Igor Vovkovinskiy (Ukrainian: Ігор Вовковинський, romanized: Ihor Vovkovynskyj; September 18, 1982 – August 20, 2021), also known as Igor Ladan, was a Ukrainian-American law student, actor and tallest person in the United States,[1] at 7 feet 8+1⁄3 inches (234.5 cm), briefly taking the record from George Bell.