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

People deemed tallest (7 ft 6 in and over)

Tallest male

Flag	Metric	Imperial	Name	Note	Lifespan
	272 cm	8 ft 11.1 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
	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	Édouard Beaupré	Born in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada, he performed in various circuses and even wrestled the mighty Louis Cyr.	1881–1904
	251 cm	8 ft 3 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
	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 Guinness World Records.[2]	1982–
	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
	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 recorded.	1944–1990
	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
	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	Bernard Coyne	Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August 1918, lists his height as 8 feet, although 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 recorded person in the world.	1897–1921
	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	Zhang Juncai	Tallest living Chinese.	1983–
	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. [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
	236.1 cm	7 ft 8.95 in	Bao Xishun	Considered the tallest living person by Guinness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Kösen.[7]	1951–
	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). [8]	1825–1863
	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.[9]	1957–
	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Yasutaka Okayama	Tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history.	1954–
	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 10.5 in) tall at age 21 and grew a metre in a decade, peaking at 234 cm (7 ft 8 in) when he died, having grown 117 cm (46 in) as an adult.	1899–1950
	233 cm	7 ft 7½ in	Neil Fingleton	Tallest person born in the UK.[10][11]	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.[12]	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.[13]	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 8 in	Kenny George	Tallest Division I basketball player.[14]	1987–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Jorge Gonzalez	Tallest wrestler in WWE history.	1966–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Yao Ming	Currently the tallest player in the NBA.	1980–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Shawn Bradley	Former player in the NBA, 1993-2005.	1972–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Slavko Vraneš	Tallest notable Montenegrin.	1983–
	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Matthew McGrory	Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[15]	1973–2005

Tallest female

Flag	Metric	Imperial	Name	Note	Lifespan
	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	Trijntje Keever	Tallest recorded woman. Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.[16][17]	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. Confirmed by Guinness World Records as tallest female ever.	1964–1982
	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Yao Defen	Claimant as tallest living female at 7 ft 9 in (236 cm).[18] Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.	1972–
	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).[19]	1895–1922
	232 cm	7 ft 7¼ in	Sandy Allen	Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, until her death on August 13, 2008.[20]	1955–2008

Disputed and unverified claims

Flag	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." 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.	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.[21]	1986–2007
	247.5 cm	8 ft 1.4 in	Daniel Cajanus	Height not officially confirmed.[22]	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.[23]	1982–
	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Louis Moilanen Big Louie	Height not officially confirmed.[24]	1886–1913
	244 cm		Aurangzeb Khan	Height not officially confirmed.[25]	1962–
	244 cm		Mounir Fourar	Height not officially confirmed.[26]	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

Tallest in varied fields or endeavors

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.

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	245 cm	Suleiman Ali Nashnush	Libyan who was the tallest basketball player[citation needed] at 2.45 m (8 ft ½ in). (b.1943 d.1991)	1943–1991
	236 cm	Sun Ming Ming	2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) – Tallest Basketball player alive.	1983–
	234 cm	Kenny George	2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) – Tallest American basketball player.	1987–
	231 cm	Manute Bol	2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) – Retired Sudanese professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history.	1962–
	231 cm	Gheorghe Mureşan	2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) – Retired Romanian professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in NBA history.	1971–
	229 cm	Yao Ming	2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)[27] – Tallest current NBA player.	1980–
	231 cm	Jorge Gonzales	2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) Tallest professional wrestler (retired).	1966–
	229 cm	Slavko Vraneš	2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) Tallest Montenegrin basketball player at professional level.	1983–
	224 cm	Rik Smits	2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) Tallest Dutch basketball player.	1966–
	223 cm	Jaber Rouzbahani	2.23 m (7 ft 4 in) Tallest Iranian Professional basketball player.	1986–
	221 cm	Peter John Ramos	2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Tallest Professional Puerto Rican basketball player.	1985–
	221 cm	Arvydas Sabonis	2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Lithuanian professional basketball player (retired).	1964–
	218 cm	Choi Hong-man	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) – Tallest Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist.	1980–
	218 cm	Loek van Mil	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) – Tallest baseball player.	1984–
	218 cm	Stojko Vranković	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) - Retired Croatian/Yugoslav basketball player
	218 cm	Ante Tomić	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) - Croatian basketball player.	1987–
	218 cm	Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) – Tallest female basketball player in the world.	1974–
	218 cm	Aleksey Kazakov	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) - Russian volley-ball player.	1976–
	216 cm	Dalip Singh Rana	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) – Tallest professional WWE wrestler today.	1972–
	214 cm	Fudōiwa Mitsuo	2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) - Tallest sumo wrestler.	1924–1964
	214 cm	Marcin Możdżonek	2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) - Polish volley-ball player.	1985–
	213 cm	Richard Metcalfe	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) – Tallest Rugby union player in history.	1973–
	213 cm	Richard Sligh	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) – Tallest American Football player in NFL history.	1944–2008
	213 cm	Nikolai Valuev	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) – Tallest title holder in Heavyweight Boxing.	1973–
	212 cm	Semmy Schilt	2.12 m (6 ft 11.5 in) – Tallest Dutch Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist.	1973–
	211 cm	Jon Rauch	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) – Tallest Baseball player in Major League Baseball.	1978–
	211 cm	Aaron Sandilands	The tallest player in the history of Australian Football League.	1982–
	211 cm	Peter Street	Same as Aaron Sandilands, the tallest player in the history of Australian Football League.	1980–
	209 cm	Mohammad Irfan	2.09 m (6 ft 10.5 in) – Tallest First Class Cricket player.	1982–
	208 cm	Ivo Karlović	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) – Tallest Tennis player on the ATP Tour.	1979–
	208 cm	Kristof Van Hout	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) – Tallest Association Football player[28]	1987–
	206 cm	Vanja Ivesa	Tallest football player living and playing right now for Eskisehirspor in Turkey. 6 ft 9 inches (2.06 cm)	1977–
	206 cm	Zdeno Chára	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) – Tallest player in National Hockey League history.	1977–
	206 cm	Nelly Alisheva	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) – Tallest female Volleyball Player.	1983–
	204 cm	Matt Grevers	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) – Tallest Olympic Swimmer	1985–
	204 cm	Brittney Griner	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) – Tallest female U.S. High School Basketball Player.	1990–
	201 cm	Ann & Claire Recht	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) - Tallest female twin volleyball players.	1971–
	201 cm	Ingo Schultz	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) - Tallest sprinter.	1975–
	201 cm	Velichko Cholakov	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) – Tallest Olympic weightlifter.	1982–
	201 cm	Gabriela Wojtowicz	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) - Polish female volleyball player.	?–
	198 cm	Jessica Gordon	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) - Tallest Female Canadian University Basketball Player - CIS Basketball League - Windsor Lancers.	?–
	197 cm	George Archer	1.97 m (6 ft 5.5 in) - Tallest golfer on the PGA Tour.	1939–2005

Tallest actors

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	229 cm	Matthew McGrory	Tallest actor at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) when he died.[29]	1973–2005
	221 cm	Peter Mayhew	Tallest living English born Movie actor 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in).[30]	1944–
	218 cm	Kevin Peter Hall	Tallest American actor at (7 ft 2 in) when he died.	1955-1991
	217 cm	Richard Kiel	Tallest living American actor at 2.17 m (7 ft 1.5 in).[31]	1939–
	213 cm	Carel Struycken	Tallest Dutch actor 2.13 m (7 ft).	1948–
	206 cm	John DeSantis	Tallest Canadian actor at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in).	?–
	201 cm	James Cromwell	Tallest Academy Award nominated actor at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in).[32]	1940–
	196 cm	Tim Robbins	Tallest Academy Award winning actor at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in).[32]	1958–
	188 cm	Tamara Dobson	Possibly the tallest actress to play at the role.	1944–2006

Tallest beauty queen

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	196 cm	Aheu Deng	The tallest beauty queen in the world, stand 6 ft 5 in(196 cm).	1991–
	185 cm	Amelia Vega	The second tallest beauty queen, and the tallest Miss Universe in history, stand 6 ft 1 in(185 cm).	1984–
	184 cm	Zhang Zilin	The third tallest beauty queen, and the tallest Chinese beauty queen, stand 6 ft 0 in(184 cm).	1984–
	180 cm	Chloé Mortaud	The finalist of MU 2009, stand 5 ft 11 in(180 cm).	1989–
	180 cm	Valerie Lim	Possibly the tallest Singaporean beauty queen, stand 5 ft 11 in(180 cm).	1985–
	179 cm	Hoàng Yến Võ	The Tallest Vietnamese beauty queen, stand 5 ft 10.5 in(179 cm).	1988–
	179 cm	Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir	Possibly the tallest Icelandic beauty queen, stand 5 ft 10.5 in(179 cm).	1985–
	178 cm	Zivanna Letisha Siregar	The tallest Indonesian beauty queen, stand 5 ft 10 in(178 cm).	1989–
	177 cm	Battsetseg Batbaatar	Competed in Miss World 2009, but was unplaced. She stand 5 ft 10 in or 1.77 m.	1985–
	173 cm	Marigona Dragusha	The tallest delegate from Kosovo that send to MU pageant, stand 5 ft 8 in(173 cm).	1990–

Tallest people presently living in varied nations

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	247 cm	Sultan Kösen	Tallest Turkish at 8 ft 1 in (247 cm).[2]	1982–
	246 cm	Zhao Liang	Tallest Chinese at 8 ft 1 in (246 cm).	1982–
	242 cm	Suparwono	Tallest Indonesian at 7 ft 11 in (242 cm).	1985–
	235 cm	Ri Myung Hun	Tallest North Korean at 7 ft 9 in (235 cm).	1967–
	234 cm	George Bell	Tallest American at 7 ft 8 in (234 cm).[9]	1957–
	234 cm	Yasutaka Okayama	Tallest Japanese at 7 ft 8 in (234 cm).	1954–
	233 cm	Neil Fingleton	Tallest person born in UK at 7 ft 7½ in (233 cm).[10][11]	1980–
	231 cm	Manute Bol	Tallest Sudanese at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm).	1962–
	231 cm	Gheorghe Mureşan	Tallest Romanian at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm).	1971–
	226 cm	Jerry Sokoloski	Tallest Canadian at 7 ft 5 in (226 cm).	1983–
	220 cm	Peter John Ramos	Tallest Puertorican at 7 ft 3 in (220 cm).	1985–
	218 cm	Ante Tomić	Tallest Croatian at 7 ft 2 in (218 cm).	1987–
	216 cm	Urmila Kumari Chaudhari	Possibly the tallest Nepalese woman at 7 ft 1 in (216 cm).[33]	1991–

Tallest people average height and height record

Record	Tallest record	Shortest record	Height average	Tallest record holder	Shortest record holder
Disputed and unverified claims	280 cm	241 cm	260.5 cm	John Middleton	Felipe Birriel
Tallest man	272 cm	229 cm	250.5 cm	Robert Wadlow	Matthew McGrory
Tallest woman	254 cm	232 cm	243 cm	Trijntje Keever	Sandy Allen
Tallest people presently living in varied nations	247 cm	216 cm	231.5 cm	Sultan Kösen	Urmila Kumari Chaudhari
Tallest in varied sports	245 cm	197 cm	221 cm	Suleiman Ali Nashnush	George Archer
Tallest actors	229 cm	188 cm	208.5 cm	Matthew McGrory	Tamara Dobson
Tallest beauty queen	196 cm	173 cm	184.5 cm	Aheu Deng	Marigona Dragusha
Total average	246.1 cm	210.9 cm	228.5 cm	-	-

See also

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

References

External links

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