Interesting Topics / Tall Persons in the World

Living Tall persons
Name Country Feet Lifespan
Sultan Kosen Turkey 8 ft 2.8 in 1982–
Brahim Takioullah Morocco 8 ft 1 in 1982–
Morteza Mehrzad Iran 8 ft 1 in 1987–
Dharmendra Pratap Singh India 8 ft 1 in 1983–
Zhang Juncai China 7 ft 11+ 1 ⁄ 4 in 1966–
Asadulla Khan India 7 ft 11 in 1988–
Naseer Soomro Pakistan 7 ft 10 in 1975–
Joelisson Fernandes da Silva Brazil 7 ft 9.3 in 1985–
Sun Mingming China 7 ft 8.98 in 1983–
Bao Xishun China 7 ft 8.95 in 1951–
Radhouane Charbib Tunisia 7 ft 8.87 in 1968–
Rafael França do Nascimento Brazil 7 ft 8+ 1 ⁄ 2 in 1987–
Nikolai Pankratov Russia 7 ft 8½ in 1990–
Ri Myung-hun North Korea 7 ft 8+ 1 ⁄ 2 in 1967–
Igor Vovkovinskiy United States , 7 ft 8+ 1 ⁄ 3 in 1982–
Broc Brown United States 7 ft 8 in 1997–
Brenden Adams United States 7 ft 8 in 1995–
Abdramane Dembele Ivory Coast 7 ft 8 in 1985–
Arshavir Grigoryan Armenia 7 ft 8 in 1990–
Bob Wegner United States 7 ft 8 in 1993–
George Bell United States 7 ft 8 in 1957–
Kaliova Seleiwau Fiji 7 ft 8 in 1981–
Yasutaka Okayama Japan 7 ft 8 in 1954–
Hussain Bisad Somalia 7 ft 7.4 in 1975–
Paul Sturgess United Kingdom 7 ft 7.26 in 1987–
Kenny George United States 7 ft 7 in 1987–
Gheorghe Mureșan Romania 7 ft 7 in 1971–
Robert Bobroczky Romania 7 ft 7 in 2000–
Aleksandar Rindin Azerbaijan 7 ft 7 in 1985–
Alain Delaunois Belgium 7 ft 6.75 in 1971–
Slavko Vraneš Montenegro 7 ft 6.5 in 1983–
Malik Sidibe Senegal 7 ft 6.25 in 1985–
Saad Kaiche Algeria 7 ft 6+ 1 ⁄ 5 in 1985–
Yao Ming China 7 ft 6 in 1980–
Shawn Bradley United States 7 ft 6 in 1972–
Moussa Seck Senegal 7 ft 6 in 1986–
Mamadou N'Diaye Senegal 7 ft 6 in 1993–
Sergey Ilin Russia 7 ft 5.8 in 1988–
Bienvenu Letuni Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 ft 5+ 2 ⁄ 3 in 1994–
Asdrúbal Herrera Mora Colombia 7 ft 5+ 2 ⁄ 3 in 1986–
Martin Miklosik Slovakia 7 ft 5+ 2 ⁄ 3 in 1986–
Sim Bhullar Canada 7 ft 5 in 1992-
Tacko Fall Senegal 7 ft 5 in 1995–
Samuel Deguara Malta 7 ft 5 in 1991–
Afeez Agoro Oladimeji Nigeria 7 ft 4+ 1 ⁄ 2 in 1975–
Mohd Azli Hisyam Malaysia 7 ft 1 in 1994–


Decreased Tall persons
Name Country Feet Lifespan
Robert Wadlow United States 8 ft 11.1 in 1918–1940
John Rogan United States 8 ft 9 in 1868–1905
John F. Carroll United States 8 ft 7¾ in 1932–1969
Leonid Stadnyk Ukraine 8 ft 5 in 1969–2014
Väinö Myllyrinne Finland 8 ft 3 in 1909–1963
Édouard Beaupre Canada 8 ft 3 in 1881–1904
Jinnat Ali Bangladesh 8 ft 2 in 1996–2020
Vikas Uppal India 8 ft 2 in 1986–2007
Don Koehler United States 8 ft 2 in 1925–1981
Bernard Coyne United States 8 ft 1.6 in 1897–1921
Patrick Cotter O'Brien Ireland 8 ft 1 in 1760–1806
Julius Koch Germany 8 ft 1 in 1872–1902
Gabriel Estevão Monjane Mozambique 8 ft 1 in 1944–1990
Suleiman Ali Nashnush Libya 8 ft 1 in 1943–1991
Suparwono Indonesia 7 ft 11+ 1 ⁄ 4 in 1985–2012
Albert Johan Kramer Netherlands 7 ft 11+ 1 ⁄ 4 in 1897–1976
Miguel Joaquín Eleicegui Arteaga Spain 7 ft 11+ 1 ⁄ 4 in 1818–1861
Felipe Birriel Puerto Rico 7 ft 11 in 1916–1994
Alexander Sizonenko Soviet Union 7 ft 10 in 1959–2012
Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi Egypt 7 ft 10 in 1909–1941
Feodor Machnow Belarus 7 ft 10 in 1878–1912
Grgo Kusić Austria-Hungary 7 ft 10 in 1892–1918
Rigardus Rijnhout Netherlands 7 ft 1 in 1922–1959
Öndör Gongor Mongolia 7 ft 9 in 1880/85 – 1925/30
Louis Moilanen United States 7 ft 9 in 1885–1913
Angus MacAskill United Kingdom 7 ft 9 in 1825–1863
William Bradley United Kingdom 7 ft 9 in 1787–1820
Frederick Kempster United Kingdom 7 ft 9 in 1889–1918
Martin Van Buren Bates United States 7 ft 9 in 1837–1919
Walter Straub Germany 7 ft 9 in 1925–1986
Rachid Bara Algeria 7 ft 9 in 1974–2009
Uvais Akhtaev Soviet Union 7 ft 9 in 1930–1978
Cecil Boling United States 7 ft 8 in 1920–2000
Polipaka Gattaiah India 7 ft 8 in 1975–2015
Adam Rainer Austria 7 ft 8 in 1899–1950
Alam Channa Pakistan 7 ft 8 in 1953–1998
Jóhann K. Pétursson Iceland 7 ft 8 in 1913–1984
Franz Winkelmeier Austrian Empire 7 ft 8 in 1860–1887
Jaime Clemente Izquierdo Spain 7 ft 7.7 in 1961–2005
Agustín Luengo Capilla Spain 7 ft 7+ 1 ⁄ 2 in 1849–1875
Jack Earle United States 7 ft 7½ in 1906–1952
Neil Fingleton United Kingdom 7 ft 7.4 in 1980–2017
Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka Japan 7 ft 9.3 in 1930–1962
Wang Feng-Jun China 7 ft 7 in 1976–2015
Jorge González Argentina 7 ft 7 in 1966–2010
Lock Martin United States 7 ft 7 in 1916–1959
Charles Byrne United Kingdom 7 ft 7 in 1761–1783
Max Palmer United States 7 ft 7 in 1927–1984
Manute Bol Sudan 7 ft 7 in 1962–2010
Trần Thành Pho Vietnam 7 ft 6.25 in 1947–2010
Christopher Greener United Kingdom 7 ft 6+ 1 ⁄ 4 in 1943–2015
Ralph Madsen United States 7 ft 6 in 1897–1948
Mills Darden United States 7 ft 6 in 1799–1857
Matthew McGrory United States 7 ft 6 in 1973–2005
Conrad Furrows United States 7 ft 6 in 1922–1967
Fermín Arrudi Urieta Spain 7 ft 6 in 1870–1913
Eugeniusz Taracinski Poland 7 ft 5+ 2 ⁄ 3 in 1928–1978
Margarito Machacuay Peru 7 ft 5+ 2 ⁄ 3 in 1965–2020
Jakob Nacken United States 7 ft 3 in 1906–1987
Peter Mayhew United States 7 ft 3 in 1944–2019




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