Hello how may I help you? help me with world records What world record would you like to know about? the tallest person. who is it? Do you want the tallest living person or the tallest person of all time? i want tallest living person The tallest living man is Sultan Kosen. He is 8 feet, 2.8 inches tall. how old is he now? He is 35 years old. wow, that means he could get taller! The height I gave you for him was measured in February 2011.