Robert Wadlow was the tallest man to ever live at eight feet 11.1 inches. He had his shoes and clothes custom made. He died in 1940 at age 22 from an infected blister due to an ill-fitting brace.

Sue Simpson Nolan: My mom actually knew him - she would see him walking up Brown St when she was just a little girl. In memory of Robert P. Wadlow, who passed away 75 years ago today, The ...

This is the incredible life of Robert Wadlow, whose hands measured a foot long and whose arms spanned 9 feet 5 inches. Robert Pershing Wadlow was born February 22, 1918, and weighed a healthy 8 ...

The police had their hands full getting the 8-foot-8.25-inch Robert Wadlow in and out of a Missouri courtroom where he was suing Dr. Charles Humberd for diagnosing him as a “freak.” ...

In honor of his birthday, this is the incredible life of Robert Wadlow, whose hands measured a foot long and whose arms spanned 9 feet 5 inches. Robert Pershing Wadlow was born on February 22 ...

Cancel anytime. 14 min to read They called him the Gentle Giant. At 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, Robert Wadlow was the tallest man to ever walk the Earth, at least in recorded history. Even if he was ...

Cancel anytime. People still refer to him as "The Alton Giant." Through the years since his death, Robert Pershing Wadlow, known as the tallest man in recorded history, has evolved into a most ...

In a similar trend, a Twitter page called History in Color shared a picture of the tallest man to ever exist, Robert Wadlow, from 1935. The US man recognised as "The Giant of Illinois," was the ...