who was the tallest person that ever lived
Robert Wadlow Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 â€“ July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American who became famous as the tallest person ever in human recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.[3] The Alton and Illinois monikers reflect that he was born and raised in Alton, Illinois.[1]
Robert Bobroczky Bobroczkyi was born in Arad, Romania,[2] the son of Zsigmond Bobroczky, a former basketball player, 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) tall,[3] and Brunhilde, a former volleyball and handball player, 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in). At age 8 he was taller than his mother, at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall, and by the age of 12 he reached a height of 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in), surpassing his father. He has been the subject of medical studies nearly his entire life, leading to the prevailing opinion that his height is a result of genetics, not a hormonal disease.[4]