Is 5'2" short?
5 ft 2 in is a little below average for a US woman and very short for a US man.
For a woman, 5 ft 2 in is a little below average: about 31 in 100 US women are shorter. For a man, 5 ft 2 in is very short: fewer than 5 in 100 US men are shorter.
5 ft 2 in is 157.5 cm, or 62 inches.
Listed at about 5 ft 2 in: Ariana Grande, Tory Lanez and Kim Kardashian.
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Famous people at about 5 ft 2 in
Women
- Ariana Grande · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Kim Kardashian · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Reba McEntire · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Alysa Liu · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Leni Klum · 5 ft 2.5 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Danica Patrick · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
Men
- Tory Lanez · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Angus Young · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Chanathip Songkrasin · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Dudley Moore · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Michelangelo · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
- Prince · 5 ft 2 in · Draw beside 5 ft 2 in
People listed at about 5 ft 2 in
70 people in our list have a published height within half an inch of 5 ft 2 in.
All 70 people listed at about 5 ft 2 in
- Lea Michele: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (158.8 cm).
- Leni Klum: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (158.2 cm).
- Alysa Liu: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
- Ana Kasparian: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
- Chanathip Songkrasin: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
- Ellen G. White: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
- Evanna Lynch: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
- Megawati Soekarnoputri: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
- Nelly Furtado: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
- Vanessa-Mae: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
- Yma Sumac: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
- Anna Kendrick: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Emilia Clarke: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Leigh Anne Pinnock: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- AJ Lee: billed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Amy Poehler: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Andrea Barber: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Angus Young: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Ariana Grande: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Blac Chyna: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Bo Derek: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Camila Cabello: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Christina Aguilera: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Danica Patrick: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Dudley Moore: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Emma Roberts: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Eva Longoria: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Hilary Duff: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Kim Kardashian: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Laura Hamilton: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Octavia Spencer: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Prince: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Reba McEntire: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Sally Field: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Salma Hayek: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Tory Lanez: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Zoë Kravitz: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
- Alessia Cara: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Anika Noni Rose: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Brec Bassinger: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Brenda Song: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Candace Cameron Bure: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Christina Milian: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Coco Austin: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Dannii Minogue: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Debbie Reynolds: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Demi Rose: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Elizabeth Taylor: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Emilie de Ravin: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Hayley Williams: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Kate Micucci: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Kelly Marie Tran: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Kiernan Shipka: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Kimiko Glenn: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Kyle Richards: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Lauren London: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Linnea Quigley: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Lisa Bonet: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Loretta Lynn: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Lucy Hale: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Mary Todd Lincoln: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Melissa McCarthy: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Michelangelo: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Nancy Ajram: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Nicole Eggert: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Paula Abdul: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Rosa Parks: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Willow Shields: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
- Yuri Gagarin: commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
Draw 5 ft 2 in beside the five most looked-up
Just outside that half inch: Connie Francis at 5 ft 1.4 in (156 cm) and Jillian Michaels at just over 5 ft 2.5 in (158.8 cm).
Also about this tall: Thoroughbred at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).
Our list covers people with a public role and a published height. It is not a count of everyone who is 5 ft 2 in.
How common is 5 ft 2 in?
Fewer than 1 man in 20 in this survey is this height or shorter. About 1 woman in 3 in this survey is this height or shorter.
| Age group | Men shorter than 5 ft 2 in | Women shorter than 5 ft 2 in |
|---|---|---|
| All adults 20 and older | under 5% | about 31% |
| 20–29 | under 5% | about 21% |
| 30–39 | under 5% | about 23% |
| 40–49 | under 5% | about 26% |
| 50–59 | under 5% | about 31% |
| 60–69 | under 5% | about 35% |
| 70–79 | under 5% | about 47% |
| 80 and older | under 5% | about 53% |
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.