1983– Tunisia 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Radhouane Charbib Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until January 15, 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Mingming.[26] 1968– Germany 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Walter Straub Tallest man in Germany while he was alive.[27] 1925–1986 (61) Algeria 236 cm 7 ft 9 in Rachid Bara Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive.[28] 1974–2009 (35) Brazil 235 cm 7 ft 8½ in Rafael França do Nascimento Tallest man in Brazil.[29] 1987– Russia 235 cm 7 ft 8½ in Nikolai Pankratov Tallest man in Russia.[30] 1990– North Korea 235 cm 7 ft 8½ in Ri Myung Hun Former basketball player with the North Korean national team. 1967– United States/Ukraine 235 cm 7 ft 8⅓ in Igor Vovkovinskiy Currently the tallest person living in the United States.