Do you have a 28 year-old- horse and think, wow, hes pretty old? While that sounds old, there have been several horses on record that have lived much longer than that. Check out the following horses that have lived a very long time. Do you have an old timer tell us his or her age in the comments!
Believed to be the longest living horse ever, Billy was verified to be 62 years old when he passed in 1822. He was born in England in 1760 and spent his life as a barge horse. His skull is on display at the Manchester Museum.
An Irish Draught, Shayne was long hailed as the oldest living horse. He was euthanized in 2013 at the age of 51, when he could longer get up due to arthritis. He was at Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary in Essex, England.
Interestingly, Orchid also lived at the Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary could there be something in their water? She was a beautiful Thoroughbred-Arabian mare who passed away October 2015 at the age of 50 from colic. Clearly this rescue knows how to care for senior equines!
Born in 1982, these identical cremello twins are in the Guinness Book Of World Records as the Oldest Horse Twins. They are just 11.2hh, making them technically ponies.
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Magic, a Polish Arabian, is touted by her owners of Manns Magic Ranch in Fallbrook, California, to be one of the worlds oldest living horses. In 2016, they said she was 46 and is still used on the ranch to teach kids how to ride. There is some dispute as to whether they can prove her age and no one at the Ranch got back to us for comment. But she just might be the oldest living horse!
| Country | Metric | Imperial | Name | Note | Lifespan(age at death) |
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| United States | 272cm | 8ft 11.1 in | Robert Wadlow | Tallest verified human in recorded history | 19181940 (22) |
| United States | 267cm | 8ft 9in | John Rogan | Second-tallest male in recorded history and tallest man of African descent in history. Weighed only 79kg (174lb). Unable to stand due to ankylosis. | 18671905 (38) |
| United States | 264cm | 8ft 8in | John F. Carroll | 8ft 0in (244cm) standing height, 8ft 8in (264cm) assuming normal spinal curvature.[11] | 19321969 (37) |
| United States | 262cm | 8ft 7in | Willie Camper | Billed at 8ft 7 in (262cm).[12] | 19241943 (18) |
| Austria | 258cm | 8ft 5.6in | Franz Winkelmeier | Tallest human in European history. Measured officially at 2.58m.[13] | 18601887 (27) |
| Ukraine | 258cm | 8ft 5.6in | Leonid Stadnyk | Not officially recognized by Guinness World Records because he refused to be measured according to their standards.[14][15] | 19702014 (44) |
| Thailand | 257cm | 8ft 5.2in | Pornchai Saosri | Claimed to be 8ft 10in (269cm).[16] | 19892015 (26) |
| Vietnam | 257cm | 8ft 5.25 in | H Vn Trung | After he died he was measured post mortem to be 9ft 0.25 in (275cm),[17] but when alive he measured at 8ft 5.25 in (257cm).[18] | 19842019 (34) |
| German Empire | 256cm | 8ft 4.8in | Julius Koch | 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. Tallest German person in recorded history.[citation needed] | 18721902 (30) |
| Roman Empire | 255.66cm | 8ft4.65in | Maximinus Thrax | Emperor of Rome, among the first people known probably having gigantism.[19] Likely exaggerated. | 173238 (aged 6465) |
| United States | 255cm | 8ft 4.5in | Al Tomaini | Height disputed. Claimed to be 8ft 4 in (254cm). Guinness stated he was 7ft 4in (224cm)[20] Tomaini was the son of Santo Tomaini and Maria Bossone. At the age of 12, he was taller than his father, who stood 6ft 3 in tall. He had a great-grandfather in Italy who was also of abnormal height. His parents consulted a physician who, with X-rays, discovered the cause of his gigantism to be an over-active pituitary gland. | 19121962 (50) |
| Finland | 251.4cm | 8ft 3in | Vin Myllyrinne | Claimed to be the tallest living person from 1940 to 1963. Measured 251.4cm (8ft 3in) tall at his peak. A member of the Finnish Defence Forces, Myllyrinne is also considered the tallest soldier ever. | 19091963 (54) |
| India | 251cm | 8ft 3in | Vikas Uppal | Was not measured officially by Guinness.[21] Tallest recorded human in Indian history.[22] | 19862007 (21) |
| Turkey | 251cm | 8ft 2.8in[23] | Sultan Ksen | The tallest living person since 17 September 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records.[24] He also has the longest hands for a living person: 28.5-centimetre-long (11.22in).[25] | born 1982 |
| United States | 248.9cm | 8ft 2in | Don Koehler | Guinness listed him as tallest living person for most of 1970s. | 19251981 (55) |
| United States | 248.9cm | 8ft 2in | Bernard Coyne | Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August, gave his height as 8ft (240cm), although he had reached a height of 8ft 1.7in (2.48m), possibly 8feet 4inches (254cm) by the time of his death. | 18971921 (23) |
| Morocco | 246cm | 8ft 1in[26] | Brahim Takioullah | Possesses the world's largest feet at 38cm (1ft 3in).[27] | born 1982 |
| Iran | 246cm | 8ft 1in | Morteza Mehrzad | Tallest man in Iran and Paralympic Athlete[28] Winner of Gold medal as part of Iran men's national sitting volleyball team at Sitting volleyball at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Paralympics, Sitting volleyball at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics, Sitting volleyball at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Para Games and The Hague 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championship. | born 1987 |
| India | 246cm | 8ft 1in | Dharmendra Pratap Singh | Was not officially measured by Guinness World Records. Tallest living Indian person.[29] | born 1983 |
| Mozambique | 245.75cm | 8ft 0.75 in | Gabriel Estvo Monjane | Was listed by Guinness World Records as tallest living man from 19881989.[30] | 19441990 (45) |
| France | 245cm | 8ft 0.5 in | Jean-Joseph Brice | Known as "Le Gant des Vosges", Ramonchamp, France; his exact height was controversial.[31] | 1835? |
| Libya | 245cm | 8ft 0.4in | Suleiman Ali Nashnush | Libyan basketball player, who was once the tallest man according to Guinness World Records.[citation needed] | 19431991 (47) |
| United Kingdom | 244cm | 8ft 0in-8ft 1in | James Toller | Tallest person recorded at the time at 8ft 0in (244cm)-8ft 1in (246cm). Measured officially at the age of 18.[32] Is not recognized by The Guinness Book Of World Records. | 17981818 (20) |
| China | 244cm | 8ft 0in | Zhan Shichai | Was not measured by Guinness World Record.[33] | 1841-1847 5 November 1893 |
| Pakistan | 244cm | 8ft 0in | Zia Rasheed | Has not been measured by Guinness.[34] | born 1987 |
| Egypt | 244cm | 8ft 0in | Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi | Claimed to be 9ft 9.5 in (300cm).[35][36] | 19091941 (3132) |
| Ireland | 244cm | 8ft 0in | Patrick Cotter O'Brien | Tallest person recorded at the time and the third in medical history to stand at a verified height of 8ft 0in (244cm). Remains examined in 1972, measured, height verified. | 17601806 (46) |
| Ghana | 244cm | 8ft 0in | Charles Sogli | Has not been measured by Guinness, possibly the tallest man in Ghana.[37][38] | born 1999 |
| Holy Roman Empire | 244cm | 8ft 0in | Anton de Franckenpoint | First verified person to reach 8ft 0in (2.44m). Nickname Langer Anton. Skeleton later measured at 244cm (8ft 0in). | fl.?1596 |
| China | 242cm | 7ft 11.3 in | Zhang Juncai | Tallest living Chinese person. | born 1964 |
| Indonesia | 242cm | 7ft 11.3 in | Suparwono | Was the tallest man in Southeast Asia, and he was the tallest Indonesian; claimed to be 8ft 10.5in (270.5cm). Officially measured (lying down and in the standing position) by the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in December 2009.[39] | 19852012 (26) |
| Netherlands | 242cm | 7ft 11.3 in | Albert Johan Kramer[nl] | Tallest man in the Netherlands. Tallest man to live past 60 years of age. His brother-in-law was a dwarf and did not exceed 69cm (27in). Together they formed a variety act, with performances around the world.[40] | 18971976 (79) |
| Spain | 242cm | 7ft 11.3 in | Miguel Joaqun Eleicegui[es] | Tallest man recorded in Spain. The 2017 Basque movie Handia is based on his life. His remains were excavated and measured.[41][42][43] | 18181861 (43) |
| India | 241cm | 7ft 11in | Asadulla Khan | Second tallest man in India.[44] | born 1988 |
| Puerto Rico | 241cm | 7ft 11in | Felipe Birriel | Tallest Puerto Rican recorded. | 19161994 (78) |
| Nigeria | 241cm | 7ft 11in | Abiodun Adegoke | Tallest Basketball player alive. Has not been measured by Guinness, possibly the tallest living Nigerian. | born 1999 |
| Soviet Union | 240cm | 7ft 10.5in | Alexander Sizonenko | Soviet basketball player.[45] | 19592012 (53) |
| Austria-Hungary | 240cm | 7ft 10.5in | Josef Drsal | Tallest man in what is today the Czech Republic; his height is also often listed as 242cm (7ft 11.5 in). | 18411886 (45) |
| Mongolia | 240cm | 7ft 10.5in | ndr Gongor | Very tall man in early-20th-century Mongolia. Was measured by Roy Chapman Andrews. | 1880/85 1925/30 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 238 cm | 7 ft 10 in | Edhem Kadui | The tallest known man in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[46] | 19171961 (43) |
| Netherlands | 238cm | 7ft 10in | Rigardus Rijnhout[nl] | Second-tallest man in the Netherlands; 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.[47] | 19221959 (36) |
| Pakistan | 238cm | 7ft 10in | Naseer Soomro | Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan.[48][49] | born 1975 |
| Japan | 237cm | 7ft 9.3in | Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka | Tallest man in Japan; no color images of him exist even though he died in the 1960s.[50] | 19301962 (32) |
| China | 236.17 cm | 7 ft 9in | Sun Mingming | Chinese basketball player. Formerly second-tallest living person. | born 1983 |
| China | 236.1 cm | 7 ft 9in | Bao Xishun | Considered the tallest living person by Guinness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Ksen.[51] | born 1951 |
| United Kingdom | 236cm | 7ft 9in[52] | Angus MacAskill | Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition). | 18251863 (38) |
| Brazil | 236cm | 7ft 9in | Joelison Fernandes da Silva | Tallest living Brazilian.[53][54] | born 1985 |
| United Kingdom | 236cm | 7ft 9in | William Bradley | Known more commonly as Giant Bradley or the Yorkshire Giant. One of the tallest recorded British men that ever lived, measuring 7ft 9in (2.36m). | 17871820 (33) |
| United Kingdom | 236cm | 7ft 9in | Frederick Kempster | Height disputed between 7ft 8.5in (235cm) and 8ft 4.5in (255.3cm).[55] | 18891918 (29) |
| United States | 236cm | 7ft 9in | Martin Van Buren Bates | Known as the Kentucky Giant or The Giant of the Hills.[56] He and Anna Haining Bates were the tallest married couple.[57] | 18371919 (81) |
| Finland | 236cm | 7ft 9 in | Louis Moilanen | Tallest person in Michigan history and one of the tallest men in the world during his lifetime. He may have been 8ft 1in (246cm) tall.[58] | 18851913 (28) |
| Germany | 236cm | 7ft 9in | Walter Straub | Tallest man in Germany while he was alive.[59] | 19251986 (61) |
| Algeria | 236cm | 7ft 9in | Rachid Bara | Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive.[60] | 19742009 (35) |
| Soviet Union | 236cm | 7ft 9in | Uvais Akhtaev | Soviet/Chechen basketball player in 194050s. | 19301978 (48) |
| Canada | 236cm | 7ft 9in | douard Beaupr | Possible tallest strongman as well as possible tallest wrestler in history. His death certificate claimed 8ft 3in (2.51m) tall and still growing. Though other sources say 7ft 8 in (2.34 m).Guinness stated he was 7ft 9 in (2.36 m)[61][dubious discuss] | 18811904 (23) |
| Tunisia | 235.9 cm | 7 ft 8.87in | Radhouane Charbib | Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until 15 January 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Mingming.[62] | born 1968 |
| Brazil | 235.5cm | 7ft 8.7in | Rafael Frana do Nascimento | Second-tallest man in Brazil.[63] | born 1987 |
| United Kingdom | 235cm | 7ft 8.5in | Ted Evans | Height Disputed. Claimed 9ft 3.5 in (283cm) Guinness Stated He Measured 7ft 8.5 (235cm).[64] | 19241958 (34) |
| Russia | 235cm | 7ft 8.5in | Nikolai Pankratov | Tallest man in Russia.[65] | born 1990 |
| North Korea | 235cm | 7ft 8.5in | Ri Myung-hun | Former basketball player with the North Korean national team.[66] | born 1967 |
| United States Ukraine | 235cm | 7ft 8.5in | Igor Vovkovinskiy | Previously the tallest person living in the United States. Originally from Ukraine, moved to Rochester, Minnesota to be treated at the Mayo Clinic. Acted in commercials and movies.[67] Became well known by wearing a T-shirt that read "Obama's Biggest Supporter". Took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malm, Sweden, as one of the performers on the stage representing Ukraine. | 19822021 (38) |
| United States | 235cm | 7ft 8.5in | Broc Brown | In 2015, he was the tallest teenager in the United States.[68] | born 1997 |
| United States | 235cm | 7ft 8.5in | Cecil Boling | Was 7ft 8in (234cm) but shrank to 7ft 0in (213cm) when his legs were replaced with artificial legs 8.5in (22cm) shorter.[69] | 19202000 (79) |
| United States | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Brenden Adams | Former tallest teenager in the world. | born 1995 |
| India | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Polipaka Gattaiah | Former tallest Indian.[70] | 19752015 (40) |
| Ivory Coast | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Abdramane Dembele | Tallest man in Ivory Coast.[71] | born 1985 |
| Armenia | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Arshavir Grigoryan | Tallest man in Armenia.[72] | born 1990 |
| United States | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Bob Wegner | Plays basketball, and is the world's tallest athlete.[73] | born 1993 |
| United States | 234cm | 7ft 8in | George Bell | Former Tallest living American.[74] | born 1957 |
| Fiji | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Kaliova Seleiwau | Tallest living Fijian.[75] | born 1981 |
| Austria | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Adam Rainer | Only person known to have been both a dwarf and giant. He was 118cm (3ft 10in) tall at age 21 and peaked at 234cm (7ft 8in) when he died, having doubled his height as an adult. | 18991950 (51) |
| Pakistan | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Alam Channa | Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.[76] | 19531998 (46) |
| Iceland | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Jhann K. Ptursson | Was the tallest person in Iceland. | 19131984 (71) |
| Japan | 234cm | 7ft 8in | Yasutaka Okayama | Tallest living Japanese. Tallest basketball player drafted in NBA history.[77][78][79][80] | born 1954 |
| Finland | 233cm | 7ft 7.7in | Daniel Cajanus | Claimed To Be 9ft 3 (282cm) Height not confirmed officially.[81] He was only 7ft 8in (234cm) according to the London Annual Register.[82] | 17031749 (46) |
| Spain | 233cm | 7ft 7.7in | Jaime Clemente Izquierdo | Spain's tallest man in his lifetime.[83] | 19612005 (44) |
| Spain | 233cm | 7ft 7.7in | Agustn Luengo Capilla | Circus performer. Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.[84] | 18491875 (26) |
| China | 233cm | 7ft 7.7in | Wang Feng-Jun | Asia's tallest man in 2004.[85] | 19762015 (39) |
| United Kingdom | 232.6cm | 7ft 7.56in | Neil Fingleton | Tallest NCAA Division I basketball player. Known for his role Mag the Mighty for the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[86] | 19802017 (37) |
| Somaliland | 232cm | 7ft 7.4in | Hussain Bisad | Somaliland, considered to be one of the tallest living men.[87] | born 1975 |
| Argentina | 232cm | 7 ft 7.4in | Jorge Gonzlez | Billed at 8'0, he was the tallest wrestler in WWE history, first measured at 7'7 (233cm) in 1988; however, he is suspected to have grown afterwards. | 19662010 (44) |
| United Kingdom | 231.8cm | 7ft 7.26in | Paul Sturgess | Tied for the tallest player to play college basketball in the U.S.[88] | born 1987 |
| United States | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Kenny George | Second-tallest NCAA Division I basketball player (Neil Fingleton).[89] | born 1987 |
| United States | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Lock Martin | He played the robot in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.[90] | 19161959 (43) |
| Ireland | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Charles Byrne | Skeleton now resides in the Hunterian Museum. | 17611783 (22) |
| United States | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Max Palmer | Actor and pro wrestler. Listed by Guinness World Records at 7ft 7in (231cm), claimed 8ft 1in (246cm).[91] | 19271984 (57) |
| Romania | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Gheorghe Murean | Tied for tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. | born 1971 |
| Romania | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Robert Bobroczkyi | Romanian basketball player who was 231cm (7ft 7in) in 201718, aged 17.[92] | born 2000 |
| Bangladesh | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Jinnat Ali | Claimed to be 249cm (8ft 2in),[93] but later was measured by Official Records Book of Bangladesh, at 231cm (7ft 7in).[94] | 19962020 (24) |
| India | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Jitendra Singh | Claimed of being 8feet 2inches (249cm), but was later measured at 7ft 7in (231cm)[95] | 19712015 (44)[96] |
| South Sudan | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Manute Bol | Tied for tallest player in NBA history. | 19622010 (48) |
| Canada | 231cm | 7ft 7in | Olivier Rioux | Tallest living Canadian youth basketball player.[97] | born 2006 |
| Belgium | 230.5cm | 7ft 6.75in | Alain Delaunois | Tallest living Belgian.[98] | born 1971 |
| Azerbaijan | 230cm | 7ft 6.55in | Aleksandar Rindin | Tallest man in Azerbaijan.[99] | born 1985 |
| ItalyMalta | 230cm | 7ft 6.55in | Samuel Deguara | Tallest man in Italy and Malta.[100] | born 1991 |
| Montenegro | 230cm | 7ft 6.55in | Slavko Vrane | Tallest Montenegrin basketball player in the national basketball team, former player in the NBA | born 1983 |
| Vietnam | 229cm | 7ft 6.25in | Trn Thnh Ph | Was the tallest man in Vietnam when he died in 2010.[101] | 19472010 (63) |
| Senegal | 229cm | 7ft 6.25in | Malik Sidibe | Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[102] | born 1985 |
| United Kingdom | 229cm | 7ft 6.25in | Christopher Greener | Formerly Britain's tallest man. | 19432015 (71) |
| Algeria | 229cm | 7ft 6.2in | Saad Kaiche | Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogn of Lugo.[103][104] | born 1985 |
| United States | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Jack Earle | Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich. American silent film actor and sideshow performer. Earle claimed to be 8 ft 6.5 in (2.60m) however his real height was 7 ft 6 in (2.29m).[105] | 19061952 (46) |
| United States | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Ralph Madsen | Billed as 7ft 6in (229cm).[106] | 18971948 (51) |
| United States | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Mills Darden | Known for his extreme weight and height. Weighed 1,021lb (463kg). | 17991857 (57) |
| China | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Yao Ming | Was the tallest player in the NBA during his playing years until his retirement in 2011. | born 1980 |
| United States Germany | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Shawn Bradley | Former player in the NBA, 19932005, tallest living German (holding dual citizenship). | born 1972 |
| United States | 229cm | 7ft 6in | John Hollinden | Tallest collegiate basketball player in the history of Indiana.[107] | 19581992 |
| Senegal | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Moussa Seck | Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[108] | born 1986 |
| United States | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Matthew McGrory | Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[109] | 19732005 (32) |
| Senegal | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Mamadou N'Diaye | Was the tallest in high school and college basketball while playing in the USA (tied for tallest with Tacko Fall in his final college season in 201516).[110][111] | born 1993 |
| Senegal | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Tacko Fall | Currently the tallest player in the NBA G League since being signed by the Cleveland Charge in 2022.[111][112] Was the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014,[113] and was the tallest player in US college basketball from 2016 to 2019. | born 1995 |
| United States | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Conrad Furrows | He was listed in the Bernard L. Kobel Catalogue of Human Oddities of Circus Sideshows.[114] | 19221967 (45) |
| India | 229cm | 7ft 6 in | Jagdeep Singh | Tallest police officer in the world.[115] | fl.?March 2019 |
| Spain | 229cm | 7ft 6in | Fermn Arrudi Urieta[es] | Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death. | 18701913 (42) |
| Russia | 228cm | 7ft 5.8in | Sergey Ilin | Tallest basketball player in Russia.[116] | born 1988 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 228cm | 7ft 5.8in | Bienvenu Letuni | Tallest basketball player in DRC.[117] | born 1994 |
| Poland | 228cm | 7ft 5.8in | Eugeniusz Taraciski | Tallest man in Poland while he was alive.[118] | 19281978 (50) |
| Colombia | 228cm | 7ft 5.8in | Asdrbal Herrera Mora | Tallest living Colombian.[119] | born 1986 |
| Slovakia | 228cm | 7ft 5.8in | Martin Miklosik | Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic.[120] | born 1986 |
| Peru | 228cm | 7ft 5.8in | Margarito Machacuay | The tallest Peruvian.[121] | 19652020[122] (55) |
| Venezuela | 227cm | 7ft 5.4 | Jeison Rodrguez | Tallest man in Venezuela. Also holds the Guinness Record of largest feet.[123][124] | c.born 1995 |
| United States | 226cm | 7ft 5in | Chuck Nevitt | Former player in the NBA, 1983, 19841989, 1991, 1993. | born 1959 |
| Russia | 226cm | 7ft 5in | Pavel Podkolzin | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Dallas Mavericks from 20042006 making him the tallest Russian NBA player ever. | born 1985 |
| Canada | 226cm | 7ft 5in | Sim Bhullar | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Sacramento Kings[125] in 2014-2015 making him the tallest Canadian NBA player ever. | born 1992 |
| United States | 226cm | 7ft 5in | Will Jacobsen | Professional basketball player who played most of his career with the surname Foster. | born 1988 |
| United States | 226cm | 7ft 5in | Jamarion Sharp | Tallest college basketball player from 2021 to present.[126] | born 2001 |
| Czech Republic | 226cm | 7ft 5in | Tom Pustina | Second-tallest Czech.[127] | 19772016 (38) |
| Norway | 226cm | 7ft 5in | Henrik Brustad[no] | Was known as worlds largest and strongest man in Norway. | 18441899 (54) |
| United States | 225cm | 7ft 4.6in | John Aasen | Was promoted to be 8ft 2in (2.49m), his skeleton was measuring 7ft 3in (2.21m), but he lost some inches due to his age.[128] | 18901938 (48) |
| Nigeria | 225cm | 7ft 4.6in | Afeez Agoro Oladimeji | Tallest man in Nigeria while he was alive.[129] | 19752023 (47) |
| Ethiopia | 225cm | 7ft 4.6in | Nagawoo Jimaan | Tallest living man in Ethiopia.[130] | born 1997/98 (aged 24 as of March 2022) |
| Czech Republic | 225cm | 7ft 4.6in | Ivo Hger | Tallest living man in the Czech Republic.[131] | born 1982 |
| United States | 224cm | 7ft 4 in | Mark Eaton | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Utah Jazz from 19821993. | 19572021 (64) |
| Netherlands | 224cm | 7ft 4 in | Rik Smits | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Indiana Pacers from 19882000 making him the tallest Dutch NBA player ever. | born 1966 |
| BulgariaUnited States | 224cm | 7ft 4 in | Priest Lauderdale | Former player in the NBA, 19961998. | born 1973 |
| Serbia | 224cm | 7ft 4 in | Boban Marjanovi | Currently tied as the tallest active NBA player since Tacko Fall left the league in the 20212022 season. Currently plays for the Houston Rockets. | born 1988 |
| France | 224cm | 7ft 4 in | Victor Wembanyama | Currently tied as the tallest active NBA player since being drafted first overall in the 2023 NBA draft. Currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs. | born 2004 |
| Slovakia | 224cm | 7ft 4in | Michael Fusek | Slovak professional basketball player. | born 1995 |
| Canada | 224cm | 7ft 4in | Zach Edey | Canadian basketball player for Purdue University. | born 2002 |
| Australia | 223cm | 7ft 4in | Kewal Shiels | The tallest living Australian in the world.[132] | born 1989 |
| Ghana | 223cm | 7ft 4in | Sulemana Abdul-Samed | Tallest confirmed man living in Ghana.[133][134] | born 1994 |
| Puerto Rico | 222cm | 7ft 3.5 in | Peter John Ramos | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Washington Wizards from 20042005. | born 1985 |
| South Sudan | 222 cm | 7 ft 3.5 in | Ring Ayuel | Height disputed between sources, either 7 ft 3.5 in, or 7 ft 4 in. | born 1988 |
| United Kingdom | 222cm | 7ft 3.4in | Patrick Murphy | Claimed to be 8ft 10in (2.69m), but later measured at 7ft 3.4in (2.22m).[135] | 18341862 (27) |
| Algeria | 222cm | 7ft 3.4in | Mounir Fourar | Was not officially measured by Guinness. | 19722012 (40) |
| Italy | 222cm | 7ft 3.4in | Gino Cuccarolo | Tallest man in Italy. | born 1987 |
| Estonia | 222cm | 7ft 3.4in | Janar Purason | Tallest man in Estonia.[136] | born 1985 |
| United Kingdom | 221cm | 7ft 3in | Peter Mayhew | Chewbacca actor in the Star Wars franchise.[137] | 19442019 (74) |
| China | 221cm | 7ft 3in | Ren Keyu | Guinness World Records records him as tallest living male teenager in the world.[138] | born 2006 |
| Nepal | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Rajan Adhikari | Tallest Man From Nepal. Often Mistaken For Indonesian Giant Musutaman.[139] | born 1978 |
| United States | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Jim Tarver | Billed at 8ft 4in (2.54m). Experts suggest he was closer to 7ft 3in (2.21m).[140] | 18851958 (72) |
| Philippines | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Kai Sotto | Currently plays for the Orlando Magic in 2023 NBA Summer League. He is tied with Raul Dillo as the tallest person in the Philippines. | born 2002 |
| Philippines | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Raul Dillo | A comedian and an actor in the Philippines. He is tied with Kai Sotto as the tallest person in the Philippines. | born 1991 |
| United States | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Randy Breuer | Former player in the NBA, 19831994. | born 1960 |
| Lithuania | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | ydrnas Ilgauskas | Former player in the NBA, 19962011. | born 1975 |
| Lithuania | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Arvydas Sabonis | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 19952001 and in the 20022003 season. | born 1964 |
| Tanzania | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Hasheem Thabeet | Former player in the NBA, 20092014. He is the only Tanzanian player to play in the NBA. Currently plays for Pazi in the Tanzania Basketball League | born 1987 |
| United States | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Swede Halbrook | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Syracuse Nationals from 19611962. | 19331988 (55) |
| United States | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Keith Closs | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 19972000. | born 1976 |
| South Korea | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Ha Seung-jin | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 20052006. He is the only South Korean player to play in the NBA. | born 1985 |
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaMontenegro | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Aleksandar Radojevi | Former player in the NBA, 19992000, 20042005. | born 1976 |
| Cape Verde | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Walter Tavares | Former player in the NBA, 20152016, 2017. He is the only Cape Verdean player to play in the NBA. Currently plays for Real Madrid in the Liga ACB | born 1992 |
| Germany | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Tibor Plei | Former player in the NBA, he played for the Utah Jazz from 20152016. Currently plays for Anadolu Efes S.K. in the Turkish Super League | born 1989 |
| Latvia | 221cm | 7ft 3 in | Kristaps Porziis | Currently the third tallest active NBA player. Currently plays for the Boston Celtics. | born 1995 |
