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{{Short description|Tallest Indian ever}}

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| birth_date            = {{birth date|df=yes|1986|01|01}}

| birth_place          = [[Rohtak]], India

| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|6|30|1986|01|01|df=y}}

| death_place          = [[Delhi]], India

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'''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

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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

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}}</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]].''

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