Is 5'3" short?
5 ft 3 in is about average for a US woman and very short for a US man: 0.5 in (1.2 cm) shorter than the average US woman and 6 in (15.1 cm) shorter than the average US man.
For a woman, 5 ft 3 in is about average: about 44 in 100 US women are shorter. For a man, 5 ft 3 in is very short: fewer than 5 in 100 US men are shorter.
5 ft 3 in is 160 cm, or 63 inches.
Listed at about 5 ft 3 in: Kai Cenat, Sydney Sweeney and Scarlett Johansson.
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Famous people at about 5 ft 3 in
Women
- Sydney Sweeney · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Scarlett Johansson · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Ice Spice · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Billie Eilish · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Nicki Minaj · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Cardi B · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
Men
- Kai Cenat · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Martin Scorsese · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Patton Oswalt · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Barry Fitzgerald · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Davy Jones · 5 ft 3 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
- Eazy-E · 5 ft 2.5 in · Draw beside 5 ft 3 in
People listed at about 5 ft 3 in
94 people in our list have a published height within half an inch of 5 ft 3 in.
All 94 people listed at about 5 ft 3 in
- Cheryl Ladd: commonly listed at 5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm).
- Kelly Clarkson: commonly listed at 5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm).
- Bojana Novaković: commonly listed at 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm).
- Danielle Campbell: commonly listed at 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm).
- Naomi Scott: commonly listed at 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm).
- Ningning: commonly listed at 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm).
- Siobhan Williams: commonly listed at 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm).
- Valkyrae: commonly listed at 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm).
- Vanessa Marano: commonly listed at 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm).
- Alison Brie: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Amanda Seyfried: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Bette Davis: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Cardi B: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Carrie Underwood: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Demi Lovato: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Gillian Anderson: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Ice Spice: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Julianne Hough: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Kai Cenat: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Liv Morgan: billed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Lucy Liu: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Martin Scorsese: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Natalie Portman: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Nicki Minaj: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Patton Oswalt: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Sarah Jessica Parker: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Sarah Michelle Gellar: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Scarlett Johansson: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Shakira: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Stacey Dooley: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Sydney Sweeney: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Alexa PenaVega: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Billie Eilish: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Jodie Foster: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Mickey Rooney: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Muggsy Bogues: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Alanna Ubach: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Alba Baptista: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Amandla Stenberg: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Amy Winehouse: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Annette Funicello: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Ashleigh Murray: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Ashley Tisdale: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Asuka: billed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Barry Fitzgerald: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Britt Robertson: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Brittany Murphy: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Cassie Scerbo: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Cheryl Cole: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Chloe Fineman: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Davy Jones: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Ella Anderson: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Emily Osment: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Emma Myers: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Emmanuelle Chriqui: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Felicity Jones: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Frida Kahlo: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Isabelle Huppert: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Ivana Baquero: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Jessica Simpson: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Jesy Nelson: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Joan Crawford: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Joey Jordison: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Kerry Condon: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Kristin Kreuk: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Lena Dunham: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Lisa Marie Presley: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Malcolm Young: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Maria de Medeiros: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Marjorie Taylor Greene: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- McKayla Maroney: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Melissa Navia: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Nancy Sinatra: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Natalie Imbruglia: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Ötzi: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Paul Simon: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Rue McClanahan: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Sara Gilbert: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Sara Jean Underwood: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Sarah Gadon: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Sarah Toscano: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Shenae Grimes: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Sophie Rundle: commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
- Amber Riley: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm).
- Barbara Pravi: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm).
- Bonnie Tyler: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm).
- Courtney Grosbeck: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm).
- Eazy-E: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm).
- FKA Twigs: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm).
- Indila: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm).
- Yuki Tsunoda: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm).
- Jillian Michaels: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (158.8 cm).
- Lea Michele: commonly listed at 5 ft 2.5 in (158.8 cm).
Draw 5 ft 3 in beside the five most looked-up
Just outside that half inch: Leni Klum at 5 ft 2.3 in (158.2 cm) and Katie Couric at 5 ft 3.8 in (161.9 cm).
Our list covers people with a public role and a published height. It is not a count of everyone who is 5 ft 3 in.
How common is 5 ft 3 in?
Fewer than 1 man in 20 in this survey is this height or shorter. About 1 woman in 2 in this survey is this height or shorter.
| Age group | Men shorter than 5 ft 3 in | Women shorter than 5 ft 3 in |
|---|---|---|
| All adults 20 and older | under 5% | about 44% |
| 20–29 | under 5% | about 33% |
| 30–39 | under 5% | about 35% |
| 40–49 | under 5% | about 40% |
| 50–59 | under 5% | about 46% |
| 60–69 | under 5% | about 48% |
| 70–79 | about 6% | about 62% |
| 80 and older | about 10% | about 66% |
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.