List of tallest people in the world

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  tall.
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.
+NameLifespanHeightPictureKnown forRobert Wadlow1918-19408ft 
11.1in
(272 cm)75pxTallest verified person. He was 
6 ft by age 8 and in 1940, he was measured 
as 8 ft 11 in and 200 kg.John Rogan1867-19058 ft 9 in
(267 cm)75px2nd 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. Carroll1932-19698 ft 7 in
(264 cm)His standing height was 8 ft (244 cm).Franz Winkelmeier1860-18878 ft 6 in
(259 cm)75pxTallest Austrian.Leonid Stadnyk1970—20148 ft 5.5 in
(258 cm)Tallest person from Ukraine. His record was never verified because he refused to be measured. He was probably 7 ft 8 in.Trijntje Keever1616-16338 ft 4 in
(254 cm)75pxTallest female person and tallest person from the Netherlands.
The Netherlands is the only place where the tallest person is 
a woman.Vaino Myllyrinne1909-19638 ft 3 in
(252 cm)76pxTallest Finnish.Sultan Kösen1982-8 ft 3 in
(251 cm)75pxTallest Turkish and tallest person alive. He also possesses the record for the largest hands ever.Parimal Barman1962-1991No pictureTallest Bangladeshi. Contested against Jinnat Ali (below)Jinnat Ali1996-20208 ft 2 in
(249 cm)75pxTallest 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 Koehler1925-1981No PictureZeng Jinlian1964 - 19828 ft 1.75 in
(248 cm)Julius Koch1872-19028 ft 1 in
(246 cm)75pxBrahim Takioullah1982-8 ft 1 inNo pictureMorteza Mehrzad Selakjani1987-8 ft 1 in75pxJorge Gonzalez1966-20108 ft 0 in thumbAbiodun Adegoke20007 ft 11 inNaseer Soomro1970 - 20257 ft 9 in
(236 cm)Bao Xishun1951-7 ft 9 in75pxRadhouane Charbib1968-7 ft 9 in Abiodun Adegoke1992-7 ft 9 in Broc Brown1997-7 ft 8 inGheorghe Muresan1971-7 ft 7 in75pxManute Bol1962-20107 ft 7 in Robert Bobroczky2000-7 ft 7 inOlivier Rioux2006-7 ft 7 inMatthew McGrory1973-20057 ft 6 inTacko Fall1995-7 ft 5 in75pxJamarion Sharp2001-7 ft 5 inleft|128x128px|Jamarion SharpZach Edey2002-7 ft 4inleft|75x75pxAndré the Giant1946-19937 ft 4 in 75pxVictor Wembanyama2004-7 ft 4 inleft|132x132pxPeter Mayhew1944 - 20197 ft 3 in
(221 cm)75pxJeison Hernandez?-7 ft 2.5 in

 Disputed Claims 
+NameLifespanHeightPictureJose Punlos1907- ?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 Machnow1878-19129 ft 4 in
(285 cm)75pxHo Van Trung1985-20199 ft 0 in
(274 cm)Pornchai Saosri 1989 - 20158 ft 10 in
(269 cm)

 Various Sports 
+SportNameHeightLifespanBasketballAlexander Sizonenko7 ft 11 in 1959-2012Football Kristof van Hout6 ft 10 in 1987-VolleyballMorteza Mehrzad Selakjani8 ft 1 in1987-

References

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