Anna Haining Bates, born Anna Haining Swan (August 6, 1846 – August 5, 1888), was a Canadian from Mill Brook, New Annan, (near present-day Tatamagouche), Colchester County, Nova Scotia famed for her great height, believed to be 2.27 m (7 ft 5 and a half in) at the peak of her physical stature. She reportedly weighed 8.1 kg (18 pounds) when she was born and was 69 cm (27 inches) long. Her parents were of average height and were Scottish immigrants.