List of tallest people
Disputed and unverified claims

List of tallest people

Section Title: Disputed and unverified claims
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Country	Metric	Imperial	Name	Note	Lifespan (age at death)

France	350 cm	11 ft 6 in	Giant of Castelnau	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.	Unknown - Neolithic France

Russia/Belarus	283 cm	9 ft 3 in	Feodor Machnow	Height not confirmed.	1878–1912 (34)

England	282 cm	9 ft 3 in	John Middleton The Childe of Hale	Written on his grave is Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton, the Childe of Hale, nine feet three. Height not officially confirmed.	1578–1623 (45)

United States	274 cm	8 ft 11.5 in	John Aasen	American silent film actor, height is not officially confirmed. His skeleton was measured at 7 ft 2.4 in	1890–1938 (48)

Thailand	269 cm	8 ft 10 in	Pornchai Sawsri	Claimed to measure 269 cm (8'10") at age 26 in September 2015. He was measured at 257 cm (8'5") by Thai authorities for his ID card renewal in October 2013.	1990?–2015

Egypt	269 cm	8 ft 10 in	Sa’id Muhammad Ghazi	Claimed 8'10", but was later measured at 7'11" (242 cm).	1909–1941 (32)

Ireland	269 cm	8 ft 10 in	Patrick Murphy	Claimed 8'10", but was later measured at 7'3.4" (222 cm). Height is not officially confirmed.	1834–1862 (28)

Italy	259 cm	8 ft 6 in	Maximinus Thrax	Emperor of Rome, first ever recorded person with gigantism.	173–238

Iran	259 cm	8 ft 5.9 in	Siah Khan Ibn Kashmir Khan	When he was admitted to hospital in 1933 he turned out to be 'only' 7'2.6" (220 cm) tall.	1912–1938

Ukraine	257 cm	8 ft 5.5 in	Leonid Stadnyk	Refused to undergo independent testing under Guinness World Records rules, so his claim is not recognized by Guinness World Records.	1970–2014 (44)

Pakistan	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	Ajaz Ahmed	Claims actually to be 8 feet 4 inches, but this is unverified by Guinness World Records. He claims that he is still growing.	1976–

Netherlands	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	Trijntje Keever	Tallest recorded woman. Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.	1616–1633 (17)

United States	254 cm	8 ft 4 in	Ella Ewing	Claims 8 feet 4 inches, however measured at 7 feet 4.5 inches. Her mother describes her full height at 8 feet 4 inches.	1872–1913 (41)

Bangladesh	251 cm	8 ft 3 in	Parimal Barman	Claims of being 8 feet 3 inches, not confirmed.	1962–1991 (29)

United States	248 cm	8 ft 2 in	Henry Hite	Claims of being 8 feet 2 inches, not confirmed.	1915–1978 (63)

India	248 cm	8 ft 2 in	Jitendra Singh	Claims of being 8 feet 2 inches, but was later measured at 7'7" (231 cm)	1971–

Finland	247 cm	8 ft 1.4 in	Daniel Cajanus	Height not officially confirmed. He was only 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) according to the London Annual Register.	1703–1749 (46)

People's Republic of China	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Zhao Liang	Height not officially confirmed. A circus performer.	1982–

Finland	246 cm	8 ft 1 in	Louis Moilanen Big Louie	Height not officially confirmed.	1886–1913 (27)

China	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	Zhan Shichai	Height not officially confirmed.	1841–1893 (52)

Turkey	244.4 cm	8 ft 0 in	Barth's Giant	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 tall.	c. 1683

Algeria	244 cm	8 ft 0 in	Mounir Fourar	Height not officially confirmed.	1972–2012 (40)

Indonesia	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	Musutaman	Height not officially confirmed.	1962–?

Sweden	242 cm	7 ft 11 in	Gustaf Edman	Height not officially confirmed.	1882–1912 (30)

Isle of Man	241 cm	7 ft 11 in	Colonel Routh Goshen	Known as the Arabian Giant or the Palestine Giant.	1824-1889 (64)

Mongolia	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Öndör Gongor Tall Gongor	Was measured by Roy Chapman Andrews, but some other sources even give 245 cm (8 feet)	1879–1931 (52)

United Kingdom	236 cm	7 ft 9 in	Frederick Kempster	Claimed to be 8 ft 4.5 in. Height not officially confirmed.	1889–1918 (29)

Ireland	234 cm	7 ft 8 in	Cornelius McGrath	Measurement according to the London Annual Register.	1737–1759 (22)

Spain	222–234 cm	7 ft 3 in - 7 ft 7 in	Sancho VII of Navarre	Height estimated by Luis del Campo in 1952, from a measurement of his femur recorded in 1622.	1170-1234 (64)

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Mounir Fourar (1972 – 2012) was one of the tallest men.

final_sentence: Mounir Fourar (1972 – 2012) was one of the tallest men.