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Robert Pershing Wadlow (USA) - 8 feet 11 inches (2.72m) (died in 1940, aged 22)
When Robert was 21, he reached 9 feet 1½ inches tall.
Robert Wadlow's growth chart
Age Height
8 6ft (182 cm)
10 6ft 6in (198 cm) 220 pounds (100 kg)
14 7ft 4in (224cm)
16 7ft 10.5in (240 cm) 365 pounds (166kg)
17 8ft 1.5in (248 cm) 400 pounds (180 kg)
18 8 ft 4 in (254 cm) 390 pounds (177kg)
22 (on birthday) 8ft9.5in (268 cm) 491 pounds (223kg)
22 (time of death) 8ft 11.1in (272 cm) 490 pounds (222kg)
Picture of Robert with his father:
Robert Wadlow with his father
2007 Guiness Worlds Tallest Man: Bao Xishun (Mongolia)- 7 feet 9 inches (2.36)
2008 Guiness Worlds Tallest Man: Leonid Stadnyk (Ukraine) - 8 feet 5 inches (2.57m). Officially, the tallest living human being in the world to date.
When Robert was 21, he reached 9 feet 1½ inches tall.
Robert Wadlow's growth chart
Age Height
8 6ft (182 cm)
10 6ft 6in (198 cm) 220 pounds (100 kg)
14 7ft 4in (224cm)
16 7ft 10.5in (240 cm) 365 pounds (166kg)
17 8ft 1.5in (248 cm) 400 pounds (180 kg)
18 8 ft 4 in (254 cm) 390 pounds (177kg)
22 (on birthday) 8ft9.5in (268 cm) 491 pounds (223kg)
22 (time of death) 8ft 11.1in (272 cm) 490 pounds (222kg)
Picture of Robert with his father:
Robert Wadlow with his father
2007 Guiness Worlds Tallest Man: Bao Xishun (Mongolia)- 7 feet 9 inches (2.36)
2008 Guiness Worlds Tallest Man: Leonid Stadnyk (Ukraine) - 8 feet 5 inches (2.57m). Officially, the tallest living human being in the world to date.