Men
Deceased Living Height disputed
| Nationality | Metric | Imperial | Name | Note | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2.72 m | 8 ft 11 in | Robert Wadlow | Tallest person in recorded history confirmed by Guinness World Records. | 1918–1940 |
| United States | 2.67 m | 8 ft 9 in | John Rogan | Second tallest male in recorded history. Weighed only 175 lb (79 kg). Unable to stand due to ankylosis. | 1868–1905 |
| United States | 2.63 m | 8 ft 7½ in | John F. Carroll | 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) standing height, 2.64 m (8 ft 7¾ in) assuming normal spinal curvature | 1932–1969 |
| Ukraine | 2.57 m | 8 ft 5 in | Leonid Stadnyk | The tallest living person, though not officially recognized by Guinness World Records because he refuses to be measured according to their standards. | 1971– |
| Finland | 2.51 m | 8 ft 3 in | Väinö Myllyrinne | Recognized as the tallest living person from 1940 to his death in 1963. Said to have been 2.51 m in his thirties. | 1909–1963 |
| Canada | 2.51 m | 8 ft 3 in | Edouard Beaupré | Tallest strongman as well as tallest wrestler in history. | 1881-1904 |
| Turkey | 2.51 m | 8 ft 3 in | Sultan Kösen | The tallest living person since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records. | 1982– |
| United States | 2.49 m | 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 (2.49 m) by the time of his death. Possibly reached up to 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) | 1897–1921 |
| United States | 2.49 m | 8 ft 2 in | Don Koehler | Tallest in world for most of 1970s. Had twin sister who was 1.75 m (5 ft 9) tall | 1925–1981 |
| India | 2.49 m | 8 ft 3 in | Vikas Uppal | Was not officially measured by Guinness. | 1986–2007 |
| Ireland | 2.46 m | 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 (2.44 m). Remains examined in 1972 and height verified. | 1760–1806 |
| Morocco | 2.46 m | 8 ft 1 in | Brahim Takioullah | Possesses the world's largest feet at 1 ft 3 in (38 cm). | 1982- |
| Iran | 2.46 m | 8 ft 1 in | Morteza Mehrzad | Tallest man in Iran. | 1987- |
| Germany | 2.46 m | 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 |
| Mozambique | 2.46 m | 8 ft 1 in | Gabriel Estêvão Monjane | Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990. | 1944–1990 |
| Libya | 2.45 m | 8 ft ½ in | Suleiman Ali Nashnush | Libyan who may have been the tallest basketball player. | 1943–1991 |
| France | 2.45 m | 8 ft ½ in | Jean-Joseph Brice | Le Géant des Vosges Ramonchamp - France—Height controversy | 1835–? |
| Germany | 2.44 m | 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 |
| Netherlands | 2.44 m | 8 ft 1 in | Albert Johan Kramer | Tallest man in the Netherlands. | 1869–1944 |
| People's Republic of China | 2.42 m | 7 ft 11¼ in | Zhang Juncai | Tallest living Chinese person. | 1966– |
| Indonesia | 2.42 m | 7 ft 11¼ in | Suparwono | Tallest living Indonesian. Officially measured (lying down and in the standing position) by the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in December 2009. | 1985–2012 |
| Puerto Rico | 2.41 m | 7 ft 11 in | Felipe Birriel | Tallest Puerto Rican recorded. | 1916–1994 |
| India | 2.41 m | 7 ft 10 in | Asadulla Khan | Tallest man in India. | 1988– |
| Soviet Union | 2.41 m | 7 ft 10 in | Alexander Sizonenko | Soviet Union basketball player. | 1959–2012 |
| Ukraine | 2.39 m | 7 ft 10 in | Feodor Machnow | Billed as 9 ft 3 in in his life. | 1878–1912 |
| Austria-Hungary | 2.38 m | 7 ft 10 in | Grgo Kusić | Tallest Croat recorded. Tallest citizen of Austria-Hungary of his time. | 1892–1918 |
| Pakistan | 2.38 m | 7 ft 10 in | Naseer Soomro | Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan . | 1975– |
| Mongolia | 2.36 m | 7 ft 9 in | Öndör Gongor | Very tall man in early-20th century Mongolia. Some other sources even give 2.45 m (8 feet) | 1880/85 – 1925/30 |
| United Kingdom | 2.36 m | 7 ft 9 in | Angus MacAskill | Tallest Scotsman or Briton recorded. | 1825–1863 |
| United Kingdom | 2.36 m | 7 ft 9 in | Frederick Kempster | Tall Englishman, height disputed between 7 ft 8.5in and 8 ft 4.5in | 1889–1918 |
| People's Republic of China | 2.36 m | 7 ft 9 in | Sun Ming-Ming | Chinese basketball player. Formerly second tallest living person. | 1983– |
| People's Republic of China | 2.36 m | 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– |
| Germany | 2.36 m | 7 ft 9 in | Walter Straub | Tallest man in Germany while he was alive. | 1925–1986 |
| Algeria | 2.36 m | 7 ft 9 in | Rachid Bara | Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive. | 1974-2009 |
| Tunisia | 2.35 m | 7 ft 8½ in | Radhouane Charbib | Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until January 15, 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Ming Ming. | 1968– |
| Armenia | 2.35 m | 7 ft 8 in | Arshavir Grigoryan | Tallest man in Armenia. | 1989– |
| United States/ Ukraine | 2.35 m | 7 ft 8⅓ 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. Also became well known by wearing a t-shirt that read "Obama's Biggest Supporter." | 1982– |
| North Korea | 2.35 m | 7 ft 8½ in | Ri Myung Hun | Former basketball player with the North Korean national team. | 1967– |
| India | 2.34 m | 7 ft 8 in | Polipaka Gattaiah | Tallest living Indian. | 1975– |
| United States | 2.34 m | 7 ft 8 in | George Bell | Former Tallest living American. | 1957– |
| Fiji | 2.34 m | 7 ft 8 in | Kaliova Seleiwau | Tallest living Fijian. | 1981– |
| Austria | 2.34 m | 7 ft 8 in | Adam Rainer | Only person known to have been both a dwarf and giant. He was 1.18 m (3 ft 10 in) tall at age 21 and peaked at 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) when he died, having doubled his height as an adult. | 1899–1950 |
| Pakistan | 2.34 m | 7 ft 8 in | Alam Channa | Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998. | 1953–1998 |
| Iceland | 2.34 m | 7 ft 8 in | Jóhann K. Pétursson | Was the tallest person in Iceland. | 1913–1984 |
| Somalia | 2.33 m | 7 ft 7.4 in | Hussain Bisad | Somalia, considered to be one of the tallest living men. | 1975– |
| United Kingdom} | 2.32 m | 7 ft 7½ in | Neil Fingleton | Tallest living person born in the UK. | 1980– |
| United Kingdom | 2.32 m | 7 ft 7½ in | Paul Sturgess | Tied for the tallest player ever to play college basketball in the U.S. | 1987- |
| United States | 2.31 m | 7 ft 7 in | Kenny George | Tallest Division I basketball player. | 1987– |
| Brazil | 2.31 m | 7 ft 7 in | Joélisson Fernandes da Silva | Tallest living Brazilian. | 1991– |
| Argentina | 2.31 m | 7 ft 7 in | Jorge González | Tallest wrestler in WWE history. | 1966–2010 |
| Ireland | 2.31 m | 7 ft 7 in | Charles Byrne | Skeleton now resides in the Hunterian Museum. | 1761–1783 |
| United States | 2.31 m | 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 |
| Romania | 2.31 m | 7 ft 7 in | Gheorghe Mureşan | Tied for tallest in NBA history. | 1971– |
| Sudan | 2.31 m | 7 ft 7 in | Manute Bol | Tied for tallest in NBA history. | 1962–2010 |
| Belgium | 2.30 m | 7 ft 6.75 in | Alain Delaunois | Tallest living Belgium. | 1971– |
| Azerbaijan | 2.30 m | 7 ft 7 in | Aleksandar Rindin | Tallest man in Azerbaijan. | 1985– |
| Montenegro | 2.30 m | 7 ft 6.5 in | Slavko Vraneš | Tallest Montenegrin basketball player in the national basketball team | 1983– |
| Viet Nam | 2.29 m | 7 ft 6.25 in | Trần Thành Phố | Was the tallest man in Southeast Asia when he died in 2010 | 1947–2010. |
| United Kingdom | 2.29 m | 7 ft 6¼ in | Christopher Greener | Formerly Britain's tallest man | 1943- |
| Algeria | 2.29 m | 7 ft 6⅕ in | Saad Kaiche | Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo. | 1985– |
| Senegal | 2.29 m | 7 ft 6.25 in | Malik Sidibe | Tallest basketball player in Senegal. | 1985– |
| Russia | 2.29 m | 7 ft 6 in | Sergey liln | Tallest basketball player in Russia. | 1988– |
| People's Republic of China | 2.29 m | 7 ft 6 in | Yao Ming | Was the tallest player in the NBA until his retirement in 2011. | 1980– |
| United States | 2.29 m | 7 ft 6 in | Shawn Bradley | Former player in the NBA, 1993–2005. | 1972– |
| Senegal | 2.29 m | 7 ft 6 in | Moussa Seck | Tallest basketball player in Senegal. | 1986– |
| United States | 2.29 m | 7 ft 6 in | Matthew McGrory | Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005. | 1973–2005 |
| Colombia | 2.28 m | 7 ft 5⅔ in | Asdrúbal Herrera Mora | Tallest living Colombian. | 1986– |
| Slovakia | 2.28 m | 7 ft 5⅔ in | Martin Miklosik | Tallest basketball player in Slovak Republic. | 1986– |
| Japan | 2.28 m | 7 ft 5⅔ in | Yasutaka Okayama | One of the tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association. | 1954– |
| Peru | 2.28 m | 7 ft 5⅔ in | Margarito Machacuay | Currently the tallest South American person and is the fifth tallest in the Americas. | 1965– |
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