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How tall is Robert Wadlow?

Q: How tall is Robert Wadlow?

Robert Wadlow is 272 cm tall, which is 8′11″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved September 21, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

American who was the tallest recorded person in history (1918–1940)

Recorded height
272 cm 8′11″ · 2.72 m · 107.1 inches

Robert Wadlow is 272 cm tall (8′11″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved September 21, 2026.
That is 97 cm taller than the average U.S. man (175.3 cm, 5′9″; CDC/NCHS, NHANES 2015-2018 (Vital and Health Statistics Series 3, Number 46, 2021)).

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