List of tallest people in the world

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This is a list of men and women who are (or have been) the tallest people in the world. The tallest in the world is Robert Waldow.

  • Angus MacAskill () 7 ft 9 in.
  • Siddiqa Parveen (born 1985) is the tallest living woman in the world since 2021. She is 7 feet 8 inches (234 cm) tall.[1]
  • Nellie Lambert (born 1894) is the tallest woman in history, in 1913, it claimed that Nellie was 8 feet 5 inches (256.54 cm) tall, she was the tallest bride ever at only 19 years old.
Name Lifespan Height Picture Known for
Robert Wadlow 1918-1940 8ft

11.1in (272 cm)

Tallest verified person. He was

6 ft by age 8 and in 1940, he was measured as 8 ft 11 in and 200 kg.

John Rogan[2] 1867-1905 8 ft 9 in

(267 cm)

2nd tallest person. Tallest African-American.

Couldn't stand up due to ankylosis. Doctors measured his height while sitting down at 8 ft 9 in at it's least.

John F. Carroll 1932-1969 8 ft 7 in

(264 cm)

Franz Winkelmeier 1860-1887 8 ft 6 in

(259 cm)

Tallest Austrian.
Leonid Stadnyk 1970-2014 8 ft 5 in

(257 cm)

Tallest person from Ukraine. His record was never verified because he refused to be measured. He was probably 7 ft 8 in.
Julius Koch 1872-1902 8 ft 4.8in

(256 cm)

Trijntje Keever 1616-1633 8 ft 4 in

(254 cm)

Tallest female person and tallest person from the Netherlands.

The Netherlands is the only place where the tallest person is a woman.

Vaino Myllyrinne 1909-1963 8 ft 3 in

(252 cm)

Tallest Finnish.
Sultan Kösen 1982- 8 ft 3 in

(251 cm)

Tallest Turkish and tallest person alive. He also possesses the record for the largest hands ever.
Parimal Barman 1962-1991 No picture Tallest Bangladeshi. Contested against Jinnat Ali (below)
Jinnat Ali 1996-2020 8 ft 2 in

(249 cm)

Tallest Bangladeshi. He had to eat 1 kg of food every day. He weight 298 kg (656 lb) before he succumbed to a brain tumor in 2020. Contested against Parimal Barman.
Don Koehler 1925-1981 No Picture
Azhagumuthukon 1743-1849 8 ft 1 in No Picture
Brahim Takioullah 1982- 8 ft 1 in No picture
Morteza Mehrzad Selakjani 1987- 8 ft 1 in
Jorge Gonzalez 1966-2010 8 ft 0 in
Abiodun Adegoke 2000 7 ft 11 in
Naseer Soomro 1970- 7 ft 9 in
Bao Xishun 1951- 7 ft 9 in
Radhouane Charbib 1968- 7 ft 9 in
Abiodun Adegoke 1992- 7 ft 9 in
Broc Brown 1997- 7 ft 8 in
Gheorghe Muresan 1971- 7 ft 7 in
Manute Bol 1962-2010 7 ft 7 in
Robert Bobroczky 2000- 7 ft 7 in
Olivier Rioux 2006- 7 ft 7 in
Matthew McGrory 1973-2005 7 ft 6 in
Tacko Fall 1995- 7 ft 5 in
Jamarion Sharp 2001- 7 ft 5 in
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Zach Edey 2002- 7 ft 4in
André the Giant 1946-1993 7 ft 4 in
Victor Wembanyama 2004- 7 ft 4 in
Peter Mayhew 1947-2020 7 ft 3 in
Jeison Hernandez ?- 7 ft 2.5 in

Disputed Claims

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Name Lifespan Height Picture
Jose Punlos 1907- ? 10 ft 6 in

(320 cm)

Abou El Sayed 1924- 10 ft 2 in

(309 cm)

Spanish Giant ?-? 9 ft 6 in

(289 cm)

Giant Soldier ?-? 9ft 5in

(287 cm)

Feodor Machnow 1878-1912 9 ft 4 in

(285 cm)

 
Ho Van Trung 1985-2019 9 ft 0 in

(274 cm)

Various Sports

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Sport Name Height Lifespan
Basketball Alexander Sizonenko 7 ft 11 in 1959-2012
Football Kristof van Hout 6 ft 10 in 1987-
Volleyball Morteza Mehrzad Selakjani 8 ft 1 in 1987-

References

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  1. Sobhan, Shamil (2023-05-28). "World's tallest woman recovering after operation to remove tumour and prevent her back breaking". mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. "John Rogan", Wikipedia, 2023-11-02, retrieved 2023-11-18