List of tall women

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This is a list of tall women. The question of "what is tall" can be approached several ways. The United States government anthropometric measures state that a woman 70.1 inches (5'10") or 178 centimetres tall is in the 99th percentile for female height.^[1] This means women, in the United States, who are that tall are taller than 99% of women. As average height is taller in certain nations, this list will begin at 73 inches (6'1") or 185 cm.

As for the value of the subject it might relate to the topic of heightism, which is argued to play some role in many tall women's lives.

Note: As unusually tall people are disproportionately represented in basketball, basketball players should only be listed when they are unusually notable in height or achievement.

Contents 1 8 ft 1 in (248 cm) 2 7 ft 10 in (about 240 cm) 3 7 ft 7-1/4 in (232 cm) 4 7 ft 7 in (231 cm) 5 7 ft 9 in or 7 ft 6 in (228 cm / 236 cm) 6 7 ft 6 in (228 cm) 7 7 ft 2 in (218 cm) 8 7 ft (213 cm) 9 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) 10 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 11 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 12 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 13 6 ft 6 in (199 cm) 14 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 15 6 ft 4 in (194 cm) 16 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 17 6 ft 3½ in (192 cm) 18 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 19 6 ft 2½ in (189 cm) 20 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 21 6 ft 1½ in (187 cm) 22 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 23 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 24 Historical and legendary 25 See also 26 Web sources 27 External links

[edit] 8 ft 1 in (248 cm)

• Zeng Jinlian - Tallest woman ever recognized by Guinness World Records. She could not stand to that height due to a spinal deformity.

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[edit] 7 ft 10 in (about 240 cm)

• Maria Faßnauer, known as the "Ridnauner Riesin" ("Giant Woman of the Ridnau Valley") Ratschings, Südtirol (now Italy, that time a part of Austria) Feb 28, 1879-Dec 4, 1917^[3]

[edit] 7 ft 7-1/4 in (232 cm)

• Sandy Allen — the tallest living woman in the world as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.

[edit] 7 ft 7 in (231 cm)

• Jane Bunford — World's tallest woman before Zeng Jinlian. She would have measured 241 cm with normal spinal curvature.^[4]

[edit] 7 ft 9 in or 7 ft 6 in (228 cm / 236 cm)

• Yao Defen — Chinese circus performer. (Her height is often disputed and many sources quote her at 7 ft 9 in tall. The Guinness Book of World Records has not yet confirmed her record if it actually holds.)

[edit] 7 ft 6 in (228 cm)

• Anna Haining Bates — 19th-century Canadian woman.^[5]

[edit] 7 ft 2 in (218 cm)

• Margo Dydek — tallest basketball player in WNBA history.^[6]

[edit] 7 ft (213 cm)

• Iuliana Semenova — The first non-US woman player enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame.^[7]

[edit] 6 ft 11 in (211 cm)

• Gitika Srivastava - Originally from Jamshedpur, India. Recruited by many Division 1 schools to play basketball in America, Srivastava attended Harvard, where she declined to play. After graduating in 2001, she created and patented a file-sharing company called Skyris Networks. ^[8] Height runs in the family: her father is 7 ft 4 in.

[edit] 6 ft 9 in (206 cm)

• Ekaterina Gamova — volleyball player
• Caroline Welz — tailor, model, tallest woman in Germany

[edit] 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)

• Anne Donovan — Player and coach in the Basketball Hall of Fame.^[9]
• Katie Feenstra — Basketball Player
• Haixia Zheng — Chinese born center who won the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award.^[10]
• Maria Stepanova — Basketball Player
• Lindsay Taylor — Basketball Player
• Tara O'Neal - Basketball player

[edit] 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)

• Kara Wolters — Center (basketball) who won a Gold Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

[edit] 6 ft 6 in (199 cm)

• Sylvia Fowles - Center (basketball) for LSU from 2004-08 and All-American

[edit] 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)

• Lisa Leslie — Center (basketball) who won the Naismith College Player of the Year.
• Carolyn Moos - Basketball player and motivational speaker.
• Zhao Ruirui - volleyball player
• Cassy Salyer - Former Penn State volleyball player.
• Bibiana Candelas - volleyball player
• Lauren Jackson - Australian basketball player

[edit] 6 ft 4 in (194 cm)

• Gabriela Pérez del Solar — Peruvian volleyball player and Congresswoman

[edit] 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

• Megumi Kawamura — model, believed to be the tallest Japanese model.
• L'Wren Scott — model and fashion stylist
• Blanka Vlašić — high jumper
• Anna Kerns — American Idol contestent who almost made it to the Top 24
• Sam Stacey — listed in Guinness' book for having long legs
• Stefania Passaro - Italian Basketball player, center, member of the Italian Olympic Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
• Rebecca Lobo - WNBA Baskeball player, commentator, and breast cancer awareness advocate
• Candace Parker - American collegiate basketball player, playing for the University of Tennessee

[edit] 6 ft 3½ in (192 cm)

• Anastasia Kelesidou — Greek athlete (Discus)
• Tangela Smith-WNBA player plays for Minnesota Lynx

[edit] 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)

• Judy Gold — comedienne who mentions her height in her act.^[11]
• Cat Osterman — softball player
• Corey Parks — Bass player (Nashville Pussy)
• Ursula Plassnik — Austrian politician (measured at 190.5 cm)
• Mikayla Miles — fitness and fetish model
• Gabrielle Reece — model and beach volleyball player
• Salote Tupou III of Tonga — Deceased Queen of Tonga^[12]
• Irene van Dyk — New Zealand/South African netballer
• Kerri Walsh — beach volleyball player
• Małgorzata Glinka - volleyball player

[edit] 6 ft 2½ in (189 cm)

• Bianca Chatfield — Australian netball player
• Lindsay Davenport — tennis player

[edit] 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

• Amy Acuff — high jumper
• Tamara Dobson — actress known for playing Cleopatra Jones.
• Nicole Bass — bodybuilder
• Julia Child — cooking author and television personality
• Slavica Ecclestone — billionaire & former model
• Phyllis Hyman — R&B singer^{[citation needed]}
• Megan McArdle - Economist journalist and libertarian blogger
• Cara Michelle — Tallest Playmate in Playboy history, Miss June 2000
• Donyale Luna - 60's model
• Oluchi Onweagba — supermodel
• Maria Sharapova - WTA Tennis player
• Dame Joan Sutherland — Australian opera soprano
• Julie T. Wallace — actress

[edit] 6 ft 1½ in (187 cm)

• Otylia Jędrzejczak — swimmer
• Suzie Plakson — actress
• Venus Williams — tennis player
• Vera Gafron — German top model
• Catherine Cox — Australian netball player
• Yolanda Adams — Gospel Singer^{[citation needed]}
• Janet Reno — former US Attorney General

[edit] 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

• Gillian Apps — Canadian hockey player
• Hestrie Cloete — South African athlete (high jump)
• Yumileidi Cumba — Cuban athlete (shot put & discus)
• Jennie Finch — softball player
• Wendy Fitzwilliam — Miss Universe 1998/Miss Trinidad & Tobago 1998 titleholder
• Ana Hickmann — supermodel (Guinness' "Model with the longest legs".)
• Ana Ivanović - Serbian tennis player
• Brigitte Nielsen — actress
• Logan Tom — volleyball player
• Betty Thomas — actress
• Nene Tomita — volleyball player^{[citation needed]}
• Amelia Vega — Miss Universe 2003/Miss Dominican Republic 2003 titleholder
• Michelle Wie — golfer

[edit] 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

• Brooke Shields - model/actress
• Macy Gray-singer/actress
• Uma Thurman - model/actress
• Aisha Tyler - actress

[edit] Historical and legendary

• Boudica - She had often been envisioned as tall or even a "savage carmine-tressed giantess."^[13]
• Mary I of Scotland - Noted in her era as tall.^[14][15]

[edit] See also

• List of short men
• List of short women
• List of tall men
• Average adult height around the world
• List of people with gigantism

[edit] Web sources

[edit] External links

• TallPeople.org - 100 Tallest Women in the World List
• CelebHeights.com
• BigHeadedPygmies.com
• Famous Heights.com
• TallWomen.org