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About Robert Wadlow, Tallest Man in the World
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, is the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. The Alton and Illinois monikers reflect the fact that he was born and raised in Alton, Illinois.
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Robert Wadlow, Tallest Man in the World's Timeline
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February 22, 1918
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Alton, Madison County, Illinois, United States
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| 1935 |
1935
Age 16
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Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States
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| 1940 |
July 15, 1940
Age 22
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Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan, United States
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Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois, United States
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