Happy birthday, Robert Wadlow! Alton's gentle giant was born 105

robert wadlow  Wadlow , daughter of Thomas Wadlow ; sec , John Farrar and Robert Cauthorn August 19 , 1767 Samuel Cosby to Mildred Poor , daughter of Thomas Poor The tallest person in the world to ever live is Robert Wadlow of Alton, Illinois He measured 8 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 439 pounds

Robert Wadlow is Alton's Gentle Giant He holds the record of being the World's Tallest Man Robert Wadlow: The Unique Life of the Boy Who Became the World's Tallest Man · Jennifer Phillips · About the author

Wadlow was normal size at birth, but a growth on his pituitary gland caused him to grow rapidly and never stop By kindergarten, he was 5 feet 4 Robert Pershing Wadlow The TALLEST HUMAN BEING EVER in the WORLD! His tragic death