<P> Robert Pershing Wadlow ( February 22 , 1918 -- July 15 , 1940 ) , also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois , was an American who became famous as the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence . He was born and raised in Alton , Illinois . </P>
<P> Robert Pershing Wadlow ( February 22 , 1918 -- July 15 , 1940 ) , also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois , was an American who became famous as the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence . He was born and raised in Alton , Illinois . </P>
when did the tallest man in the world die
when did the tallest man in the world die
July 15 , 1940
July 15 , 1940