Tallest People Presently Living in Varied Nations
| Nationality | Height | Name | Note | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 8 ft 6 in (2.61m) | Leonid Stadnyk | Tallest living man in Ukraine | 1971 - |
| Pakistan | 8 ft 4 in (2.54m) | Ajaz Ahmed | Tallest living in Pakistan at 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in). He claims that he is still growing. | 1975 – |
| Turkey | 8 ft 3 in (2.51m) | Sultan Kösen | Tallest Turkish at 2.51m (8 ft 3 in). | 1982 – |
| Morocco | 8 ft 2 in (2.49m) | Brahim Takioullah | Tallest Moroccan at 2.46m and second tallest person(8 ft 1 in) | 1982 – |
| Algeria | 8 ft 0 in (2.44m) | Mounir Fourar | Tallest live in Algeria at 2.44m (8 ft 0 in). | 1972 – |
| People's Republic of China | 7 ft 11 in (2.42m) | Zhang Juncai | Tallest living Chinese at 2.42 m (7 ft 11 in). | 1983 – |
| Tunisia | 7 ft 8.5 in (2.36m) | Radhouane Charbib | Tallest Tunisian and the tallest living person in Africa | 1968 – |
| Somalia | 7 ft 8½ in (2.36m) | Hussain Bisad | Tallest Somalian at 2.36 m (7 ft 8.5 in). | 1975 – |
| North Korea | 7 ft 8.5 in (2.35m) | Ri Myung Hun | Tallest North Korean at 2.35m (7 ft 8.5 in). | 1967 – |
| United Kingdom | 7 ft 7½ in (2.33m) | Neil Fingleton | Tallest person born in UK at 2.33m (7 ft 7½ in). | 1980 – |
| Romania | 7 ft 7 in (2.31m) | Gheorghe Mureşan | Tallest Romanian at 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in). | 1971 – |
| Brazil | 7 ft 7 in (2.31m) | Joelisson Fernandes da Silva | 1991 – | |
| Montenegro | 7 ft 6 in (2.30 m) | Slavko Vranes | Tallest living person in Montenegro | 1983 – |
| Japan | 7 ft 6 in (2.28m) | Yasutaka Okayama | Tallest Japanese to be drafted into the NBA at 2.28m (7 ft 6 in). | 1954 – |
| Canada | 7 ft 6 in (2.28m) | Jerry Sokoloski | Tallest Canadian at 2.28m (7 ft 6 in). | 1983 – |
| New Zealand | 7 ft 4.5 in (2.25m) | Ron Bax | Tallest New Zealander at 2.25m (7 ft 4.5 in). | 1960 – |
| Puerto Rico | 7 ft 3.5 in (2.22m) | Peter John Ramos | Tallest Puerto Rican at 2.22m (7 ft 3.5 in). | 1985 – |
| Australia | 7 ft 3 in (2.21m) | Sam Harris | Tallest Australian at 2.21m (7 ft 3 in). | 1984 – |
| Philippines | 7 ft 3 in (2.21m) | Raul Dillo | Said to be the tallest Filipino at 2.21m(7 ft 3 in). | 1991 – |
| Nepal | 7 ft 1 in (2.16m) | Urmila Kumari Chaudhari | Possibly the tallest Nepalese woman at 2.16m (7 ft 1 in). | 1991 – |
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