Robert Pershing Wadlow (22 February, 1918 – 15 July, 1940), of Alton, Illinois, USA, according to the Guinness World Records, was the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was often known as the Alton Giant. Mr. Wadlow reached an unprecedented 8 feet 11.1 inches (2.72 m) in height and weighed 440 pounds (199 kg) at his death. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood were due to a tumor within his pituitary gland. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death. Robert Wadlow is pictured with his father, Harold Wadlow.
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