Hello how may I help you? can you look up world records for me? Sure, I can help you with world records. who is the tallest person Are you wondering about the tallest living person or the tallest person ever? tallest person ever Tallest person ever was Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was 8 foot 11 inches tall. what about the tallest living person? Salten Kusen is the tallest living man. He is 8 foot 2 inches tall. Short compared to Robert. cool, thanks for the info! You're welcome. Any other questions?