MANISTEE, Mich. — More than a century after his birth, and 81 years after his death, Robert Pershing Wadlow remains the tallest person in recorded history, standing at 8-feet 11.1-inches tall, ...

Feb. 22, 2018, marks the centennial of the birth of Robert Wadlow, the tallest man who ever lived, and a lifelong resident of Alton. Wadlow was normal size at birth, but a growth on his pituitary ...

Robert Wadlow wore size 37 AA shoes, and by all accounts, he was a nice guy. He didn’t get the nickname “The Gentle Giant” for stomping Alton beanstalks. At 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, Wadlow still ...

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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. 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 ...

ALTON — In Alton, one thing stands taller than Robert Wadlow’s size — his legacy. On Saturday, the Alton Museum of History and Art honored Wadlow’s life as the 75th anniversary of Wadlow’s death ...

This is another installment of “Into the Archives,” a series that looks back on stories from the Belleville News-Democrat archives. Robert Pershing Wadlow, also known as "The Alton Giant," was born on ...