With all the talk lately about midgets, dwarfs, and little people, I figured I might as well fill folks in on the tallest ladies and gents roaming the globe. Now, for the purposes of this list I chose people who are all currently alive, so please don’t write in bitching about my not including Andre the Giant or some other deceased tall person: Andre the Giant has shuffled off this mortal coil, so leave it alone. Anyway, Here are a bunch of the tallest currently breathing people found around the world.

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″