Tor Hogne Aarøy – Football (Soccer)
Norwegian football forward, Tor Hogne Aarøy, is known to be one of the world’s tallest professional footballers – he is 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in) tall.
Hafþór Júlíus “Thor” Björnsson – Strongman
Icelandic professional strongman, “Thor” Björnsson, is perhaps best recognized for his role as Ser Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane on the series Game of Thrones. At 6 ft 9 in, we’d say “Thor” and “The Mountain” are appropriate nicknames.