List of tallest people
This is a list of people who have been described or claimed as "tallest" in their lifetime or profession.
People over 8' tall (244 cm)
Year of Birth listing: Individuals in medical history reaching 8' (244 cm) or greater in height
Patrick Cotter O'Brien (46) - (1760 - 1806), Irish: 8'1" (246 cm).
Franz Winkelmeier (27) - (1860 - 1887), Austrian: 8'6" (259 cm).
Julius Koch (29) - (1872 - 1902), German: 8'1" (246 cm).
Édouard Beaupré (23) - (1881 - 1904), Canadian: 8'3" (252 cm).
Bernard Coyne (23) - (1897 - 1921), American (US): 8'2" (249 cm).
Väinö Myllyrinne (54) - (1909 - 1963), Finnish: 8'1¼".- Robert Wadlow (22) - (1918 - 1940), American (US): 8'11.3/4 (274 cm) - Tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.
- Don Koehler (55) - (1925 - 1981), American (US): 8'2" (249 cm).
- John F. Carroll (37) - (1932 - 1969), American (US): Stood 8' (244 cm) tall because of spinal curvature, full height 8'7¾" (264 cm).
Suleiman Ali Nashnush (48) - (1943 - 1991), Libyan: 8'½" (245 cm).
Gabriel Estêvão Monjane (46) - (1944 - 1990), Mozambiquan: 8'1" (246 cm).
Zeng Jinlian (17) - (1964 - 1982), Chinese: 8'2" (249 cm) - Tallest female in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence and only female to reach a height of 8' (244 cm).
Leonid Stadnyk (36*) - (born 1971), Ukrainian: 8'6" (259 cm).
Note that most of these people had medical conditions which led to their enormous height and generally to a short lifespan as well. The average age at death was only 36, and none reached 56 years.
People deemed tallest living
Tallest living (current)
- male
- Leonid Stadnyk - Confirmed tallest living male and person by Guinness World Records at 8'6" (259 cm).[1]
- female
- Yao Defen - Claimant as tallest living female at 7'9" (234 cm).[2] Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.[3]
Claimants for tallest living
Formerly tallest living
- Robert Wadlow - The tallest person ever at 8'11 3/4 (274 cm)
- Vikas Uppal - Indian claimant for "tallest youth" who died in 2007 at 8'3" (251 cm).[4]
- Bao Xishun - Formerly considered tallest living person at 7'9" (236 cm).[5]
- Radhouane Charbib - Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man before Bao Xishin at 7'8¾" (235 cm).[5]
- Alam Channa - Considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998 at 7'7¼" (232 cm).[6][7]
- Gabriel Estêvão Monjane - Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990 at 8'1" (246 cm).
- Jane Bunford - The world's tallest ever woman (until Zeng Jinlian) and possibly the world's tallest person at the time of her death in April 1922 at 7'7" (231 cm). Due to a curved spine she could not stand up straight. After her death she was measured to be at 7'11" (241 cm).[8]
- Sandy Allen - Tallest living female according to Guinness World Records at 7'7¼" (232 cm).[9] She died on August 13, 2008.[10]
Tallest in varied fields or endeavors
Tallest in varied sports
- Suleiman Ali Nashnush - Libyan who is believed to have been the tallest basketball player ever at 8'½" (245 cm).[11]
- Sun Ming Ming - Tallest basketball player to play in the United States at 7'9" (236 cm).[12]
- Manute Bol - Tied for tallest in NBA history at 7'7" (231 cm).
- Gheorghe Mureşan - Tied for tallest in NBA history at 7'7" (231 cm).
- Kenny George - Tallest Division I basketball player at 7'7" (231 cm).[13]
- Yao Ming - Yao is currently the tallest player in the NBA at 7'6" (229 cm)
- Choi Hong-man - Standing at 218 cm (7'2") and weighing around 360 lbs (164 kg), he is the largest combative sport competitor in the world.
- Margo Dydek - Tallest in the WNBA as of 2005 at 7'2" (218 cm).[14]
- Richard Sligh - Tallest player in NFL history at 7' (213 cm).[15]
- Richard Metcalfe - ex-Scottish International Rugby player, and the world's tallest International rugby player at 7'0" (213 cm).[16]
- Jon Rauch - Tallest player in Major League Baseball at 6'11" (211 cm).[17]
- Aaron Sandilands - Tallest player ever featured in Australian Football League at 6'11" (211 cm).[18]
- Will Jefferson - 6'10" (208 cm) is widely believed to be the tallest to play any First Class Cricket.
- Ivo Karlovic - Tallest ever, and current tallest, professional male tennis player on the ATP Tour at 6'10" (208 cm).
- Zdeno Chára - Tallest player in National Hockey League history at 6'9" (206 cm).[19]
- Yang Changpeng - at 6'8¾" (205 cm) - tallest football player.
- Phil Blackmar[20] - Tallest golfer on the PGA Tour at 6'7" (201 cm).[21]
- Akgul Amanmuradova - Current tallest professional female tennis player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour at 6'3" (191 cm).
- Nikolai Valuev - at 7' (213 cm) - Tallest and heaviest recognized box champion (weighing 324 lbs ( 147 kgs ))
- Ralf Moeller - Tallest professional bodybuilder at 6'5½" (197 cm).[22]
Tallest actors
- Matthew McGrory - Tallest actor at 7'6" (229 cm) when he died.[23]
- James Cromwell - Tallest Academy Award nominated actor at 6'7" (201 cm).[24]
- Tim Robbins - Tallest Academy Award winning actor at 6'5" (196 cm).[24]
- Tamara Dobson - It's claimed she was the tallest actress to play lead roles at 6'2" (188 cm).[25]
Tallest living in varied nations
- Neil Fingleton - Tallest person born in UK at 7'7½" (233 cm).[26][27]
- Jerry Sokoloski - Tallest Canadian at 7'5" (226 cm) and 311 lbs (141 kg).[28]
- George Bell - Tallest American at 7'8" in (234 cm).[29]
See also
References
- ^ ABC (Australia)
- ^ The Tallest Known Living Women, retreived 2008-08-13
- ^ Tallest Woman - Living, Guinness Book of World Records web site, retrieved 2008-08-13
- ^ Tribune India
- ^ a b BBC
- ^ BBC News | South Asia | World's tallest man dies
- ^ BBC
- ^ Birmingham.gov
- ^ Guinness World Records
- ^ World's Tallest Woman Dies at Age 53, 2008-08-13
- ^ Eurobasket
- ^ Dodge City Legend
- ^ With Bigger Feet Than Shaq’s - New York Times
- ^ mark calaway(the undertaker) pro wrestler 6ft 10.5 paul wight (big show) pro wrestler 7ft 1 dalip signh (the great khali) pro wrestler 7ft 3 jorge gonzalez (ex pro wrestler) 7ft 8 USA Today
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ Famous People Height List
- ^ Washington Nationals
- ^ AFL profile
- ^ ESPN
- ^ Phil Blackmar's PGA Tour official profile
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ BBLex: Kurzbiografie Ralf Möller
- ^ Telegraph obituary
- ^ a b Austin Chronicle
- ^ Film Facts
- ^ The Sun
- ^ Telegram
- ^ Toronto Star
- ^ MSNBC - 7-foot-8 deputy nation's tallest man