List of tallest people

This article is about the tallest verified individuals. For the tallest nationalities, see Average human height by country.

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This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources.

Robert Wadlow, the tallest verified human, with his 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) father

According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history, measuring 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death.

There are reports about even taller people but most claims are unverified or erroneous. Since antiquity, discoveries have been reported 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, an archaeological hoax.^[7][9][10]

Men

  Living   Deceased   Height disputed   No growth-related pathological disorder (gigantism, acromegaly)

Name	Country	Metric	Imperial	Note	Lifespan (age at death)
Robert Wadlow	United States	272 cm	8 ft 11 in	Tallest verified human in recorded history.	1918–1940 (22)
John Rogan	United States	267 cm	8 ft 9 in	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)
John F. Carroll	United States	264 cm	8 ft 8 in	8 ft 0 in (244 cm) standing height, 8 ft 7.75 in (263.52 cm) assuming normal spinal curvature.[11]	1932–1969 (37)
Willie Camper	United States	262 cm	8 ft 7 in	Billed at 8 ft 7 in (262 cm).[12]	1924–1943 (18)
Siah Khan	Iran	259 cm	8 ft 6 in	Suffered from Proteus syndrome.	1913–1948 (24–25)
Akashi Shiganosuke	Japan	258 cm	8 ft 6 in	Tallest sumo wrestler and first Yokozuna in history.	1600–1649 (48–49)
Leonid Stadnyk	Soviet Union and Ukraine	258 cm	8 ft 6 in	Not officially recognized by Guinness World Records because he refused to be measured according to their standards.[13][14]	1970–2014 (44)
Hồ Văn Trung	Vietnam	257 cm	8 ft 5 in	He was reported post mortem to be 9 ft 0.25 in (275 cm),[15] but when alive he measured at 8 ft 5.25 in (257 cm).[16]	1984–2019 (34)
Pornchai Saosri	Thailand	257 cm	8 ft 5 in	Not recognized by Guinness World Records. Weighed 225 kg (496 lb) and claimed 8 ft 9.9 in (269 cm),[17] but is reported to have measured 8 ft 5.2 in (257 cm) for his ID card renewal.[18] He was unable to stand due to knee pain because of muscular dystrophy.	1989–2015 (26)
Bernard Coyne	United States	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	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)
Parimal Barman	Bangladesh	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	Tallest person in Bangladesh ever recorded.[19]	1962–1991 (28–29)
Väinö Myllyrinne	Finland	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	Tallest verified European. 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)
Vikas Uppal	India	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	Was not measured officially by Guinness.[20] Tallest recorded human in Indian history.[21]	1986–2007 (21)
Sultan Kösen	Turkey	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	The tallest living person since 17 September 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records.[22][23] He also has the longest hands for a living person: 28.5-centimetre-long (11.22 in).[24]	born 1982
Don Koehler	United States	249 cm	8 ft 2 in	Guinness listed him as tallest living person for most of 1970s.	1925–1981 (55)
Brahim Takioullah	Morocco	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Possesses the world's largest feet at 38 cm (1 ft 3 in).[25][26]	born 1982
Morteza Mehrzad	Iran	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Tallest man in Iran. Sitting volleyball player and three-time Paralympic champion in 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.[27]	born 1987
Dharmendra Pratap Singh	India	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Was not officially measured by Guinness World Records. Tallest living Indian person.[28]	born 1983
Julius Koch	German Empire	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	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)
Gabriel Estêvão Monjane	Mozambique	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Was listed by Guinness World Records as tallest living man from 1988–1989.[29]	1944–1990 (45)
Jean-Joseph Brice	France	245 cm	8 ft 0 in	Known as "Le Géant des Vosges", Ramonchamp, France; his exact height was controversial.[30]	1835–?
Suleiman Ali Nashnush	Libya	245 cm	8 ft 0 in	Libyan basketball player, who was once the tallest man according to Guinness World Records.[31]	1943–1991 (47)
James Toller	United Kingdom	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	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)
Zhan Shichai	China (Qing Dynasty)	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	Height disputed. Guinness World Records stated he measured 233.6 cm (7 ft 7.9 in).[33]	1841–1893 (51)
Zia Rasheed	Pakistan	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	Was not measured by Guinness.[34]	1993/1994–2024[35]
Charles Sogli	Ghana	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	Has not been measured by Guinness, possibly the tallest man in Ghana.[36][37]	born 1999
Patrick Cotter O'Brien	Ireland	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	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)
Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi	Egypt	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	Claimed to be 9 ft 9.5 in (300 cm).[38][39]	1909–1941 (31–32)
Anton de Franckenpoint	Holy Roman Empire	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	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
Zhang Juncai	China	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	Tallest living Chinese person.	born 1964
Suparwono	Indonesia	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	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.[40]	1985–2012 (26)
Albert Johan Kramer [nl]	Netherlands	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	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.[41]	1897–1976 (79)
Miguel Joaquín Eleicegui [es]	Spain	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	Tallest man recorded in Spain. The 2017 Basque movie Handia is based on his life. His remains were excavated and measured.[42][43][44]	1818–1861 (43)
Felipe Birriel	United States (Puerto Rico)	241 cm	7 ft 11 in	Tallest Puerto Rican recorded.	1916–1994 (77)
Abiodun Adegoke	Nigeria	241 cm	7 ft 11 in	Tallest Basketball player alive. Has not been measured by Guinness, possibly the tallest living Nigerian.	born 1999
Asadulla Khan	India	241 cm	7 ft 11 in	Second tallest man in India.[45]	born 1988
Alexander Sizonenko	Soviet Union and Russia	240 cm	7 ft 10 in	Soviet basketball player.[46]	1959–2012 (53)
Josef Drásal	Austria-Hungary	240 cm	7 ft 10 in	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)
Alex Gomachab	Namibia	240 cm	7 ft 10 in	Tallest man in Namibia.[47]	born 1986
Öndör Gongor	Mongolia	240 cm	7 ft 10 in	Very tall man in early-20th-century Mongolia. Was measured by Roy Chapman Andrews.	1880/85–1925/30
Fyodor Makhnov	Russian Empire	239 cm	7 ft 10 in	Photographic evidence and Guinness World Records suggests 239 cm (7 ft 10 in) but claims are that he was 282 cm (9 ft 3 in)[48] or even 285 cm (9 ft 4 in).[49]	1878–1912 (34)
Edhem Kadušić	Bosnia and Herzegovina	238 cm	7 ft 10 in	The tallest known man in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[50]	1917–1961 (43)
Rigardus Rijnhout [nl]	Netherlands	238 cm	7 ft 10 in	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.[51]	1922–1959 (36)
Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka	Japan	237 cm	7 ft 10 in	Tallest man in Japan; no color images of him exist even though he died in the 1960s.[52]	1930–1962 (32)
Sun Mingming	China	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Chinese basketball player. Formerly second-tallest living person.	born 1983
Bao Xishun	China	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Considered the tallest living person by Guinness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Kösen.[53]	born 1951
Naseer Soomro	Pakistan	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan.[54][55][56]	1970–2025 (55)
Olivier Rioux	Canada	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Guinness World Records declared him the tallest teenager in the world in 2021.[57]	born 2006
Angus MacAskill	United Kingdom	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition) until Olivier Rioux matched his height.[58]	1825–1863 (38)
Joelison Fernandes da Silva	Brazil	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Tallest living Brazilian.[59][60]	born 1985
William Bradley	United Kingdom	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	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)
Frederick Kempster	United Kingdom	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Height disputed between 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm) and 8 ft 4.5 in (255.3 cm).[61]	1889–1918 (29)
Martin Van Buren Bates	United States	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Known as the Kentucky Giant or The Giant of the Hills.[62] He and Anna Haining Bates were the tallest married couple.[63]	1837–1919 (81)
Louis Moilanen	Finland	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	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.[64]	1885–1913 (28)
Walter Straub	Germany	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Tallest man in Germany while he was alive.[65]	1925–1986 (61)
Kaba uulu Kojomkul (Каба уулу Кожомкул)	Soviet Union	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Kyrgyz wrestler; agriculturalist and administrator 1921–1948.[citation needed]	1888–1955 (67)
Uvais Akhtaev	Soviet Union	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Soviet/Chechen basketball player in 1940–50s.	1930–1978 (48)
Édouard Beaupré	Canada	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Possible tallest strongman as well as possible tallest wrestler in history. His death certificate stated 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).[66][dubious – discuss]	1881–1904 (23)
Radhouane Charbib	Tunisia	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until 15 January 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Mingming.[67]	born 1968
Rafael França do Nascimento	Brazil	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Second-tallest man in Brazil.[68]	born 1987
Rachid Bara	Algeria	235 cm	7 ft 9 in	Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive.[69]	1974–2009 (35)
Ted Evans	United Kingdom	235 cm	7 ft 9 in	Height disputed. Claimed 9 ft 3.5 in (283 cm), while Guinness World Records stated he measured 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm).[70]	1924–1958 (34)
Nikolai Pankratov	Soviet Union and Russia	235 cm	7 ft 9 in	Tallest man in Russia.[71]	born 1990
Ri Myung-hun	North Korea	235 cm	7 ft 9 in	Former basketball player with the North Korean national team.[72]	born 1967
Broc Brown	United States	235 cm	7 ft 9 in	In 2015, he was the tallest teenager in the United States.[73]	born 1997
Cecil Boling	United States	235 cm	7 ft 9 in	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.[74]	1920–2000 (79)
Igor Vovkovinskiy	United States and Ukraine	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	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.[75] 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)
Polipaka Gattaiah	India	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Former tallest Indian.[76]	1975–2015 (40)
Brenden Adams	United States	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Former tallest teenager in the world.	born 1995
Abdramane Dembele	Ivory Coast	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Tallest man in Ivory Coast.[77]	born 1985
Arshavir Grigoryan	Armenia	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Tallest man in Armenia.[78]	born 1990
Bob Wegner	United States	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Plays basketball.[79]	born 1993
George Bell	United States	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Former Tallest living American.[80]	1957–2025
Kaliova Seleiwau	Fiji	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Tallest living Fijian.[81]	born 1981
Adam Rainer	Austria-Hungary and Austria	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	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)
Alam Channa	Pakistan	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.[82]	1953–1998 (46)
Jóhann K. Pétursson	Iceland	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Was the tallest person in Iceland.	1913–1984 (71)
Yasutaka Okayama	Japan	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Tallest living Japanese. Tallest basketball player drafted in NBA history.[83][84][85][86]	born 1954
Daniel Cajanus	Finland	233 cm	7 ft 8 in	Claimed to be 9 ft 3 in (282 cm). Height not confirmed officially.[87] He was only 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) according to the London Annual Register.[88]	1703–1749 (46)
Jaime Clemente Izquierdo	Spain	233 cm	7 ft 8 in	Spain's tallest man in his lifetime.[89]	1961–2005 (44)
Agustín Luengo Capilla	Spain	233 cm	7 ft 8 in	Circus performer. Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.[90]	1849–1875 (26)
Wang Feng-Jun	China	233 cm	7 ft 8 in	Asia's tallest man in 2004.[91]	1976–2015 (39)
Neil Fingleton	United Kingdom	233 cm	7 ft 8 in	Tallest NCAA Division I basketball player. Known for his role Mag the Mighty for the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[92]	1980–2017 (36)
Jorge González	Argentina	232 cm	7 ft 7 in	Billed at 8 feet (244 cm), he was the tallest wrestler in WWE history. He got measured at 7 feet 7.5 inches (232.4 cm) in 1988; however, he is suspected to have grown afterwards.	1966–2010 (44)
Hussain Bisad	Somaliland	232 cm	7 ft 7 in	Somaliland, considered to be one of the tallest living men.[93]	born 1975
Paul Sturgess	United Kingdom	232 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tied for the tallest player to play college basketball in the U.S.[94]	born 1987
Kenny George	United States	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Second-tallest NCAA Division I basketball player (Neil Fingleton).[95]	born 1987
Lock Martin	United States	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	He played the robot in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.[96]	1916–1959 (43)
Charles Byrne	Ireland	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Skeleton now resides in the Hunterian Museum.	1761–1783 (22)
Max Palmer	United States	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Actor and pro wrestler. Listed by Guinness World Records at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm), claimed 8 ft 1 in (246 cm).[97]	1927–1984 (57)
Gheorghe Mureșan	Romania	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tied for tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history.	born 1971
Robert Bobroczkyi	Romania	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Romanian basketball player who was 231 cm (7 ft 7 in) in 2017–18, aged 17.[98]	born 2000
Jinnat Ali	Bangladesh	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Claimed to be 249 cm (8 ft 2 in),[99] but later was measured by Official Records Book of Bangladesh, at 231 cm (7 ft 7 in).[100]	1996–2020 (24)
Jitendra Singh	India	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Claimed of being 8 feet 2 inches (249 cm), but was later measured at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm)[101]	1971–2015 (44)[102]
Manute Bol	South Sudan	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tied for tallest player in NBA history.	1962–2010 (48)
Alain Delaunois	Belgium	230 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tallest living Belgian.[103]	born 1971
Aleksandar Rindin	Azerbaijan	230 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tallest man in Azerbaijan.[104]	born 1985
Samuel Deguara	Italy Malta	230 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tallest man in Italy and Malta.[105]	born 1991
Slavko Vraneš	Montenegro	230 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tallest Montenegrin basketball player in the national basketball team, former player in the NBA	born 1983
Trần Thành Phố	Vietnam	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Was the tallest man in Vietnam when he died in 2010.[106]	1947–2010 (63)
Malik Sidibe	Senegal	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[107]	born 1985
Christopher Greener	United Kingdom	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Formerly Britain's tallest man.	1943–2015 (71)
Saad Kaiche	Algeria	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.[108][109]	born 1985
Jack Earle	United States	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	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).[110]	1906–1952 (46)
Ralph Madsen	United States	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Billed as 7 ft 6 in (229 cm).[111]	1897–1948 (51)
Mills Darden	United States	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Known for his extreme weight and height. Weighed 1,021 lb (463 kg).	1799–1857 (57)
Yao Ming	China	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Was the tallest player in the NBA during his playing years until his retirement in 2011.	born 1980
Shawn Bradley	United States and Germany	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Former player in the NBA, 1993–2005, tallest living German (holding dual citizenship).	born 1972
John Hollinden	United States	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest collegiate basketball player in the history of Indiana.[112]	1958–1992
Moussa Seck	Senegal	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[113]	born 1986
Matthew McGrory	United States	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[114]	1973–2005 (32)
Mamadou N'Diaye	Senegal	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	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).[115][116]	born 1993
Tacko Fall	Senegal	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Currently the tallest player in the NBA G League since being signed by the Cleveland Charge in 2022.[116][117] Was the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014,[118] and was the tallest player in US college basketball from 2016 to 2019.	born 1995
Conrad Furrows	United States	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	He was listed in the Bernard L. Kobel Catalogue of Human Oddities of Circus Sideshows.[119]	1922–1967 (45)
Jagdeep Singh	India	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest police officer in the world.[120]	born 1982/83 (aged 39 as of April 2022)
Fermín Arrudi Urieta [es]	Spain	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.	1870–1913 (42)
Sergey Ilin	Russia	228 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest basketball player in Russia.[121]	born 1988
Bienvenu Letuni	Democratic Republic of the Congo	228 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest basketball player in DRC.[122]	1994–2022[123]
Eugeniusz Taraciński	Poland	228 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest man in Poland while he was alive.[124]	1928–1978 (50)
Asdrúbal Herrera Mora	Colombia	228 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest living Colombian.[125]	born 1986
Martin Miklosik	Slovakia	228 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic.[126]	born 1986
Margarito Machacuay	Peru	228 cm	7 ft 6 in	The tallest Peruvian.[127]	1965–2020[128] (55)
Franz Winkelmeier	Austrian Empire	228 cm	7 ft 6 in	Advertised at heights ranging from 8'0"[129] to 8'9".[130] Physician Rudolf Virchow measured him at 227.8 cm (7 ft 5.7 in) in 1885, writing about it in the German medical journal Zeitschrift für Ethnologie (Journal of Ethnology).[131][132][133]	1860–1887 (27)
Jeison Rodríguez	Venezuela	227 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest man in Venezuela. Also holds the Guinness Record of largest feet.[134][135]	c. born 1995
Chuck Nevitt	United States	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Former player in the NBA, 1983, 1984–1989, 1991, 1993.	born 1959
Pavel Podkolzin	Russia	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Dallas Mavericks from 2004–2006 making him the tallest Russian NBA player ever.	born 1985
Sim Bhullar	Canada	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Sacramento Kings[136] in 2014–2015 making him the tallest Canadian NBA player ever.	born 1992
Will Jacobsen	United States	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Professional basketball player who played most of his career with the surname Foster.	born 1988
Jamarion Sharp	United States	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest college basketball player from 2021 to present.[137]	born 2001
Tomáš Pustina	Czech Republic	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Second-tallest Czech.[138]	1977–2016 (38)
Henrik Brustad [no]	Norway	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Was known as worlds largest and strongest man in Norway.	1844–1899 (54)
Nagawoo Jimaan	Ethiopia	225 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest living man in Ethiopia.[139]	born 1997/98 (aged 24 as of March 2022)
Ivo Höger	Czech Republic	225 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest living man in the Czech Republic. Former professional basketball player.[140]	born 1982
Jannik Könecke	Germany	225 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest living man in Germany.[141]	born 2000
John Aasen	United States	225 cm	7 ft 5 in	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.[142]	1890–1938 (48)
Afeez Agoro Oladimeji	Nigeria	225 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest man in Nigeria while he was alive.[143]	1975–2023 (47)
Mark Eaton	United States	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Utah Jazz from 1982–1993.	1957–2021 (64)
Gogea Mitu	Romania	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Tallest boxer ever recorded in history.[144]	1914–1936
Rik Smits	Netherlands	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Indiana Pacers from 1988–2000 making him the tallest Dutch NBA player ever.	born 1966
Priest Lauderdale	Bulgaria and United States	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Former player in the NBA, 1996–1998.	born 1973
Boban Marjanović	Serbia	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Was tied as the tallest active NBA player in 2024.	born 1988
Victor Wembanyama	France	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	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
Michael Fusek	Slovakia	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Slovak professional basketball player.	born 1995
Zach Edey	Canada	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Currently tied as the tallest active NBA player since being drafted in the 2024 NBA draft. Currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies.	born 2002
Konstantin Klein	Germany	223 cm	7 ft 4 in	Tallest man in Germany at the time of his death.[145]	1957–2009 (51)
Michael Hayn	Germany	223 cm	7 ft 4 in	In 2019, he was unofficially considered the tallest living German.[146]	born 1973
Sulemana Abdul-Samed	Ghana	223 cm	7 ft 4 in	Tallest confirmed man living in Ghana.[147][148]	born 1994
Kewal Shiels	Australia	223 cm	7 ft 4 in	The tallest living Australian in the world.[149]	born 1989
Rolf Mayr [de]	Germany	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former professional basketball player. Surpassed by Jannik Könecke as the tallest living man in Germany.[150]	born 1964
Peter John Ramos	Puerto Rico	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Washington Wizards from 2004–2005.	born 1985
Ring Ayuel	South Sudan	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Height disputed between sources, either 7 ft 3.5 in, or 7 ft 4 in.	born 1988
Patrick Murphy	United Kingdom	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Claimed to be 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m), but later measured at 7 ft 3.4 in (2.22 m).[151]	1834–1862 (27)
Mounir Fourar	Algeria	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Was not officially measured by Guinness.	1972–2012 (40)
Gino Cuccarolo	Italy	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Tallest man in Italy.	born 1987
Janar Purason	Estonia	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Tallest man in Estonia.[152]	born 1985
Ren Keyu	China	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Guinness World Records records him as tallest living male teenager in the world.[153]	born 2006
Rajan Adhikari	Nepal	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Tallest man from Nepal.[154]	born 1978
Randy Breuer	United States	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, 1983–1994.	born 1960
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	Lithuania	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, 1996–2011.	born 1975
Arvydas Sabonis	Lithuania	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 1995–2001 and in the 2002–2003 season.	born 1964
Hasheem Thabeet	Tanzania	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	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
Keith Closs	United States	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 1997–2000.	born 1976
Swede Halbrook	United States	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Syracuse Nationals from 1961–1962.	1933–1988 (55)
Ha Seung-jin	South Korea	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	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
Aleksandar Radojević	Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, 1999–2000, 2004–2005.	born 1976
Walter Tavares	Cape Verde	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	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
Tibor Pleiß	Germany	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	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
Jim Tarver	United States	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Billed at 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m). Experts suggest he was closer to 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m).[155]	1885–1958 (72)
Vladimir Tkachenko	Ukraine and Russia	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Retired Soviet basketball player who was 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) tall.[156]	born 1957
Peter Mayhew	United Kingdom	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Chewbacca actor in the Star Wars franchise.[157]	1944–2019 (74)

Women

  Living   Deceased   Height disputed   No growth-related pathological disorder (gigantism, acromegaly)

Name	Country	Metric	Imperial	Note	Lifespan (age at death)
Trijntje Keever	Netherlands	260 cm	8 ft 6 in	Alleged tallest woman in recorded history (not recognized by Guinness World Records).[158]	1616–1633 (17)
Ella Ewing	United States	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	Alleged second tallest woman in recorded history (not recognized by Guinness World Records). Her mother describes her full height at 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m).[159]	1872–1913 (40)
Zeng Jinlian	China	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	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.[160]	1964–1982 (17)
Anna Haining Bates	Canada	243 cm	8 ft 0 in	She and Martin Van Buren Bates were the tallest married couple.[161][162][163]	1846–1888 (41)
Jane Bunford	United Kingdom	241 cm	7 ft 11 in	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).[164][165]	1895–1922 (27)
Siddiqa Parveen	India	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Listed as tallest living woman by Guinness World Records in 2014.[166] Also tallest recorded Indian woman.	1987 or 1988–2024 (36)[167]
Yao Defen	China	233 cm	7 ft 8 in	Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records until her death on 13 November 2012.	1972–2012 (40)
Mulia	Indonesia	233 cm	7 ft 8 in	Tallest woman in Indonesia.[168][169]	1956–1991 (35)
Sandy Allen	United States	232 cm	7 ft 7 in	Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, and the tallest American woman, until her death on 13 August 2008.[170]	1955–2008 (53)
Katia D'Avilla Rodrigues	Brazil	230 cm	7 ft 7 in	Height not confirmed officially. Experts Suggest She Was Closer To 7 ft 6.6 in (230 cm) from photographic evidence.[171][172]	1963–2011 (48)
Vasiliki Caliandi	Greece	230 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tallest woman in Greece.[173]	1882–1904 (22)
Sun Fang	China	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Asserted to be the world's tallest living woman in 2016.[174] Height never confirmed by Guinness World Records. No up-to-date information available.	born 1987
Zhang Ziyu	China	220 cm	7 ft 3 in	Tallest women's basketball player, she plays with China women's national under-18 basketball team.[175]	born 2007
Margo Dydek	Poland	218 cm	7 ft 2 in	Tallest professional women's basketball player.[176]	1974–2011 (37)
Zainab Bibi	Pakistan	218 cm	7 ft 2 in	Asserted to be the world's tallest woman in 2003.[177]	1972–2018 (46)
Maria Fassnauer	Italy	217 cm	7 ft 1 in	She was known as the Tyrolean giantess.	1879–1917 [178]
Ance Baura	Latvia	216 cm	7 ft 1 in	Diplomat for her country's permanent mission to the United Nations.[179] Lives with Marfan syndrome.[180]	born 1991
Rumeysa Gelgi	Turkey	215 cm	7 ft 1 in	Tallest living woman officially confirmed by Guinness World Records since 2021, and previously world's tallest female teenager.[181][182][183][184]	born 1997
Malee Duangdee	Thailand	214 cm	7 ft 0 in	Formerly the world's tallest female teenager recognized by Guinness World Records.[185]	1991–2016 (24)
Jaana Kotova	Estonia	211 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tallest woman in Estonia.[186]	born 1974
Uljana Semjonova	Latvia	210 cm	6 ft 11 in	She was a 210 cm tall center and the most dominant women's basketball player in the history of the game.[187]	born 1952
Kristina Larsdotter	Sweden	210 cm	6 ft 11 in	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.[188]	1819–1854 (35)
Maria Daineko	Russia	209 cm	6 ft 10 in	Tallest female beach volleyball player.[189]	born 2000
Tharjini Sivalingam	Sri Lanka	208 cm	6 ft 10 in	She was a center and one of the most dominant netball players in the history of the game.[190]	born 1977
Maci Currin	United States	208 cm	6 ft 10 in	Guinness World Record holder for the world's longest legs on a woman.[191]	born 2003

Disputed and unverified claims

  Found to be non-human   Likely mythical or legendary

Name	Country	Metric	Imperial	Note	Epoch or lifespan (age at death)
Unknown	Italy	1005 cm	33 ft 0 in	Several skeletons, some reportedly 30 and 33 ft (9.1 and 10.1 m) tall, found in Sicily.[192] 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.
Unknown	India	960 cm	31 ft 6 in	A skeleton 31.5 ft (9.6 m) long, found in the river bank in the Jabalpur district on August 8, 1934.[193] Australian news outlets fabricated a story that it was initially believed to be a giant human, then was identified as a giant non-human ape soon after unearthing.[194]	Unknown
Teutobochus (Theutobochus)	France	760 cm	24 ft 11 in	A left part of a huge skeleton was discovered in a sand quarry in Dauphiné in 1613.[195] These bones were thought to belong to an ancient giant king 24–25 ft (7.3–7.6 m) tall.[192][196] Later studies have shown that it is a Late Miocene proboscidean Deinotherium or close relative.[2][197] 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][195]
Unknown	United States	610 cm	20 ft 0 in	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.[198] 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
Giant of Utica	Tunisia	590 cm	19 ft 4 in	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]
Unknown	Switzerland	580 cm	19 ft 0 in	A giant skeleton found near Lucerne in 1577.[199] In 1786, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach concluded that these remains actually belong to a mammoth.[200]	Pleistocene. Originally thought to be from the antediluvian times.
Unknown	Iran	500 cm	16 ft 5 in	In an interview he said, “This means that Goliath and his fellow warriors from the mythical city of Gath could really have been more than 3 meters tall.” “This also means that many different people over a long period of time could have encountered real existing giants and passed down stories about them to their descendants. We’ll definitely have to review of conception of history as it is and accept that many legends just might be real!”[133]	Unknown
Patagon	Argentina	450 cm	14 ft 9 in	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).[201] 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.[201]	c. 1520[202]
Og	Syria (Bashan)	412 cm	13 ft 6 in	As it is claimed in Bible, Og's sarcophagus (bed[203] or probably couch[204]) was nine cubits long and four cubits wide which is approximately 4.1 m × 1.8 m (13.5 ft × 6 ft).[205] Historicity of Og is disputed, his sarcophagus could be a dolmen. In Europe, such tombs have been called "beds of the giants".[203]	Unknown – Iron Age
Irish giant	Ireland	371 cm	12 ft 2 in	Also known as The Giant of Antrim or the Irish Giant, this alleged creature was said to have be excavated by a Mr Dyer while he was prospecting for iron ore in County Antrim, Ireland.[206]	Unknown
Unknown	United States	366 cm	12 ft 0 in	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]
Siah Khan Ibn Kashmir Khan	Iran	364 cm	11 ft 11 in	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.[207]	1913–1938 (aged 24–25)
Giant of Castelnau	France	350 cm	11 ft 6 in	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.[208][5]	Unknown – Neolithic
Unknown	United States	343 cm	11 ft 3 in	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
Unknown	United States	328 cm	10 ft 9 in	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.[209][6]	Unknown
Jose Punlos	Andorra	320 cm	10 ft 6 in	Height not confirmed officially.[210][211]	Unknown
Zhan Shichai	Qing China	320 cm	10 ft 6 in	Claims of being 10 ft 6 in (320 cm). Guinness stated he measured 7 ft 8.75 in (233.5 cm). Height not confirmed officially.[212][213]	1841–1893 (52)
Sam McDonald	Scotland	315 cm	10 ft 4 in	Sam McDonald (1762 – 6 May 1802), called "Big Sam", was a Scotsman of unusual height for his day who had a distinguished military career and was a noted "strongman". Most sources state his height as 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m),[214] with a burly build, although one 1822 source claims 10 feet 4 inches (3.15 m).[215]	1762–1802 (40?)
Mildred	Zimbabwe	315 cm	10 ft 4 in	Height not confirmed officially.[165]	born 1977?
Orestes	Greece	312 cm	10 ft 3 in	According to Herodotus, a coffin 7 cubits (311.5 cm if 1 cubit is 44.5 cm[203]) long with the skeleton of exactly the same size[203][4] was found in Tegea.[5] In fact, bones of Orestes could have belonged to a large Pleistocene animal.[216][217]	Pleistocene. Originally thought to be from the Classical antiquity
Abou El Sayed	Egypt	310 cm	10 ft 2 in	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.[218][219]	born 1924? (aged 14 as of March 1938)
Emperor Keikō	Japan	310 cm	10 ft 2 in	Claims of being 10 feet 2 inches (310 cm), not confirmed.[220]	13 BC – 130 AD (143)
Unknown	United States	305 cm	10 ft 0 in	Multiple human skeletons discovered by Dr. J. F. Everhart and the Historical Society of Brush Creek Township, Ohio in 1880.[221] Unverified, controversial and disputed.[222]	Unknown
Cardiff Giant	United States	305 cm	10 ft in	The Cardiff Giant was one of the most famous archaeological hoaxes in American history. It was a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m), roughly 3,000 pound[223] purported "petrified man", uncovered on October 16 1869 by workers digging a well behind the barn of William C.	Unknown
Emperor Chūai	Japan	300 cm	9 ft 10 in	Achievements: He was handsome and 3 meters tall . According to the "Nihon Shoki," his uncle Emperor Wakatarihiko (Emperor Seimu) had no heir, so he became the crown prince at the age of 31 on March 1, 48th year of Emperor Seimu's reign.[224]	149–200 (aged 50–51)
Ruan Wengzhong	China	300 cm	9 ft 10 in	Ruan Wengzhong was a historical person during the Qin dynasty, who was recorded to have fought against the Xiongnu on the Great Wall at the border city of Lintao. He was allegedly a 3 meters tall giant. His story was first mentioned by the 3rd century CE writer Gao You in his commentary of the Huainanzi, and later developed in the 6th century Commentary on the Water Classic:[225][226]	fl. 3st century
Goliath	Israel	297 cm	9 ft 9 in	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.	c. 1000 BC
Unknown	United States	292 cm	9 ft 7 in	Height not confirmed officially.[227]	fl. 1914 - 1918
Gabara	Arabia	290 cm	9 ft 6 in	Mentioned by Pliny the Elder as living in his own time.[228] Also mentioned as Gabbara (probably from Arabic جَبَّار jabbār, “mighty, powerful”) by Robert Plot in his Natural history of Oxfordshire, 1677.[229]	fl. 1st century
John Hale	United Kingdom	290 cm	9 ft 6 in	Was supposedly the tallest living man in 1892 at a staggering 9 ft 6 in (289.6 cm). Height not confirmed officially.[230]	fl. ? – December 1892
Kazanloff	Russian Empire	282 cm	9 ft 3 in	Height not confirmed officially.[231]	1888–?
John Middleton (The Childe Of Hale)	England	282 cm	9 ft 3 in	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)
Assen Ivanov Giorgiev	Bulgaria	280 cm	9 ft 2 in	Assen Ivanov Giorgiev (Bulgaria) was supposedly 9'2.2" (280 cm) tall, but 2 feet less than that would be more accurate.[232]	Unknown
Harry Lawson	Mozambique	279 cm	9 ft 2 in	Height not confirmed officially.[233]	fl. 1970
George Kennedy	United States	275 cm	9 ft 0 in	Height not confirmed officially.[234]	?-? (39)
Hồ Văn Trung	Vietnam	275 cm	9 ft 0 in	After he died he was measured post mortem to be 9 ft 0.25 in (275 cm),[235] but when alive he measured at 8 ft 5.25 in (257 cm).[236]	1984–2019 (34)
Almiro Crema	Italy	274 cm	9 ft 0 in	Height not confirmed officially.[237]	1900–?
Ann Dunn	Great Britain	274 cm	9 ft 0 in	At her death she was reported to be aproximately 9 feet tall, and 500 pounds. Height not confirmed officially.[238]	?-1884 (39)
Colonel Pickett Nelson	United States	274 cm	9 ft 0 in	Height not confirmed officially.[239]	1861–?
Unknown	United States	274 cm	9 ft 0 in	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
Priests of Apollo	Hyperborea (by North of Greece)	274 cm	9 ft 0 in	According to Claudius Aelianus, three sons of Boreas, each 6 cubits (2.7 m (9 ft) if 1 cubit is 45 cm[240]) tall, were priests of Apollo.[240] Hyperborea itself is a legendary country and the subject of symbolic interpretations.[241]	c. 2nd century AD
John Aasen	United States	274 cm	9 ft 0 in	American silent movie actor, height is not confirmed officially. His skeleton was measured at 7 ft 2.4 in.	1890–1938 (48)
Unknown	Indonesia	269 cm	8 ft 10 in	Height not confirmed officially.[242]	Unknown
Pornchai Saosri	Thailand	269 cm	8 ft 10 in	Was not measured officially by Guinness.[243]	1989–2015 (26)
Klaas van Kitten	Netherlands	269 cm	8 ft 10 in	Klaas van Kitten was considered the tallest man in the 13th century, when he lived in Spaarnewoude, the Netherlands. Not much is known about the life of Klaas van Kieten.[244]	?–1319
Eddie Carmel	Israel	267 cm	8 ft 9 in	Unconfirmed height; claimed to be 9 ft 0.6 in (275 cm), billed at 8 ft 9.1 in (267 cm).[245]	1936–1972 (36)
Grady Patterson	United States	265 cm	8 ft 8 in	Height not confirmed officially.[246][247]	1943–1968 (25)
Zhang Yingwu [zh]	China	265 cm	8 ft 8 in	Height not confirmed officially.[248]	1921–1984 (63)
Akashi Shiganosuke	Tokugawa shogunate	264 cm	8 ft 8 in	Was born in 1600 and is not recognised by the Guinness World Records and he is also believed to be 245 cm (8 ft 0.5 in).[citation needed]	1600–1649 (48–49)
Bernardo Gigli (Gilli)	Prince-Bishopric of Trent	260 cm	8 ft 6 in	Italian giant. He was claimed to be 244 cm (8 ft 0 in)[249][250] or even 260 cm (8 ft 6 in)[251] but his actual height was 229.8 cm (7 ft 6.5 in).[250][251]	1726–1774[251]/91[5] (48–65)
Leonid Stadnyk	Soviet Union and Ukraine	258 cm	8 ft 6 in	Refused to be measured by Guinness according to their new guidelines. Photographic evidence suggests that he was not taller than 7 ft 7 in (231 cm).[252]	1970—2014 (44)
Maruthi Hanamanth Koli	India	257 cm	8 ft 5 in	Height not confirmed officially.[253][254]	born 1981
Ivan Stepanovich Loushkin	Russian Empire	257 cm	8 ft 5 in	Claims of being 8 feet 5 inches (257 cm), height not confirmed officially.[255]	1811–1844 (33)
Al Tomaini	United States	255 cm	8 ft 4 in	Height disputed. Claimed to be 8 ft 4 in (254 cm). Guinness stated he was 7 ft 4 in (224 cm)[256] 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)
Ajaz Ahmed	Pakistan	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	Height not confirmed officially.[257]	born 1976
Emmett Roberts	United States	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	He was probably born around 1890 and died at 19.[258]	born around 1890 (19)
Charles Price	Madagascar	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	was born around 1835 and was said to be both a giant and an albino.[259]	born around 1835
Kurz Zech	Germany	253 cm	8 ft 4 in	He is the tallest German giant in the history of professional wrestling.[260][261]	fl. 1940
J.H. Reichart	Germany	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	According to old newspaper articles, both of J.H. Reichart's parents were giants.[262]	？
Annie Irwin	United States	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	Annie Irwin was born in Chicago.[263]	fl1919
Parimal Barman	Bangladesh	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	Claims of being 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm), not confirmed.	1962–1991 (29)
Annie Irwin	United States	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	Born in Chicago. Claimed to be 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm), not confirmed.[264]	c. 1919
Donald McGregor	Scotland	250 cm	8 ft 2 in	Donald McGregor was touring with the Foley and Burk shows in 1916. He was billed at 8'2.5" in height and the best proportioned and tallest man born in the last 200 years.[265]	1874–?
Ring Kuot	South Sudan	250 cm	8 ft 2 in	Was not measured by Guinness. Tallest recorded Sudanese person.[266]	1986–2007 (21)
Henry Alexander Cooper	United Kingdom	249 cm	8 ft 2 in	Height not confirmed officially.[267]	1853–1899 (46)
Zhao Liang	China	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Height not confirmed officially. A circus performer.	born 1982
Barth's Giant	Ottoman Empire	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	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.[268]	c. 1683
Isroil Hushbokov	Uzbekistan	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	Height not confirmed officially.[269]	born 1980 (aged 27 as of November 2007)[270]
Sabah Jabbar Hadi	Iraq	243 cm	8 ft 0 in	Height not confirmed officially.[271]	1985–2018 (33)
Karan Singh	India	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	Claims to be 7 ft 11 (242 cm), aged 13. Son of Indian basketball player Shweatlana Singh	born 2007
Musutaman	Indonesia	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	Height not confirmed officially.[272]	born 1962
Gustaf Edman	Sweden	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	Height not confirmed officially.[273]	1882–1912 (30)
Colonel Routh Goshen	Isle of Man	241 cm	7 ft 11 in	Known as the Arabian Giant or the Palestine Giant.	1824–1889 (64)
Katia D'Avilla Rodrigues	Brazil	240 cm	7 ft 10 in	Height not confirmed officially. Experts Suggest She Was Closer To 7 ft 6.6 in (230 cm) from photographic evidence.[171][172]	1963–2011 (48)
János Várnai	Hungary	238 cm	7 ft 10 in	Claims of being the tallest Hungarian in 1963.[274]	c. 1963
Grgo Kusić	Austria-Hungary	237 cm	7 ft 9 in	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), others at 237 cm (7 ft 9.6); his exact height is disputed.[275][276]	1892–1918 (26)
Inga Norgestrum	United States	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	made up by Weekly World News.[277]	?
Cornelius McGrath	Kingdom of Ireland	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Measurement according to the London Annual Register.[88]	1737–1759 (22)
Saint Christopher	Roman Empire	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	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.[278]	3rd or 4th century AD
Sancho VII of Navarre	Kingdom of Navarre	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Height estimated by Luis del Campo in 1952, from a measurement of his femur recorded in 1622.[279]	1170–1234 (64)
Isiriki Unzou	Japan	227 cm	7 ft 5 in	Height not confirmed officially.[39]	19th century
George Washout	United States	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Height not confirmed officially.[280]	Unknown
J.W.Patterson	United States	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Height not confirmed officially.[39]	1967–?
Henrik Brustad	Norway	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Height not confirmed officially.[39]	1844–1899 (55)
Lionel	United Kingdom	225 cm	7 ft 5 in	Height not confirmed officially.[39]	1944–?
André René Roussimoff	France	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor.[281]	1946–1993 (46)
Iso Gorou	Japan	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Height not confirmed officially.[39]	19century
Takamayama Keiichirou	Japan	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Height not confirmed officially.[39]	1832 alive
Mary Murphy	Kingdom of Ireland	215 cm	7 ft 1 in	Height not confirmed officially.[282]	Unknown
Maria Feliciana dos Santos	Brazil	213 cm	7 ft 0 in	Maria Feliciana dos Santos grew normally until the age of 10, when her growth skyrocketed. She was a basketball player, singer and circus attraction. Her first public performances were in 1962 at the age of 16. At 18 she received the title of Queen of Height in a contest in Chacrinha. Although her height was often claimed to be 7 feet 4.4 inches (224.8 cm), her real height was probably no more than 7 feet 0 inches.[283]	1947–?
Antoine Barada	United States	210 cm	6 ft 11 in	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.[284]	August 22, 1807 – March 30, 1885/87 (77–79)
William Patterson Bane	United States	204 cm	6 ft 8 in	Claimed to be tallest soldier in the American Civil War[285]	August 14, 1843 – March 16, 1912
Maria Scheller	Germany	204 cm	6 ft 8 in	Maria Scheller was also known as the Nuremberg Giantess (Nürnberg Giantess or Nürnberg Riesin). She was said to be 7 feet 2 inches tall, although postcards below (marked on the back as 'Maria Scheller' state her height was only 204 cm.[286]	Unknown

Tallest people without gigantism or acromegaly

  Living   Deceased

Name	Country	Metric	Imperial	Note	Lifespan (age at death)
Olivier Rioux	Canada	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Guinness World Records declared him the tallest teenager in the world in 2021.[57]	born 2006
Angus MacAskill	United Kingdom	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition) until Olivier Rioux matched his height in 2024.[58]	1825–1863 (38)
Bob Wegner	United States	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Plays basketball, and was the world's tallest athlete before Olivier Rioux was measured at 236 cm/7 ft 9 in.[79]	born 1993
Neil Fingleton	United Kingdom	233 cm	7 ft 8 in	Tallest NCAA Division I basketball player. Known for his role Mag the Mighty for the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[92]	1980–2017 (37)
Robert Bobroczkyi	Romania	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Romanian basketball player who was 231 cm (7 ft 7 in) in 2017–18, aged 17.[287]	born 2000
Manute Bol	South Sudan	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tied for tallest player in NBA history.	1962–2010 (48)
Ralph Madsen	United States	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Billed as 7 ft 6 in (229 cm).[111]	1897–1948 (51)
Yao Ming	China	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Was the tallest player in the NBA during his playing years until his retirement in 2011.	born 1980
Shawn Bradley	United States and Germany	229 cm	7 ft 6 in	Former player in the NBA, 1993–2005, tallest living German (holding dual citizenship).	born 1972
Sergey Ilin	Russia	228 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest basketball player in Russia.[288]	born 1988
Martin Miklosik	Slovakia	228 cm	7 ft 6 in	Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic.[289]	born 1986
Chuck Nevitt	United States	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Former player in the NBA, 1983, 1984–1989, 1991, 1993.	born 1959
Sim Bhullar	Canada	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Sacramento Kings[290] in 2014–2015 making him the tallest Canadian NBA player ever.	born 1992
Will Jacobsen	United States	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Professional basketball player who played most of his career with the surname Foster.	born 1988
Jamarion Sharp	United States	226 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest college basketball player from 2021 to present.[291]	born 2001
Nagawoo Jimaan	Ethiopia	225 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest living man in Ethiopia.[292]	born 1997/98 (aged 24 as of March 2022)
Ivo Höger	Czech Republic	225 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest living man in the Czech Republic.[293]	born 1982
Jannik Könecke	Germany	225 cm	7 ft 5 in	Tallest living man in Germany.[141]	born 2000
Mark Eaton	United States	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Utah Jazz from 1982–1993.	1957–2021 (64)
Rik Smits	Netherlands	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Indiana Pacers from 1988–2000 making him the tallest Dutch NBA player ever.	born 1966
Priest Lauderdale	Bulgaria and United States	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Former player in the NBA, 1996–1998.	born 1973
Victor Wembanyama	France	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	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
Michael Fusek	Slovakia	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Slovak professional basketball player.	born 1995
Zach Edey	Canada	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Canadian basketball player for Purdue University.	born 2002
Michael Hayn	Germany	223 cm	7 ft 4 in	In 2019, he was unofficially considered the tallest living German.[146]	born 1973
Kewal Shiels	Australia	223 cm	7 ft 4 in	The tallest living Australian in the world.[149]	born 1989
Rolf Mayr [de]	Germany	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former professional basketball player. Surpassed by Jannik Könecke as the tallest living man in Germany.[150]	born 1964
Peter John Ramos	Puerto Rico	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Washington Wizards from 2004–2005.	born 1985
Ring Ayuel	South Sudan	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Height disputed between sources, either 7 ft 3.5 in, or 7 ft 4 in.	born 1988
Gino Cuccarolo	Italy	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Tallest man in Italy.	born 1987
Janar Purason	Estonia	222 cm	7 ft 3 in	Tallest man in Estonia.[294]	born 1985
Ren Keyu	China	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Guinness World Records records him as tallest living male teenager in the world.[295]	born 2006
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	Lithuania	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, 1996–2011.	born 1975
Randy Breuer	United States	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, 1983–1994.	born 1960
Arvydas Sabonis	Lithuania	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 1995–2001 and in the 2002–2003 season.	born 1964
Hasheem Thabeet	Tanzania	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	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
Swede Halbrook	United States	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Syracuse Nationals from 1961–1962.	1933–1988 (55)
Keith Closs	United States	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 1997–2000.	born 1976
Walter Tavares	Cape Verde	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	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
Tibor Pleiß	Germany	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	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
Aleksandar Radojević	Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Former player in the NBA, 1999–2000, 2004–2005.	born 1976
Kristaps Porziņģis	Latvia	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Currently the third tallest active NBA player. Currently plays for the Boston Celtics.	born 1995

Tallest in various sports

See also: List of tallest players in NBA history

  Living   Deceased

Sport	Name	Country	Metric	Imperial	Note	Lifespan	Photo
Sitting volleyball	Morteza Mehrzad	Iran	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Tallest Paralympian and tallest sitting volleyball player.[296][297]	born 1987
Basketball	Suleiman Ali Nashnush	Libya	245 cm	8 ft 0 in	Tallest basketball player in history.	1943–1991
Strongman and Wrestling	Édouard Beaupré	Canada	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Tallest strongman and wrestler.	1881–1904
Wrestling	Jorge González	Argentina	232 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tallest Wrestler in WWE history.	1966–2010
Basketball	Manute Bol	Sudan	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tied as tallest player in NBA history.	1962–2010
Basketball	Gheorghe Mureșan	Romania	231 cm	7 ft 7 in	Tied as tallest player in NBA history.	born 1971
Boxing	Gogea Mitu	Romania	224 cm	7 ft 4 in	Tallest professional boxer in history.	1914–1936
Basketball	Zhang Ziyu	China	221 cm	7 ft 3 in	Tied as tallest female basketball player.	born 2007
Kickboxing and MMA	Giant Silva	Brazil	218 cm	7 ft 2 in	Joint tallest kickboxer and mixed martial artist.	born 1963
Basketball	Margo Dydek	Poland	218 cm	7 ft 2 in	Tallest player in WNBA history.	1974–2011
Kickboxing and MMA	Hongman Choi	South Korea	218 cm	7 ft 2 in	Joint tallest kickboxer and mixed martial artist.	born 1980
Volleyball	Dmitriy Muserskiy	Russia	218 cm	7 ft 2 in	Tallest volleyball player. Member of Russia's national team.[298]	born 1988
Cricket	Mohammad Irfan	Pakistan	216 cm	7 ft 1 in	Tallest international cricketer.[299]	born 1982
Baseball	Loek van Mil	Netherlands	216 cm	7 ft 1 in	Tallest baseball player.	1984–2019
Handball	Dainis Krištopāns	Latvia	215 cm	7 ft 1 in	Tallest handball player.	born 1990
American football	Richard Sligh	United States	213 cm	7 ft 0 in	Tallest American football player in NFL history.	1944–2008
Strongman	Ted van der Parre	Netherlands	213 cm	7 ft 0 in	Tallest World's Strongest Man competitor.	born 1955
Boxing	Nikolai Valuev	Russia	213 cm	7 ft 0 in	Tallest boxing world champion.	born 1973
Rugby	Richard Metcalfe	United Kingdom	213 cm	7 ft 0 in	Tallest rugby union player.	born 1973
MMA	Stefan Struve	Netherlands	213 cm	7 ft 0 in	Tallest fighter in the UFC.	born 1988
Kickboxing	Semmy Schilt	Netherlands	212 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tallest kickboxing world champion.	born 1973
Baseball	Jon Rauch	United States	211 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tied as tallest baseball player in MLB history.	born 1978
Tennis	Ivo Karlović	Croatia	211 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tied as tallest tennis player on the ATP Tour.	born 1979
Australian football	Peter Street	Australia	211 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tied as tallest player in AFL history.	born 1980
Australian football	Aaron Sandilands	Australia	211 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tied as tallest player in AFL history.	born 1982
Australian football	Mason Cox	United States	211 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tied as tallest player in AFL history.	born 1991
Rugby	Will Carrick-Smith	United Kingdom	211 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tallest active professional rugby union player.	born 1992
Baseball	Sean Hjelle	United States	211 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tied as tallest baseball player in MLB history.	born 1997
Tennis	Reilly Opelka	United States	211 cm	6 ft 11 in	Tied as tallest tennis player on the ATP Tour.	born 1997
Swimming	Rolandas Gimbutis	Lithuania	209 cm	6 ft 10 in	Tallest Olympic swimmer.	born 1981
Association football	Kristof Van Hout	Belgium	208 cm	6 ft 10 in	Tallest association football player.	born 1987
Ice hockey	Zdeno Chára	Slovakia	206 cm	6 ft 9 in	Tallest player in NHL history.	born 1977
Alpine skiing	Ramon Zenhäusern	Switzerland	202 cm	6 ft 8 in	Tallest World Cup competitor in alpine skiing.	born 1992
Golf	Phil Blackmar	United States	201 cm	6 ft 7 in	Tallest golfer on the PGA Tour.	born 1957
Sprinting	Ingo Schultz	Germany	201 cm	6 ft 7 in	Tallest Olympic sprinter.	born 1975

See also

• Giant
• Gigantism
• Giant human skeletons
• Goliath
• Human height
• Sotos syndrome
• List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history
• List of heaviest people
• List of the verified shortest people
• List of people with dwarfism