Is 4'6" short?

4 ft 6 in is very short for a US man or woman: 9.5 in (24 cm) shorter than the average US woman and 1 ft 3 in (37.9 cm) shorter than the average US man.

For a woman, 4 ft 6 in is very short: fewer than 5 in 100 US women are shorter. For a man, 4 ft 6 in is very short: fewer than 5 in 100 US men are shorter.

4 ft 6 in is 137.2 cm, or 54 inches.

Listed at about 4 ft 6 in: Benito Juárez.

The average US man is taller than a 4 ft 6 in person by 1 ft 3 in (37.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.4 ft 6 in: 4 ft 6 in (137.2 cm). Height from this page The average US man is taller than a 4 ft 6 in person by 1 ft 3 in (37.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than a 4 ft 6 in person by 1 ft 3 in (37.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.4 ft 6 in: 4 ft 6 in (137.2 cm). Height from this page The average US man is taller than a 4 ft 6 in person by 1 ft 3 in (37.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

Famous people at about 4 ft 6 in

Men

People listed at about 4 ft 6 in

One person in our list has a published height within half an inch of 4 ft 6 in.

All 1 person listed at about 4 ft 6 in

Just outside that half inch: Hornswoggle at 4 ft 5 in (134.6 cm) and Ruth Westheimer at 4 ft 7.1 in (140 cm).

Also about this tall: Sambar at 4 ft 6 in (137 cm).

Our list covers people with a public role and a published height. It is not a count of everyone who is 4 ft 6 in.

How common is 4 ft 6 in?

Fewer than 1 man in 20 in this survey is this height or shorter. Fewer than 1 woman in 20 in this survey is this height or shorter.

In every age group, 4 ft 6 in is shorter than the lowest percentile the CDC published for men and for women (the 5th). The survey supports no closer estimate.

Estimates interpolate between the percentiles the CDC published for US adults measured in August 2021–August 2023. Check another height or age group.

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For the US percentiles, cite the original publisher as well: CDC National Center for Health Statistics.