<P> This is a list of the tallest people to be measured and verified, living and dead, See also List of humans with gigantism . </P> <P> Living Deceased Height disputed </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Metric </Th> <Th> Imperial </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Note </Th> <Th> Lifespan (age at death) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 272 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 11.1 in </Td> <Td> Robert Wadlow </Td> <Td> Tallest human in recorded history confirmed by Guinness World Records . </Td> <Td> 1918--1940 (22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 267 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> John Rogan </Td> <Td> Second tallest male in recorded history . Weighed only 92.5 kg (204 lb). Unable to stand due to ankylosis . </Td> <Td> 1868--1905 (37) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 263.5 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 73⁄4in </Td> <Td> John F. Carroll </Td> <Td> 244 cm (8 ft 0 in) standing height, 264 cm (8 ft 73⁄4 in) assuming normal spinal curvature . </Td> <Td> 1932--1969 (37) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 257 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 5 in </Td> <Td> Leonid Stadnyk </Td> <Td> Not officially recognized by Guinness World Records because he refused to be measured according to their standards . </Td> <Td> 1970--2014 (44) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 251.4 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 3 in </Td> <Td> Väinö Myllyrinne </Td> <Td> Recognized as the tallest living person from 1940 to his death in 1963 . Measured 251.4 cm tall at his peak . </Td> <Td> 1909--1963 (54) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 251 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 3 in </Td> <Td> Édouard Beaupré </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1881--1904 (23) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 251 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 2.8 in </Td> <Td> Sultan Kösen </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1982--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 249 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 2 in </Td> <Td> Vikas Uppal </Td> <Td> Was not officially measured by Guinness . </Td> <Td> 1986--2007 (21) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 249 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 2 in </Td> <Td> Don Koehler </Td> <Td> Tallest in world for most of the 1970s . </Td> <Td> 1925--1981 (56) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 249 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 2 in </Td> <Td> Bernard Coyne </Td> <Td> 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). </Td> <Td> 1897--1921 (24) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 246 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 1 in </Td> <Td> Patrick Cotter O'Brien </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1760--1806 (46) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 246 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 1 in </Td> <Td> Brahim Takioullah </Td> <Td> Possesses the world's largest feet at 1 ft 3 in (38 cm). </Td> <Td> 1982--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 246 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 1 in </Td> <Td> Morteza Mehrzad </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Iran . Gold medalist of Iran sitting volleyball national team in Summer Paralympic games Rio 2016 </Td> <Td> 1987--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 246 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 1 in </Td> <Td> Julius Koch </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1872--1902 (30) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> 246 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 1 in </Td> <Td> Gabriel Estêvão Monjane </Td> <Td> Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990 . </Td> <Td> 1944--1990 (46) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 246 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 1 in </Td> <Td> Dharmendra Pratap Singh </Td> <Td> Tallest living Indian . </Td> <Td> 1983--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 246 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 1 in </Td> <Td> Suleiman Ali Nashnush </Td> <Td> Libyan who was the tallest basketball player in the world . </Td> <Td> 1943--1991 (47) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 245 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 1⁄2 in </Td> <Td> Jean - Joseph Brice </Td> <Td> Le Géant des Vosges Ramonchamp - France--Height controversy </Td> <Td> 1835--? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 244 cm </Td> <Td> 8 ft 0 in </Td> <Td> Anton de Franckenpoint (Langer Anton) </Td> <Td> Lived during Thirty Years' War; skeleton later measured at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm). </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 242 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 111⁄4 in </Td> <Td> Zhang Juncai </Td> <Td> Tallest living Chinese person . </Td> <Td> 1966--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 242 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 111⁄4 in </Td> <Td> Suparwono </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1985--2012 (26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 242 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 111⁄4 in </Td> <Td> Albert Johan Kramer </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1897--1976 (79) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> 241 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 11 in </Td> <Td> Felipe Birriel </Td> <Td> Tallest Puerto Rican recorded . </Td> <Td> 1916--1994 (78) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 241 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 11 in </Td> <Td> Asadulla Khan </Td> <Td> Tallest man in India . </Td> <Td> 1988--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soviet Union </Td> <Td> 240 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 10 in </Td> <Td> Alexander Sizonenko </Td> <Td> Soviet Union basketball player . </Td> <Td> 1959--2012 (53) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 240 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 10 in </Td> <Td> Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi </Td> <Td> He was billed as 10 ft in his life . </Td> <Td> 1909--1941 (32) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> 239 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 10 in </Td> <Td> Feodor Machnow </Td> <Td> Billed as 9 ft 3 in his life . </Td> <Td> 1878--1912 (34) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria - Hungary </Td> <Td> 238 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 10 in </Td> <Td> Grgo Kusić </Td> <Td> Tallest Croat recorded . Tallest citizen of Austria - Hungary of his time . </Td> <Td> 1892--1918 (26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 238 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 10 in </Td> <Td> Naseer Soomro </Td> <Td> Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan . </Td> <Td> 1975--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 238 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 10 in </Td> <Td> Rigardus Rijnhout </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1922--1959 (36) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 237 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9.3 in </Td> <Td> Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Japan; no color images of him exist even though he died in the 1960s . </Td> <Td> 1930--1962 (32) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Öndör Gongor </Td> <Td> Very tall man in early - 20th - century Mongolia . Some other sources even give 245 cm (8 feet) </Td> <Td> 1880 / 85--1925 / 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Louis Moilanen </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1885--1913 (28) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Angus MacAskill </Td> <Td> Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition). Tallest Scottish or British man recorded . </Td> <Td> 1825--1863 (38) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Frederick Kempster </Td> <Td> Tall Englishman, height disputed between 7 ft 8.5 in and 8 ft 4.5 in </Td> <Td> 1889--1918 (29) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Martin Van Buren Bates </Td> <Td> Known as the Kentucky Giant or The Giant of the Hills . He and Anna Haining Bates were the tallest married couple ever . </Td> <Td> 1837--1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Bao Xishun </Td> <Td> Considered the tallest living person by Guinness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Kösen . </Td> <Td> 1951--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Sun Mingming </Td> <Td> Chinese basketball player . Formerly second - tallest living person . </Td> <Td> 1983--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Radhouane Charbib </Td> <Td> Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until January 15, 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Mingming . </Td> <Td> 1968--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Walter Straub </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Germany while he was alive . </Td> <Td> 1925--1986 (61) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 236 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 9 in </Td> <Td> Rachid Bara </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive . </Td> <Td> 1974--2009 (35) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 235 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 81⁄2 in </Td> <Td> Rafael França do Nascimento </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Brazil . </Td> <Td> 1987--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 235 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 81⁄2 in </Td> <Td> Nikolai Pankratov </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Russia . </Td> <Td> 1990--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> 235 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 81⁄2 in </Td> <Td> Ri Myung Hun </Td> <Td> Former basketball player with the North Korean national team . </Td> <Td> 1967--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States Ukraine </Td> <Td> 235 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 81⁄3 in </Td> <Td> Igor Vovkovinskiy </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1982--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 235 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Broc Brown </Td> <Td> Former tallest teenager in the United States . </Td> <Td> 1998 - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 235 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Cecil Boling </Td> <Td> Was 7'8" but shrank to 7'0" since his legs were replaced with artificial legs 8.5" shorter . </Td> <Td> 1920--2000 (79) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 235 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Brenden Adams </Td> <Td> Former tallest teenager in the world . </Td> <Td> 1995--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 234 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Polipaka Gattaiah </Td> <Td> Tallest Indian . </Td> <Td> 1975--2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ivory Coast </Td> <Td> 234 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Abdramane Dembele </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Ivory Coast . </Td> <Td> 1985--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 234 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> George Bell </Td> <Td> Former Tallest living American . </Td> <Td> 1957--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> 234 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Kaliova Seleiwau </Td> <Td> Tallest living Fijian . </Td> <Td> 1981--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 234 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Adam Rainer </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1899--1950 (51) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 234 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Alam Channa </Td> <Td> Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998 . </Td> <Td> 1953--1998 (46) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> 234 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Jóhann K. Pétursson </Td> <Td> Was the tallest person in Iceland . </Td> <Td> 1913--1984 (71) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 234 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Yasutaka Okayama </Td> <Td> Tallest living Japanese . Tallest basketball player drafted in NBA history . </Td> <Td> 1954--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 234 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Bob Wegner </Td> <Td> Tallest basketball player plays for the Lake Michigan Admirals . </Td> <Td> 1993--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria - Hungary </Td> <Td> 233.7 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Franz Winkelmeier </Td> <Td> One of the tallest people in his time . </Td> <Td> 1860--1887 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 233.5 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 8 in </Td> <Td> Miguel Joaquín de Eleicegui </Td> <Td> Tallest man recorded in Spain . </Td> <Td> 1818--1861 (43) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 233 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7.7 in </Td> <Td> Jaime Clemente Izquierdo </Td> <Td> Spain's tallest man in his lifetime . </Td> <Td> 1961--2005 (44) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 233 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 71⁄2 in </Td> <Td> Agustín Luengo Capilla </Td> <Td> Circus performer . Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death . </Td> <Td> 1849--1875 (26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 232 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 71⁄2 in </Td> <Td> Jack Earle </Td> <Td> Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich . American silent film actor and sideshow performer . </Td> <Td> 1906--1952 (46) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> 233 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7.4 in </Td> <Td> Hussain Bisad </Td> <Td> Somalia, considered to be one of the tallest living men . </Td> <Td> 1975--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 233 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7.4 in </Td> <Td> Neil Fingleton </Td> <Td> Tallest division 1 basketball player . Known for his role Mag the Mighty in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones </Td> <Td> 1980--2017 (36) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 233 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Wang Feng - Jun </Td> <Td> Asia's tallest man in 2004 . </Td> <Td> 1976--2015 (39) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 231 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Jorge González </Td> <Td> Tallest wrestler in WWE history . </Td> <Td> 1966--2010 (44) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 231 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Paul Sturgess </Td> <Td> Tied for the tallest player ever to play college basketball in the U.S. </Td> <Td> 1987--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 231 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Kenny George </Td> <Td> Second - tallest Division I basketball player (Neil Fingleton). </Td> <Td> 1987--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 231 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Lock Martin </Td> <Td> He played the robot in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still . </Td> <Td> 1916--1959 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 231 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Charles Byrne </Td> <Td> Skeleton now resides in the Hunterian Museum . </Td> <Td> 1761--1783 (22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 231 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Max Palmer </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> 1927--1984 (57) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 231 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Gheorghe Mureșan </Td> <Td> Tied for tallest in NBA history . </Td> <Td> 1971--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> 231 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Manute Bol </Td> <Td> Tied for tallest in NBA history . </Td> <Td> 1962--2010 (48) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 230 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6.75 in </Td> <Td> Alain Delaunois </Td> <Td> Tallest living Belgian . </Td> <Td> 1971--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 230 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Aleksandar Rindin </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Azerbaijan . </Td> <Td> 1985--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 230 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 7 in </Td> <Td> Arshavir Grigoryan </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Armenia . </Td> <Td> 1990--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 230 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6.6 in </Td> <Td> Joélisson Fernandes da Silva </Td> <Td> Tallest living Brazilian . </Td> <Td> 1991--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> 230 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6.5 in </Td> <Td> Slavko Vraneš </Td> <Td> Tallest Montenegrin basketball player in the national basketball team, former player in the NBA </Td> <Td> 1983--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 230 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6.55 in </Td> <Td> Robert Bobroczky </Td> <Td> Romanian basketball player that was 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) in late 2014, aged 14 . </Td> <Td> 2000--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6.25 in </Td> <Td> Trần Thành Phố </Td> <Td> Was the tallest man in Southeast Asia when he died in 2010 </Td> <Td> 1947--2010 (63) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6.25 in </Td> <Td> Malik Sidibe </Td> <Td> Tallest basketball player in Senegal . </Td> <Td> 1985--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 61⁄4 in </Td> <Td> Christopher Greener </Td> <Td> Formerly Britain's tallest man </Td> <Td> 1943--2015 (71) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 61⁄5 in </Td> <Td> Saad Kaiche </Td> <Td> Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo . </Td> <Td> 1985--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6 in </Td> <Td> Ralph Madsen </Td> <Td> Billed as 7 ft 6 in . </Td> <Td> 1897--1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6 in </Td> <Td> Yao Ming </Td> <Td> Was the tallest player in the NBA during his playing years until his retirement in 2011 . </Td> <Td> 1980--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States Germany </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6 in </Td> <Td> Shawn Bradley </Td> <Td> Former player in the NBA, 1993--2005, tallest living German (holding dual citizenship). </Td> <Td> 1972--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6 in </Td> <Td> Moussa Seck </Td> <Td> Tallest basketball player in Senegal . </Td> <Td> 1986--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6 in </Td> <Td> Matthew McGrory </Td> <Td> Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005 . </Td> <Td> 1973--2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6 in </Td> <Td> Mamadou N'Diaye </Td> <Td> Was the tallest in high school and college basketball while playing in the US . </Td> <Td> 1993--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6 in </Td> <Td> Conrad Furrows </Td> <Td> He was listed in the Bernard L. Kobel Catalogue of Human Oddities of Circus Sideshows . </Td> <Td> 1922--1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 6 in </Td> <Td> Tacko Fall </Td> <Td> Is the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014 . </Td> <Td> 1995--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 5.8 in </Td> <Td> Sergey Ilin </Td> <Td> Tallest basketball player in Russia . </Td> <Td> 1988--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 229 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 5.8 in (?) </Td> <Td> Fermín Arrudi Urieta </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death . </Td> <Td> 1870--1913 (42) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DR Congo </Td> <Td> 228 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 52⁄3 in </Td> <Td> Bienvenu Letuni </Td> <Td> Tallest basketball player in DRC </Td> <Td> 1994--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 228 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 52⁄3 in </Td> <Td> Eugeniusz Taraciński </Td> <Td> Tallest man in Poland while he was alive . </Td> <Td> 1928--1978 (50) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 228 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 52⁄3 in </Td> <Td> Asdrúbal Herrera Mora </Td> <Td> Tallest living Colombian . Tied for tallest South American man with Margarito Machacuay </Td> <Td> 1986--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> 228 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 52⁄3 in </Td> <Td> Martin Miklosik </Td> <Td> Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic . </Td> <Td> 1986--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 228 cm </Td> <Td> 7 ft 52⁄3 in </Td> <Td> Margarito Machacuay </Td> <Td> Tied for the tallest South American person with Asdrúbal Herrera and is the fifth - tallest in the Americas . </Td> <Td> 1965--</Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Metric </Th> <Th> Imperial </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Note </Th> <Th> Lifespan (age at death) </Th> </Tr>

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