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.” ...

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, the world's tallest man according to the Guinness Book of Records, was born on Feb. 22, 1918. The native of Alton, Ill. had a last recorded height of 8' 11.1" The President of the Alton ...

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was a man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is ...

Alton area residents enjoyed a tall, cool drink on Saturday in honor of a similarly lofty-statured native son. Robert Wadlow’s 107th birthday was celebrated at the Old Bakery Beer Company with live ...

Robert Wadlow, 18, of Alton, waits at a pedestrian traffic light as he is surrounded by a crowd in New York City, April 7, 1937. Robert is standing with his father and manager, Harold Wadlow, left, ...

Nathan Woodside | The Telegraph Photo of the Wadlow family from the Feb. 20, 1938 issue of The Telegraph. Telegraph archives, via Hayner Library From a June, 1938 issues of The Telegraph before Wadlow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Robert Wadlow, 18, of Alton, waits at a pedestrian traffic light as he is surrounded by a crowd in New York City, April 7, 1937. Robert is standing with his father and manager, Harold Wadlow, left, ...

Dan and Rhonda Nemsky from Glen Carbon brought their dogs to help celebrate Robert Wadlow's birthday at the Old Bakery Beer Co. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. Megan Zilm of Godfrey dances with her ...

Robert Wadlow, 18, of Alton, waits at a pedestrian traffic light as he is surrounded by a crowd in New York City, April 7, 1937. Robert is standing with his father and manager, Harold Wadlow, left, ...