Robert Wadlow
American who was the tallest recorded person in history (1918–1940)
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Tallest person in recorded history, standing 8'11" and born in Alton, Illinois. Robert Wadlow's sheer size made him a traveling exhibition piece during the 1930s-40s, turning his body into public spectacle.
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Robert Pershing Wadlow, also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man known for being 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.
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