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Famous Tall People

Can you name these celebrities and historical figures who were much taller than average?
Heights according CelebHeights.com with Wikipedia as an additional source
Includes one apocryphal * character
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First submittedJuly 12, 2012
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Height
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Chinese basketball player, #1 NBA draft pick in 2000
7 ft 6
229 cm
Yao Ming
Wrestling legend who starred in "Princess Bride"
7 ft 0
214 cm
André the Giant
Tsar of Russia for 42 years
6 ft 8
203 cm
Peter the Great
Tallest U.S. President
6 ft 3¾
192 cm
Abraham Lincoln
Giant killed by David *
6 cubits
and a span
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Goliath
"Jurassic Park" author
6 ft 9
206 cm
Michael Crichton
This NBA star recorded more than 3000 slam dunks
during his career with the Lakers and Magic
7 ft ¼ in
214 cm
Shaquille O'Neal
Actor who escaped from Shawshank Prison
6 ft 4 ¾
195 cm
Tim Robbins
Fastest sprinter of all time
6 ft 4 ¾
195 cm
Usain Bolt
Tallest person of all time
8 ft 11
272 cm
Robert Wadlow
She towered over ex-husband Tom Cruise
5 ft 10 ½
179 cm
Nicole Kidman
Red-headed actress who starred in
"Thelma and Louise" and "Beetlejuice"
6 ft 0
183 cm
Geena Davis
Russian tennis player who has won
five Grand Slam events
6 ft 1 ¼
186 cm
Maria Sharapova
This mercurial basketball star was married to
Carmen Electra before improbably becoming friends
with Kim Jong-un
6 ft 6 ½
199 cm
Dennis Rodman
He starred in "Swingers" and "Old School"
6 ft 5
196 cm
Vince Vaughn
Actor who starred as Chewbacca
7 ft ½
215 cm
Peter Mayhew
This host of "Drag Race" is much taller when he
dons his afro and high heels
6 ft 4
193 cm
RuPaul
Comedic partner of Hugh Laurie
6 ft 4 ½
194 cm
Stephen Fry
President of France from 1958–1969
6 ft 5
196 cm
Charles de Gaulle
She starred in "Alien" and "Ghostbusters"
5 ft 10 ½
179 cm
Sigourney Weaver
kalbahamut
+6
Level 82
Jan 10, 2013
5'10" is tall?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Oct 23, 2014
My sister is 5'11". I'm 6'7". Yet no mention here... :P
postwaste
+1
Level 85
Oct 23, 2014
Awesome Jetpunker.

Done.

JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Aug 29, 2021
You and your sister are positively giants.
ALA02
+5
Level 62
Mar 11, 2019
It is for a woman
hwes
+2
Level 85
Aug 26, 2021
average height for a Dutch woman
JackintheBox
+4
Level 79
Aug 29, 2021
The average height for a Dutch woman is 5'6". 5'11" is way above average even for the Netherlands. Heck 5'11" is considered tall for an adult male in my country (Malaysia).
redsplat
+4
Level 74
Aug 29, 2021
Tall is relative. Sometime the relative is an ex-husband.
sveiki
+3
Level 65
Aug 31, 2021
When you consider that just 0.3 per cent of women in the United States are 5'10" and that the average height for a woman is 5'4", then it's fair to say that 5'10" is more than tall. I, myself, am 5'10" 1/4 and while there are girls taller than me (I'm 18) they are few and far between. I get it, men usually consider anything less than 6'0" short, but for a woman, 5'9" and up is like the equivalent of 6'2"/6'3" (for a man).
burntfrost
+2
Level 48
May 6, 2014
What about former Major League pitcher Randy Johnson (6'10")?
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Dec 15, 2018
Pigeon killer?

https://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/2016/03/24/dove-hit-ball.gif

kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Aug 29, 2021
Not super famous. Though I've heard of him. I'm sure others would complain.
asteachr
+1
Level 57
Oct 23, 2014
Again, stop counting spelling. I said "Conen OBrien" and "Nichole Kidman" and did not receive credit.....
Quizmaster
+10
Level ∞
Oct 23, 2014
What do you mean "stop counting spelling"? We do accept a lot of misspellings, but we're not psychic. Secondly, the last name is enough. If you just typed Kidman and OBrien, it would have been correct (even though OBrien is misspelled).
DiscoBayGolfer
+4
Level 79
Oct 23, 2014
How can you complain about "counting" spelling? Shouldn't you be asteachEr?
joeythelemur
+3
Level 84
Oct 24, 2014
This must be trolling, right?
brandybuck96
+3
Level 83
Dec 21, 2015
These heights are terrifying - for someone who's 5'3", at least...
ander217
+4
Level 75
Nov 15, 2016
I used to be 5'6" and now I'm only 5' 4 1/2". That's terrifying. (Just one more joy of growing old.)
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Sep 21, 2019
I could stand to be a few inches shorter
JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Aug 29, 2021
As a Malaysian I can relate
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 89
Apr 20, 2019
I was looking for Manute Bol here. Maybe he turned sideways and I can't see him.
sumguy
+1
Level 84
Aug 26, 2021
Don't forget that the oldest versions of the Bible say that Goliath was 4 cubits and a span, which is still tall enough for this list (6'9"). Orthodox Bibles say 4 cubits and a span. It says 6 cubits and a span in your Bible, but not all Christians are Protestants.
BrunoLP
+3
Level 73
Aug 29, 2021
5f10? I know at least 10 girls that are taller, including my first cousin that is 6'2
beorming
+1
Level 77
Aug 29, 2021
TIL Rodman is only 6-6 and change. I remember him being listed as 6-8 or 6-9.

Here's MJ (also listed at 6-6) confirming

https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-dennis-rodman-might-be-69-in-high-heels-when-michael-jordan-roasted-his-bulls-teammate-on-live-tv/

Doing a Barkley

amgine
+1
Level 65
Aug 29, 2021
Richard Kiel 7'2''
Somequiztaker
+1
Level 77
Aug 30, 2021
I absolutely love that I could not remember Rodman but I could remember Worm and it worked.
Somequiztaker
+1
Level 77
Aug 30, 2021
I absolutely love that I could not remember Rodman but I could remember Worm and it worked.
undeadwarrior
+1
Level 63
Sep 2, 2021
Taylor Swift disliked this post! She always bemoans about how she is treated for her height in the music industry. Apparently she is 6 foot tall.
buck1017
+1
Level 77
Oct 5, 2022
Weird to include the 6'-6" Dennis Rodman. He's taller than an average person, but strange to include him on a "tall people" list when he was one of the shortest Power Forwards of the 80s and 90s.
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