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Igor Vovkovinskiy

1982 - 2021

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Igor Vovkovinskiy (also known as Igor Ladan; September 18, 1982 – August 20, 2021) was a Ukrainian-American law student, actor and tallest living person in the United States, at 7 feet 8+1⁄3 inches (234.5 cm), briefly taking the record from George Bell. Originally from Ukraine, Vovkovinskiy moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1989 to be treated at the Mayo Clinic. At that time, he was already at least 6 feet (182.9 cm) tall. Vovkovinskiy acted in commercials and films, including the 2011 comedy Hall Pass, and became better known for wearing a T-shirt that read "World's Biggest Obama Supporter" to a Barack Obama rally. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Igor Vovkovinskiy is the 12,511th most popular actor (up from 12,638th in 2024), the 1,303rd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 1,311th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Ukrainian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Igor Vovkovinskiy ranks 12,511 out of 13,578. Before him are Leona Paraminski, Arden Cho, Egor Beroev, Malik Yoba, Takumi Kitamura, and Will Pan. After him are David Moscow, Yael Grobglas, Kang Chan-hee, Tamzin Outhwaite, Shen Yue, and Michael DeLuise.

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Among people born in 1982, Igor Vovkovinskiy ranks 871. Before him are Randi Zuckerberg, Jonathan Jackson, Mircea Monroe, Julie Coin, Edmílson dos Santos Silva, and Nikolay Chebotko. After him are Hong Jin-ho, Eunice Jepkorir, Axel Hirsoux, Michael Copon, Dian Sastrowardoyo, and Brian Shaw. Among people deceased in 2021, Igor Vovkovinskiy ranks 752. Before him are Ivo Georgiev, Marília Mendonça, Will Ryan, Vadim Khamuttskikh, Ladislav Lubina, and Nikolay Chebotko. After him are Simon Terry, Stevan Jelovac, Christian Gyan, Mark Pavelich, Nikolay Shirshov, and Álex Quiñónez.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Igor Vovkovinskiy ranks 1,303 out of 1,365. Before him are Heorhiy Bushchan (1994), Vladlen Tatarsky (1982), Olena Khomrova (1987), Mykola Shaparenko (1998), Roman Hontyuk (1984), and Denys Sylantyev (1976). After him are Artem Fedetskyi (1985), Oleksandr Beresch (1977), Iryna Kindzerska (1991), Oleg Velyky (1977), Yevhen Selin (1988), and Yevhen Braslavets (1972).

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Among ACTORS In Ukraine

Among actors born in Ukraine, Igor Vovkovinskiy ranks 60. Before him are Berta Vázquez (1992), Yevhen Nyshchuk (1972), Victoria Bulitko (1983), Yanina Sokolova (1984), Victoria Koblenko (1980), and Natalya Vasko (1972). After him are Ivanna Sakhno (1997), Richard Sandrak (1992), and Mila Syvatska (1998).

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