Alton Giant

Robert Wadlow, the tallest man who ever lived, in Ringling Brothers (1937)
Taken during his time as the star attraction of the Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus, Wadlow is seen here aboard the Queen Mary Cruise. Press.
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Illinois Giant, was an American man who was the tallest person in history of irrefutable evidence. Born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small town near St. Louis, Missouri..
Wadlow was 8 feet and 11.1 inches (2.72 m) tall while his weight reached 439 pounds (199 kg) at his death at 22.