CELEBRITY

Robert Wadlow

1918 - 1940

Photo of Robert Wadlow

Icon of person Robert Wadlow

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man. He is the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small city near St. Louis, Missouri. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Wadlow is the 11th most popular celebrity (down from 8th in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from United States (down from 236th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Celebrity.

Robert Wadlow is most famous for being the tallest person in history. He was 8 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 490 pounds.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Robert Wadlow by language

Loading...

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Robert Wadlow ranks 11 out of 265. Before him are Margaret Brown, Phineas Gage, Kaspar Hauser, Lina Medina, Mary Mallon, and Simonetta Vespucci. After him are Millvina Dean, Buffalo Bill, Jon Brower Minnoch, Blanche Monnier, Don King, and Geli Raubal.

Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Robert Wadlow ranks 13. Before him are Richard Feynman, Kurt Waldheim, Louis Althusser, Leonard Bernstein, Rita Hayworth, and Gertrude B. Elion. After him are Helmut Schmidt, Frederick Sanger, Alberto Ascari, Ernst Otto Fischer, Kai Siegbahn, and Katherine Johnson. Among people deceased in 1940, Robert Wadlow ranks 11. Before him are Paul Klee, Neville Chamberlain, Walter Benjamin, Mikhail Bulgakov, Arthur Harden, and Nikolai Yezhov. After him are Carl Bosch, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Verner von Heidenstam, Emma Goldman, Manuel Azaña, and John Buchan.

Others Born in 1918

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1940

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Wadlow ranks 393 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Miller (1907), Chesley Sullenberger (1951), Gloria Stuart (1910), Colonel Sanders (1890), Dianne Wiest (1946), and J. D. Vance (1984). After him are Marilyn Manson (1969), Samuel Colt (1814), Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958), Owen Chamberlain (1920), Edward Thorndike (1874), and Rocky Marciano (1923).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Robert Wadlow ranks 5. Before him are Wallis Simpson (1896), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), Margaret Brown (1867), and Phineas Gage (1823). After him are Buffalo Bill (1846), Jon Brower Minnoch (1941), Don King (1931), Roy Sullivan (1912), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Rodney King (1965), and Kim Kardashian (1980).

American born Celebrities

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous