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
Sultan Kösen (TUR) 251 2011
