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	{{Short description\|~~tallest~~ Indian ever}}		{{Short description\|Tallest Indian ever}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2018}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2018}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~January 2018~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2021}}
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Vikas Kumar Uppal		\| name = Vikas Kumar Uppal
	\| image = ~~http://resize0.indiatvnews.com/en/centered/oldbucket/750_533/mainnational/Know-about-Indi30388.jpg~~		\| image =
	\| birth_name = ~~Vikas Kumar Uppal~~		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|mf=yes\|1986\|01\|01}}		\| other names = Vicky
	\| birth_place = [[Rohtak]], ~~[[Haryana]]~~		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1986\|01\|01}}
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2007\|6\|30\|1986\|01\|01}}		\| birth_place = [[Rohtak]], India
	\| death_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2007\|6\|30\|1986\|01\|01\|df=y}}
	~~\| nationality = Indian~~		\| death_place = [[Delhi]], India
	\| known_for = Tallest Indian		\| known_for = Tallest Indian
	\| ~~height~~ = ~~{{convert\|~~8~~\|ft\|10\|in\|m\|order=flip}} (disputed)~~		\| height_ft = 8
	\| ~~other names~~ = ~~Vicky~~		\| height_in = 1
	}}		}}
	'''Vikas Kumar "Vicky" Uppal''' (1 January 1986 – 30 June 2007) was a native and resident of [[India]], said to be [[India]]'s tallest man until his death on 30 June 2007 when he died during a failed [[brain tumor]] operation in [[Delhi~~]], [[India~~]].		'''Vikas Kumar''' "'''Vicky'''" '''Uppal''' (1 January 1986 – 30 June 2007) was a native and resident of India, said to be India's tallest man until his death on 30 June 2007 when he died during a failed [[brain tumor]] operation in [[Delhi]]. In 2004, ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]'' reported him to be {{convert\|8\|ft\|3\|in\|m\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} tall and still growing, being in his late teens.<ref>{{cite web

	~~On 12 January~~ 2004 ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]'' reported him to be {{convert\|8\|ft\|3\|in\|m\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} tall and still growing, being in his late teens.<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040112/punjab1.htm#16		\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040112/punjab1.htm#16
	\|title=Standing tall at 8 ft 3 inches		\|title=Standing tall at 8 ft 3 inches
	\|access-date=2017~~-07-01~~		\|access-date=1 July 2017
	\|date=2004~~-01-12~~		\|date=12 January 2004
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

	Vicky Uppal was from the [[Rohtak]] district in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. He was photographed for ''The Hindu'' <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467656 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=5 May 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001025905/http://thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467656 \|archive-date=1 October 2011 \|url-status=bot: unknown ~~\|df=dmy-all~~}}		Vicky Uppal was from the [[Rohtak]] district in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. He was photographed for ''The Hindu''<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467656 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=5 May 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001025905/http://thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467656 \|archive-date=1 October 2011 \|url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467655 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=5 May 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726051843/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467655 \|archive-date=26 July 2011 \|url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> in September 2006 at a rally held by the [[Indian National Lok Dal]]. He was thought to be {{convert\|8\|ft\|9\|in\|m\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} tall; however, having been also reported<ref>{{cite web
	</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467655 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=5 May 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726051843/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467655 \|archive-date=26 July 2011 \|url-status=bot: unknown ~~\|df=dmy-all~~}}
	</ref>
	~~on 25~~ September 2006 at a rally held by the [[Indian National Lok Dal]]. He was thought to be {{convert\|8\|ft\|9\|in\|m\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} tall; however, ~~have~~ been reported ~~otherwise~~ <ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://tallestlivingman.blogspot.com/		\|url=http://tallestlivingman.blogspot.com/
	\|title=World's Tallest Living Man		\|title=World's Tallest Living Man
	\|access-date=2007~~-05-05~~		\|access-date=5 May 2007
	\|date=2007~~-01-04~~		\|date=4 January 2007
	}}</ref> ~~to be~~ an unconfirmed {{convert\|8\|ft\|1\|in\|m\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} tall, ~~and as was born in 1986 was most likely that he could grow no further~~. He could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' has strict verification criteria; hence, did not measure Uppal. He also had been said to have hands {{convert\|13\|in\|cm\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} long and feet {{convert\|19\|in\|cm\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} long, and appears in photographs to be proportionate, not obviously a [[pathological]] ([[Acromegaly\|acromegalic]], for example) giant. He also acted in a Bollywood movie ''[[Rang De Basanti]].''		}}</ref> at an unconfirmed {{convert\|8\|ft\|1\|in\|m\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} tall, these claims are often dismissed. He could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' has strict verification criteria; hence, did not measure Uppal. He also had been said to have hands {{convert\|13\|in\|cm\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} long and feet {{convert\|19\|in\|cm\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} long, and appears in photographs to be proportionate, not obviously a [[pathological]] ([[Acromegaly\|acromegalic]], for example) giant. He also acted in a [[Bollywood]] movie, ''[[Rang De Basanti]].''

	==References==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	{{Clear}}		{{Clear}}

	==See also==		== See also ==
	* [[List of tallest people]]		* [[List of tallest people]]

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	\| nationality = Indian		\| nationality = Indian
	\| known_for = Tallest Indian		\| known_for = Tallest Indian
	\| height = {{convert\|8\|ft\|8		\| height = {{convert\|8\|ft\|10\|in\|m\|order=flip}} (disputed)
	\|in\|m\|order=flip}} (disputed)
	\| other names = Vicky		\| other names = Vicky
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	On 12 January 2004 ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]'' reported him to be {{convert\|8\|ft\|3\|in\|m\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} tall and still growing, being in his late teens.<ref>{{cite web		On 12 January 2004 ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]'' reported him to be {{convert\|8\|ft\|3\|in\|m\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} tall and still growing, being in his late teens.<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040112/punjab1.htm#16		\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040112/punjab1.htm#16
	\|title=Standing tall at 8 ~~ft8inches~~		\|title=Standing tall at 8 ft 3 inches
	\|access-date=2017-07-01		\|access-date=2017-07-01
	\|date=2004-01-12		\|date=2004-01-12

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{{Short description|tallest Indian ever}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vikas Kumar Uppal
| image = http://resize0.indiatvnews.com/en/centered/oldbucket/750_533/mainnational/Know-about-Indi30388.jpg
| birth_name = Vikas Kumar Uppal
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1986|01|01}}
| birth_place = [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|6|30|1986|01|01}}
| death_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| known_for = Tallest Indian
| height = {{convert|8|ft|8
|in|m|order=flip}} (disputed)
| other names = Vicky
}}
'''Vikas Kumar "Vicky" Uppal''' (1 January 1986 – 30 June 2007) was a native and resident of [[India]], said to be [[India]]'s tallest man until his death on 30 June 2007 when he died during a failed [[brain tumor]] operation in [[Delhi]], [[India]].

On 12 January 2004 ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' reported him to be {{convert|8|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} tall and still growing, being in his late teens.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040112/punjab1.htm#16
|title=Standing tall at 8 ft8inches
|access-date=2017-07-01
|date=2004-01-12
}}</ref>

Vicky Uppal was from the [[Rohtak]] district in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. He was photographed for ''The Hindu'' <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467656 |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001025905/http://thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467656 |archive-date=1 October 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=dmy-all}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467655 |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726051843/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467655 |archive-date=26 July 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=dmy-all}}
</ref>
on 25 September 2006 at a rally held by the [[Indian National Lok Dal]]. He was thought to be {{convert|8|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} tall; however, have been reported otherwise <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://tallestlivingman.blogspot.com/
|title=World's Tallest Living Man
|access-date=2007-05-05
|date=2007-01-04
}}</ref> to be an unconfirmed {{convert|8|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} tall, and as was born in 1986 was most likely that he could grow no further. He could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' has strict verification criteria; hence, did not measure Uppal. He also had been said to have hands {{convert|13|in|cm|abbr=on|order=flip}} long and feet {{convert|19|in|cm|abbr=on|order=flip}} long, and appears in photographs to be proportionate, not obviously a [[pathological]] ([[Acromegaly|acromegalic]], for example) giant. He also acted in a Bollywood movie ''[[Rang De Basanti]].''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Clear}}

==See also==
* [[List of tallest people]]

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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:People with gigantism]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Rohtak district]]

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