Robert Wadlow

Robert Wadlow Date of birth February 22, 1918, Alton, Illinois, USA Date of Death July 15, 1940, Manistee, Michigan, USA (infection of the left ankle) Birth Name Robert Pershing Wadlow Nickname The Gentle Giant The greatest man who ever lived Height 8 ’11 “(2.72 m) Mini Biography A tragic figure who hated his size and […]

Robert Wadlow was the firstborn of a couple of normal size and was born February 22, 1918. By all accounts, Robert was a baby of normal size to eight pounds and six ounces, but it quickly began to grow – within twelve months, it has ballooned to just over forty-four pounds. At the age of […]