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Tallest Humans
This list features the tallest people in recorded human history as verified by the Guinness Book of Records.
RANK | INDIVIDUAL | HEIGHT | LIFESPAN | COUNTRY | NOTES |
1 | Robert Wadlow | 272 cm (8 ft 11.1 in) | 1918–1940 (22) | United States | Tallest verified human in recorded history |
2 | John Rogan | 267 cm (8 ft 9 in) | 1867–1905 (38) | United States | Second-tallest male in recorded history and tallest man of African descent. Weighed only 79 kg (174 lb). Unable to stand due to ankylosis. |
3 | John F. Carroll | 264 cm (8 ft 8 in) | 1932–1969 (37) | United States | 8 ft 0 in (244 cm) standing height, 8 ft 8 in (264 cm) assuming normal spinal curvature. |
4 | Willie Camper | 262 cm (8 ft 7 in) | 1924–1943 (18) | United States | Billed at 8 ft 7 in (262 cm). |
5 | Franz Winkelmeier | 258 cm (8 ft 5.6 in) | 1860–1887 (27) | Austria | Tallest human in European history. Measured officially at 2.58m. |
6 | Väinö Myllyrinne | 251.4 cm (8 ft 3 in) | 1909–1963 (54) | Finland | Claimed to be the tallest living person from 1940 to 1963. |
7 | Sultan Kösen | 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) | born 1982 | Turkey | The tallest living person since 17 September 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records. |
8 | Don Koehler | 248.9 cm (8 ft 2 in) | 1925–1981 (55) | United States | Guinness listed him as tallest living person for most of the 1970s. |
9 | Bernard Coyne | 248.9 cm (8 ft 2 in) | 1897–1921 (23) | United States | Coyne's World War I draft registration card gave his height as 8 ft (240 cm). |
10 | Zeng Jinlian | 248 cm (8 ft 1.75 in) | 1964–1982 (17) | China | Confirmed by Guinness World Records as tallest female recorded. |
11 | Brahim Takioullah | 246 cm (8 ft 1 in) | born 1982 | Morocco | Possesses the world's largest feet at 38 cm (1 ft 3 in). |
12 | Morteza Mehrzad | 246 cm (8 ft 1 in) | born 1987 | Iran | Tallest man in Iran and Paralympic Athlete. Winner of Gold medal at multiple events. |
13 | Dharmendra Pratap Singh | 246 cm (8 ft 1 in) | born 1983 | India | Tallest living Indian person. |
14 | Gabriel Estêvão Monjane | 245.75 cm (8 ft 0.75 in) | 1944–1990 (45) | Mozambique | Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest living man from 1988–1989. |
15 | Suleiman Ali Nashnush | 245 cm (8 ft 0.4 in) | 1943–1991 (47) | Libya | Libyan basketball player, who was once the tallest man according to Guinness World Records. |
16 | Patrick Cotter O'Brien | 244 cm (8 ft 0 in) | 1760–1806 (46) | Ireland | Tallest person recorded at the time, verified height of 8 ft 0 in (244 cm). |
17 | Anton de Franckenpoint | 244 cm (8 ft 0 in) | fl. ?–1596 | Holy Roman Empire | First verified person to reach 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m). Nickname Langer Anton. |
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