Known as the Alton Giant, Robert Wadlow from Alton, Illinois was the tallest person confirmed ... the Guinness Book of World Records, Wadlow is one of only ten people ever confirmed to have ...

He was the tallest known person in human history ... He became famous around the world, and even starred in a documentary ...

ROBERT Wadlow was the tallest man in the world, standing at an unbelievable ... He was a huge name in the Illinois community of Alton, where he lived, so on his funeral businesses were closed ...