

The tallest man living is Sultan Kösen (Turkey, b.10 December 1982), who measured 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) in Ankara, Turkey, on 8 February 2011.
History:
246.5 cm (8 ft 1 in) in Ankara, Turkey, on 11 February 2009
249 cm (8 ft 2 in) in GWR offices, London, UK, on 7 May 2010
Sultans neck from collar bone to chin measures about 11cm