Tallest People

Tallest male

1. Robert Wadlow - Confirmed tallest male and person by Guinness World Records at 8'11.1" (272 cm). (b.1918, d.1940)
2. John Rogan - Second tallest male ever at 8'9½" (268 cm). Tallest African American person ever. (b.1868, d.1905)
3. Leonid Stadnyk - Tallest male living, standing 8'5½" (257 cm). Height accepted by Guinness World Records.
4. Väinö Myllyrinne - Tallest Finn ever, standing 8'1" (247 cm). Myllyrinne was born in 1909 and died April 13, 1963.
5. Gabriel Estêvão Monjane - Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990 at 8'1" (246 cm). (b.1944, d.1990)
6. Suleiman Ali Nashnush - Libyan who may be the tallest basketball player ever at 8'½" (245 cm). (b.1943 d.1991)
7. Alexander Sizonenko - Tallest Russian living, former Soviet basketball player, standing 8' (244 cm).
8. Sultan Kosen - Tallest basketball player ever in the history of basketball, standing 8' (242 cm). (b. 1983)
9. Bao Xishun - Guinness World Record holder for tallest living person at 7'9" (236 cm). (b.1951)
10. Sun Ming-Ming - Formerly second tallest living person at 7'9", now third tallest living person.
11. Ri Myung Hun - Former basketball player with the North Korean national team. 7'-8½" tall
12. Radhouane Charbib - Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man before Bao Xishun and Sun Ming Ming at 7'8¾" (235 cm).
13. George Bell - Tallest living American at 7'8" (234 cm).
14. Yasutaka Okayama - Tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history.The 7'8" (234 cm) center from Japan was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 10th pick of the eighth round of the 1981 Draft.
15. Neil Fingleton - Tallest person born in UK at 7'7½" (233 cm).
16. Alam Channa - Considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998 at 7'7¼" (232 cm).
17. Manute Bol - Tied for tallest in NBA history at 7'7" (231 cm).
18. Gheorghe Mureşan - Tied for tallest in NBA history at 7'7" (231 cm).
19. Kenny George - Tallest Division I basketball player at 7'7" (231 cm).
20. Jorge Gonzalez - Tallest wrestler in WWE history at 7'6" (229 cm).
21. Yao Ming - Yao is currently the tallest player in the NBA at 7'6" (229 cm).
22. Matthew McGrory - Tallest actor at 7'6" (229 cm) when he died.
23. Chuck Nevitt - former NBA player at 7'5" (226 cm).

Tallest female

1. Zeng Jinlian - Tallest Woman ever at 8'1.75" (249 cm). Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height. Died at age 17.
2. Jane Bunford - The world's tallest woman ever (until Zeng Jinlian) and possibly the world's tallest person at the time of her death in April 1922 at 7'7" (231 cm), but due to a curved spine she could not stand up straight. However, if her spine had normal curvature, she would have stood 7'11" (241 cm).
3. Yao Defen - Claimant as tallest living female at 7'9" (234 cm). Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.
4. Sandy Allen - Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records at 7'7¼" (232 cm), until her death on August 13, 2008.