Who is tallest in the list?
Choose a field to see published readings from tallest to shortest, or from shortest to tallest. Every list is drawn to scale. Each list updates when we add a sourced record or revise its selected reading.
- Tallest people in our list
Everyone on this site with a published height, tallest first: medically recorded giants, athletes, actors and billed wrestlers, living or dead. Each height says whether it was measured, listed or billed.
- Tallest living people in our list
People alive today with a published height on this site, tallest first, drawn to scale. Each height says whether it was measured, listed or billed.
- Tallest NBA players ever
Every NBA player on this site, tallest first, each labelled with the kind of listing behind the height. Since the 2019–20 season the NBA has listed heights measured without shoes, so older listings can read about an inch taller.
- Tallest actors, drawn to scale
Actors on this site ranked by their listed heights, tallest first, and drawn to scale on one line so you can stand beside them. Each height says whether it was measured or only listed.
- Tallest WNBA players in our list
Women who have played for a WNBA team, ranked by their listed heights, tallest first, and drawn to scale. It covers the players on this site, not every player in the league’s history.
- Tallest structures in our list
Towers and skyscrapers on this site ranked by height, tallest first. Each one’s page says whether its height runs to the roof, the spire or the antenna tip.
- Tallest statues in our list
Statues on this site ranked by the height of the figure itself, tallest first, with the pedestal or base left out. Each statue’s page gives the height with its pedestal too, where one is published.
- Tallest US presidents
All 45 people who have served as President of the United States, ranked by their listed heights, tallest first, and drawn to scale so you can stand beside them.
- Tallest dog breeds
Every dog breed on this site ranked by the tallest shoulder height its kennel club standard gives, tallest first. Each row shows the whole range the standard gives.
- Tallest professional wrestlers in our list
Professional wrestlers on this site, tallest first, drawn to scale. Most are billed heights, the figure a promotion announces in the ring; each one says so.
- Tallest American football players in our list
American football players on this site, tallest first, drawn to scale. It covers the players on this site, not every NFL roster.
- Tallest soccer players in our list
Soccer players on this site, tallest first, drawn to scale. It covers the players on this site, not every professional league.
- Tallest tennis players in our list
Tennis players on this site, tallest first, drawn to scale, from the listings the tours and Wikipedia give.
- Tallest standing animals in our list
Living animals on this site measured standing, from the ground to the top of the head, tallest first: the giraffe, the big flightless birds and the great apes. Elephants, bison, moose and other animals measured at the shoulder have their own list, because a shoulder height leaves out the head.
- Tallest animals at the shoulder in our list
Living animals on this site measured at the shoulder, the way elephants, bison, deer and big cats are measured, tallest first. The head rises above that line, so these are not standing heights: the giraffe, the ostrich and the great apes, measured to the top of the head, have their own list.
- Highest mountains in our list
Summits on this site ranked by elevation above sea level, highest first. Elevation is not how far a mountain rises from its own base.
- The tallest building in each country
One building for each of 198 countries and territories, tallest first, from the Burj Khalifa down, with a finder for any country.
From the shortest
- Shortest people in our list
Adults with a public role and a published height, ordered from shortest. This covers our selection only, not the shortest people in the world.
- Shortest actors, drawn to scale
Actors on this site ranked by their listed heights, shortest first, and drawn to scale on one line so you can stand beside them. Each height says whether it was measured or only listed.
- Shortest US presidents
All 45 people who have served as President of the United States, ranked by their listed heights, shortest first, and drawn to scale so you can stand beside them.
- Shortest NBA players ever
Every NBA player on this site, shortest first, each labelled with the kind of listing behind the height.
- Smallest dog breeds
Every dog breed on this site ranked by the tallest shoulder height its kennel club standard gives, smallest first, so a breed that stays small leads. Each row shows the whole range.
For a population comparison instead, find your US adult height percentile.