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Neil Fingleton - 7'7.56" (232.56 cm)
Neil Fingleton (born December 18, 1980) is the United Kingdom's tallest British-born man at 7 ft 7.56 in (232.6 cm) in height.
This title has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records in the summer of 2007 and he takes over from Christopher Greener who stands at 7 ft 6 Ľ in (229.2 cm) in height.
Fingleton won a basketball scholarship to the United States first playing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was playing for the Ciudad Real club in Spain but has now returned to his home city of Durham while he pursues a career in showbusiness.
On the Guinness World Records website, Fingleton says: "I am one of three siblings - my sister who is 6'3" is the eldest at 30, my brother is 6'8" who is 29 and I am 7'7" at 26… my mother is 6 foot and my father was also. My great grandfather was 6'8". I have always been taller than everyone since I can remember. My height really took off when I reached 11 and was touching 7 foot. By the time I was 16 I was 7'5" and stopped growing at 18 when I was 7'7.56".
"I have never been self conscious about my height. I am more conscious of going bald so that should tell you. I never let my height play a negative part in my life. I always do what I want, some tall people may be restricted as they are constantly stared at or people ask the same questions over and over. This is the only bad thing about being tall – the stupid remarks and questions. Other than that, being tall is great.
"I have been doing acting work since my basketball career finished. I spent 8 years in the USA attending High School and College. I graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 2004 with a degree in History. I have played professionally in Greece, Italy, Spain. Now I am concentrating on acting and trying to move to LA soon to jump in with both feet so to speak."
Two 2007 British TV documentaries, Britain's Tallest Men on BBC Four and Superhuman: Giants on ITV, featured Fingleton and covered the difficulties and constant attention, quite often considerable rudeness, that he faces day to day.
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Neil Fingleton in 2000 with the couple who hosted him during his stay in Worcester, where he played basketball for Holy Name High School and The College of the Holy Cross.
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LONDON - APRIL 16: Author Paulo Coelho poses with Neil Fingleton as they are presented with the Guinness World Records for the most translations of a single title signed by the author in one sitting and Britain's tallest man respectively on April 16, 2007 in London, England. Fingleton is 232.5 cms high or 7ft 7.56 inches.
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LONDON - APRIL 16: A man walks past Neil Fingleton, Britain's tallest man as he waits to be presented with the Guinness World Record for Britains tallest man at The London Book Fair on April 16, 2007 in London, England.
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