The Tallest Men in the World: A Record-Breaking Giant
If Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, the actor who is “The Mountain on Game of Thrones’ who is 6 feet 9 inches, began to date his current partner who stands just 5’2 inches tall, we couldn’t resist snooping over their Instagram photos to marvel at the height difference. We also tried to figure out other important details. If you believed that “The Mountain’ was among the tallest human beings to walk the planet, let us say that he doesn’t get close to it. If we were to name the tallest males and females in the world Sir Gregor Clegane would feel vertically confronted. Here are the tallest individuals in the world.
Here is The List Of The World;s Top 10 Tallest Men Of All Time
10. Radhouane Charbib – 7 ft 9 in
Charbib was known as the tallest man in the world until the year 2005 when Bao Xishun took the title from him for being 2 mm taller.
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9. Sun Mingming – 7 ft 9 in
Sun Mingming is a professional basketball player from China and is considered to be the highest basketballer in the world. The couple is Xu Yan who is 6 inches tall and is a handball player. They met during the National Games of China and ultimately were in love. They’re the tallest couple married around the globe. Sun Mingming has also appeared in films such as ‘Rushhour 3’ and ‘Funny soccer’.
8. Bao Xishun – 7 ft 9 in
It is interesting to note that Xishun Baio, the herdsman of Inner Mongolia in China, was average in height until the age of 16. After that, his height increased dramatically. He was married in the year 2007 at 56 years old, as well as has a son who was born of the union.
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7. Naseer Soomro – 7 ft 10 in
Naseer Ahmed Soomro comes from Shikarpur located in Pakistan and is considered to be the second tallest man in the world. He has revealed that he was advised by police at Shikarpur as well as Karachi to stay out of his home on weekends as his presence drew massive crowds that caused trouble for law and order.
Naseer Soomro The Proud Pakistani Who Was Named The World’s Tallest Man in 2000, is in Trouble. JDC Foundation Pakistan
Naseer Soomro (full name Naseer Ahmaad Soomro) is 7 feet 8.9 inches (236 cm) tall. …
He is the 2nd tallest man in Pakistan.
6. Asadulla Khan – 7 ft 11 in
Asadullah Khan is an Afghan former cricketer. Khan is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler. He has previously represented the Afghanistan the tallest man
at 7’11 tall, Asadulla Khan stands the tallest person in India. Incredibly, his entire family, including his brother, father, and mother are just about 5’11” tall. Asadulla is from Kendrapada in West Bengal.
Asadulla Khan (born 1988) is the tallest living person in India. He is 7’10” tall.
5. Zhang Juncai – 7 ft 11 ¼ in
Zhang Juncai (Chinese: 張俊才; born 31 March 1966) is one of the world’s tallest people, standing at least 2.42 meters (7 ft 11 in) tall. Till 2004, Zhang Juncai who hails from Shanxi Province, was the tallest man in China.
4. Dharmendra Pratap Singh – 8 ft 0.7 in
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A MA of Hindi literary studies, Dharmendra Pratap Singh who comes from Uttar Pradesh, stands tall at 8 feet and 1 inch. He has had a difficult time finding affection due to his size. The man has not also had the opportunity to secure an ordinary job due to the same reason , and was forced to work in an amusement park, where the pay was for letting visitors take photos with him.
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3. Morteza Mehrzad – 8 ft 1 in
Morteza Mehrzad is one of the Iranian sit-up volleyball athlete currently playing as a player for Iran’s national team of men’s playing sitting volleyball.. The full name is Morteza Mehrzad Selakjani. Nationality, Iranian. Born, (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 34) Rudsar, Gilan, Iran. Height: 2.46 m (8 1 1/8 inches).).
Morteza Mehrzad has been a Paralympian who is a player for Iran’s national men’s playing team of sitting volleyball. He is not only the tallest person in Iran but he’s also the tallest Paralympian to ever compete.
2. Brahim Takioullah – 8 ft 1 in
The second-highest person around the globe, Brahim Takioullah from Morocco holds the Guinness World Record for the most feet. Acromegaly is a condition that has affected many people, Brahmin always had trouble finding shoes big enough for him until his doctor prescribed the shoes specially designed for his feet.
1. Sultan Kösen – 8 ft 2.8 in
Meet the Tallest Man in the World Sultan Kösen: A Kurdish farmer, Sultan Kösen stands at 8 feet 2.8 inches and is the tallest living man in the world, as per Guinness World Records. His abnormally tall stature is due to a condition called acromegaly that affects the production of growth hormone in the pituitary gland.
Sultan Kösen is a Kurdish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 centimetres. Kösen’s growth resulted from the conditions gigantism and acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk. Wikipedia
Summary
Here is a quick recap of Top 10 Tallest Men In The World Of All Time
- Sultan Kösen
- Brahim Takioullah
- Morteza Mehrzad
- Dharmendra Pratap Singh
- Zhang Juncai
- Asadullah Khan
- Naseer Ahmed Soomro
- Bao Xishun
- Sun Mingming
- Radhouane Charbib
