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 ...

ROBERT Wadlow was the tallest man in the world, standing at an unbelievable 8 feet 11 - before he shockingly died at the young age of 22. Born in 1918, Robert was a normal sized baby and his ...

Robert Wadlow's cause of death resulted from the same thing that made him famous—his height. He was the tallest man in the ...

The tallest man in history was Robert Wadlow, who stood at 8 feet 11.1 inches tall. He was born on Feb. 22, 1918. Wadlow's height came as a result of pituitary gigantism. By the time he was 5 ...

All About Alton logo ALTON — Alton’s Gentle Giant is alive and well in the hearts and minds of fans of Robert P. Wadlow, the world's tallest man. People can see in real life the essence of ...

World’s Tallest Man Celebrates 40th Birthday with Visit to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! A young guest attempts to measure Sultan Kösen, the world’s tallest man, at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!