Top 10 Tallest Men in the World Ever Recorded

Al Tomaini (USA) - 255 cm (8 ft 4.5 in) | Lifespan: 1912–1962 (50 years)

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Julius Koch (German Empire) - 256 cm (8 ft 4.8 in) | Lifespan: 1872–1902 (30 years)

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Hồ Văn Trung (Vietnam) - 257 cm (8 ft 5.25 in) | Lifespan: 1984–2019 (34 years)

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Pornchai Saosri (Thailand) - 257 cm (8 ft 5.2 in) | Lifespan: 1989–2015 (26 years)

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Leonid Stadnyk (Ukraine) - 258 cm (8 ft 5.6 in) | Lifespan: 1970–2014 (44 years)

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Franz Winkelmeier (Austrian Empire) - 258 cm (8 ft 5.6 in) | Lifespan: 1860–1887 (27 years)

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Willie Camper (USA) - 262 cm (8 ft 7 in) | Lifespan: 1924–1943 (18 years)

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John F. Carroll (USA) - 264 cm (8 ft 8 in) | Lifespan: 1932–1969 (37 years)

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John Rogan (USA) - 267 cm (8 ft 9 in) | Lifespan: 1867–1905 (38 years)

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Robert Wadlow (USA) - 272 cm (8 ft 11.1 in) | Lifespan: 1918–1940 (22 years)

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