17 Tallest Women in the World

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 Keever was the daughter of Cornelis Keever and Anna Pouwels. Cornelis was a Dutch skipper and Anna was his maid; he married her on May 24, 1605. Trijntje was born on April 10 or 16, 1616 in Edam.
Keever’s parents took her to carnivals to earn some money by letting people see her. Trijntje first received public attention when she was nine years old and had reached the height of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). A royal company consisting of the Bohemian king Frederick V, Elector Palatine, his wife Elizabeth of Bohemia and the princess Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, living in The Hague at the time, visited her, curious about the “nine-year-old girl taller than every man in Europe.”Keever died of cancer at the age of 17 in Ter Veen. She was buried on 7 July 1633 in Edam, her town of birth. Her epitaph is said to have read, “Trijntje Crelis groote meidt oudt 17 jaer”, or, in English: “Trijntje Crelis, big girl, 17 years of age”. In the townhall of Edam is a lifesize painting by an unknown artist portraying Keever in civilian clothes with a belt holding at her right a keyring and at her left a pincushion and a sheath with a knife, fork, and spoon. The caption with the painting suggests she was portrayed more beautiful than she really was and that she probably suffered from acromegaly.
Her original shoes are also on display. If there were a size for the shoes, they would be European size 54 (36 cm or 14 inches long).
Despite her height compared to Zeng Jinlian her height remains unverified by many sources, but she is considered by many as the tallest woman in reported history and seventh-tallest person ever, behind Robert Wadlow, John Rogan, John F. Carroll
Franz Winkelmeier, Leonid Stadnyk and Julius Koch. She was the tallest person ever until Franz Winkelmeier.

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Zeng Jinlian (simplified Chinese: 曾金莲; traditional Chinese: 曾金蓮; pinyin: Zēng Jīnlián, June 26, 1964 –February 13, 1982) was the tallest woman verified in modern times, surpassing Jane Bunford’s record. In the year between Don Koehler’s death and her own, she surpassed fellow “eight-footers” Gabriel Estêvão Monjane and Suleiman Ali Nashnush.

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Anna Haining Bates (née Swan; August 6, 1846 – August 5, 1888), was a Canadian woman famed for her great stature of 7 feet 11 inches (2.41 m). Her parents were of average height and were Scottish immigrants.

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Ella Kate Ewing (March 9, 1872 – January 10, 1913) was a Missouri woman considered the world’s tallest female of her era. She would use her great height to earn a living as a sideshow attraction, popularly known as “The Missouri Giantess.”

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Jane Bunford (26 July 1895 – 1 April 1922) was one of the tallest women ever measuring 2.41 metres (7 ft 11 in) at the time of her death (adjusted for spinal curvature). She was the tallest woman in the world during her lifetime.

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Yao Defen (Chinese: 姚德芬; pinyin: Yáo Défēn; July 15, 1972 – November 13, 2012) was the tallest living woman, as recognized by Guinness World Records. She stood at 7 ft 8 in tall and weighed 346 lb (157kg). Her gigantism was due to a tumor in her pituitary gland.

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Sandra Elaine Allen (June 18, 1955 – August 13, 2008) was an American woman recognized by the Guinness World Records as the tallest woman in the world. She was 7 feet 7 inches (231 cm) tall.Allen wrote a book, Cast A Giant Shadow. Although over the years other women have taken the title of the tallest woman, Allen held it for the last sixteen years of her life. Her height was due to a tumor in her pituitary gland that caused it to release growth hormone uncontrollably, between 200 to 1,000 times the rate of normal amount. She grew up in Shelbyville, Indiana, and was raised by her grandmother, who worked as a cleaning woman. At the age of 22, in 1977, she underwent surgery for the condition. Lacking this procedure, Allen would have continued to grow and suffer further medical problems associated with gigantism.She appeared in Fellini’s Casanova, in the TV movie Side Show, and in a Canadian/American documentary film, Being Different. The New Zealand band Split Enz wrote a song about her, “Hello Sandy Allen,” released on their 1982 album Time and Tide. Allen never married, saying that she was “an oldfashioned [sic] girl” and would not date a man shorter than her.In later years Allen used a wheelchair because her legs and back could no longer support her tall stature while standing. At one point, she was bedridden due to disease, causing atrophy of the muscles. Due to this limitation, she spent her last years in Shelbyville, Indiana, in the same retirement center as Edna Parker, the oldest living human at the time.Allen died on August 13, 2008. Her family friend, Rita Rose, revealed that she suffered from a recurring blood infection, along with Type 2 diabetes, breathing troubles, and kidney failure.A scholarship was dedicated in Allen’s name at Shelbyville High School.In 2020, Allen’s friend and manager, John Kleiman, donated a collection of her memorabilia to Ripley’s Museums.

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Rumeysa Gelgi (born January 1st, 1997) is a Turkish advocate, researcher and front-end developer who holds the title of tallest living woman in the world from Guinness World Records since October 2021. She previously held the title of tallest living female teenager in the world. She is 7 feet 0.7 inches (215.1 cm) tall.Gelgi lives in the Karabük province of Turkey. Her height is caused by Weaver syndrome, a rare condition which causes rapid growth among other abnormalities. It effects men three times more than women. Because of her condition, she usually uses a wheelchair to move, but can walk for short periods of time.Gelgi says that she wishes to use her title to raise awareness of diseases and conditions such as hers.

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World’s tallest living woman.

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Tallest woman in Greece.

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Małgorzata Dydek (known as Margo Dydek in the United States, 28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011) was a Polish professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, she was famous for being the tallest professional female basketball player in the world. She played center position for multiple teams in the WNBA and was a coach for the Northside Wizards in the Queensland Basketball League. She was awarded the Polish Gold Cross of Merit (1999).She was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019.

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Zainab Bibi hailed from Rajana, a place in Toba Tek Singh, Punjab for being the tallest woman in Pakistan with a reported height of 7 Feet 2 Inches which made her place in Guinness World Records.

Asserted to be the world’s tallest woman in 2003.

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Nelly Alisheva (Russian: Нелли Алишева; née Fonova, born 20 December 1983 in Lipetsk) is a retired Russian volleyball player, who last played for VK Proton. She is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall and plays as Opposite.

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World’s second tallest living woman.

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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.

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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.

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Tallest Indian Woman in history.

An Indian woman from south Dinajpur district of West Bengal has been declared the world’s tallest woman.

Siddiqa Parveen, 28, at 233.6cm (7ft 8in), has received the title from Guinness World Records.

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