Robert Wadlow
(1918-1940)
American man, tallest person in recorded history
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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 who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small city near St. Louis, Missouri.
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Robert Pershing Wadlow 22 February 1918 Alton, Illinois, USA
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15 July 1940 (aged 22) Manistee, Michigan, USA
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