151 Tallest Men in the World

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small city near St. Louis,...Read More

John William “Bud” Rogan (c. 1867 – September 11, 1905; some sources indicate 1867, 1868 and 1871 as his birth year) was an American man who was recorded as the second-tallest person ever, behind only Robert Wadlow. Rogan is also the tallest African American in history.

John F. Carroll (1932–1969) was one of 23 known people in medical history to have reached a height of 8 feet (240 cm) or more. He suffered from severe, 2-dimensional spinal curvature (Kyphoscoliosis) and acromegalic gigantism. He had a standing height of 8 ft 1⁄4 in (244 cm) on October 14, 1959,...Read More

Franz Winkelmeier (27 April 1860 – 24 August 1887) was an Austrian man who, at 8 ft 6 in (2.59cm), is the fifth tallest person ever, and once tallest ever. He was known as the Giant (German: Riese) of Friedburg-Lengau.

Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972) is a German-American former professional basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “The Stormin’ Mormon”, Bradley was one of...Read More

Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk (Ukrainian: Леонід Степанович Стадник; 5 August 1970 – 24 August 2014) was a Ukrainian man who claimed to have stood at 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in), but his claims have been questioned.

Édouard Beaupré, (January 9, 1881 – July 3, 1904) was a Canadian circus and freak show giant, wrestler, strongman, and star of Barnum and Bailey’s circus. He was one of the tallest men in recorded history, with a reported height of 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in).

Bernard A. Coyne (July 27, 1897 – May 20, 1921) is one of only 20 individuals in medical history to have stood 8 feet (240 cm) or more. Coyne may have reached a height of 8 feet 4 inches (2.54 m) tall at the time of his death in 1921. His World War I draft registration card, dated on August 29,...Read More

Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 centimetres (8 ft 2.82 in).Kösen’s growth resulted from the conditions gigantism and acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk.Born to a Kurdish family in the southeastern city Mardin, he is the seventh tallest man in history.

Väinö Myllyrinne (27 February 1909 – 13 April 1963) was a Finnish acromegalic giant who was at one time (1940–1963) the world’s tallest living person, and may have become the tallest after the death of Robert Wadlow. He stood 224 cm (7 ft 4 in) and weighed 141 kg (22 stone; 311 pounds)...Read More

Donald A. Koehler (September 1, 1925 – February 26, 1981) is one of
24 known people in medical history to reach a height of 8 feet (240 cm) or more. He was generally recognized as the tallest living man in the world from at least 1969 until his death in 1981. At one time, Koehler stood 8 ft...Read More

Brahim Takioullah (born 26 January 1982 in Guelmim, Morocco) is a Moroccan man who formerly held the Guinness World Record for largest feet and is officially the second-tallest living person.

Morteza Mehrzad Selakjani (Persian: مرتضی مهرزاد سلاکجانی‎, born 17 September 1987 in Rudsar) is an Iranian sitting volleyball player, currently playing as an outside hitter. He is the tallest man in Iran (2.46m), the tallest paralympian in history and currently the joint second...Read More

Patrick Cotter O’Brien (19 January 1760 – 8 September 1806) was the second of only twenty two people in medical history to stand at a verified height of 8 feet (2.44 m). O’Brien was born in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. His real name was Patrick Cotter and he adopted O’Brien as...Read More

Zhang Juncai (Chinese: 張俊才; born 31 March 1966) is one of the world’s tallest people, standing at least 2.42 meters (7 ft 11 in) tall. He is notable for visiting Yao Defen.

Felipe Birriel Fernández, also known as “El Gigante de Carolina” (Carolina’s Giant) (August 16, 1916 – March 15, 1994) is considered to have been the tallest Puerto Rican, with an unconfirmed height of 2.413 meters or nearly 7 feet 11 inches.

Adam Rainer (1899 – 4 March 1950) was the only person in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant. He is believed to have had acromegaly.

Paul Sturgess (born 25 November 1987) is an English former professional basketball player. He was officially measured by Guinness World Records in November 2011 at 7 ft 7.26 in (2.32 m) and 325 lb (147 kg). Sturgess was the tallest college basketball player in the United States.

Öndör Gongor (Mongolian: Өндөр Гонгор, “Tall Gongor”, c. 1880/85 – late 1920s), whose full name was Pureviin Gongor (Mongolian: Пүрэвийн Гонгор), was a man in early-20th century Mongolia, who suffered from gigantism. He was measured 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) high...Read More

Jóhann Kristinn Pétursson (9 February 1913 – 26 November 1984), also known as the Icelandic Giant and the Viking Giant, was an Icelandic circus performer and actor who at his peak measured 2.34 metres (7 ft 8 in) in height and weighed 163 kilograms (359 lb).

Xishun Bao (also known as Xi Shun; born November 2, 1951) is a Chinese herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, recognized by Guinness World Records as one of the world’s tallest living men. He was formerly certified as the tallest living man by the Guinness World Records. He is currently the tallest living non-pathological giant. On September 17, 2009, Sultan Kösen overtook Bao Xishun as the tallest living man.

Aurelio “Al” Tomaini (February 25, 1912 – August 30, 1962), was once the world’s tallest person. Tomaini claimed a height of 8 feet, 5½ inches; however, he was really 8 feet, 4 inches.
Tomaini was the son of Santo Tomaini and Maria Bossone. At the age of 12, he was taller...Read More

Haji Mohammad Alam Channa (1953 or 1956 – 2 July 1998) was a Pakistani farmer who was one of the tallest living people with the height of 7.8 feet (2.4 m). According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the tallest living man in the world (between 1982 and 1998), was Pakistan’s Mohammad...Read More

Jorge González (31 January 1966 – 22 September 2010) was an Argentine basketball player, professional wrestler, and actor, better known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name El Gigante between 1989 and 1992 and in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Giant González in 1993.

Max Edmund Palmer (November 27, 1927 – May 7, 1984) was an American actor and professional wrestler. Known for his great height, in 2014 he was described as the second tallest professional wrestler in history.

Manute Bol (; October 16, 1962 – June 19, 2010) was a South Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall, Bol was one of the tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
After...Read More

Slavko Vraneš (Serbian Cyrillic: Славко Вранеш, pronounced [slǎːvkɔ̝ vrâne̞ːʃ]; born 30 January 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. He also represented the Montenegrin national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in), he was one of the tallest players in the world.

Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Yao was selected to start for the...Read More

Elhadji Tacko Sereigne Diop Fall (born 10 December 1995) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.
Fall was born and raised in Dakar, Senegal. He...Read More

Mohammad Irfan (Punjabi, Urdu: محمد عرفان‎) (born 6 June 1982) is a Pakistani cricketer who has represented Pakistan in Test, ODI and T20 cricket.
Known for his height of 7’1″ (216 cm), he is the tallest player to play first-class and international cricket, a title that was previously shared by former West Indian fast bowler Joel Garner and Australian pace bowler Bruce Reid.

Ted van der Parre (born 21 September 1955) is a former strongman from the Netherlands, who won the World’s Strongest Man contest in 1992 and was 4th in 1991. He also participated in 1994 when he finished 8th, having to drop out after the second event due to a calf injury. At 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)...Read More

Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan.

This is a list of the tallest people, a list of tallest documented and verified Giants according to the authorities such as: “Guinness World Records”, “CNN”, “YouTube or other media such as: (“Facebook” or “PressWrote”).
According to the...Read More

Tallest man in Poland while he was alive.

Suleiman Ali Nashnush (1943 – February 25, 1991) was a Libyan basketball player and actor and one of the 20 individuals in medical history to reach or surpass eight feet (244 cm) in height. In 1960, he successfully underwent surgery to correct his abnormal growth.
He was the tallest basketball...Read More

Angus MacAskill (1825 – 8 August 1863) was a Scottish-born Canadian giant. The 1981 Guinness Book of World Records says he is the strongest man who ever lived, tallest non-pathological giant in recorded history at 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m) and had the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man at 80 inches (2,000 mm).

Feodor Makhnov (Russian: Фёдор Андре́евич Махно́в) or Fiodar Makhnov (Belarusian: Фёдор Андрэевіч Махнов) was born in 1876 at the village of Kasciuki near Viciebsk, then part of the Russian Empire (now in Belarus). Exact details such as his height and weight are unconfirmed.

Radhouane Charbib (Arabic: رضوان شربيب‎ Ridwan Sharbeeb, born October 27, 1968) was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest living man, until January 15, 2005 when Bao Xishun was measured at Chifeng City Hospital, Inner Mongolia, China, and was recorded as being 2 millimeters taller.

Tallest man in Germany while he was alive.

Julius Koch (1872 – 30 March 1902), also known as Le Geant Constantin, was one of the tallest people ever. He suffered from gigantism, with an enlarged pituitary gland, testicular atrophy and lack of sexual development, and had trouble walking. His height, 245.9 cm (8 ft 0.8 in) was based on an...Read More

Jinnat Ali (1996 – 28 April 2020) was a Bangladeshi citizen, and the tallest person from Bangladesh.

Vikas Kumar “Vicky” Uppal (1 January 1986 – 30 June 2007) was a native and resident of India, said to be India’s tallest man until his death on 30 June 2007 when he died during a failed brain tumor operation in Delhi, India.
On 12 January 2004 The Tribune reported him to...Read More

Anton de Franckenpoint (known as Langer Anton, “Long Anton”; fl. 16th century AD) was the first verified person to reach 8 feet (244 cm), or more in height. Anton was working as a personal guard of Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.

Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus “Thrax” (“the Thracian”; c. 173 – 238) was Roman emperor from 235 to 238.
His father was an accountant in the governor’s office and sprang from ancestors who were Carpi (a Dacian tribe), a people whom Diocletian would eventually...Read More

Alexander Alekseyevich Sizonenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Сизоненко; Russian: Александр Алексеевич Сизоненко; 20 July 1959 – 5 January 2012) was a Soviet professional basketball player. Possibly the tallest person to have ever played...Read More

Grgo Kusić (1892 – 1918) was a Croat soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army. According to some accounts, Kusić was 2.37 m (7 ft 9 in) tall, and is frequently cited as the tallest Croat ever, as well as the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army. However, other accounts put his height at 2.18...Read More

William Bradley (10 February 1787 – 30 May 1820), known more commonly as Giant Bradley or the Yorkshire Giant, is one of the tallest recorded British men that ever lived, measuring 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m). The same height as Angus MacAskill from Scotland.

Frederick Kempster (1889–1918) was an English showman, renowned for his extreme height and also known as the English Giant or Blackburn Giant. He was 7 ft 9.3 in (2.37 m) tall, had an arm span of 8 ft 4.5 in (2.55 m) and weighed 170 kilograms (370 lb).
Between 1967 and 1993 Kempster appeared in the Guinness Book of Records as one of the tallest men in England.

Martin Van Buren Bates (November 9, 1837 – January 19, 1919), known as the “Kentucky Giant” was an American man famed for his great height. He was 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) tall and weighed 380 lb (170 kg).

Lauri “Louis” or “Big Louie” Moilanen (January 5, 1886 – September 16, 1913), was a Finnish-born giant, the son of Louis and Annie Moilanen. At the age of 4, he and his family emigrated from Finland and settled in the town of Hancock, Michigan in the United States. Louis...Read More

Sun Mingming (Chinese: 孙明明; pinyin: Sūn Míngmíng, born August 23, 1983) is a Chinese former professional basketball player and actor. He is the tallest professional basketball player in the world, and was measured by the Guinness World Records as 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) tall.

Ri Myung-hun (Korean: 이명훈; born 14 September 1967), also known as Michael Ri after his favorite basketball player Michael Jordan, is a North Korean former basketball player. At a height of 235 cm (7 ft 8.5 in), he is believed to be the tallest person in North Korea.

Igor Vovkovinskiy (Ukrainian: Ігор Вовковинський, romanized: Ihor Vovkovynskyj; September 18, 1982 – August 20, 2021), also known as Igor Ladan, was a Ukrainian-American law student, actor and tallest living person in the United States, at 7 feet 8+1⁄3 inches (234.5 cm), briefly...Read More

Brenden Adams (born September 20, 1995 in Ellensburg, Washington) is an American who previously held the record for being the tallest teenager in the world. His father, Willie Adams, and mother, Debbie Ezell, first observed his extreme height condition when he was two months old. The condition is...Read More

George Bell (born 1957) is the tallest man in the United States at 7 feet 8 inches (234 cm) as recognized by Guinness World Records. He lost the title when Igor Vovkovinskiy was declared the tallest living man in the United States in 2010 at 7 feet 8.33 inches (235 cm). He was a deputy sheriff in...Read More

Yasutaka Okayama (岡山恭崇, Okayama Yasutaka, born November 29, 1954) is a Japanese former professional basketball player and coach. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the 10th pick of the eighth round of the 1981 NBA draft, although he did not sign with them. At 7’8″...Read More

Daniel Cajanus (1704 – 27 February 1749) was a Finnish giant. He made his living by exhibiting himself for money; he appeared in many European countries and attracted the interest of scientists and laypeople, including royalty. After his death, portions of his skeleton found their way into museums, where some parts still remain.

Jacob Rheuben Erlich (July 3, 1906 – July 18, 1952), professionally credited as Jack Earle, was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer. Due to acromegalic gigantism, Earle was one of the world’s tallest humans at the time of his death, he was 8’6.5” For 14 years, he traveled with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, then became a salesman. He is referenced in Tom Waits’s song “Get Behind The Mule”.

Hussain Mahamed Ahmed, more commonly known as Hussain Bisad (born 1975) (Somali: Xuseen Maxamed Axmed (Xuseen Bisad)) is one of the tallest people in the world, at 2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in). He held the record for the largest hands of anyone alive until Sultan Kosen took the record. His hands are 10.59...Read More

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.This title has been confirmed by the Guinness World 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.

Kenneth George Jr. (born c. 1986) is an American former college basketball player. Somewhere between 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m), he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, and may have been the tallest player in the history of college basketball.

Joseph Lockard “Lock” Martin Jr. (October 12, 1916 – January 19, 1959) was an American performer afflicted with giantism, best remembered for essaying the part of the robot Gort in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
He was from Pennsylvania and had a series of jobs related to...Read More

Charles Byrne (1761–1783) or “The Irish Giant”, was a man regarded as a curiosity or freak in London in the 1780s due to
his large stature. Byrne’s exact height is of some conjecture. Some accounts refer to him as being 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) to 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) tall, but skeletal evidence places him at just over 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m).

Róbert Bobróczky, anglicised Bobroczky, (Hungarian: Bobróczky Róbert, born 17 July 2000) is a Romanian basketball player of Hungarian descent. Standing 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in), he has drawn attention for his exceptional height.

Christopher Paul Greener (21 November 1943 – 11 February 2015) was a British actor and basketball player who went on to represent the United Kingdom.
Greener was born in New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire. He was at one point the tallest man in the United Kingdom and at the time of his death...Read More

Mills Darden (October 7, 1799 – January 23, 1857) was an American who became famous as one of the largest men ever in human history. He was capable of tossing 500-pound (230 kg) piles of hay with ease and single-handedly carried 12 feed sacks (1200 pounds) over 1.2 miles. His enormous size both...Read More

Matthew McGrory (May 17, 1973 – August 9, 2005) was an American actor. At 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m), he held the Guinness World Record for tallest actor and portrayed physically imposing characters throughout his career, including Tiny Firefly in the horror films House of 1000 Corpses (2003) and The Devil’s Rejects (2005) and Karl the Giant in the fantasy comedy-drama Big Fish (2003). McGrory also held the Guinness World Records for biggest feet and longest toe.

Mamadou N’Diaye (; born September 14, 1993) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Correcaminos UAT Victoria of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for UC Irvine, where he was the tallest basketball player at the NCAA Division I level,...Read More

Gursimran Singh “Sim” Bhullar (born December 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for Yulon Luxgen Dinos of the Taiwanese Super Basketball League. He played college basketball for New Mexico State University and is the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA. At 7’5″, he also became the sixth-tallest player in NBA history, being tied with Chuck Nevitt and Pavel Podkolzin for that record.

Samuel Deguara is a Maltese professional basketball player played for the Taipei Fubon Braves of the ASEAN Basketball League. He is the tallest man in Italy and Malta. Standing at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m), Deguara is currently the joint-third tallest active basketball player in the world, sharing the spot with Montenegrin Slavko Vraneš and is only surpassed by Sun Ming Ming at 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) and Paul Sturgess, at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m).

John Aasen (March 5, 1890 – August 1, 1938) was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer who was one of the tallest actors in history.

Afeez Agoro Oladimeji (born 13 December 1975) is a Nigerian model, actor and reality TV Show Star recognised as the tallest man in Nigeria. He is 7 ft’4 inches tall.

Patrick Murphy (1834–1862) was an Irish giant, born in County Down of parents James Murphy and mother Peggy (née Cunningham), who exhibited himself as a means of income. He originally worked on the docks in Liverpool, England and later became a waiter at a hotel. Because he was a man of extraordinary...Read More

Mounir Fourar (born in Batna, Algeria, the November 28, 1972 – 3 January 2012) was one of the tallest men in the world. He claimed a height of 2.44 m (8 ft), however, this has not been independently verified.
His shoe size was 64, suit size was 160, his hand measured 28 centimeters and he...Read More

Jakob Hudson Nacken or Jacob Nacken (15 February 1906 – 29 March 1987) was a German circus performer active in Europe and the United States. He began his career as an exceptionally tall person while a teenager, performing in a traveling circus, and appeared in the 1939 New York World’s Fair....Read More

Peter William Mayhew (May 19, 1944 – April 30, 2019) was an English-American actor, best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977 original to 2015’s The Force Awakens before his retirement from the role.

Ren Keyu (born October 18, 2006), is a junior high school student from Leshan, Sichuan, China who is known for being the tallest male teenager as of 2020 with a height of 221.03 cm (7 ft 3.02 in). His nickname is Xiaoyu (Chinese: 小宇). He applied to Guinness World Records in August 2020 for being...Read More

Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever (April 10 or 16, 1616 – July 2, 1633), nicknamed De Groote Meid (in English, The Big Girl), is alleged to be the tallest female person in recorded history, standing 9 Amsterdam feet or 2.49 metres (8 ft 2 in) tall at the time of her death at age seventeen.
Trijntje...Read More

John Middleton (1578–1623) was an English giant who was born in the village of Hale and is commonly known as the Childe of Hale. Legend tells that he slept with his feet out of the window of his small house. Tales also credit him with great strength.

Eddie Carmel, born Oded Ha-Carmeili (Hebrew: עודד הכרמלי) (March 16, 1936 – August 14, 1972) was an Israeli-born American entertainer with gigantism and subsequent acromegaly resulting from a pituitary adenoma. He was popularly known as “The Jewish Giant”, “The Happy...Read More

Akashi Shiganosuke (Japanese: 明石 志賀之助, c. 1600 – c. 1649) is purported to be a Japanese sumo wrestler in antiquity who is formally recognized as the first yokozuna. A legendary figure, his historical existence is disputed. He is said to have been active in the Kan’ei era (1624–1643)....Read More

Parimal Chandra Barman (1962–1991) from Bangladesh was considered the tallest person in the world in 1991 at 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in).Parimal had a tumor on his pituitary gland causing his incredible growth spurt. He was also suffering from malnutrition during his later life. He had been undergoing treatment...Read More

Zhao Liang is a circus performer from Henan in China. In April 2009, doctors in Tianjin measured his height at 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in). If confirmed, this would make him the second tallest living person after Sultan Kösen, but taller than previous record holder Bao Xishun who has been measured by the...Read More

Zhan Shichai (Chinese: 詹世釵) (between 1841-1847 – 5 November 1893) was a Chinese giant who toured the world as “Chang the Chinese Giant” in the 19th century; his stage name is “Chang Woo Gow”.
Zhan was born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, in the 1840s, though reports...Read More

Burs (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbɵʂː]) is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Burs District, established on 1 January 2016. As of 2015, Gustaf Edman from Burs was probably Sweden’s tallest man.

Routh Goshen, born Arthur James Caley (1824 – February 12, 1889) was most commonly known as Colonel Routh Goshen or the Arabian Giant or the Palestine Giant. He was billed as the tallest man in the world at 7 ft, 11 inches (2.41 m) and 620 pounds (280 kg) but was most likely no more than 7 ft, 5...Read More

Sancho VII (Basque: Antso VII.a; c. 1157 – 7 April 1234) called the Strong (Basque: Azkarra, Spanish: el Fuerte) was King of Navarre from 1194 until his death in 1234. He was the son and heir of Sancho VI, whom he followed as the second king to hold the title of King of Navarre. Sancho VII was the first to use the chains of Navarre as his blazon, a symbol that later would become the main one of Navarre, and the last member of the Jiménez dynasty, which had ruled since the 9th century.

Edward Joseph “E. J.” Feihl (born March 27, 1970) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player of German Filipino descent.
He stands 7’1″ tall, making him the tallest Filipino professional basketball player ever to play in the PBA. At the UAAP, Feihl debuted for...Read More

Gregory William Slaughter (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected first overall by the Barangay Ginebra in the 2013 PBA draft. Sports commentators and scribes call him GregZilla because of his apparent heft and height.

Ludovicus Jacobus Maria “Loek” van Mil ([luːk vɑn mɪl]; 15 September 1984 – 28 July 2019) was a Dutch professional baseball pitcher. At the height of 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m), he was one of the tallest players in the history of professional baseball. He played for Curaçao Neptunus...Read More

Richard Metcalfe (born 21 November 1973 in Leeds, England) is a former Scottish rugby union player. He was the world’s tallest ever international rugby player. At 7 feet (213 cm), Metcalfe was about six inches taller than a typical second row forward, giving him considerable presence at the...Read More

Richard Ellis Sligh (August 18, 1944 – December 23, 2008) was an American collegiate and professional American football player who played for the American Football League’s Oakland Raiders.

Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev (vah-LOO-yeff, Russian: Никола́й Серге́евич Валу́ев, IPA: [vɐˈlujɪf]; born 21 August 1973) is a Russian politician and former professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1993 to 2009, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2005 and 2009. Standing at a height of 2.13 metres (7.0 ft) and a peak weight of 149 kilograms (328 lb), Valuev is best known for being the tallest and heaviest world champion in boxing history.

Sem “Semmy” Schilt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɛmi ˈsxɪlt]; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch former kickboxer, Ashihara karateka and mixed martial artist. He is a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and one-time Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Champion. He is the only fighter in K-1...Read More

Stefan Jaimy Struve (pronunciation; born February 18, 1988) is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist who competed as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). At 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he is the tallest fighter in the history of the UFC.

Jon Erich Rauch (born September 27, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. At 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m), he is the tallest player in Major League Baseball history. He is also an Olympic Gold Medalist in baseball.

Aaron Sandilands (born 6 December 1982) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). At 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) tall, and with a peak weight of 120 kg (265 lb), he is the second heaviest (behind Mick Nolan) and...Read More

Peter Street (born 6 June 1980 in Tasmania) is a former professional Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
At 211 cm (6′ 11″) he is the equal tallest player in the history of the VFL/AFL (along with Aaron Sandilands, Mason Cox and Ned Reeves).
Originally...Read More

Mason Cox (born March 14, 1991) is an American-Australian professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Playing as a ruckman and key forward, he first played Australian rules football in April 2014 before making his AFL...Read More

Reilly Opelka (born August 28, 1997) is an American professional tennis player. He is the No. 1 American singles player since 13 September 2021. At 6 feet 11 inches tall, he is tied (with Ivo Karlović) for the record tallest-ever ATP-ranked player, and can serve in the low-140 mph range. He has been...Read More

Ivo Karlović (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐːʋo kâːrloʋitɕ]; born 28 February 1979) is a Croatian professional tennis player.
Karlović’s height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint tallest ranked tennis player in history, along with Reilly Opelka. He has won eight ATP singles...Read More

Will Carrick-Smith (born 2 April 1992) is a rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. He made his debut for the club against London Welsh on 11 November 2012. At 6 ft 11 Carrick-Smith is the tallest professional player currently to be contracted to an English Premiership side....Read More

Devin Toner (born 29 June 1986) is a professional rugby player. He plays in the second-row for Ireland and the Irish province Leinster. Measuring 6′ 11″ in height, he was the tallest player in the Heineken Cup and the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He wears a size 15 (UK) boot.

Rolandas Gimbutis (born 11 February 1981 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a swimmer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics. National records holder.

Kristof Van Hout (born 9 February 1987 in Lommel) is a Belgian footballer, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Westerlo in the Proximus League. With a 2.08 m height, he is considered one of the tallest footballers in history.

Zdeno Chára (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈzdenɔ ˈxaːra]; born 18 March 1977) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, and Washington Capitals. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06...Read More

Kotoōshū Katsunori (Japanese: 琴欧洲 勝紀) (legal name: Karoyan Andō, born February 19, 1983 as Kaloyan Stefanov Mahlyanov, Bulgarian: Калоян Стефанов Махлянов) is a former professional sumo wrestler or rikishi from Bulgaria. He made his debut in 2002, reaching the top...Read More

Ingo Schultz (born 26 July 1975) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres.

Philip Arnold Blackmar (born September 22, 1957) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour from 1985 to 2000 and on the Champions Tour from 2007 to 2012. He was the tallest player on the PGA Tour during his time on tour, standing 6’7″.
Blackmar was born in San...Read More

Ramon Zenhäusern (born 4 May 1992) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom. He made his World Cup debut in November 2012, and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in slalom. At the Olympics in 2018, Zenhäusern took silver in the slalom and gold in the team event. At his third World Championships in 2019, he was fifth in the slalom and won gold in the team event.

Velichko Cholakov (Bulgarian: Величко Чолаков, 12 January 1982 – 20 August 2017) was an ethnically Bulgarian Azerbaijani weightlifter.

Ramon Sadaya Fernandez (born October 3, 1953) is a Filipino former basketball player and current commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission. Fernandez won four PBA Most Valuable Player awards and a record 19 PBA conference cups. Fernandez stood at 6’4 barefoot during his prime but due...Read More

Rondo Hatton (April 22, 1894 – February 2, 1946) was an American journalist and actor. After several years writing for The Tampa Tribune, Hatton found a steady career in film due to his unique facial features, which were the result of acromegaly. He headlined horror films with Universal Studios near the end of his life, earning him a reputation as a cult icon.

Henry Hite (May 1, 1915 – May 26, 1978) born Henry Marion Mullens, was an American actor, stage performer, media personality and spokesperson who was well known for making personal appearances promoting the Corn King brand (Wilson Certified Meats trade-name) as the “Corn King Giant”,...Read More

Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014) was an American actor and voice artist. Standing 7 ft 2 in (218 cm) tall, he was known for portraying Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979); he lampooned the role with a tongue-in-cheek cameo in Inspector Gadget (1999)....Read More

Cornelius Magrath (1736–1760) was an Irish giant born in Tipperary. In 1752 he came to Cork for salt water treatments to alleviate the pain of his rapid growth. While there, many persuaded him to exhibit himself for pay.
In January 1753 he was already a huge star in London, England as the...Read More

Carel Struycken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːrəl ˈstrœy̯kə(n)]; born 30 July 1948) is a Dutch actor. He is known for playing the Giant/Fireman in the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017), the occasional guest role of Mr. Homn in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1992), and the household butler Lurch in the three 1990s Addams Family films. He also appeared in the films Gerald’s Game (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019).

Was not officially measured by Guinness World Records. Tallest living Indian person.

Known as “Le Géant des Vosges”, Ramonchamp, France; his exact height was controversial.

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.

Tallest man in the Netherlands. 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.

Tallest living Brazilian.

Tallest man in India.

Claimed to be 9 ft 9.5 in (300 cm), his height is disputed.

Tallest man in Japan; no color images of him exist even though he died in the 1960s.

Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive.

Soviet/Chechen basketball player in 1940–50s.

Second tallest man in Brazil.

Tallest man in Russia.

In 2015, he was the tallest teenager in the United States.

Tallest man in Ivory Coast.

Tallest man in Armenia.

Plays basketball, and is the world’s tallest athlete.

Tallest living Fijian.

Spain’s tallest man in his lifetime.

Circus performer. Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.

Asia’s tallest man in 2004.

Claims of being 8 feet 2 inches (249 cm), but was later measured at 7 ft 7 in (231 cm).

Tallest man in Azerbaijan.

Tallest living Belgian.

Tallest basketball player in Senegal.

Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.

Tallest basketball player in Senegal.

Tallest basketball player in Russia.

Tallest basketball player in DRC

Tallest living Colombian.

Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic.

Tallest man in Venezuela. Also holds the Guinness Record of largest feet.

When he was admitted to hospital in 1933 he was found to be only 7 ft 2.6 in (220 cm) tall.

Claimed to measure 269 cm (8 ft 10 in) at age 26 in September 2015. He was measured at 257 cm (8 ft 5 in) by Thai authorities for his ID card renewal in October 2013.