#28 Patrick Cotter O’Brien – 8 ft 0 in (244 cm), Ireland
Patrick Cotter O’Brien, an 18th-century Irish giant, measured exactly 8 ft 0 in after his remains were examined in 1972. Born in 1760, he died at age 46 in 1806 and performed as a circus attraction.
His verified skeleton confirmed the height centuries later. O’Brien was one of the earliest professionally documented giants.
