The tallest human in recorded history, Robert Wadlow, reached 2.72 meters (8 feet 11 inches) and became an international sensation. But if a person grew to 5 meters (16 feet 4 inches), nearly double ...

In a 1939 Alton City election, Robert Wadlow couldn't close the booth curtain ...

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 ...

*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 tallest man to ever live was Robert Wadlow, who reached a staggering 2.72m. That's equal to a very large male ostrich or Shaquille O'Neal with two bowling pins balanced on his head.

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 ...

One of the oddest episodes in all medical history was the effort of an 8 ft. 4 in. Irishman named Charles Byrne to escape the dissecting knives of John Hunter, great 18th Century anatomist. Hunter ...

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 ...

DONNA HEALY Of The Gazette Staff Oct 30, 2010 Oct 30, 2010 0 Mystery — and a bit of history — surround a shoe that lures tourists to a Billings bootery. The huge shoe, listed on a website of weird and ...