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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.
19 mar 2022 · Nobody could’ve anticipated that the seemingly normal baby boy will grow up to be the world’s tallest man, often nicknamed Alton Giant or the Giant of Illinois. When Robert turned one, he was already 3 ft 5 in (1.05 m) tall and weighed 45 pounds.
Robert Pershing Wadlow was born, educated and buried in Alton, Illinois. His height of 8' 11.1" qualifies him as the tallest person in history, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. At the time of his death he weighed 490 pounds.
11 mar 2014 · Discover World's Tallest Man Statue in Alton, Illinois: This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
5 cze 2018 · Harold Wadlow, right, lifts his four-year-old son, Harold Jr., who rests a yard stick on his 18-year-old brother Robert's head at their home in Alton, Illinois, in 1937.
9 sty 2014 · See photographs, a life-size cutout and other Robert Wadlow items at the museum, located at 2809 College Avenue in Alton IL, Illinois. Check the museum web site for hours. Visit the statue across the street at 2810 College Avenue at any time.
11 mar 2022 · Standing 8'11" tall, Robert Wadlow was the tallest man in history. And even the 'Alton Giant' died in 1940, he still holds that title today.
