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United States2.72 m8 ft 11 inRobert WadlowTallest person in recorded history confirmed by Guinness World Records. ^[1]1918–1940

Robert Wadlow compared to his father, Harold Franklin Wadlow (±1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in))
Born	February 22, 1918 Alton, Illinois
Died	July 15, 1940 (aged 22) Manistee, Michigan[1][2]
Cause of death	Infection
Nationality	American
Education	Alton High School
Alma mater	Shurtleff College
Known for	Tallest verified human being
Home town	Alton, Illinois
Height	8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m)[3]
Weight	475 lb (215 kg)
Parents	Harold Franklin Wadlow Addie Johnson

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) is the tallest person in history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow is sometimes known as the Alton Giant or

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The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow (USA) (born 6:30 a.m. at Alton, Illinois, USA on 22 February 1918), who when last measured on 27 June 1940, was found to be 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall.

Wadlow died at 1:30 a.m. on 15 July 1940 in a hotel in Manistee, Michigan, as a result of a septic blister on his right ankle caused by a brace, which had been poorly fitted only a week earlier. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Alton in a coffin measuring 3.28 m (10 ft 9 in) long, 81 cm (32 in) wide and 76 cm (30 in) deep. His greatest recorded weight was 222.71 kg (35 st 1l b) on his 21st birthday and he weighed 199 kg (31 st 5 lb) at the time of his death. His shoe size was 37AA (47 cm (18.5 in) long) and his hands measured 32.4 cm (12.75 in) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger.