File photo Robert Wadlow was 22 years old when he died in 1940, standing at a height of 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, the tallest a person has ever grown (with proof), according to Guinness World Records.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Robert Wadlow, the world's tallest man according to the Guinness Book of Records, was born on Feb. 22, 1918. The native of Alton, ...

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.” Even though an ...

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 of normal stature, the people of ...

Renowned sculptor Edward Giberson, 75, of Glen Carbon, holds a portfolio open to a photograph of the Robert Wadlow bronze statue that he created. Thousands of people visit the site at 2810 College Ave ...

ALTON, Ill. – The Old Bakery Beer Co. in Alton, Illinois is honoring the birthday Tuesday of Robert Wadlow, the world’s tallest man and Alton native. Wadlow was 8’11” and died in 1940 at the age of 22 ...

At least a thousand Waynesboro residents turned out on Friday, December 15, 1939 to rubberneck at 21-year-old Robert Wadlow, the “Alton Giant,” who at 8 feet 9-1/2 inches was (and still is) the ...