Robert Wadlow's cause of death resulted from the same thing that made him famous—his height. He was the tallest man in the world, and according to the Guinness World Record book, no one has ...

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However, the tallest man in modern times was the US-born Robert Wadlow, with 2,72 meters. As Igor, he also suffered from an abnormal production of growth hormones and died in 1940, aged 22.

Robert Wadlow’s 107th birthday was celebrated ... He is buried in Upper Alton Cemetery, and a life-sized statue of the World’s Tallest Man is located in the 2800 block of East College Avenue.