CELEBRITY
Robert Wadlow
1918 - 1940
Robert Wadlow
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small city near St. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Wadlow has received more than 14,320,908 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Robert Wadlow is the 8th most popular celebrity (down from 6th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from United States (down from 223rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Celebrity.
Robert Wadlow is most famous for being the tallest person in history. He was 8 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 490 pounds.
Memorability Metrics
14M
Page Views (PV)
70.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
6.30
Effective Languages (L*)
4.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CELEBRITIES
Among celebrities, Robert Wadlow ranks 8 out of 265. Before him are Ötzi, Caitlyn Jenner, Phineas Gage, Lina Medina, Jeanne Calment, and Kaspar Hauser. After him are Millvina Dean, Geli Raubal, Simonetta Vespucci, Anna Nicole Smith, Jon Brower Minnoch, and Empress Michiko.
Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÖtzi
3345 BC - 3255 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 2
Caitlyn Jenner
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 3
Phineas Gage
1823 - 1860
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 4
Lina Medina
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 5
Jeanne Calment
1875 - 1997
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 6
Kaspar Hauser
1812 - 1833
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 7
Robert Wadlow
1918 - 1940
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 8
Millvina Dean
1912 - 2009
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 9
Geli Raubal
1908 - 1931
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 10
Simonetta Vespucci
1453 - 1476
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 11
Anna Nicole Smith
1967 - 2007
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 12
Jon Brower Minnoch
1941 - 1983
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 13
Empress Michiko
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Robert Wadlow ranks 11. Before him are Anwar Sadat, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Richard Feynman, Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Waldheim, and Louis Althusser. After him are Rita Hayworth, Helmut Schmidt, Ken Miles, Gertrude B. Elion, Alberto Ascari, and Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Among people deceased in 1940, Robert Wadlow ranks 9. Before him are F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paul Klee, Walter Benjamin, Neville Chamberlain, J. J. Thomson, and Mikhail Bulgakov. After him are Nikolai Yezhov, Carl Bosch, Peter Behrens, Arthur Harden, Emma Goldman, and Manuel Azaña.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsAnwar Sadat
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1981
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 5
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 6
Richard Feynman
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1988
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 7
Leonard Bernstein
COMPOSER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 8
Kurt Waldheim
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2007
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 9
Louis Althusser
PHILOSOPHER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 10
Robert Wadlow
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1940
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 11
Rita Hayworth
ACTOR
1918 - 1987
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 12
Helmut Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2015
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 13
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 14
Gertrude B. Elion
CHEMIST
1918 - 1999
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 15
Alberto Ascari
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1955
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 16
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsF. Scott Fitzgerald
WRITER
1896 - 1940
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 3
Paul Klee
PAINTER
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 4
Walter Benjamin
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1940
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 5
Neville Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1940
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 6
J. J. Thomson
PHYSICIST
1856 - 1940
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 7
Mikhail Bulgakov
WRITER
1891 - 1940
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 8
Robert Wadlow
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1940
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 9
Nikolai Yezhov
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1940
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 10
Carl Bosch
CHEMIST
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 11
Peter Behrens
ARCHITECT
1868 - 1940
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 12
Arthur Harden
CHEMIST
1865 - 1940
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 13
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 14
Manuel Azaña
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 15
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Wadlow ranks 236 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Falk (1927), Walt Whitman (1819), Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856), Michael Jordan (1963), Steve Ballmer (1956), and Kevin Costner (1955). After him are Carl David Anderson (1905), Diane Keaton (1946), Audie Murphy (1925), Charlton Heston (1923), Samuel Colt (1814), and John Ford (1894).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPeter Falk
ACTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 230
Walt Whitman
WRITER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 231
Frederick Winslow Taylor
ENGINEER
1856 - 1915
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 232
Michael Jordan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 233
Steve Ballmer
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 234
Kevin Costner
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 235
Robert Wadlow
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1940
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 236
Carl David Anderson
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1991
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 237
Diane Keaton
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 238
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 239
Charlton Heston
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 240
Samuel Colt
INVENTOR
1814 - 1862
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 241
John Ford
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1973
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 242
Among CELEBRITIES In United States
Among celebrities born in United States, Robert Wadlow ranks 4. Before him are Wallis Simpson (1896), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), and Phineas Gage (1823). After him are Anna Nicole Smith (1967), Jon Brower Minnoch (1941), Buffalo Bill (1846), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Black Dahlia (1924), Kim Kardashian (1980), Myrtle Corbin (1868), and Margaret Brown (1867).
Wallis Simpson
1896 - 1986
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 1
Caitlyn Jenner
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 2
Phineas Gage
1823 - 1860
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 3
Robert Wadlow
1918 - 1940
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 4
Anna Nicole Smith
1967 - 2007
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 5
Jon Brower Minnoch
1941 - 1983
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 6
Buffalo Bill
1846 - 1917
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 7
Monica Lewinsky
1973 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 8
Black Dahlia
1924 - 1947
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 9
Kim Kardashian
1980 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 10
Myrtle Corbin
1868 - 1928
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 11
Margaret Brown
1867 - 1932
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 12