| Zhao Liang | |
| Birth Place: | Henan, China |
| Occupation: | Circus performer |
| Parents: | Wang Keyun[1] |
| Known For: | Tallest living human being |
Zhao Liang is a circus performer from Henan in China. In April 2009, doctors in Tianjin measured his height at . If confirmed, this would make him the second tallest living person after Sultan Kösen, but taller than previous record holder Bao Xishun who has been measured by the Guinness World Records as .[2] Leonid Stadnyk, reported to be tall, briefly held the title, but was disqualified due to his refusal to be measured.[3]
Zhao played basketball until ligament damage to his left foot in 2001.[1] His 2009 hospital trip related to this injury as he was too poor to have it treated sooner. He suffers of gigantism [2] Despite advising Zhao Liang against any intense physical exercise, Zhao's surgeon has declared that he has no health issues related to his height.[2] His parents and siblings are average height. He was unemployed until 2006, when he joined a circus in Jilin province.[2] Though recruited for his height,[1] he now also does magic tricks and plays the saxophone and cucurbit flute.[2]