Neil Fingleton

Neil Fingleton
Personal information
Born(1980-12-18)18 December 1980
Durham, County Durham, England
Died25 February 2017(2017-02-25) (aged 36)
Durham, County Durham, England
Listed height7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
Listed weight168 kg (370 lb)
Career information
High schoolHoly Name Central Catholic
(Worcester, Massachusetts)
College
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2004–2007
PositionCenter
Number15
Career history
2004Boston Frenzy
2005–2006Tees Valley Mohawks
2006CB Illescas
2006–2007CB Ciudad Real
Career highlights

Neil Fingleton (18 December 1980 – 25 February 2017) was an English actor and basketball player. Neil became the tallest living British-born man and the tallest man in the European Union at 7 ft 7.56 in (232.6 cm) and among the 25 tallest men in the world.

This title has been confirmed by the Guinness World Records in the summer of 2007; Fingleton took over from Christopher Greener who stood at 7 ft 6 ¼ in (229.2 cm) in height.