The tallest man living is Sultan Kösen (Turkey, b.10 December 1982) who measured 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) in Ankara, Turkey, on 08 February 2011
The part-time farmer was the first man over 8 ft (2.43 m) to be measured by Guinness World Records in over 20 years.
Indeed, GWR only knows of 10 confirmed or reliable cases in history of humans reaching 8 ft or more.
Sultan first became the world's tallest living man in 2009, when he measured 246.5 cm (8 ft 1 in) in height.
He took the title from Xi Shun (China, b. 1951), who measured 2.361 m (7 ft 8.95 in) in height when measured in 2005.
| TALLEST PEOPLE OVER TIME | ||
|---|---|---|
| The last 10 tallest people date back almost 100 years. No one has yet beaten Wadlow – the tallest man ever. | ||
| Name (nationality) | Height (cm) | Year |
| Bernard Coyne (USA) | 248 | 1921 |
| Robert Wadlow (USA) | 272 | 1940 |
| Edward “Ted” Evans (UK) | 234 | 1957 |
| Suleiman Ali Nashnush (LBY) | 246 | 1964 |
| John F Carroll (USA) | 263 | 1966 |
| Don Koehler (USA) | 248 | 1970 |
| Haji Mohammad | ||
| Alam Channa (PAK) | 232 | 1981 |
| Radhouane Charbib (TUN) | 235 | 1999 |
| Xi Shun (CHN) | 236 | 2005 |
