Famous tall people

Inspirational Tall People 21 May 2005 | 8 Comments

Following on from an earlier entry on famous tall people (Look here), I decided to do a new list of people that might surprise you by how tall they are.

Tall TV/radio presenters:

Jamie Theakston is 6ft 4 inches tall
Vernon Kay is 6ft 5 inches tall
Jeremy Clarkson is 6ft 4 inches tall
Howard Stern is 6ft 5 inches tall

Tall Actors:

David Hasselhoff is 6ft 4 inches tall
Rupert Everett is 6ft 4 inches tall
Christopher Lee is 6ft 5 inches tall
Vince Vaughn is 6ft 5 inches tall
Chevy Chase is 6ft 4 inches tall
Geena Davis is 6ft tall
Brigitte Nielsen is 6ft 1 inches tall

Tall Singers:
Jarvis Cocker is 6ft 4 inches tall
Macy Gray is 6ft tall
Carly Simon is 5ft 11 inches tall
Beth Orton is 6ft tall

Tall People in History:
Aldous Huxley was 6ft 4 inches tall
Oscar Wilde was was 6ft 3 inches tall
Abraham Lincoln was 6ft 4 inches tall
Howard Hughes was 6ft 4 inches tall
Goliath (bible story) six cubits and a span, which works out at 9ft 6 inches
Maximinus Thrax (Roman Emperor) said to be 8ft 6 inches tall

Tallest living man:

Leonid Stadnik (Ukrainian) claims to be 8ft 4 inches tall (Unconfirmed)
Radhouane Charbib (Tunisia) is 7ft 8.9 inches and is the (confirmed by guinness book of records)
Hussain Bisad (Somalian) 7 ft 7 inches tall -tallest man in the UK

8 Responses on “Famous tall people”

  1. Jamie says:

    Another tall tv actor fro your list
    Brad Garrett 6′8″ (Everybody loves raymond fame…)
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004951/

  2. Eugene says:

    Dont forget Elvis. He was 6′0 tall

  3. Rutybear says:

    Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol (singer) is 6′3″

  4. Bilby says:

    Don’t forget Pier Gerlofs Donia as a historical character – he stood 7 feet 5 inches and that makes him the tallest historical figure ever (except Goliath himself).

  5. RingTingReeece. says:

    what aboutttttttttt;
    taylor swift? she’s 5”11.
    :) xx

  6. Kristi says:

    What about Charlemagne (first to unite the Gauls of modern day France/ First Holy Roman Emperor)? He was 6′7″.

  7. batmanrules! says:

    Don’t forget Andre the Giant. He was a Pro wrestler and Actor. Ever seen Princess Bride? He was in it standing at 7′4″.

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