Thursday, November 5, 2009

The Tallest People Around

Sudan Tribes of Africa – Tallest Race

In the case of some Sudanese tribes, males can have an average height of 6 foot, 4 inches, while women of 6 foot. These people have slim but strong bodies, and their heads are more elongated than in the case of the typical African Blacks. In case of a mixed race, these huge heights may not be generally attained by the population.


Tallest Man in the World 2009, Guinness -Leonid Stadnyk – 8′ 4 Tallest in World.


Tallest Woman in the World 2009 – Yao Defen – Claimant as tallest living female at 7′9″


Tallest American 2009 -George Bell – Tallest living American at 7′8″


Tied for Tallest NBA Player (non active) – Manute Bol – Tied for tallest in NBA history at 7′7″


Gheorghe Muresan – Tied for tallest in NBA history at 7′7″


Tallest Active NBA Player – Yao Ming – Yao is currently the tallest player in the NBA at 7′6″


Tallest Active WNBA Player – Małgorzeta (Margo) Dydek – 7′2”


Tallest Wrestler (retired) – Jorge (El Gigante, Giant Gonzales) Gonzales – 7′6”


Tallest Wrestlers (active) – Dalip “The Great Khali” Singh Rana – 7′3”


Paul “The Big Show” Wight – 7′


Tallest MLB Player (currently active) – Jon Rauch – 6′11”


Hollywood – Peter Mayhew – Tallest living English-born Movie actor 7′3″


Brad Garrett – Tallest current American actor at 6′8½”



Dorothy Ford – Tallest living actress to play lead roles at 6′2″