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

[edit] People deemed tallest (7 ft 6 in and over)

[edit] Tallest male

	Metric	Imperial	Name	Note	Lifespan
	272 cm	8 ft 11 in	Robert Wadlow	Confirmed tallest male and person by Guinness World Records.[1]	1918–1940
	267 cm	8 ft 9 in	John Rogan	Second tallest male in recorded history. Tallest African-American.	1868–1905
	249 cm	8 ft 4 in	Bernard Coyne	Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August 1918, lists his height as 8 feet, and he may have reached a height of 8 feet 4 inches (2.49m) by the time of his death, which would have made him the tallest person in the world.	1897–1921
	249 cm	8 ft 2 in	Don Koehler	Tallest in world for most of 1970s. Had 5 ft 10 in twin sister.	1925–1981
	247 cm	8 ft 1.2 in	Sultan Kösen	Tallest living person since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guiness World Records.[2]	1983–
	247 cm	8 ft 1 ¼ in	Väinö 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
	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Patrick Cotter O'Brien Bristol Giant, Irish Giant	Tallest person ever 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
	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Gabriel Estêvão Monjane	Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990. He remains perhaps the tallest African yet known.	1944–1990
	245.9 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
	245 cm	8 ft ½ in	Suleiman Ali Nashnush	Libyan who may be the tallest basketball player[citation needed].	1943–1991
	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	John F. Carroll	8 ft 0 in (244 cm) standing height, 8 ft 7¾ in (264 cm) assuming normal spinal curvature	1932–1969
	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	Gustaf Edman	Listed as the eleventh tallest in Guinness World Records.[3]	1882–1912
	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	Suparwono	Tallest living Indonesian.[4]	1985–
	241 cm	7 ft 11 in	Alexander Sizonenko	Soviet Union basketball player.[5]	1959-
	237 cm	7 ft 9 in	Rigardus Rijnhout	Tallest Dutchman, nicknamed 'Reus van Rotterdam' (Giant of Rotterdam) [6]	1922–1959
	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Gogea Mitu (b. Gogu Ştefănescu)	Romanian boxer.	1914–1936
	236.1 cm	7 ft 8.95 in	Bao Xishun	Considered the tallest living person by Guiness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Kosen.[7]	1951–
	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Sun Ming-Ming	Chinese basketball player. Formerly second tallest living person.	1983–
	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.[7]	1968–
	235 cm	7 ft 8½ in	Ri Myung Hun	Former basketball player with the North Korean national team.	1967–
	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	George Bell	Tallest living American.[8]	1957–
	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Yasutaka Okayama	Tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history.	1954–
	233 cm	7 ft 7½ in	Neil Fingleton	Tallest person born in the UK.[9][10]	1980–
	232 cm	7 ft 7⅓ in	Hussain Bisad	Somali, considered to be one of the tallest living men.	1975–
	232 cm	7 ft 7¼ in	Alam Channa	Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.[11]	1953–1998
	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.[12]	1927–1984
	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Manute Bol	Tied for tallest in NBA history.	1962–
	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Gheorghe Mureşan	Tied for tallest in NBA history.	1971–
	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Kenny George	Tallest Division I basketball player.[13]	1987–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Jorge Gonzalez	Tallest wrestler in WWE history.	1966–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Shawn Bradley	Former NBA player who was a human "posterboard".	1972–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Yao Ming	Currently the tallest player in the NBA.	1980–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Slavko Vraneš	Tallest Montenegrin.	1983–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Matthew McGrory	Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[14]	1973–2005

[edit] Tallest female

	Metric	Imperial	Name	Note	Lifespan
	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	Trijntje Keever	Tallest recorded woman.[15][16]	1616–1633
	249 cm	8 ft 1¾ in	Zeng Jinlian	Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height. Tallest person from 1981 to her death in 1982 at age 17.	1964–1982
	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).[17]	1895–1922
	234 cm	7 ft 9 in	Yao Defen	Claimant as tallest living female at 7 ft 9 in (234 cm).[18] Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.	1972–
	232 cm	7 ft 7¼ in	Sandy Allen	Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, until her death on August 13, 2008.[19]	1955–2008

[edit] Disputed and unverified claims

	Metric	Imperial	Name	Note	Lifespan
	280 cm	9 ft 3in	John Middleton The Childe of Hale	On his grave is written "Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton the Childe of Hale. Nine feet three" 1578- 1623. Height unconfirmed as family have refused permission to dig him up.	1578–1623
	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	Leonid Stadnyk	Refuses to undergo independent testing under Guinness World Records rules, so his claim is not recognized. Recently confirmed by Guinness?	1970/71
	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	Vikas Uppal	Said to have been India's tallest man and could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but no independent verification available. On 12 January 2004, The Tribune reported him to be 8 ft 3 in (2.47 m) tall and still growing, being in his late teens.[20]	1986–2007
	247.5 cm	8 ft 1.4 in	Daniel Cajanus	Height not officially confirmed.[21]	1703–1749
	246.6 cm	8 ft 1.1 in	Zhao Liang	Not confirmed by Guinness World Records. Basketball player until an injury 2001, now a circus performer.[22]	1982–
	246.3 cm		Lauri Moilanen	Height not officially confirmed.[23]	1886–1913
	244 cm		Aurangzeb Khan	Height not officially confirmed.[24]	1962–
	244 cm		Mounir Fourar	Height not officially confirmed.[25]	1972–
	243 cm		Musutaman	Listed in Guinness World Records.[citation needed]	1962–1996
	241 cm	7 ft 11 in	Felipe Birriel El Gigante de Carolina	Reached an age of 77, the highest for anyone over 240 cm.	1916–1994

[edit] Tallest in varied fields or endeavours

[edit] Tallest in varied sports

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.

1. Suleiman Ali Nashnush – Libyan who was the tallest basketball player^{[citation needed]} at 2.45 m (8 ft ½ in). (b.1943 d.1991)
2. Sun Ming Ming – 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) – Tallest Basketball player alive.
3. Kenny George – 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) – Tallest American basketball player.
4. Manute Bol – 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) – Retired Sudanese professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history.
5. Gheorghe Mureşan – 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) – Retired Romanian professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in NBA history.
6. Yao Ming – 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)^[26] – Tallest current NBA player.
7. Jorge Gonzales – 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) Tallest professional wrestler (retired).
8. Slavko Vraneš - 2.29 m Tallest Montenegrin basketball player
9. Arvydas Sabonis – 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Lithuanian professional basketball player (retired).
10. Choi Hong-man – 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) – Tallest Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist.
11. Loek van Mil – 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) – Tallest baseball player
12. Ante Tomić - 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) - Tallest Croatian basketball player.
13. Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek – 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) – Tallest female basketball player in the world.
14. Aleksey Kazakov - 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) - Russian volley-ball player.
15. Richard Metcalfe – 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) – Tallest Rugby union player in history.
16. Richard Sligh – 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) – Tallest American Football player in NFL history.
17. Nikolai Valuev – 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) – Tallest title holder in Heavyweight Boxing.
18. Semmy Schilt – 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) – Tallest Dutch Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist.
19. Jon Rauch – 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) – Tallest Baseball player in Major League Baseball.
20. Aaron Sandilands and Peter Street – 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Equal tallest players in the history of the Australian Football League.
21. Will Jefferson – 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) – Tallest First Class Cricket player.
22. Ivo Karlović – 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) – Tallest Tennis player on the ATP Tour.
23. Kristof Van Hout – 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) – Tallest Association Football player^[27]
24. Zdeno Chára – 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) – Tallest player in National Hockey League history
25. Nelly Alisheva – 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) – Tallest female Volleyball Player.
26. Brittney Griner – 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) – Tallest female U.S. High School Basketball Player.
27. Akebono Taro – 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) – Tallest sumo wrestler in history.
28. Velichko Cholakov – 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) – Tallest Olympic weightlifter.
29. Kotooshu Katsunori - 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) - Tallest sumo wrestler.
30. George Archer - 1.97 m (6 ft 5½ in) - Tallest golfer on the PGA Tour.
31. Usain Bolt - 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) - Tallest sprinter.

[edit] Tallest actors

1. Matthew McGrory – Second-tallest actor at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) when he died.^[28]
2. Peter Mayhew – Tallest living English born Movie actor 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in).^[29]
3. Richard Kiel – Tallest living American actor at 2.17 m (7 ft 1.5 in).^[30]
4. Lock Martin - Tallest actor at 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in). 1916-1969. Played "Gort" in "The Day the Earth Stood Still".
5. Carel Struycken – Tallest Dutch actor 2.13 m (7 ft).
6. John DeSantis - Tallest Canadian actor at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in).
7. Brad Garrett - Tallest living American Television actor at 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1/2 in).
8. James Cromwell – Tallest Academy Award nominated actor at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in).^[31]
9. Tim Robbins – Tallest Academy Award winning actor at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in).^[31]
10. Tamara Dobson – Possible tallest actress to play lead roles at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in).^[32]

[edit] Tallest people presently living in varied nations

1. Sultan Kosen – Tallest Turkish at 8 ft 1 in (247 cm).^[2]
2. Zhao Liang – Tallest Chinese at 8 ft 1 in (246 cm).
3. Ri Myung Hun – Tallest North Korean at 7 ft 9 in (235 cm).
4. George Bell – Tallest American at 7 ft 8 in (234 cm).^[8]
5. Yasutaka Okayama – Tallest Japanese at 7 ft 8 in (234 cm).
6. Neil Fingleton – Tallest person born in UK at 7 ft 7½ in (233 cm).^[9][10]
7. Manute Bol – Tallest Sudanese at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm).
8. Gheorghe Mureşan – Tallest Romanian at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm).
9. Jerry Sokoloski - Tallest Canadian at 7 ft 5 in (226 cm).
10. Peter John Ramos - Tallest Puertorican at 7 ft 3 in (220 cm).
11. Ante Tomić - Tallest Croatian at 7 ft 2 in (218 cm).
12. Urmila Kumari Chaudhari – Possibly the tallest Nepalese woman at 7 ft 1 in (216 cm).^[33]

[edit] See also

• List of people with gigantism
• List of shortest people
• Gigantism
• Goliath
• Childe of Hale
• Giant (mythology)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tallest nba players: Bol, Muresan, Bradley, Mao
• Tallpeople
• CelebHeights
• Eurobasket's top 50 tallest basketball players
• Tall Clubs International