputed Giant "Hayduk", Turkish soldier displayed at Vienna's Anatomical museum in 1904. Height estimated from Femur and Tibia at 235.2 to 244.4 cm tall.[105] c. 1683
Algeria 244 cm 8 ft 0 in Mounir Fourar Height not officially confirmed.[106] 1972–2012 (40)
Indonesia 242 cm 7 ft 11 in Musutaman Height not officially confirmed.[107] 1962–?
Sweden 242 cm 7 ft 11 in Gustaf Edman Height not officially confirmed.[108] 1882–1912 (30)
Isle of Man 241 cm 7 ft 11 in Colonel Routh Goshen Known as the Arabian Giant or the Palestine Giant. 1824-1889 (64)
Mongolia 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Öndör Gongor
Tall Gongor		 Was measured by Roy Chapman Andrews, but some other sources even give 245 cm (8 feet) 1879–1931 (52)
United Kingdom 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Frederick Kempster Claimed to be 8 ft 4.5 in. Height not officially confirmed.[109] 1889–1918 (29)
Ireland 234 cm 7 ft 8 in Cornelius McGrath Measurement according to the London Annual Register.[102] 1737–1759 (22)
Spain 222–234 cm 7 ft 3 in - 7 ft 7 in Sancho VII of Navarre Height estimated by Luis del Campo in 1952, from a measurement of his femur recorded in 1622.[110] 1170-1234 (64)

Tallest in varied fields or endeavors

Tallest in various sports

See also: List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history
Country Height Name Note Lifespan Photo
Libya 246 cm (8 ft 1 in) Suleiman Ali Nashnush Tallest basketball player. 1943–1991
Iran 246 cm (8 ft 1 in)[111] Morteza Mehrzad Tallest Paralympian and tallest volleyball player.[112] 1987– Morteza Mehrzad Selakjani
Romania 242 cm (7 ft 11 in) Gogea Mitu Tallest professional boxer. 1914–1936
People's Republic of China 236 cm (7 ft 9 in) Sun Mingming Tallest active professional basketball player. 1983– Sun Ming Ming
Canada 233 cm (7 ft 8 in) Édouard Beaupré Tallest strongman and tallest wrestler. 1881–1904
Romania 231 cm (7 ft 7 in) Gheorghe Mureșan Retired professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. 1971–
Sudan 231 cm (7 ft 7 in) Manute Bol Retired professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. 1962–2010
Argentina 231 cm (7 ft 7 in) Jorge González Tallest wrestler in WWE history 1966–2010
Latvia 221 cm (7 ft 3 in) Kristaps Porziņģis Tied for tallest active NBA player. 1995–
Serbia 221 cm (7 ft 3 in) Boban Marjanović Tied for tallest active NBA player. 1988–
Brazil 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) Giant Silva Tallest kickboxer and mixed martial artist. 1963–
Poland 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek Tallest female player in WNBA history. 1974–2011 Margo Dydek
Russia 218 cm (7 ft 2 in)[113] Dmitriy Muserskiy Tallest volleyball player. Member of Russia national team 1988– Dmitriy Muserskiy
Brazil 217 cm (7 ft 1 in) Renan Zanatta Buiatti Tallest volleyball player. 1990–
India 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) Dalip Singh Rana Tallest active wrestler. 1972– Dalip Singh Rana
Pakistan 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) Mohammad Irfan Tallest international cricketer[114] 1982–
Philippines 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) E.J. Feihl Tallest basketball player in PBA history. (tied with Greg Slaughter) 1970–
Philippines 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) Greg Slaughter Tallest basketball player in PBA history. (tied with E.J. Feihl) 1988– Greg Slaughter
Netherlands 215 cm (7 ft 1 in) Kay van Dijk Tallest Volleyball player. Member of Netherlands national team 1984–
Netherlands 215 cm (7 ft 1 in) Loek van Mil Tallest baseball player. 1984– Loek van Mil
Brazil 214 cm (7 ft 0 in) Leandro Vissotto Tallest Volleyball player. Member of Brazil national team 1983– Leandro Vissotto
United Kingdom 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) Richard Metcalfe Tallest rugby union player. 1973–
Netherlands 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) Ted van der Parre Tallest World's Strongest Man. 1955–
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 boxing world champion. 1973–
Netherlands 212 cm (6 ft 11 in) Semmy Schilt Tallest kickboxing world champion. 1973–
Netherlands 212 cm (6 ft 11 in) Stefan Struve Tallest fighter in the UFC. 1988–
Australia 212 cm (6 ft 11 in) Thomas Edgar Tallest volleyball player. Member of Australia national team 1989–
United States 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Jon Rauch Tallest baseball player in Major League Baseball history. 1978–
Australia 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Aaron Sandilands Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history. 1982– Aaron Sandilands and Lance Whitnall
Australia 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Peter Street Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history. 1980–
United States 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Mason Cox Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history. 1991–
United States 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Reilly Opelka Tied as tallest tennis player on the ATP Tour. 1997–
Croatia 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Ivo Karlović Tied as tallest tennis player on the ATP Tour. 1979–
United Kingdom 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) Will Carrick-Smith Tallest active professional rugby union player. 1992–
Lithuania 209 cm (6 ft 10 in) Rolandas Gimbutis Tallest Olympic swimmer. 1981–
Belgium 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) Kristof Van Hout Tallest association football player. 1987–
United States 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) Matt Anderson Tallest volleyball player. Member of United States national team 1987– Matt Anderson
Slovakia 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) Zdeno Chára Tallest player in National Hockey League history. 1977– Zdeno Chára
United States 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) Jared Gaither Tallest active American football player in the NFL 1986–
Russia 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) Nelly Alisheva Tallest female volleyball player. 1983–
Bulgaria 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) Kotooshu Katsunori Tallest sumo wrestler. 1983–
Germany 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) Ingo Schultz Tallest sprinter. 1975–
Bulgaria 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) Velichko Cholakov Tallest Olympic weightlifter. 1982–2017
United States 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) Phil Blackmar Tallest golfer on the PGA Tour. 1957–
Switzerland 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) Ramon Zenhäusern Tallest World Cup competitor in alpine skiing. 1992–

Tallest actors

Country Height Name Note Lifespan
United Kingdom 7 ft 7½ in (233 cm) Neil Fingleton Tallest actor at 233 cm (7 ft 7½ in).[115] 1980–2017
United States 7 ft 6 in (229 cm) Matthew McGrory World's tallest actor at time of death. 1973–2005
Finland 7 ft (213 cm) Joonas Suotamo Tallest Finnish actor and professional basketball player.[116] 1986–
Canada 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) John De Santis Tallest Canadian actor at 206 cm (6 ft 9 in).[117] 1977–
United States 6 ft 8 1/2 in (204 cm) Brad Garrett Tallest Emmy Award-winning actor at 204 cm (6 ft 8 1/2 in).[118] 1960–
United States 6 ft 8.25 in (203.84 cm) Lindsay Kay Hayward Tallest actress in a leading role[119] 1987–[120]
United Kingdom 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) Stephen Merchant Tallest British Academy Film Awards winner 1974 -
United States 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) James Cromwell Tallest Academy Award-nominated actor at 201 cm (6 ft 7 in). 1940–
United States 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) Tim Robbins Tallest Academy Award-winning actor at 196 cm (6 ft 5 in). 1958–

Tallest people currently living in various nations

Country Height Name Notes Lifespan
Turkey 8 ft 3 in (251 cm) Sultan Kösen Tallest Turk[4] 1982–
Bangladesh 8 ft 2 in (249 cm) Jinnat Ali Tallest Bangladeshi[121] 1996–
Morocco 8 ft 1 in (247 cm) Brahim Takioullah Tallest Moroccan and second tallest person[8] 1982–
Iran 8 ft 1 in (246 cm) Morteza Mehrzad Tallest Iranian[97] 1987–
People's Republic of China 7 ft 11 in (242 cm) Zhang Juncai Tallest living Chinese[citation needed] 1966–
Tunisia 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm) Radhouane Charbib Tallest Tunisian and the tallest living person in Africa[29] 1968–
Somalia 7 ft 8½ in (236 cm) Hussain Bisad Tallest Somali[citation needed] 1975–
North Korea 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm) Ri Myung Hun Tallest North Korean[citation needed] 1967–
United Kingdom 7 ft 8⅓ in (235 cm) Paul Sturgess Tallest Briton[citation needed] 1987–
United States 7 ft 8⅓ in (235 cm) Igor Vovkovinskiy Tallest American[citation needed] 1982–
Myanmar 7 ft 7.5 in (233 cm) Win Zaw Oo Tallest man in Burma;[citation needed] also known as 'Big Zaw', who is currently seeking medical treatment from 2013 in Singapore 1977–
Romania 7 ft 7 in (231 cm) Gheorghe Mureșan Tallest Romanian[citation needed] 1971–
Brazil 7 ft 6.6 in (230 cm) Joelisson Fernandes da Silva Tallest Brazilian[66] 1991–
Montenegro 7 ft 6 in (230 cm) Slavko Vranes Tallest basketball player in Montenegro[citation needed] 1983–
Malta 7 ft 6 in (230 cm) Samuel Deguara Tallest basketball player in Malta[citation needed] 1991–
Japan 7 ft 6 in (228 cm) Yasutaka Okayama Tallest Japanese to be drafted into the NBA[citation needed] 1954–
Canada 7 ft 6 in (228 cm) Jerry Sokoloski Tallest Canadian[citation needed] 1983–
New Zealand 7 ft 4.5 in (225 cm) Jonty Butterfield Tallest New Zealander[122] 1994–
Ireland 7 ft 4.5 in (225 cm) Shaun Aisbitt Tallest Irishman[123] 1962–
Puerto Rico 7 ft 3.5 in (222 cm) Peter John Ramos Tallest Puerto Rican[citation needed] 1985–
Hungary 7 ft 3.5 in (222 cm) Laszlo Dobos Tallest basketball player in Hungary[124] 1993–
Australia 7 ft 3 in (221 cm) Sam Harris Tallest Australian[citation needed] 1984–
Philippines 7 ft 3 in (221 cm) Raul Dillo Reputedly tallest Filipino when he was measured at age 17.[125][126] 1991–
Spain 7 ft 3 in (221 cm) Roberto Dueñas Hernández Tallest Spanish basketball player ever (now retired). Currently the tallest Spaniard[citation needed] 1975–

See also

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