1
Anna Haining Bates
(Circus performer)
9
103
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 6, 1846
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Annan, Canada
Died: August 5, 1888
Height: 7'11" (241 cm)
2
Yao Defen
(Tallest Living woman (former; deceased); World Record Holder)
6
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 15, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shucheng County
Died: November 13, 2012
Height: 7'8" (234 cm)
3
Margo Dydek
(Polish Basketball Player Who Played as a Center)
6
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 28, 1974
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: May 27, 2011
Margo Dydek was a Polish basketball player best remembered for her towering height of 7 ft 2 in, which made her the world's tallest professional female basketballer. She played for several teams in the WNBA and was honored with the Polish Gold Cross of Merit in 1999. In 2019, Dydek was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
4
Uljana Semjonova
(Basketball player)
7
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 9, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zarasai, Lithuania
Height: 7'0" (213 cm)
5
Tiago Splitter
(First Brazilian-born basketball player to win an NBA championship, in 2014)
2
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Blumenau, Brazil
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
6
Yekaterina Lisina
(Russian Model and Retired Basketball Player)
3
3
7
Brittney Griner
(Basketball player)
20
39
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
8
Allyssa DeHaan
(Basketball player)
0
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 21, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
9
Dana Rettke
(American Professional Volleyball Player Who Plays as Middle Blocker)
5
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 20, 1999
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Riverside, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
10
Anne Donovan
(Basketball Player)
0
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 1, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
Died: June 13, 2018
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
11
Lindsay Taylor
(Basketball player)
1
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 20, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Poway, California, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
12
Liz Cambage
(Australian Basketball Player Who Plays in the Center)
0
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 18, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
13
Katie Feenstra-Mattera
(Basketball coach)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 17, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
14
Beatrice Bofia
(Basketball player)
3
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 9, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bafia, Cameroon
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
15
Amazon Eve
(American Model and Actress)
1
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 23, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Turlock, California, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
16
Yekaterina Gamova
(Retired Russian Volleyball Player)
1
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 17, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
17
Valentina Diouf
(Italian Professional Volleyball Player)
1
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
18
Imani McGee-Stafford
(Basketball player)
4
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 11, 1994
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
19
Kara Wolters
(Basketball player)
4
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 15, 1975
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Natick, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
20
Kalani Brown
(Basketball player)
5
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 21, 1997
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Slidell, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
21
Teaira McCowan
(Basketball player)
1
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 28, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bryan, Texas, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
22
Jennifer McDaniel
(American Make-Up Artist and Ex-Wife of Professional Wrestler Hulk Hogan)
36
17
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 13, 1974
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
23
Yuan Xinyue
(Chinese Volleyball Player Who Plays as a Middle Blocker)
0
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 21, 1996
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chongqing, China
Yuan Xinyue is a Chinese professional volleyball player best known for helping her team win the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. Standing at 2.01 meters tall, Yuan is the tallest female volleyball player in the history of the women's national volleyball team in China. Yuan, who plays as a middle blocker, uses her impressive height to great advantage.
24
Alison Bales
(Basketball Player)
1
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 4, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
25
Sedona Prince
(TikTok Star)
2
2
Listed In: Social Media Stars
Birthdate: May 12, 2000
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hemet, California, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
26
Ināra Mūrniece
(Politician)
0
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: December 30, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
27
Anita Sanders
(Actress)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 3, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sweden
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
28
Brayelin Martinez
(Volleyball player)
1
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 11, 1996
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
29
Sylvia Fowles
(Basketball player)
8
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 6, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
30
Carolyn Moos
(Basketball player)
4
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 23, 1978
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
31
Sarah Pavan
(Volleyball player, Beach volleyball player)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 16, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
32
Jonquel Jones
(Basketball player - Power forward / Center)
2
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 5, 1994
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Freeport, Bahamas
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
33
Zhu Ting
(Chinese Professional Volleyball Player)
1
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 29, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dancheng, Zhoukou, Henan, China
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
34
Azura Stevens
(Basketball player)
1
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 1, 1996
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
35
Carolyn Swords
(Basketball player)
1
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 19, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
36
Chantelle Anderson
(Basketball player)
1
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 22, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Loma Linda, California, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
37
Vonda Ward
(Boxer)
0
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 16, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Macedonia, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
38
Mercedes Russell
(Basketball player)
0
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 27, 1995
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Springfield, Oregon, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
39
Polina Rahimova
(Volleyball player)
0
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 5, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fergana, Uzbek SSR
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
40
Zehra Güneş
(Turkish Volleyball Player)
31
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 7, 1999
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kartal, İstanbul, Turkey
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
41
Kathryn Plummer
(American Professional Volleyball Player Who Plays as an Outside Hitter)
0
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 16, 1998
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
42
Elena Delle Donne
(Basketball player)
25
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 5, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
43
Lisa Leslie
(Basketball player)
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12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 7, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Compton, California, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
44
Lauren Jackson
(Australian Professional Basketball Player Who Played as Power Forward)
2
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 11, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Albury, Australia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
45
Alix Klineman
(American Beach Volleyball and Olympic Gold Medalist)
5
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 30, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
46
Thaísa Menezes
(Brazilian Volleyball Player Who Plays as a Middle Blocker)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
47
Jovana Brakočević
(Serbian Volleyball Player)
5
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zrenjanin, Serbia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
48
Heidi Burge
(Basketball player)
2
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 11, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
49
Heather Burge
(Basketball player)
2
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 11, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
50
Michelle Snow
(Basketball player)
5
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 20, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
