question: Hvem er det højeste menneske i verden?
answers.text: Robert Wadlow
context: List of tallest people
  Land
  Metrisk
  Imperial
  Navn
  Bemærk
  Levetid
  (alder ved død)
   USA
  272 cm
  8 fod 11,1 tommer
  Robert Wadlow
  Det højeste menneske i historien bekræftet af Guinness World Records.
  1918-1940 (22)
   USA
  267 cm
  8 ft 9 in
  John Rogan
  Den næsthøjeste mand i historien. Vejede kun 92,5 kg (204 lb). Kan ikke stå på grund af ankylose.
  1868-1905 (37)
   USA
  263,5 cm
  8 ft 73⁄4in
  John F. Carroll
  244 cm (8 ft 0 in) stående højde, 264 cm (8 ft 73⁄4 in) ved normal krumning af rygsøjlen.
  1932-1969 (37)
   Ukraine
  257 cm
  8 ft 5 in
  Leonid Stadnyk
  Ikke officielt anerkendt af Guinness World Records, fordi han nægtede at blive målt efter deres standarder.
  1970-2014 (44)
   Finland
  251,4 cm
  8 ft 3 in
  Väinö Myllyrinne
  Anerkendt som den højeste nulevende person fra 1940 til sin død i 1963. Målte 251,4 cm i højden på sit højeste punkt.
  1909-1963 (54)
   Canada
  251 cm
  8 ft 3 in
  Édouard Beaupré
  Den højeste stærkmand og højeste bryder i historien. Hans dødsattest beskrev ham som 2,51 m høj og stadig voksende.
  1881-1904 (23)
   Tyrkiet
  251 cm
  8 ft 2,8 in
  Sultan Kösen
  Den højeste nulevende person siden 17. september 2009, som Guinness World Records har fastslået. Han har 36,5 cm lange fødder - de næststørste fødder på en levende person - og 27,5 cm lange hænder - de længste på en levende person.
  1982-
   Indien
  249 cm
  8 ft 2 in
  Vikas Uppal
  Blev ikke officielt målt af Guinness.
  1986-2007 (21)
   USA
  249 cm
  8 ft 2 in
  Don Koehler
  Højest i verden i det meste af 1970'erne.
  1925-1981 (56)
   USA
  249 cm
  8 ft 2 in
  Bernard Coyne
  Coynes indkaldelseskort fra første verdenskrig, dateret den 29. august, angiver hans højde som 8 fod, selv om han havde nået en højde på 249 cm (8 fod 2 tommer), da han døde. Nåede muligvis op til 8 ft 4 in (254 cm).
  1897-1921 (24)
   Irland
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Patrick Cotter O'Brien
  Den højeste person, der blev registreret på det tidspunkt, og den første i medicinhistorien, der stod i en verificeret højde på 244 cm. Resterne blev undersøgt i 1972, og højden blev bekræftet.
  1760-1806 (46)
   Marokko
  246 cm
  8 fod 1 in
  Brahim Takioullah
  Besidder verdens største fødder på 38 cm (1 ft 3 in).
  1982-
   Iran
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Morteza Mehrzad
  Den højeste mand i Iran. Guldmedaljevinder for Irans landshold i siddende volleyball ved de paralympiske sommerlege i Rio 2016
  1987-
   Tyskland
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Julius Koch
  Sandsynligvis aldrig verdens højeste person, fordi hans liv faldt sammen med John Rogans liv. Skelet opbevaret i det naturhistoriske museum i Mons, Belgien.
  1872-1902 (30)
   Mozambique
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Gabriel Estêvão Monjane
  Guinness World Records opførte ham som den højeste mand fra 1988 til 1990.
  1944-1990 (46)
   Indien
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Dharmendra Pratap Singh
  Den højeste nulevende inder.
  1983-
   Libyen
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Suleiman Ali Nashnush
  Libysk, der var den højeste basketballspiller i verden.
  1943-1991 (47)
   Frankrig
  245 cm
  8 ft 1⁄2 in
  Jean-Joseph Brice
  Le Géant des Vosges Ramonchamp - Frankrig-Højdekontroverser
  1835-?
   Tyskland
  244 cm
  8 fod 0 in
  Anton de Franckenpoint (Langer Anton)
  Levede under Trediveårskrigen; skelettet blev senere målt til 244 cm (8 ft 0 in).
  Ukendt
   Kina
  242 cm
  7 ft 111⁄4 in
  Zhang Juncai
  Den højeste nulevende kineser.
  1966-
   Indonesien
  242 cm
  7 ft 111⁄4 in
  Suparwono
  Højeste indoneser hævdes at være 8 ft 10,5 in. Officielt målt (liggende og stående) af det indonesiske rekordmuseum (MURI) i december 2009.
  1985-2012 (26)
   Nederlandene
  242 cm
  7 fod 111⁄4 in
  Albert Johan Kramer
  Nok den højeste mand i Nederlandene nogensinde; hans svoger led af dværgvækst og var ikke højere end 69 cm. Sammen dannede de et varieténummer med optrædener over hele verden.
  1897-1976 (79)
   Puerto Rico
  241 cm
  7 ft 11 in
  Felipe Birriel
  Den højeste puertoricaner, der er registreret.
  1916-1994 (78)
   Indien
  241 cm
  7 ft 11 in
  Asadulla Khan
  Højeste mand i Indien.
  1988-
   Sovjetunionen
  240 cm
  7 fod 10 in
  Alexander Sizonenko
  Basketballspiller fra Sovjetunionen.
  1959-2012 (53)
   Egypten
  240 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi
  Han blev i sit liv faktureret som 10 fod.
  1909-1941 (32)
   Hviderusland
  239 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Feodor Machnow
  Blev i sit liv angivet som 9 ft 3.
  1878-1912 (34)
   Østrig-Ungarn
  238 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Grgo Kusić
  Højeste kroat registreret. Højeste borger i Østrig-Ungarn på sin tid.
  1892-1918 (26)
   Pakistan
  238 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Naseer Soomro
  Højeste bekræftede mand, der bor i Pakistan.
  1975-
   Nederlandene
  238 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Rigardus Rijnhout
  Næsthøjeste mand i Holland nogensinde; han var kendt som Rotterdams gigant. I begyndelsen af juni 2011 blev der afsløret en statue af Rijnhout i naturlig størrelse i Oude Westen-kvarteret i Rotterdam.
  1922-1959 (36)
   Japan
  237 cm
  7 ft 9,3 in
  Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka
  Den højeste mand i Japan; der findes ingen farvebilleder af ham, selv om han døde i 1960'erne.
  1930-1962 (32)
   Mongoliet
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Öndör Gongor
  Meget høj mand i det tidlige 20. århundredes Mongoliet. Nogle andre kilder angiver endda 245 cm (8 fod)
  1880/85 - 1925/30
   USA
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Louis Moilanen
  Højeste person i Michigans historie og en af de højeste mænd i verden i sin levetid. Han kan have været 8 ft 1 in høj.
  1885-1913 (28)
   Det Forenede Kongerige
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Angus MacAskill
  Den højeste "ægte" kæmpe (ikke på grund af en patologisk tilstand). Højeste registrerede skotske eller britiske mand.
  1825-1863 (38)
   Det Forenede Kongerige
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Frederick Kempster
  Høj englænder, højde omstridt mellem 7 ft 8,5in og 8 ft 4,5in
  1889-1918 (29)
   USA
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Martin Van Buren Bates
  Kendt som Kentucky Giant eller The Giant of the Hills. Han og Anna Haining Bates var det højeste ægtepar nogensinde.
  1837-1919
   Kina
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Bao Xishun
  Anses af Guinness World Records som den højeste nulevende person indtil september 2009, hvor han blev erstattet af Sultan Kösen.
  1951-
   Kina
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Sun Mingming
  Kinesisk basketballspiller. Tidligere den næsthøjeste nulevende person.
  1983-
   Tunesien
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Radhouane Charbib
  Opført af Guinness World Records som den højeste mand indtil den 15. januar 2005, før Bao Xishun og Sun Mingming.
  1968-
   Tyskland
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Walter Straub
  Højeste mand i Tyskland, mens han levede.
  1925-1986 (61)
   Algeriet
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Rachid Bara
  Den højeste mand i Algeriet, mens han levede.
  1974-2009 (35)
   Brasilien
  235 cm
  7 fod 81⁄2 in
  Rafael França do Nascimento
  Den højeste mand i Brasilien.
  1987-
   Rusland
  235 cm
  7 fod 81⁄2 in
  Nikolai Pankratov
  Højeste mand i Rusland.
  1990-
   Nordkorea
  235 cm
  7 ft 81⁄2 in
  Ri Myung Hun
  Tidligere basketballspiller på det nordkoreanske landshold.
  1967-
   USA
   Ukraine
  235 cm
  7 ft 81⁄3 in
  Igor Vovkovinskiy
  Den højeste person, der i øjeblikket bor i USA. Oprindeligt fra Ukraine, men flyttede til Rochester, Minnesota for at blive behandlet på Mayo Clinic. Har senest været skuespiller i reklamer og film. Blev kendt ved at bære en T-shirt, hvorpå der stod "Obamas største supporter". Deltog i Eurovision Song Contest 2013 i Malmø, Sverige, som en af de optrædende på scenen som repræsentant for Ukraine.
  1982-
   USA
  235 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Broc Brown
  Tidligere den højeste teenager i USA.
  1998-
   USA
  235 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Cecil Boling
  Var 1,8 meter, men skrumpede til 1,8 meter, da hans ben blev erstattet med kunstige ben, der var 8,5" kortere.
  1920-2000 (79)
   USA
  235 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Brenden Adams
  Tidligere højeste teenager i verden.
  1995-
   Indien
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Polipaka Gattaiah
  Højeste inder.
  1975-2015
   Elfenbenskysten
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Abdramane Dembele
  Højeste mand i Elfenbenskysten.
  1985-
   USA
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  George Bell
  Tidligere Højeste nulevende amerikaner.
  1957-
   Fiji
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Kaliova Seleiwau
  Den højeste nulevende fijianer.
  1981-
   Østrig
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Adam Rainer
  Den eneste person, der er kendt for at have været både dværg og kæmpe. Han var 118 cm høj som 21-årig og nåede en højde på 234 cm, da han døde, efter at have fordoblet sin højde som voksen.
  1899-1950 (51)
   Pakistan
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Alam Channa
  Pakistansk mand, der blev anset for at være den højeste nulevende mand, da han døde i 1998.
  1953-1998 (46)
   Island
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Jóhann K. Pétursson
  Var den højeste person i Island.
  1913-1984 (71)
   Japan
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Yasutaka Okayama
  Den højeste nulevende japaner. Højeste basketballspiller i NBA's historie.
  1954-
   USA
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Bob Wegner
  Højeste basketballspiller spiller for Lake Michigan Admirals.
  1993-
   Østrig-Ungarn
  233,7 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Franz Winkelmeier
  En af de højeste mennesker i sin tid.
  1860-1887
   Spanien
  233,5 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Miguel Joaquín de Eleicegui
  Højeste mand registreret i Spanien.
  1818-1861 (43)
   Spanien
  233 cm
  7 fod 7.7.7 in
  Jaime Clemente Izquierdo
  Spaniens højeste mand i sin levetid.
  1961-2005 (44)
   Spanien
  233 cm
  7 fod 71⁄2 in
  Agustín Luengo Capilla
  Cirkusartist. Spaniens højeste mand på tidspunktet for sin død.
  1849-1875 (26)
   USA
  232 cm
  7 ft 71⁄2 in
  Jack Earle
  Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich. Amerikansk stumfilmsskuespiller og sideshowartist.
  1906-1952 (46)
   Somalia
  233 cm
  7 ft 7,4 in
  Hussain Bisad
  Somalia, anses for at være en af de højeste nulevende mænd.
  1975-
   Det Forenede Kongerige
  233 cm
  7 fod 7,4 in
  Neil Fingleton
  Højeste division 1 basketballspiller. Kendt for sin rolle Mag the Mighty i HBO tv-serien Game of Thrones
  1980-2017 (36)
   Kina
  233 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Wang Feng-Jun
  Asiens højeste mand i 2004.
  1976-2015 (39)
   Argentina
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Jorge González
  Højeste wrestler i WWE's historie.
  1966-2010 (44)
   Storbritannien
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Paul Sturgess
  Er den højeste spiller, der nogensinde har spillet college-basketball i USA.
  1987-
   USA
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Kenny George
  Næsthøjeste division I basketballspiller (Neil Fingleton).
  1987-
   USA
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Lock Martin
  Han spillede robotten i filmen The Day the Earth Stood Still.
  1916-1959
   Irland
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Charles Byrne
  Skelet befinder sig nu i Hunterian Museum.
  1761-1783 (22)
   USA
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Max Palmer
  Skuespiller og professionel wrestler. Opført af Guinness World Records på 7 ft 7 in, hævder 8 ft 1 in. Filmbio - Killer Apes, Invaders From Mars.
  1927-1984 (57)
   Rumænien
  231 cm
  7 fod 7 in
  Gheorghe Mureșan
  Lige så høj som den højeste i NBA's historie.
  1971-
   Sudan
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Manute Bol
  Lige så høj som den højeste i NBA's historie.
  1962-2010 (48)
   Belgien
  230 cm
  7 ft 6,75 in
  Alain Delaunois
  Den højeste nulevende belgier.
  1971-
   Aserbajdsjan
  230 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Aleksandar Rindin
  Højeste mand i Aserbajdsjan.
  1985-
   Armenien
  230 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Arshavir Grigoryan
  Den højeste mand i Armenien.
  1990-
   Brasilien
  230 cm
  7 fod 6.6 i
  Joélisson Fernandes da Silva
  Højeste nulevende brasilianer.
  1991-
   Montenegro
  230 cm
  7 ft 6,5 in
  Slavko Vraneš
  Højeste montenegrinske basketballspiller på det nationale basketballhold, tidligere spiller i NBA
  1983-
   Rumænien
  230 cm
  7 ft 6.55 in
  Robert Bobroczky
  Rumænsk basketballspiller, der var 2,30 m (7 ft 7 in) i slutningen af 2014 i en alder af 14 år.
  2000-
   Vietnam
  229 cm
  7 ft 6,25 in
  Trần Thành Phố
  Var den højeste mand i Sydøstasien, da han døde i 2010
  1947-2010 (63)
   Senegal
  229 cm
  7 ft 6,25 in
  Malik Sidibe
  Senegal's højeste basketballspiller.
  1985-
   Storbritannien
  229 cm
  7 ft 61⁄4 in
  Christopher Greener
  Tidligere Storbritanniens højeste mand
  1943-2015 (71)
   Algeriet
  229 cm
  7 ft 61⁄5 in
  Saad Kaiche
  Tidligere basketballspiller i Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.
  1985-
   USA
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Ralph Madsen
  Udgivet som 7 ft 6 in.
  1897-1948
   Kina
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Yao Ming
  Var den højeste spiller i NBA i sine spilleår indtil sin pensionering i 2011.
  1980-
   USA
   Tyskland
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Shawn Bradley
  Tidligere spiller i NBA, 1993-2005, den højeste nulevende tysker (med dobbelt statsborgerskab).
  1972-
   Senegal
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Moussa Seck
  Senegal's højeste basketballspiller.
  1986-
   USA
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Matthew McGrory
  Var verdens højeste skuespiller, da han døde i 2005.
  1973-2005
   Senegal
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Mamadou N'Diaye
  Var den højeste i high school og college basketball, mens han spillede i USA.
  1993-
   USA
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Conrad Furrows
  Han var opført i Bernard L. Kobels katalog over menneskelige særheder fra cirkus-sideshows.
  1922-1967
   Senegal
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Tacko Fall
  Er den højeste high school basketballspiller i USA fra 2014.
  1995-
   Rusland
  229 cm
  7 ft 5.8 in
  Sergey Ilin
  Den højeste basketballspiller i Rusland.
  1988-
   Spanien
  229 cm
  7 ft 5.8 in(?)
  Fermín Arrudi Urieta
  Spaniens højeste mand på tidspunktet for sin død.
  1870-1913 (42)
   DR Congo
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Bienvenu Letuni
  Højeste basketballspiller i DRC
  1994-
   Polen
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Eugeniusz Taraciński
  Højeste mand i Polen, mens han var i live.
  1928-1978 (50)
   Colombia
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Asdrúbal Herrera Mora
  Den højeste nulevende colombianer. Delt i den højeste sydamerikanske mand med Margarito Machacuay
  1986-
   Slovakiet
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Martin Miklosik
  Den højeste basketballspiller i Slovakiet.
  1986-
   Peru
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Margarito Machacuay
  Er sammen med Asdrúbal Herrera den højeste sydamerikanske person og er den femte højeste i Amerika.
  1965-
answers_en.text: Robert Wadlow
context_en: List of tallest people
  Country
  Metric
  Imperial
  Name
  Note
  Lifespan
  (age at death)
  
  
   United States
  272 cm
  8 ft 11.1 in
  Robert Wadlow
  Tallest human in recorded history confirmed by Guinness World Records.
  1918–1940 (22)
  
  
   United States
  267 cm
  8 ft 9 in
  John Rogan
  Second tallest male in recorded history. Weighed only 92.5 kg (204 lb). Unable to stand due to ankylosis.
  1868–1905 (37)
  
  
   United States
  263.5 cm
  8 ft 73⁄4in
  John F. Carroll
  244 cm (8 ft 0 in) standing height, 264 cm (8 ft 73⁄4 in) assuming normal spinal curvature.
  1932–1969 (37)
  
  
   Ukraine
  257 cm
  8 ft 5 in
  Leonid Stadnyk
  Not officially recognized by Guinness World Records because he refused to be measured according to their standards.
  1970–2014 (44)
  
  
   Finland
  251.4 cm
  8 ft 3 in
  Väinö Myllyrinne
  Recognized as the tallest living person from 1940 to his death in 1963. Measured 251.4 cm tall at his peak.
  1909–1963 (54)
  
  
   Canada
  251 cm
  8 ft 3 in
  Édouard Beaupré
  Tallest strongman as well as tallest wrestler in history. His death certificate described him as being 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) tall and still growing.
  1881–1904 (23)
  
  
   Turkey
  251 cm
  8 ft 2.8 in
  Sultan Kösen
  The tallest living person since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records. He has 36.5-cm-long (1 ft 2 in) feet—the second-largest feet on a living person and 27.5 cm (11.2 in) hands—the longest on a living person.
  1982–
  
  
   India
  249 cm
  8 ft 2 in
  Vikas Uppal
  Was not officially measured by Guinness.
  1986–2007 (21)
  
  
   United States
  249 cm
  8 ft 2 in
  Don Koehler
  Tallest in world for most of the 1970s.
  1925–1981 (56)
  
  
   United States
  249 cm
  8 ft 2 in
  Bernard Coyne
  Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August his height as 8 feet, although he had reached a height of 8 feet 2 inches (249 cm) by the time of his death. Possibly reached up to 8 ft 4 in (254 cm).
  1897–1921 (24)
  
  
   Ireland
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Patrick Cotter O'Brien
  Tallest person recorded at the time and the first in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet (244 cm). Remains examined in 1972 and height verified.
  1760–1806 (46)
  
  
   Morocco
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Brahim Takioullah
  Possesses the world's largest feet at 1 ft 3 in (38 cm).
  1982–
  
  
   Iran
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Morteza Mehrzad
  Tallest man in Iran. Gold medalist of Iran sitting volleyball national team in Summer Paralympic games Rio 2016
  1987–
  
  
   Germany
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Julius Koch
  Probably never the world's tallest person due to his life coinciding with that of John Rogan. Skeleton preserved in the Museum of Natural History in Mons, Belgium.
  1872–1902 (30)
  
  
   Mozambique
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Gabriel Estêvão Monjane
  Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990.
  1944–1990 (46)
  
  
   India
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Dharmendra Pratap Singh
  Tallest living Indian.
  1983–
  
  
   Libya
  246 cm
  8 ft 1 in
  Suleiman Ali Nashnush
  Libyan who was the tallest basketball player in the world.
  1943–1991 (47)
  
  
   France
  245 cm
  8 ft 1⁄2 in
  Jean-Joseph Brice
  Le Géant des Vosges Ramonchamp - France—Height controversy
  1835–?
  
  
   Germany
  244 cm
  8 ft 0 in
  Anton de Franckenpoint (Langer Anton)
  Lived during Thirty Years' War; skeleton later measured at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm).
  Unknown
  
  
   China
  242 cm
  7 ft 111⁄4 in
  Zhang Juncai
  Tallest living Chinese person.
  1966–
  
  
   Indonesia
  242 cm
  7 ft 111⁄4 in
  Suparwono
  Tallest Indonesian claimed to be 8 ft 10.5 in. Officially measured (lying down and in the standing position) by the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in December 2009.
  1985–2012 (26)
  
  
   Netherlands
  242 cm
  7 ft 111⁄4 in
  Albert Johan Kramer
  Probably the tallest man in The Netherlands ever; His brother-in-law was suffering from dwarfism and did not exceed 69 cm (27.16 in). Together they formed a variety act, with performances around the world.
  1897–1976 (79)
  
  
   Puerto Rico
  241 cm
  7 ft 11 in
  Felipe Birriel
  Tallest Puerto Rican recorded.
  1916–1994 (78)
  
  
   India
  241 cm
  7 ft 11 in
  Asadulla Khan
  Tallest man in India.
  1988–
  
  
   Soviet Union
  240 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Alexander Sizonenko
  Soviet Union basketball player.
  1959–2012 (53)
  
  
   Egypt
  240 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi
  He was billed as 10 ft in his life.
  1909–1941 (32)
  
  
   Belarus
  239 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Feodor Machnow
  Billed as 9 ft 3 in his life.
  1878–1912 (34)
  
  
   Austria-Hungary
  238 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Grgo Kusić
  Tallest Croat recorded. Tallest citizen of Austria-Hungary of his time.
  1892–1918 (26)
  
  
   Pakistan
  238 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Naseer Soomro
  Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan.
  1975–
  
  
   Netherlands
  238 cm
  7 ft 10 in
  Rigardus Rijnhout
  Second tallest man in The Netherlands ever; he was known as the giant of Rotterdam. Early June 2011, a life-size statue of Rijnhout was unveiled in the Oude Westen district in Rotterdam.
  1922–1959 (36)
  
  
   Japan
  237 cm
  7 ft 9.3 in
  Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka
  Tallest man in Japan; no color images of him exist even though he died in the 1960s.
  1930–1962 (32)
  
  
   Mongolia
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Öndör Gongor
  Very tall man in early-20th-century Mongolia. Some other sources even give 245 cm (8 feet)
  1880/85 – 1925/30
  
  
   United States
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Louis Moilanen
  Tallest person in Michigan history and one of the tallest men in the world during his lifetime. He may have been 8 ft 1 in tall.
  1885–1913 (28)
  
  
   United Kingdom
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Angus MacAskill
  Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition). Tallest Scottish or British man recorded.
  1825–1863 (38)
  
  
   United Kingdom
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Frederick Kempster
  Tall Englishman, height disputed between 7 ft 8.5in and 8 ft 4.5in
  1889–1918 (29)
  
  
   United States
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Martin Van Buren Bates
  Known as the Kentucky Giant or The Giant of the Hills. He and Anna Haining Bates were the tallest married couple ever.
  1837–1919
  
  
   China
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Bao Xishun
  Considered the tallest living person by Guinness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Kösen.
  1951–
  
  
   China
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Sun Mingming
  Chinese basketball player. Formerly second-tallest living person.
  1983–
  
  
   Tunisia
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Radhouane Charbib
  Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until January 15, 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Mingming.
  1968–
  
  
   Germany
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Walter Straub
  Tallest man in Germany while he was alive.
  1925–1986 (61)
  
  
   Algeria
  236 cm
  7 ft 9 in
  Rachid Bara
  Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive.
  1974–2009 (35)
  
  
   Brazil
  235 cm
  7 ft 81⁄2 in
  Rafael França do Nascimento
  Tallest man in Brazil.
  1987–
  
  
   Russia
  235 cm
  7 ft 81⁄2 in
  Nikolai Pankratov
  Tallest man in Russia.
  1990–
  
  
   North Korea
  235 cm
  7 ft 81⁄2 in
  Ri Myung Hun
  Former basketball player with the North Korean national team.
  1967–
  
  
   United States
   Ukraine
  235 cm
  7 ft 81⁄3 in
  Igor Vovkovinskiy
  Currently the tallest person living in the United States. Originally from Ukraine, moved to Rochester, Minnesota to be treated at the Mayo Clinic. Most recently has been acting in commercials and movies. Became well known by wearing a T-shirt that read "Obama's Biggest Supporter". Took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, as one of the performers on the stage representing Ukraine.
  1982–
  
  
   United States
  235 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Broc Brown
  Former tallest teenager in the United States.
  1998-
  
  
   United States
  235 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Cecil Boling
  Was 7'8" but shrank to 7'0" since his legs were replaced with artificial legs 8.5" shorter.
  1920–2000 (79)
  
  
   United States
  235 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Brenden Adams
  Former tallest teenager in the world.
  1995–
  
  
   India
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Polipaka Gattaiah
  Tallest Indian.
  1975–2015
  
  
   Ivory Coast
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Abdramane Dembele
  Tallest man in Ivory Coast.
  1985–
  
  
   United States
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  George Bell
  Former Tallest living American.
  1957–
  
  
   Fiji
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Kaliova Seleiwau
  Tallest living Fijian.
  1981–
  
  
   Austria
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Adam Rainer
  Only person known to have been both a dwarf and giant. He was 118 cm (3 ft 10 in) tall at age 21 and peaked at 234 cm (7 ft 8 in) when he died, having doubled his height as an adult.
  1899–1950 (51)
  
  
   Pakistan
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Alam Channa
  Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.
  1953–1998 (46)
  
  
   Iceland
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Jóhann K. Pétursson
  Was the tallest person in Iceland.
  1913–1984 (71)
  
  
   Japan
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Yasutaka Okayama
  Tallest living Japanese. Tallest basketball player drafted in NBA history.
  1954–
  
  
   United States
  234 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Bob Wegner
  Tallest basketball player plays for the Lake Michigan Admirals.
  1993–
  
  
   Austria-Hungary
  233.7 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Franz Winkelmeier
  One of the tallest people in his time.
  1860–1887
  
  
   Spain
  233.5 cm
  7 ft 8 in
  Miguel Joaquín de Eleicegui
  Tallest man recorded in Spain.
  1818–1861 (43)
  
  
   Spain
  233 cm
  7 ft 7.7 in
  Jaime Clemente Izquierdo
  Spain's tallest man in his lifetime.
  1961–2005 (44)
  
  
   Spain
  233 cm
  7 ft 71⁄2 in
  Agustín Luengo Capilla
  Circus performer. Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.
  1849–1875 (26)
  
  
   United States
  232 cm
  7 ft 71⁄2 in
  Jack Earle
  Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich. American silent film actor and sideshow performer.
  1906–1952 (46)
  
  
   Somalia
  233 cm
  7 ft 7.4 in
  Hussain Bisad
  Somalia, considered to be one of the tallest living men.
  1975–
  
  
   United Kingdom
  233 cm
  7 ft 7.4 in
  Neil Fingleton
  Tallest division 1 basketball player. Known for his role Mag the Mighty in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones 
  1980–2017 (36)
  
  
   China
  233 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Wang Feng-Jun
  Asia's tallest man in 2004.
  1976–2015 (39)
  
  
   Argentina
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Jorge González
  Tallest wrestler in WWE history.
  1966–2010 (44)
  
  
   United Kingdom
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Paul Sturgess
  Tied for the tallest player ever to play college basketball in the U.S.
  1987–
  
  
   United States
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Kenny George
  Second-tallest Division I basketball player (Neil Fingleton).
  1987–
  
  
   United States
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Lock Martin
  He played the robot in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.
  1916–1959
  
  
   Ireland
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Charles Byrne
  Skeleton now resides in the Hunterian Museum.
  1761–1783 (22)
  
  
   United States
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Max Palmer
  Actor and pro wrestler. Listed by Guinness World Records at 7 ft 7 in, claimed 8 ft 1 in. Film Bio - Killer Apes, Invaders From Mars.
  1927–1984 (57)
  
  
   Romania
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Gheorghe Mureșan
  Tied for tallest in NBA history.
  1971–
  
  
   Sudan
  231 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Manute Bol
  Tied for tallest in NBA history.
  1962–2010 (48)
  
  
   Belgium
  230 cm
  7 ft 6.75 in
  Alain Delaunois
  Tallest living Belgian.
  1971–
  
  
   Azerbaijan
  230 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Aleksandar Rindin
  Tallest man in Azerbaijan.
  1985–
  
  
   Armenia
  230 cm
  7 ft 7 in
  Arshavir Grigoryan
  Tallest man in Armenia.
  1990–
  
  
   Brazil
  230 cm
  7 ft 6.6 in
  Joélisson Fernandes da Silva
  Tallest living Brazilian.
  1991–
  
  
   Montenegro
  230 cm
  7 ft 6.5 in
  Slavko Vraneš
  Tallest Montenegrin basketball player in the national basketball team, former player in the NBA
  1983–
  
  
   Romania
  230 cm
  7 ft 6.55 in
  Robert Bobroczky
  Romanian basketball player that was 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) in late 2014, aged 14.
  2000–
  
  
   Vietnam
  229 cm
  7 ft 6.25 in
  Trần Thành Phố
  Was the tallest man in Southeast Asia when he died in 2010
  1947–2010 (63)
  
  
   Senegal
  229 cm
  7 ft 6.25 in
  Malik Sidibe
  Tallest basketball player in Senegal.
  1985–
  
  
   United Kingdom
  229 cm
  7 ft 61⁄4 in
  Christopher Greener
  Formerly Britain's tallest man
  1943–2015 (71)
  
  
   Algeria
  229 cm
  7 ft 61⁄5 in
  Saad Kaiche
  Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.
  1985–
  
  
   United States
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Ralph Madsen
  Billed as 7 ft 6 in.
  1897–1948
  
  
   China
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Yao Ming
  Was the tallest player in the NBA during his playing years until his retirement in 2011.
  1980–
  
  
   United States
   Germany
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Shawn Bradley
  Former player in the NBA, 1993–2005, tallest living German (holding dual citizenship).
  1972–
  
  
   Senegal
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Moussa Seck
  Tallest basketball player in Senegal.
  1986–
  
  
   United States
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Matthew McGrory
  Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.
  1973–2005
  
  
   Senegal
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Mamadou N'Diaye
  Was the tallest in high school and college basketball while playing in the US.
  1993–
  
  
   United States
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Conrad Furrows
  He was listed in the Bernard L. Kobel Catalogue of Human Oddities of Circus Sideshows.
  1922–1967
  
  
   Senegal
  229 cm
  7 ft 6 in
  Tacko Fall
  Is the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014.
  1995–
  
  
   Russia
  229 cm
  7 ft 5.8 in
  Sergey Ilin
  Tallest basketball player in Russia.
  1988–
  
  
   Spain
  229 cm
  7 ft 5.8 in(?)
  Fermín Arrudi Urieta
  Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.
  1870–1913 (42)
  
  
   DR Congo
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Bienvenu Letuni
  Tallest basketball player in DRC
  1994–
  
  
   Poland
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Eugeniusz Taraciński
  Tallest man in Poland while he was alive.
  1928–1978 (50)
  
  
   Colombia
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Asdrúbal Herrera Mora
  Tallest living Colombian. Tied for tallest South American man with Margarito Machacuay
  1986–
  
  
   Slovakia
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Martin Miklosik
  Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic.
  1986–
  
  
   Peru
  228 cm
  7 ft 52⁄3 in
  Margarito Machacuay
  Tied for the tallest South American person with Asdrúbal Herrera and is the fifth-tallest in the Americas.
  1965–
title_en: List of tallest people