Harvey Wade "Swede" Halbrook (January 30, 1933 – April 5, 1988) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player from 1960 to 1962.

When Halbrook joined the Oregon State Beavers, Life magazine declared him the "World's Tallest Basketball Player" in their January 18, 1954, issue.

The rookie was a major factor in several games, none moreso than in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, where the Nats swept a hard-fought, three-game series against sophomore sensation Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia Warriors.

Meanwhile, the center tandem of Halbrook and veteran Johnny Kerr held Chamberlain below his regular-season averages at the other end.

He remained the tallest player in NBA history until the 1982 draft brought Mark Eaton and Chuck Nevitt into the league.

"[5] Swede moved back to Portland, Oregon after being released from the Nationals and worked at a variety of odd jobs for the remainder of his life.