Neil Fingleton

Neil Fingleton (18 December 1980 – 25 February 2017) was an English actor and basketball player. He was the tallest British-born man and the tallest man in the European Union at 7 ft 7.56 in (232.6 cm) in height and among the 25 tallest men in the world.^[1][2]

Neil Fingleton

Personal information
Born	(1980-12-18)18 December 1980 Durham, England, UK
Died	25 February 2017(2017-02-25) (aged 36) Durham, England, UK
Nationality	English
Listed height	7 ft 7.99 in (2.34 m)
Listed weight	370 lb (168 kg)
Career information
High school	Holy Name Central Catholic (Worcester, Massachusetts)
College	North Carolina (2000–2002)*Holy Cross (2002–2004)
NBA draft	2004 / Undrafted
Playing career	2004–2007
Position	Center
Number	15
Career history
2004	Boston Frenzy
2005–2006	Tees Valley Mohawks
2006	CB Illescas
2006–2007	CB Ciudad Real

This title has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records in the summer of 2007; Fingleton took over from Christopher Greener who stood at 7 ft 6 ¼ in (229.2 cm) in height.

Fingleton died on 25 February 2017 from a heart attack in Durham, England, aged 36.^[3]