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 8.5 in and 8 ft 4.5 in 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 NCAA Division I 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 NCAA 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 who 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 (tied for tallest with Tacko Fall in his final college season in 2015 -- 16). 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 Was the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014, and since 2016 has been the tallest in US college basketball. 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 --
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