6. Mante Bol
Height : 7 ft 7 in
Bol was a Sudanese-born basketball player and political activist. At 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall, he was one of the tallest men ever to play in the National Basketball Association, along with Gheorghe Mureşan.
He was officially measured and listed at 7 feet, 6 3/4 inches tall in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Bol is believed to have been born on October 16, 1962 in either Turalei or Gogrial, Sudan (now South Sudan).
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