List_of_tallest_people
This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources.
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According to the Guinness World Records, the tallest human in recorded history was Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940), who was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in). He received media attention in 1939 when he was measured to be the tallest man in the world, beating John Rogan's record, after reaching a height of 267 cm (8 ft 9 in).
There are reports about even taller people but most of such claims are unverified or erroneous. Since antiquity, discoveries have been recorded of gigantic human skeletons. Originally thought to belong to mythical giants, these bones were later identified as the exaggerated remains of prehistoric animals, usually whales or elephants.[1][2][3][4][5] Regular reports in American newspapers in the 18th and 19th centuries of giant human skeletons[6][7][8] may have inspired the case of the "petrified" Cardiff Giant, a famous archaeological hoax.[7][9][10]
Living Deceased Height disputed No growth-related pathological disorder (gigantism, acromegaly)
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| Country | Metric | Imperial | Name | Note | Lifespan (age at death) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 272 cm | 8 ft 11.1 in | Robert Wadlow | Tallest verified human in recorded history | 1918–1940 (22) |
| United States | 267 cm | 8 ft 9 in | John Rogan | Second-tallest male in recorded history and tallest man of African descent in history. Weighed only 79 kg (174 lb). Unable to stand due to ankylosis. | 1867–1905 (38) |
| United States | 264 cm | 8 ft 8 in | John F. Carroll | 8 ft 0 in (244 cm) standing height, 8 ft 8 in (264 cm) assuming normal spinal curvature.[11] | 1932–1969 (37) |
| United States | 262 cm | 8 ft 7 in | Willie Camper | Billed at 8 ft 7 in (262 cm).[12] | 1924–1943 (18) |
| Austria | 258 cm | 8 ft 5.6 in | Franz Winkelmeier | Tallest human in European history. Measured officially at 2.58m.[13] | 1860–1887 (27) |
| Ukraine | 258 cm | 8 ft 5.6 in | Leonid Stadnyk | Not officially recognized by Guinness World Records because he refused to be measured according to their standards.[14][15] | 1970–2014 (44) |
| Thailand | 257 cm | 8 ft 5.2 in | Pornchai Saosri | Claimed to be 8 ft 10 in (269 cm).[16] | 1989–2015 (26) |
| Vietnam | 257 cm | 8 ft 5.25 in | Hồ Văn Trung | After he died he was measured post mortem to be 9 ft 0.25 in (275 cm),[17] but when alive he measured at 8 ft 5.25 in (257 cm).[18] | 1984–2019 (34) |
| German Empire | 256 cm | 8 ft 4.8 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. Tallest German person in recorded history.[citation needed] | 1872–1902 (30) |
| Roman Empire | 255.66 cm | 8 ft 4.65 in | Maximinus Thrax | Emperor of Rome, among the first people known probably having gigantism.[19] Likely exaggerated. | 173–238 (aged 64–65) |
| United States | 255 cm | 8 ft 4.5 in | Al Tomaini | Height disputed. Claimed to be 8 ft 4 in (254 cm). Guinness stated he was 7 ft 4 in (224 cm)[20] Tomaini was the son of Santo Tomaini and Maria Bossone. At the age of 12, he was taller than his father, who stood 6 ft 3 in tall. He had a great-grandfather in Italy who was also of abnormal height. His parents consulted a physician who, with X-rays, discovered the cause of his gigantism to be an over-active pituitary gland. | 1912–1962 (50) |
| Finland | 251.4 cm | 8 ft 3 in | Väinö Myllyrinne | Claimed to be the tallest living person from 1940 to 1963. Measured 251.4 cm (8 ft 3 in) tall at his peak. A member of the Finnish Defence Forces, Myllyrinne is also considered the tallest soldier ever. | 1909–1963 (54) |
| India | 251 cm | 8 ft 3 in | Vikas Uppal | Was not measured officially by Guinness.[21] Tallest recorded human in Indian history.[22] | 1986–2007 (21) |
| Turkey | 251 cm | 8 ft 2.8 in[23] | Sultan Kösen | The tallest living person since 17 September 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records.[24] He also has the longest hands for a living person: 28.5-centimetre-long (11.22 in).[25] | born 1982 |
| United States | 248.9 cm | 8 ft 2 in | Don Koehler | Guinness listed him as tallest living person for most of 1970s. | 1925–1981 (55) |
| United States | 248.9 cm | 8 ft 2 in | Bernard Coyne | Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August, gave his height as 8 ft (240 cm), although he had reached a height of 8 ft 1.7 in (2.48 m), possibly 8 feet 4 inches (254 cm) by the time of his death. | 1897–1921 (23) |
| Morocco | 246 cm | 8 ft 1 in[26] | Brahim Takioullah | Possesses the world's largest feet at 38 cm (1 ft 3 in).[27] | born 1982 |
| Iran | 246 cm | 8 ft 1 in | Morteza Mehrzad | Tallest man in Iran and Paralympic Athlete[28] Winner of Gold medal as part of Iran men's national sitting volleyball team at Sitting volleyball at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Paralympics, Sitting volleyball at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics, Sitting volleyball at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Para Games and The Hague 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championship. | born 1987 |
| India | 246 cm | 8 ft 1 in | Dharmendra Pratap Singh | Was not officially measured by Guinness World Records. Tallest living Indian person.[29] | born 1983 |
| Mozambique | 245.75 cm | 8 ft 0.75 in | Gabriel Estêvão Monjane | Was listed by Guinness World Records as tallest living man from 1988–1989.[30] | 1944–1990 (45) |
| France | 245 cm | 8 ft 0.5 in | Jean-Joseph Brice | Known as "Le Géant des Vosges", Ramonchamp, France; his exact height was controversial.[31] | 1835–? |
| Libya | 245 cm | 8 ft 0.4 in | Suleiman Ali Nashnush | Libyan basketball player, who was once the tallest man according to Guinness World Records.[citation needed] | 1943–1991 (47) |
| United Kingdom | 244 cm | 8 ft 0 in-8 ft 1 in | James Toller | Tallest person recorded at the time at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm)-8 ft 1 in (246 cm). Measured officially at the age of 18.[32] Is not recognized by The Guinness Book Of World Records. | 1798–1818 (20) |
| China | 244 cm | 8 ft 0 in | Zhan Shichai | Was not measured by Guinness World Record.[33] | 1841-1847 – 5 November 1893 |
| Pakistan | 244 cm | 8 ft 0 in | Zia Rasheed | Has not been measured by Guinness.[34] | born 1987 |
| Egypt | 244 cm | 8 ft 0 in | Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi | Claimed to be 9 ft 9.5 in (300 cm).[35][36] | 1909–1941 (31–32) |
| Ireland | 244 cm | 8 ft 0 in | Patrick Cotter O'Brien | Tallest person recorded at the time and the third in medical history to stand at a verified height of 8 ft 0 in (244 cm). Remains examined in 1972, measured, height verified. | 1760–1806 (46) |
| Ghana | 244 cm | 8 ft 0 in | Charles Sogli | Has not been measured by Guinness, possibly the tallest man in Ghana.[37][38] | born 1999 |
| Holy Roman Empire | 244 cm | 8 ft 0 in | Anton de Franckenpoint | First verified person to reach 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m). Nickname Langer Anton. Skeleton later measured at 244 cm (8 ft 0 in). | fl. ?–1596 |
| China | 242 cm | 7 ft 11.3 in | Zhang Juncai | Tallest living Chinese person. | born 1964 |
| Indonesia | 242 cm | 7 ft 11.3 in | Suparwono | Was the tallest man in Southeast Asia, and he was the tallest Indonesian; claimed to be 8 ft 10.5 in (270.5 cm). Officially measured (lying down and in the standing position) by the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in December 2009.[39] | 1985–2012 (26) |
| Netherlands | 242 cm | 7 ft 11.3 in | Albert Johan Kramer [nl] | Tallest man in the Netherlands. Tallest man to live past 60 years of age. His brother-in-law was a dwarf and did not exceed 69 cm (27 in). Together they formed a variety act, with performances around the world.[40] | 1897–1976 (79) |
| Spain | 242 cm | 7 ft 11.3 in | Miguel Joaquín Eleicegui [es] | Tallest man recorded in Spain. The 2017 Basque movie Handia is based on his life. His remains were excavated and measured.[41][42][43] | 1818–1861 (43) |
| India | 241 cm | 7 ft 11 in | Asadulla Khan | Second tallest man in India.[44] | born 1988 |
| Puerto Rico | 241 cm | 7 ft 11 in | Felipe Birriel | Tallest Puerto Rican recorded. | 1916–1994 (78) |
| Nigeria | 241 cm | 7 ft 11 in | Abiodun Adegoke | Tallest Basketball player alive. Has not been measured by Guinness, possibly the tallest living Nigerian. | born 1999 |
| Soviet Union | 240 cm | 7 ft 10.5 in | Alexander Sizonenko | Soviet basketball player.[45] | 1959–2012 (53) |
| Austria-Hungary | 240 cm | 7 ft 10.5 in | Josef Drásal | Tallest man in what is today the Czech Republic; his height is also often listed as 242 cm (7 ft 11.5 in). | 1841–1886 (45) |
| Mongolia | 240 cm | 7 ft 10.5 in | Öndör Gongor | Very tall man in early-20th-century Mongolia. Was measured by Roy Chapman Andrews. | 1880/85 – 1925/30 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 238 cm | 7 ft 10 in | Edhem Kadušić | The tallest known man in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[46] | 1917–1961 (43) |
| Netherlands | 238 cm | 7 ft 10 in | Rigardus Rijnhout [nl] | 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.[47] | 1922–1959 (36) |
| Pakistan | 238 cm | 7 ft 10 in | Naseer Soomro | Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan.[48][49] | born 1975 |
| 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.[50] | 1930–1962 (32) |
| China | 236.17 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Sun Mingming | Chinese basketball player. Formerly second-tallest living person. | born 1983 |
| China | 236.1 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.[51] | born 1951 |
| United Kingdom | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in[52] | Angus MacAskill | Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition). | 1825–1863 (38) |
| Brazil | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Joelison Fernandes da Silva | Tallest living Brazilian.[53][54] | born 1985 |
| United Kingdom | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | William Bradley | Known more commonly as Giant Bradley or the Yorkshire Giant. One of the tallest recorded British men that ever lived, measuring 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m). | 1787–1820 (33) |
| United Kingdom | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Frederick Kempster | Height disputed between 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm) and 8 ft 4.5 in (255.3 cm).[55] | 1889–1918 (29) |
| United States | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Martin Van Buren Bates | Known as the Kentucky Giant or The Giant of the Hills.[56] He and Anna Haining Bates were the tallest married couple.[57] | 1837–1919 (81) |
| Finland | 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 (246 cm) tall.[58] | 1885–1913 (28) |
| Germany | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Walter Straub | Tallest man in Germany while he was alive.[59] | 1925–1986 (61) |
| Algeria | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Rachid Bara | Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive.[60] | 1974–2009 (35) |
| Soviet Union | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Kaba uulu Kojomkul (Каба уулу Кожомкул) | Kyrgyz wrestler; agriculturalist and administrator 1921–1948.[citation needed] | 1888–1955 (67) |
| Soviet Union | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Uvais Akhtaev | Soviet/Chechen basketball player in 1940–50s. | 1930–1978 (48) |
| Canada | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Édouard Beaupré | Possible tallest strongman as well as possible tallest wrestler in history. His death certificate claimed 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) tall and still growing. Though other sources say 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m).Guinness stated he was 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)[61][dubious – discuss] | 1881–1904 (23) |
| Tunisia | 235.9 cm | 7 ft 8.87 in | Radhouane Charbib | Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until 15 January 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Mingming.[62] | born 1968 |
| Brazil | 235.5 cm | 7 ft 8.7 in | Rafael França do Nascimento | Second-tallest man in Brazil.[63] | born 1987 |
| United Kingdom | 235 cm | 7 ft 8.5 in | Ted Evans | Height Disputed. Claimed 9 ft 3.5 in (283 cm) Guinness Stated He Measured 7 ft 8.5 (235 cm).[64] | 1924–1958 (34) |
| Russia | 235 cm | 7 ft 8.5 in | Nikolai Pankratov | Tallest man in Russia.[65] | born 1990 |
| North Korea | 235 cm | 7 ft 8.5 in | Ri Myung-hun | Former basketball player with the North Korean national team.[66] | born 1967 |
| United States Ukraine | 235 cm | 7 ft 8.5 in | Igor Vovkovinskiy | Previously the tallest person living in the United States. Originally from Ukraine, moved to Rochester, Minnesota to be treated at the Mayo Clinic. Acted in commercials and movies.[67] 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. | 1982–2021 (38) |
| United States | 235 cm | 7 ft 8.5 in | Broc Brown | In 2015, he was the tallest teenager in the United States.[68] | born 1997 |
| United States | 235 cm | 7 ft 8.5 in | Cecil Boling | Was 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) but shrank to 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) when his legs were replaced with artificial legs 8.5 in (22 cm) shorter.[69] | 1920–2000 (79) |
| United States | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Brenden Adams | Former tallest teenager in the world. | born 1995 |
| India | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Polipaka Gattaiah | Former tallest Indian.[70] | 1975–2015 (40) |
| Ivory Coast | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Abdramane Dembele | Tallest man in Ivory Coast.[71] | born 1985 |
| Armenia | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Arshavir Grigoryan | Tallest man in Armenia.[72] | born 1990 |
| United States | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Bob Wegner | Plays basketball, and is the world's tallest athlete.[73] | born 1993 |
| United States | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | George Bell | Former Tallest living American.[74] | born 1957 |
| Fiji | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Kaliova Seleiwau | Tallest living Fijian.[75] | born 1981 |
| 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 | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Alam Channa | Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.[76] | 1953–1998 (46) |
| Iceland | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Jóhann K. Pétursson | Was the tallest person in Iceland. | 1913–1984 (71) |
| Japan | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Yasutaka Okayama | Tallest living Japanese. Tallest basketball player drafted in NBA history.[77][78][79][80] | born 1954 |
| Finland | 233 cm | 7 ft 7.7 in | Daniel Cajanus | Claimed To Be 9 ft 3 (282 cm) Height not confirmed officially.[81] He was only 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) according to the London Annual Register.[82] | 1703–1749 (46) |
| Spain | 233 cm | 7 ft 7.7 in | Jaime Clemente Izquierdo | Spain's tallest man in his lifetime.[83] | 1961–2005 (44) |
| Spain | 233 cm | 7 ft 7.7 in | Agustín Luengo Capilla | Circus performer. Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.[84] | 1849–1875 (26) |
| China | 233 cm | 7 ft 7.7 in | Wang Feng-Jun | Asia's tallest man in 2004.[85] | 1976–2015 (39) |
| United Kingdom | 232.6 cm | 7 ft 7.56 in | Neil Fingleton | Tallest NCAA Division I basketball player. Known for his role Mag the Mighty for the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[86] | 1980–2017 (37) |
| Somaliland | 232 cm | 7 ft 7.4 in | Hussain Bisad | Somaliland, considered to be one of the tallest living men.[87] | born 1975 |
| Argentina | 232 cm | 7 ft 7.4 in | Jorge González | Billed at 8'0, he was the tallest wrestler in WWE history, first measured at 7'7½ (233cm) in 1988; however, he is suspected to have grown afterwards. | 1966–2010 (44) |
| United Kingdom | 231.8 cm | 7 ft 7.26 in | Paul Sturgess | Tied for the tallest player to play college basketball in the U.S.[88] | born 1987 |
| United States | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Kenny George | Second-tallest NCAA Division I basketball player (Neil Fingleton).[89] | born 1987 |
| United States | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Lock Martin | He played the robot in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.[90] | 1916–1959 (43) |
| Ireland | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Charles Byrne | Skeleton now resides in the Hunterian Museum. | 1761–1783 (22) |
| United States | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Max Palmer | Actor and pro wrestler. Listed by Guinness World Records at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm), claimed 8 ft 1 in (246 cm).[91] | 1927–1984 (57) |
| Romania | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Gheorghe Mureșan | Tied for tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. | born 1971 |
| Romania | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Robert Bobroczkyi | Romanian basketball player who was 231 cm (7 ft 7 in) in 2017–18, aged 17.[92] | born 2000 |
| Bangladesh | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Jinnat Ali | Claimed to be 249 cm (8 ft 2 in),[93] but later was measured by Official Records Book of Bangladesh, at 231 cm (7 ft 7 in).[94] | 1996–2020 (24) |
| India | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Jitendra Singh | Claimed of being 8 feet 2 inches (249 cm), but was later measured at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm)[95] | 1971–2015 (44)[96] |
| South Sudan | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Manute Bol | Tied for tallest player in NBA history. | 1962–2010 (48) |
| Canada | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Olivier Rioux | Tallest living Canadian youth basketball player.[97] | born 2006 |
| Belgium | 230.5 cm | 7 ft 6.75 in | Alain Delaunois | Tallest living Belgian.[98] | born 1971 |
| Azerbaijan | 230 cm | 7 ft 6.55 in | Aleksandar Rindin | Tallest man in Azerbaijan.[99] | born 1985 |
| Italy Malta | 230 cm | 7 ft 6.55 in | Samuel Deguara | Tallest man in Italy and Malta.[100] | born 1991 |
| Montenegro | 230 cm | 7 ft 6.55 in | Slavko Vraneš | Tallest Montenegrin basketball player in the national basketball team, former player in the NBA | born 1983 |
| Vietnam | 229 cm | 7 ft 6.25 in | Trần Thành Phố | Was the tallest man in Vietnam when he died in 2010.[101] | 1947–2010 (63) |
| Senegal | 229 cm | 7 ft 6.25 in | Malik Sidibe | Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[102] | born 1985 |
| United Kingdom | 229 cm | 7 ft 6.25 in | Christopher Greener | Formerly Britain's tallest man. | 1943–2015 (71) |
| Algeria | 229 cm | 7 ft 6.2 in | Saad Kaiche | Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.[103][104] | born 1985 |
| United States | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Jack Earle | Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich. American silent film actor and sideshow performer. Earle claimed to be 8 ft 6.5 in (2.60m) however his real height was 7 ft 6 in (2.29m).[105] | 1906–1952 (46) |
| United States | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Ralph Madsen | Billed as 7 ft 6 in (229 cm).[106] | 1897–1948 (51) |
| United States | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Mills Darden | Known for his extreme weight and height. Weighed 1,021 lb (463 kg). | 1799–1857 (57) |
| 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. | born 1980 |
| United States Germany | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Shawn Bradley | Former player in the NBA, 1993–2005, tallest living German (holding dual citizenship). | born 1972 |
| United States | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | John Hollinden | Tallest collegiate basketball player in the history of Indiana.[107] | 1958–1992 |
| Senegal | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Moussa Seck | Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[108] | born 1986 |
| United States | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Matthew McGrory | Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[109] | 1973–2005 (32) |
| Senegal | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Mamadou N'Diaye | Was the tallest in high school and college basketball while playing in the USA (tied for tallest with Tacko Fall in his final college season in 2015–16).[110][111] | born 1993 |
| Senegal | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Tacko Fall | Currently the tallest player in the NBA G League since being signed by the Cleveland Charge in 2022.[111][112] Was the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014,[113] and was the tallest player in US college basketball from 2016 to 2019. | born 1995 |
| 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.[114] | 1922–1967 (45) |
| India | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Jagdeep Singh | Tallest police officer in the world.[115] | fl. ?–March 2019 |
| Spain | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Fermín Arrudi Urieta [es] | Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death. | 1870–1913 (42) |
| Russia | 228 cm | 7 ft 5.8 in | Sergey Ilin | Tallest basketball player in Russia.[116] | born 1988 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 228 cm | 7 ft 5.8 in | Bienvenu Letuni | Tallest basketball player in DRC.[117] | born 1994 |
| Poland | 228 cm | 7 ft 5.8 in | Eugeniusz Taraciński | Tallest man in Poland while he was alive.[118] | 1928–1978 (50) |
| Colombia | 228 cm | 7 ft 5.8 in | Asdrúbal Herrera Mora | Tallest living Colombian.[119] | born 1986 |
| Slovakia | 228 cm | 7 ft 5.8 in | Martin Miklosik | Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic.[120] | born 1986 |
| Peru | 228 cm | 7 ft 5.8 in | Margarito Machacuay | The tallest Peruvian.[121] | 1965–2020[122] (55) |
| Venezuela | 227 cm | 7 ft 5.4 | Jeison Rodríguez | Tallest man in Venezuela. Also holds the Guinness Record of largest feet.[123][124] | c. born 1995 |
| United States | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Chuck Nevitt | Former player in the NBA, 1983, 1984–1989, 1991, 1993. | born 1959 |
| Russia | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Pavel Podkolzin | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Dallas Mavericks from 2004–2006 making him the tallest Russian NBA player ever. | born 1985 |
| Canada | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Sim Bhullar | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Sacramento Kings[125] in 2014-2015 making him the tallest Canadian NBA player ever. | born 1992 |
| United States | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Will Jacobsen | Professional basketball player who played most of his career with the surname Foster. | born 1988 |
| United States | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Jamarion Sharp | Tallest college basketball player from 2021 to present.[126] | born 2001 |
| Czech Republic | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Tomáš Pustina | Second-tallest Czech.[127] | 1977–2016 (38) |
| Norway | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Henrik Brustad [no] | Was known as worlds largest and strongest man in Norway. | 1844–1899 (54) |
| United States | 225 cm | 7 ft 4.6 in | John Aasen | Was promoted to be 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m), his skeleton was measuring 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), but he lost some inches due to his age.[128] | 1890–1938 (48) |
| Nigeria | 225 cm | 7 ft 4.6 in | Afeez Agoro Oladimeji | Tallest man in Nigeria while he was alive.[129] | 1975–2023 (47) |
| Ethiopia | 225 cm | 7 ft 4.6 in | Nagawoo Jimaan | Tallest living man in Ethiopia.[130] | born 1997/98 (aged 24 as of March 2022) |
| Czech Republic | 225 cm | 7 ft 4.6 in | Ivo Höger | Tallest living man in the Czech Republic.[131] | born 1982 |
| United States | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Mark Eaton | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Utah Jazz from 1982–1993. | 1957–2021 (64) |
| Netherlands | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Rik Smits | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Indiana Pacers from 1988–2000 making him the tallest Dutch NBA player ever. | born 1966 |
| Bulgaria United States |
224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Priest Lauderdale | Former player in the NBA, 1996–1998. | born 1973 |
| Serbia | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Boban Marjanović | Currently tied as the tallest active NBA player since Tacko Fall left the league in the 2021–2022 season. Currently plays for the Houston Rockets. | born 1988 |
| France | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Victor Wembanyama | Currently tied as the tallest active NBA player since being drafted first overall in the 2023 NBA draft. Currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs. | born 2004 |
| Slovakia | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Michael Fusek | Slovak professional basketball player. | born 1995 |
| Canada | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Zach Edey | Canadian basketball player for Purdue University. | born 2002 |
| Australia | 223 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Kewal Shiels | The tallest living Australian in the world.[132] | born 1989 |
| Ghana | 223 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Sulemana Abdul-Samed | Tallest confirmed man living in Ghana.[133][134] | born 1994 |
| Puerto Rico | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.5 in | Peter John Ramos | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Washington Wizards from 2004–2005. | born 1985 |
| South Sudan | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.5 in | Ring Ayuel | Height disputed between sources, either 7 ft 3.5 in, or 7 ft 4 in. | born 1988 |
| United Kingdom | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.4 in | Patrick Murphy | Claimed to be 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m), but later measured at 7 ft 3.4 in (2.22 m).[135] | 1834–1862 (27) |
| Algeria | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.4 in | Mounir Fourar | Was not officially measured by Guinness. | 1972–2012 (40) |
| Italy | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.4 in | Gino Cuccarolo | Tallest man in Italy. | born 1987 |
| Estonia | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.4 in | Janar Purason | Tallest man in Estonia.[136] | born 1985 |
| United Kingdom | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Peter Mayhew | Chewbacca actor in the Star Wars franchise.[137] | 1944–2019 (74) |
| China | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Ren Keyu | Guinness World Records records him as tallest living male teenager in the world.[138] | born 2006 |
| Nepal | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Rajan Adhikari | Tallest Man From Nepal. Often Mistaken For Indonesian Giant Musutaman.[139] | born 1978 |
| United States | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Jim Tarver | Billed at 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m). Experts suggest he was closer to 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m).[140] | 1885–1958 (72) |
| Philippines | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Kai Sotto | Currently plays for the Orlando Magic in 2023 NBA Summer League. He is tied with Raul Dillo as the tallest person in the Philippines. | born 2002 |
| Philippines | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Raul Dillo | A comedian and an actor in the Philippines. He is tied with Kai Sotto as the tallest person in the Philippines. | born 1991 |
| United States | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Randy Breuer | Former player in the NBA, 1983–1994. | born 1960 |
| Lithuania | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas | Former player in the NBA, 1996–2011. | born 1975 |
| Lithuania | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Arvydas Sabonis | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 1995–2001 and in the 2002–2003 season. | born 1964 |
| Tanzania | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Hasheem Thabeet | Former player in the NBA, 2009–2014. He is the only Tanzanian player to play in the NBA. Currently plays for Pazi in the Tanzania Basketball League | born 1987 |
| United States | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Swede Halbrook | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Syracuse Nationals from 1961–1962. | 1933–1988 (55) |
| United States | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Keith Closs | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 1997–2000. | born 1976 |
| South Korea | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Ha Seung-jin | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 2005–2006. He is the only South Korean player to play in the NBA. | born 1985 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina Montenegro |
221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Aleksandar Radojević | Former player in the NBA, 1999–2000, 2004–2005. | born 1976 |
| Cape Verde | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Walter Tavares | Former player in the NBA, 2015–2016, 2017. He is the only Cape Verdean player to play in the NBA. Currently plays for Real Madrid in the Liga ACB | born 1992 |
| Germany | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Tibor Pleiß | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Utah Jazz from 2015–2016. Currently plays for Anadolu Efes S.K. in the Turkish Super League | born 1989 |
| Latvia | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Kristaps Porziņģis | Currently the third tallest active NBA player. Currently plays for the Boston Celtics. | born 1995 |
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| Netherlands | 260 cm | 8 ft 6.75 in[141] | Trijntje Keever | Allegedly the tallest woman in recorded history but not recognized by Guinness World Records. | 1616–1633 (17) |
| United States | 254 cm | 8 ft 4 in | Ella Ewing | Allegedly the second-tallest woman in history but not recognized by Guinness World Records. Her mother describes her full height at 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m).[142] | 1872–1913 (40) |
| China | 248 cm | 8 ft 1.75 in | Zeng Jinlian | Confirmed by Guinness World Records as tallest female recorded. 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 feet (244 cm) tall.[143] | 1964–1982 (17) |
| Canada | 242 cm | 7 ft 11.5 in | Anna Haining Bates | She and Martin Van Buren Bates were the tallest married couple.[144][145][146] | 1846–1888 (41) |
| United Kingdom | 241 cm | 7 ft 11 in | Jane Bunford | Tallest recorded English woman and possibly the world's tallest person at the time of her death. Given height is adjusted for spinal curvature; maximum standing height was 7 ft 10 in (239 cm).[147][148] | 1895–1922 (27) |
| Netherlands | 240 cm | 7 ft 10 in | Abeltje | Height not confirmed officially.[148] | 1758–? |
| India | 233 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Siddiqa Parveen | Listed as tallest living woman by Guinness World Records in 2014.[149] Also tallest recorded Indian woman. No up-to-date information available. | born 1985 |
| Indonesia | 233 cm | 7 ft 7.75 in | Mulia | Tallest woman in Indonesia.[150][151] | 1956–1991 (35) |
| China | 233 cm | 7 ft 7.75 in | Yao Defen | Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records until her death on 13 November 2012. | 1972–2012 (40) |
| United States | 232 cm | 7 ft 7.25 in | Sandy Allen | Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, and the tallest American woman, until her death on 13 August 2008.[152] | 1955–2008 (53) |
| Greece | 230 cm | 7 ft 6.5 in | Vasiliki Caliandi | Tallest woman in Greece.[153] | 1882–1904 (22) |
| China | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Sun Fang | Asserted to be the world's tallest living woman in 2016.[154] Height never confirmed by Guinness World Records. No up-to-date information available. | born 1987 |
| Poland | 218 cm | 7 ft 2 in | Margo Dydek | Tallest professional women's basketball player.[155] | 1974–2011 (37) |
| Pakistan | 218 cm | 7 ft 2 in | Zainab Bibi | Asserted to be the world's tallest woman in 2003.[156] | 1972–2018 (46) |
| Italy | 217 cm | 7 ft 1.4 in | Maria Fassnauer | She was known as the Tyrolean giantess.[157] | 1879–1917 [158] |
| Latvia | 216 cm | 7 ft 1 in | Ance Baura | Diplomat for her country's permanent mission to the United Nations.[159] Lives with Marfan syndrome.[160] | born 1990s |
| Turkey | 215 cm | 7 ft 0.7 in | Rumeysa Gelgi | Tallest living woman officially confirmed by Guinness World Records since 2021, and previously world's tallest female teenager.[161][162][163][164] | born 1997 |
| Thailand | 214 cm | 7 ft 0.25 in | Malee Duangdee | Formerly world's tallest female teenager.[165] | 1991–2016 (24) |
| Latvia | 213 cm | 7 ft 0 in | Uljana Semjonova | She was a seven-foot center and the most dominant women's basketball player in the history of the game.[166] | born 1952 |
| Sweden | 210 cm | 6 ft 10 in | Kristina Larsdotter | Better known as Stor-Stina (Big Stina), she was a Sami woman with gigantism, who was examined by Swedish anatomists and later toured internationally under the stage name The Lapland Giantess.[167] | 1819–1854 (35) |
| Sri Lanka | 208 cm | 6 ft 10 in | Tharjini Sivalingam | She was a center and one of the most dominant netball players in the history of the game. [168] | born 1977 |
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| Italy | 1010 cm | 33 ft | Unknown | Several skeletons, some reportedly 30 and 33 ft (9.1 and 10.1 m) tall, found in Sicily.[169] In the Middle Ages, they were mistaken for the bones of cyclops or giants who settled in caves after the Flood.[1] Later studies have shown that these bones belong to Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) antiquus, Elephas mnaidriensis, and Elephas falconeri, so-called dwarf elephants from the Middle and Late Pleistocene.[1][5] | Middle to Late Pleistocene. Originally thought to be from the Classical Antiquity. |
| India | 960 cm | 31.5 ft | Unknown | A skeleton 31.5 ft (9.6 m) long, found in the river bank in the Jubbulpore district on August 8, 1934.[170] Initially believed to be a giant human, it was identified as a giant non-human ape soon after unearthing.[171] | Unknown |
| France | 760 cm | 25 ft | Teutobochus (Theutobochus) | A left part of a huge skeleton was discovered in a sand quarry in Dauphiné in 1613.[172] These bones were thought to belong to an ancient giant king 24–25 ft (7.3–7.6 m) tall.[169][173] Later studies have shown that it is a Late Miocene proboscidean Deinotherium or close relative.[2][174] The existence of a large tombstone from early reports has not been confirmed, the coins found along with the bones belong to Marseille Republic and were found a few years before the discovery of the skeleton.[3] | Late Miocene. Originally thought to be from 105 BC.[2][172] |
| United States | 610 cm | 20 ft | Unknown | A giant human skeleton from Tennessee, found in 1845. It was estimated at 18 ft (5.5 m) but the living man was believed to be "at least" 20 ft (6.1 m) tall. However, even in 1845 it was reported that the discovery was not confirmed.[175] This skeleton as well as an 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) tall specimen found in the Rocky Mountains in 1838, is very likely the remains of an extinct animal.[7] | Unknown |
| Tunisia | 590 cm | 19.4 ft | Giant of Utica | A gigantic remains including teeth discovered near Utica by Saint Augustine in 412 AD and later by Thomas d'Arcos [ca] in 1630. The bones crumbled to dust during the extraction, but two enormous teeth were saved. It was assumed that this skeleton and similar specimens from the nearby localities are the remains of the giants, Hercules or Adam.[3] However, already in 1631, Peiresc suggested that these remains belong to a marine animal or an elephant. More recent research indicates that this giant's preserved upper molar is most likely belongs to a Pleistocene relative of the modern African elephant.[3] | Pleistocene. Originally thought to be a 600-year-old giant who died 4000 years before his remains were found.[3] |
| Switzerland | 580 cm | 19 ft | Unknown | A giant skeleton found near Lucerne in 1577.[176] In 1786, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach concluded that these remains actually belong to a mammoth.[177] | Pleistocene. Originally thought to be from the antediluvian times. |
| Argentina | 450 cm | 15 ft | Patagon | From the time of Magellan's expeditions until the end of the 18th century, European explorers reported about the Patagonians 2.7 and 3.0 m (9 and 10 ft) tall, and even an individual about 4 or 4.5 m (13 or 15 ft) tall captured by Magellan's crewmen near the Santa Cruz River (Argentina).[178] In reality, Patagonians usually did not exceed 1.8 m (6 ft) in height. A 1615 report about a grave with bones of the giants in Puerto Deseado could have been initiated by fossil finds.[178] | c. 1520[179] |
| Syria (Bashan) | 410 cm | 13.5 ft | Og | As it is claimed in Bible, Og's sarcophagus (bed[180] or probably couch[181]) was nine cubits long and four cubits wide which is approximately 4.1 m × 1.8 m (13.5 ft × 6 ft).[182][183] Historicity of Og is disputed,[182] his sarcophagus could be a dolmen. In Europe, such tombs have been called "beds of the giants".[180] | Unknown – Iron Age |
| United States | 365.8 cm | 12 ft | Unknown | A human skeleton 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) tall with ribs nearly 4 ft (1.2 m) long found near Barnard, Missouri, on September 13, 1883. Unverified. | Claims of being from the prehistoric times.[6] |
| Iran | 364 cm | 11 ft 11 in | Siah Khan Ibn Kashmir Khan | It was claimed that at the age of 18 Kashmir Khan was almost 12 feet (365.8 cm) tall but when he was admitted to hospital in 1933 he was found to be only 7 ft 2.6 in (220 cm) tall.[184] | 1913–1938 (aged 24–25) |
| 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.[185][5] | Unknown – Neolithic |
| United States | 343 cm | 11 ft 3 in | Unknown | As quoted in The New York Times in 1880, two giant skeletons, both at 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m), were found in Pennsylvania in 1798. After being taken up, the bones crumbled to pieces.[6] | Unknown |
| United States | 328 cm | 10 ft 9 in | Unknown | A skeleton with teeth and jaws nearly as large as those of a horse, found in 1856 in the vineyard of East Wheeling, Virginia. Unverified.[186][6] | Unknown |
| Andorra | 320 cm | 10 ft 6 in | Jose Punlos | Height not confirmed officially.[187][188] | 1907–? (aged 19 as of November 1926) |
| Zimbabwe | 315 cm | 10 ft 4 in | Mildred | Height not confirmed officially.[148] | born 1977? |
| Greece | 311.5 cm | 10 ft 2.6 in | Orestes | According to Herodotus, a coffin 7 cubits (311.5 cm if 1 cubit is 44.5 cm[180]) long with the skeleton of exactly the same size[180][4] was found in Tegea.[5] In fact, bones of Orestes could have belonged to a large Pleistocene animal.[189][190] | Pleistocene. Originally thought to be from the Classical antiquity |
| Egypt | 310 cm | 10 ft 2 in | Abou El Sayed | Lived in Desouk and worked there as a waiter until he became too tall and could not continue to serve customers. It is stated that he was 10 feet 2 inches (310 cm) tall and was still growing at the age of 14.[191][192] | born 1924? (aged 14 as of March 1938) |
| Japan | 310 cm | 10 ft 2 in | Emperor Keikō | Claims of being 10 feet 2 inches (310 cm), not confirmed.[193] | 13 BC – 130 AD (143) |
| United States | 304.8 cm | 10 ft | Unknown | Multiple human skeletons discovered by Dr. J. F. Everhart and the Historical Society of Brush Creek Township, Ohio in 1880.[194] Unverified, controversial and disputed.[195] | Unknown |
| Israel | 297 cm | 9 ft 9 in | Goliath | Champion soldier of the Philistine army from Gath. Recorded by the prophet Samuel as being 6 cubits 1 span tall in 1st Samuel 17:4.[5] | c. 1000 BC |
| Arabia | 290 cm | 9 ft 6.2 in | Gabara | Mentioned by Pliny the Elder as living in his own time.[196] Also mentioned as Gabbara by Robert Plot in his Natural history of Oxfordshire, 1677.[197] | fl. 1st century |
| United Kingdom | 289.6 cm | 9 ft 6 in | John Hale | Height not confirmed officially.[198] | fl. ? – December 1892 |
| Russian Empire | 285 cm | 9 ft 4.1 in | Fyodor Machnov | Grew to 239 cm (7 ft 10 in) but claimed of being 282 cm (9 ft 3 in)[199] or even 285 cm (9 ft 4 in). Height not confirmed officially.[200] | 1878–1912 (34) |
| Russian Empire | 282 cm | 9 ft 3 in | Kazanloff | Height not confirmed officially.[201] | 1888?–? |
| England | 282 cm | 9 ft 3 in | John Middleton (The Childe Of Hale) | Claimed of being 9 ft 3 (282 cm). Guinness stated he was actually about 7 ft 8 (234 cm) from modern evidence. | 1578–1623 (45) |
| Italy | 274.3 cm | 9 ft 0 in | Almiro Crema | Height not confirmed officially.[202] | 1900–? |
| United States | 274.3 cm | 9 ft 0 in | Unknown | Reported on August 29, 1883, as a skeleton of at least 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) high but found to be only at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) after measurements.[8] | Unknown |
| Hyperborea (by North of Greece) | 274.3 cm | 9 ft 0 in | Priests of Apollo | According to Claudius Aelianus, three sons of Boreas, each 6 cubits (2.7 m (9 ft) if 1 cubit is 45 cm[203]) tall, were priests of Apollo.[203] Hyperborea itself is a legendary country and the subject of symbolic interpretations.[204] | c. 2nd century AD |
| Israel | 267 cm | 8 ft 9.1 in | Eddie Carmel | Unconfirmed height; claimed to be 9 ft 0.6 in (275 cm), billed at 8 ft 9.1 in (267 cm).[205] | 1936–1972 (36) |
| China | 265 cm | 8 ft 8.25 in | Zhang Yingwu [zh] | Height not confirmed officially.[206] | 1921–1984 (63) |
| Tokugawa shogunate | 264 cm | 8 ft 8 in | Akashi Shiganosuke | Was born in 1600 and is not recognised by the Guinness World Records and he is also believed to be 245 cm (8'0.5).[citation needed] | 1600–1649 (48–49) |
| Prince-Bishopric of Trent | 260 cm | 8 ft 6 in | Bernardo Gigli (Gilli) | Italian giant. He was claimed to be 244 cm (8 ft 0 in)[207][208] or even 260 cm (8 ft 6 in)[209] but his actual height was 229.8 cm (7 ft 6.5 in).[208][209] | 1726–1774[209]/91[5] (48–65) |
| India | 257 cm | 8 ft 5 in | Maruthi Hanamanth Koli | Height not confirmed officially.[210][211] | born 1981 |
| Russian Empire | 257 cm | 8 ft 5 in | Ivan Stepanovich Loushkin | Claims of being 8 feet 5 inches (257 cm), height not confirmed officially.[212] | 1811–1844 (33) |
| Bangladesh | 251 cm | 8 ft 3 in | Parimal Barman | Claims of being 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm), not confirmed. | 1962–1991 (29) |
| United States | 251 cm | 8 ft 3 in | Annie Irwin | Born in Chicago. Claimed to be 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm), not confirmed.[213] | c. 1919 |
| United Kingdom | 248.9 cm | 8 ft 2 in | Henry Alexander Cooper | Height not confirmed officially.[214] | 1853–1899 (46) |
| China | 246 cm | 8 ft 1 in | Zhao Liang | Height not confirmed officially. A circus performer. | born 1982 |
| Ottoman Empire | 244.4 cm | 8 ft 0.3 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 (7 ft 8.6 in to 8 ft 0.2 in) tall.[215] | c. 1683 |
| Qing China | 244 cm | 8 ft 0 in | Zhan Shichai | Height not confirmed officially.[216][217] | 1841–1893 (52) |
| Uzbekistan | 244 cm | 8 ft 0 in | Isroil Hushbokov | Height not confirmed officially.[218] | born 1980 (aged 27 as of November 2007)[219] |
| Iraq | 242 cm | 7 ft 11 in | Sabah Jabbar Hadi | Height not confirmed officially.[220] | 1985–2018 (33) |
| India | 242 cm | 7 ft 11 in | Karan Singh | Claims to be 7 ft 11 (242 cm), aged 13. Son of Indian basketball player Shweatlana Singh | born 2007 |
| Indonesia | 242 cm | 7 ft 11 in | Musutaman | Height not confirmed officially.[221] | born 1962 |
| Sweden | 242 cm | 7 ft 11 in | Gustaf Edman | Height not confirmed officially.[222] | 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) |
| Brazil | 240 cm | 7 ft 10 in | Katia D'Avilla Rodrigues | Height not confirmed officially. Experts Suggest She Was Closer To 7 ft 6.6 in (230 cm) from photographic evidence.[223][224] | 1963–2011 (48) |
| Hungary | 238 cm | 7 ft 10 in | János Várnai | Claims of being the tallest Hungarian in 1963.[225] | c. 1963 |
| Austria-Hungary | 237 cm | 7 ft 9.3 in | Grgo Kusić | Possible tallest Croat recorded as well as possible tallest person of Austria-Hungary of his time. Some sources states his height as 219 cm (7 ft 2) some at 237 cm (7 ft 9.6), his exact height is disputed.[226][227] | 1892–1918 (26) |
| Kingdom of Ireland | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Cornelius McGrath | Measurement according to the London Annual Register.[82] | 1737–1759 (22) |
| Roman Empire | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Saint Christopher | Saint venerated by the Roman Catholic Church. According to legend, he was 5 cubits (2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)) tall, a claimed "gigantic tooth" of St. Christopher turned out to be a tooth of hippopotamus.[228] | 3rd or 4th century AD |
| Kingdom of Navarre | 222–231 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.[229] | 1170–1234 (64) |
| China | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Zhang Ziyu | Measurement according to her middle school fitness exam, measured late 2019. Confirmation would tie her with Sun Fang, the world's tallest living woman as of 2020, as well as make her the tallest female teenager and female basketball player.[230] | born 2007 |
| France | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | André René Roussimoff | Better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor.[231] | 1946–1993 (46) |
| United States | 210 cm | 7 ft 0 in | Antoine Barada | A real man that became a regional legend in Nebraska. Possibly was 2.1 m (7 ft) tall and could lift a stone 770 kg (1,700 lb) in weight.[232] | August 22, 1807 – March 30, 1885/87 (77–79) |
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| United Kingdom | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in[52] | Angus MacAskill | Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition). | 1825–1863 (38) |
| United States | 234 cm | 7 ft 8 in | Bob Wegner | Plays basketball, and is the world's tallest athlete.[73] | born 1993 |
| United Kingdom | 232.6 cm | 7 ft 7.56 in | Neil Fingleton | Tallest NCAA Division I basketball player. Known for his role Mag the Mighty for the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[86] | 1980–2017 (37) |
| Romania | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Robert Bobroczkyi | Romanian basketball player who was 231 cm (7 ft 7 in) in 2017–18, aged 17.[233] | born 2000 |
| South Sudan | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Manute Bol | Tied for tallest player in NBA history. | 1962–2010 (48) |
| Canada | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Olivier Rioux | Tallest living Canadian youth basketball player.[234] | born 2006 (46) |
| United States | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Ralph Madsen | Billed as 7 ft 6 in (229 cm).[235] | born 1897 |
| 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. | born 1980 |
| United States Germany | 229 cm | 7 ft 6 in | Shawn Bradley | Former player in the NBA, 1993–2005, tallest living German (holding dual citizenship). | born 1972 |
| Russia | 228 cm | 7 ft 5.8 in | Sergey Ilin | Tallest basketball player in Russia.[236] | born 1988 |
| Slovakia | 228 cm | 7 ft 5.8 in | Martin Miklosik | Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic.[237] | born 1986 |
| United States | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Chuck Nevitt | Former player in the NBA, 1983, 1984–1989, 1991, 1993. | born 1959 |
| Canada | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Sim Bhullar | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Sacramento Kings[238] in 2014-2015 making him the tallest Canadian NBA player ever. | born 1992 |
| United States | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Will Jacobsen | Professional basketball player who played most of his career with the surname Foster. | born 1988 |
| United States | 226 cm | 7 ft 5 in | Jamarion Sharp | Tallest college basketball player from 2021 to present.[239] | born 2001 |
| Ethiopia | 225 cm | 7 ft 4.6 in | Nagawoo Jimaan | Tallest living man in Ethiopia.[240] | born 1997/98 (aged 24 as of March 2022) |
| Czech Republic | 225 cm | 7 ft 4.6 in | Ivo Höger | Tallest living man in the Czech Republic.[241] | born 1982 |
| United States | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Mark Eaton | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Utah Jazz from 1982–1993. | 1957–2021 (64) |
| Netherlands | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Rik Smits | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Indiana Pacers from 1988–2000 making him the tallest Dutch NBA player ever. | born 1966 |
| Bulgaria United States |
224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Priest Lauderdale | Former player in the NBA, 1996–1998. | born 1973 |
| France | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Victor Wembanyama | Currently tied as the tallest active NBA player since being drafted first overall in the 2023 NBA draft. Currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs. | born 2004 |
| Slovakia | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Michael Fusek | Slovak professional basketball player. | born 1995 |
| Canada | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Zach Edey | Canadian basketball player for Purdue University. | born 2002 |
| Australia | 223 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Kewal Shiels | The tallest living Australian in the world.[132] | born 1989 |
| Puerto Rico | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.5 in | Peter John Ramos | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Washington Wizards from 2004–2005. | born 1985 |
| South Sudan | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.5 in | Ring Ayuel | Height disputed between sources, either 7 ft 3.5 in, or 7 ft 4 in. | born 1988 |
| Italy | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.4 in | Gino Cuccarolo | Tallest man in Italy. | born 1987 |
| Estonia | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.4 in | Janar Purason | Tallest man in Estonia.[242] | born 1985 |
| China | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Ren Keyu | Guinness World Records records him as tallest living male teenager in the world.[243] | born 2006 |
| Philippines | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Kai Sotto | Currently plays for the Orlando Magic in 2023 NBA Summer League. He is tied with Raul Dillo as the tallest person in the Philippines. | born 2002 |
| United States | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Randy Breuer | Former player in the NBA, 1983–1994. | born 1960 |
| Lithuania | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas | Former player in the NBA, 1996–2011. | born 1975 |
| Lithuania | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Arvydas Sabonis | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 1995–2001 and in the 2002–2003 season. | born 1964 |
| Tanzania | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Hasheem Thabeet | Former player in the NBA, 2009–2014. He is the only Tanzanian player to play in the NBA. Currently plays for Pazi in the Tanzania Basketball League | born 1987 |
| United States | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Swede Halbrook | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Syracuse Nationals from 1961–1962. | 1933–1988 (55) |
| United States | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Keith Closs | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 1997–2000. | born 1976 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina Montenegro |
221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Aleksandar Radojević | Former player in the NBA, 1999–2000, 2004–2005. | born 1976 |
| Cape Verde | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Walter Tavares | Former player in the NBA, 2015–2016, 2017. He is the only Cape Verdean player to play in the NBA. Currently plays for Real Madrid in the Liga ACB | born 1992 |
| Germany | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Tibor Pleiß | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Utah Jazz from 2015–2016. Currently plays for Anadolu Efes S.K. in the Turkish Super League | born 1989 |
| Latvia | 221 cm | 7 ft 3 in | Kristaps Porziņģis | Currently the third tallest active NBA player. Currently plays for the Boston Celtics. | born 1995 |
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| Country | Metric | Imperial | Name | Note | Lifespan | Photo |
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| Canada | 251 cm | 8 ft 3 in | Édouard Beaupré | Tallest strongman and wrestler. | 1881–1904 | |
| Iran | 246 cm | 8 ft 1 in[244] | Morteza Mehrzad | Tallest paralympian and tallest volleyball player.[245] | born 1987 | |
| Libya | 244.8 cm | 8 ft 0.4 in | Suleiman Ali Nashnush | Tallest basketball player. | 1943–1991 | |
| China | 236 cm | 7 ft 9 in | Sun Mingming | Retired professional basketball player. Tallest living former professional basketball player. | born 1983 | |
| Argentina | 232 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Jorge González | Tallest Wrestler in WWE history. | 1966–2010 | |
| Romania | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Gheorghe Mureșan | Retired professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. | born 1971 | |
| Sudan | 231 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Manute Bol | Retired professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in NBA history. | 1962–2010 | |
| Malta | 230 cm | 7 ft 7 in | Samuel Deguara | Tallest active professional basketball player. | born 1991 | |
| Romania | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Gogea Mitu | Tallest professional boxer in history. | 1914–1936 | |
| Serbia | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Boban Marjanović | Tied as tallest active NBA player. | born 1988 | |
| France | 224 cm | 7 ft 4 in | Victor Wembanyama | Tied as tallest active NBA player. | born 2004 | |
| South Korea | 219 cm | 7 ft 2 in | Hong-man Choi (Korean Monster) | Joint tallest kickboxer and mixed martial artist. | born 1980 | |
| Brazil | 218 cm | 7 ft 2 in | Giant Silva | Joint tallest kickboxer and mixed martial artist. | born 1963 | |
| Poland | 218 cm | 7 ft 2 in | Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek | Tallest player in WNBA history. | 1974–2011 | |
| Russia | 218 cm | 7 ft 2 in[246] | Dmitriy Muserskiy | Tallest volleyball player. Member of Russia's national team. | born 1988 | |
| Pakistan | 216 cm | 7 ft 1 in | Mohammad Irfan | Tallest international cricketer.[247] | born 1982 | |
| Philippines | 216 cm | 7 ft 1 in | E.J. Feihl | Tallest basketball player in PBA history. | born 1970 | |
| Netherlands | 215 cm | 7 ft 1 in | Loek van Mil | Tallest baseball player. | 1984–2019 | |
| United Kingdom | 213 cm | 7 ft 0 in | Richard Metcalfe | Tallest rugby union player. | born 1973 | |
| Netherlands | 213 cm | 7 ft 0 in | Ted van der Parre | Tallest World's Strongest Man. | born 1955 | |
| United States | 213 cm | 7 ft 0 in | Richard Sligh | Tallest American football player in National Football League history. | 1944–2008 | |
| Netherlands | 213 cm | 7 ft 0 in | Stefan Struve | Tallest fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. | born 1988 | |
| Russia | 213 cm | 7 ft 0 in | Nikolai Valuev | Tallest boxing world champion. | born 1973 | |
| Japan | 212 cm | 6 ft 11 in[248] | Fudōiwa Mitsuo | Tallest sumo wrestler (sekitori). | 1924-1964 | |
| Netherlands | 212 cm | 6 ft 11 in | Semmy Schilt | Tallest kickboxing world champion. | born 1973 | |
| United States | 211 cm | 6 ft 11 in | Sean Hjelle | Tied as tallest baseball player in Major League Baseball history. | born 1997 | |
| United States | 211 cm | 6 ft 11 in | Jon Rauch | Tied as tallest baseball player in Major League Baseball history. | born 1978 | |
| Australia | 211 cm | 6 ft 11 in | Aaron Sandilands | Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history. | born 1982 | |
| Australia | 211 cm | 6 ft 11 in | Peter Street | Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history. | born 1980 | |
| United States | 211 cm | 6 ft 11 in | Mason Cox | Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history. | born 1991 | |
| United States | 211 cm | 6 ft 11 in | Reilly Opelka | Tied as tallest tennis player on the ATP Tour. | born 1997 | |
| Croatia | 211 cm | 6 ft 11 in | Ivo Karlović | Tied as tallest tennis player on the ATP Tour. | born 1979 | |
| United Kingdom | 211 cm | 6 ft 11 in | Will Carrick-Smith | Tallest active professional rugby union player. | born 1992 | |
| Lithuania | 209 cm | 6 ft 10 in | Rolandas Gimbutis | Tallest Olympic swimmer. | born 1981 | |
| Belgium | 208 cm | 6 ft 10 in | Kristof Van Hout | Tallest association football player. | born 1987 | |
| Russia | 208 cm | 6 ft 10 in | Nelly Alisheva | Tallest female volleyball player. | born 1983 | |
| Slovakia | 206 cm | 6 ft 9 in | Zdeno Chára | Tallest player in National Hockey League history. | born 1977 | |
| South Africa | 206 cm | 6 ft 9 in | Marco Jansen | Tallest active cricketer. | born 2000 | |
| Switzerland | 202 cm | 6 ft 8 in | Ramon Zenhäusern | Tallest World Cup competitor in alpine skiing. | born 1992 | |
| Germany | 201 cm | 6 ft 7 in | Ingo Schultz | Tallest sprinter. | born 1975 | |
| United States | 201 cm | 6 ft 7 in | Phil Blackmar | Tallest golfer on the PGA Tour. | born 1957 | |
| Bulgaria | 198 cm | 6 ft 6 in | Velichko Cholakov | Tallest Olympic weightlifter. | 1982–2017 |
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