Tallest By Profession

There's a lot of contention surrounding the designation of "tallest man on Earth". Being the 'tallest guy in a particular profession' is a little easier to achieve.

PROFESSIONAL BBALLER ¦ 7FT9 Sun Ming Ming
Touted as the tallest man in professional basketball, Sun Ming Ming isn't quite ready for the NBA, but he IS playing pro ball with the ABA...read more --»

PREACHER ¦ 7FT2 Shaun Aisbitt
Now that 7ft3.4 Patrick Murphy is out of the picture (He died in 1962) Shaun can claim the title of Irish Giant. He weighs 23 stone and wears a UK 21 shoe. His Web Site--»

CHIROPRACTOR¦ 7FT2 Dr. Torsten Stein
Dr. Torsten Stein's site claims that he is the world's tallest chiropractor more--»

ACTOR¦ 7FT Conan Stevens
Conan Stevens is an Australian actor who specializes in action films. He has worked in stage and TV productions and even branched out to writing movie scripts. more--»

OPERA SINGER ¦ 6ft10 Orlando Mason
The world's tallest opera singer has joined a prestigious Scottish music school because he can fit through the doors. He refused to enroll for universities with low ceilings where he would have to constantly duck his head.read more --»

ECONOMIST ¦ 6ft8 John Kenneth Galbraith
It was his smallish 1958 book, The Affluent Society, that earned Galbraith his popular reknown and professional emnity. more--» The Wikipedia has a whole page devoted to him with an extensive bibliography more--»

DJ (CLUB DJ) ¦ 6FT6 DJ Tall Paul
International superstar DJ and head of his own label, Duty Free Records more--»

DJ (MOBILE DJ) ¦ 6FT7 DJ Tall Guy
This NYC DJ specializes in urban styles like House, old skool Hip Hop, classic R&B, as well as reggae, jazz, and gospel more--»

DJ (RADIO DJ) ¦ 6FT10 DJ AARON TRAYLOR
This Radio DJ lives near the Idaho-Montana border and has written a book about his life there more--»

FASHIONISTA ¦ 6FT7 Andre Leon Talley
At 6ft7, ALT seems to be the tallest fashionista ever. As an arbitter of style and Vogue's editor at large, he can claim the title of "best dressed tall guy" more--»

LATE NIGHT HOST (PART ONE) ¦ 6FT5 Conan O'Brien
At 6ft5, Conan O'Brien claims to be the tallest late-night host on American TV more--»

LATE NIGHT HOST (PART TWO) ¦ 6FT5 Craig Kilbourne
At 6ft6, the sarcastic Craig Kilbourne is an inch taller than Conan.

BODYBUILDER ¦ 6FT6 Noah Steere
Don't know if he's really the tallest, but he does compete regularly and successfully more--»
He also started a nutrition company more--»

BODYBUILDER ¦ 6FT7 Dave Prowse
This British Bodybuilder and actor doesn't compete anymore, but he is best known as the guy who trained Christopher Reeve for the film, "Superman"... OK so he's probably better known for his role as Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy more--»

PRINCE ¦ 6FT4-5 Prince Filipe of Spain
Just how tall is Spain's royal heir to the thrown? This bio says he's 6ft5 and this Hello! article says he is 6ft4. Someone will have to send in another link, or maybe we'll send Filipe a tape measure.