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Robert Wadlow

Tallest person in recorded history (1918–1940)

Robert Wadlow

Wadlow (left) with his father (who was 1.82 m (5 ft 11.5 in))

Born

Robert Pershing Wadlow


(1918-02-22)February 22, 1918

Alton, Illinois, U.S.

DiedJuly 15, 1940(1940-07-15) (aged 22)

Manistee, Michigan, U.S.[1]

Burial placeOakwood Cemetery, Alton, Illinois
Other names
  • The Gentle Giant
  • The Tallest Man Who Ever Lived
  • The Gentleman Giant
  • The Boy Giant
  • The Alton Giant
  • The Giant of Illinois
OccupationAdvertiser
Known forTallest verified human in recorded history
Height8 ft 11.1 in (272.0 cm)

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man. He is the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small city near St. Louis, Missouri.[1]

Wadlow's height was 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m)[2] while his weight reached

Robert Wadlow

Robert Pershing Wadlow

postcard before 1937

Born(1918-02-22)February 22, 1918

Alton, Illinois, USA

DiedJuly 15, 1940(1940-07-15) (aged 22)

Manistee, Michigan, USA[1][2]

Cause of deathProblems caused by sepsis
NationalityAmerican
EducationAlton High School
Alma materShurtleff College
Known forTallest verified human being
Height272 cm (8 ft 11 in)
Parent(s)Harold Franklin Wadlow
Addie Johnson

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) was the tallest person who ever lived.

Early life

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Robert Pershing Wadlow was born to Addie Johnson and Harold Wadlow in Alton, Illinois on February 22, 1918, and was the oldest of five children. During elementary school, they had to make a special desk for him because of his size. In 1936, after graduating from Alton High School, he enrolled in Shurtleff College with the intention of studying law.

Height

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Robert Wadlow was normal at birth but sta

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Robert Pershing Wadlow, born February, 22, 1918, was and still remains the World’s Tallest Man at 8 ft. 11 in. Wadlow weighed 439 lbs. and also holds the title for the World’s Largest Hands at 12.75 in., and the World’s Largest Feet at 18.5 in. Wadlow’s ring size was 25 and his shoe size was a 37 AA men’s that had to be custom made. Sultan Kosen, currently the world's tallest living man, stands at 8-feet 1 inch!


Robert Wadlow was the oldest child of five born to Harold and Addie Wadlow and he put the big in big brother. Wadlow was born an average size but, by only a few months old, it was clear he was far from typical. He gained weight and size at an alarming rate and it was discovered later in 1929 that he had hypertrophy (an enlargement) of his pituitary gland- the gland responsible for dictating human growth hormone (HGH). The enlarged gland released far too much HGH which caused exponential growth in Robert- by the time of his death, there was no indication he had ever stopped growing.


By the age of eight, Wadlow was taller than his father and by nine he was

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