Is 5'6" tall?
5 ft 6 in is a little above average for a US woman and a little below average for a US man.
For a woman, 5 ft 6 in is a little above average: about 81 in 100 US women are shorter. For a man, 5 ft 6 in is a little below average: about 16 in 100 US men are shorter.
5 ft 6 in is 167.6 cm, or 66 inches.
Listed at about 5 ft 6 in: Ella Langley, Kendrick Lamar and Jack Black.
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Famous people at about 5 ft 6 in
Women
- Ella Langley · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Kylie Jenner · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Margot Robbie · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Meghan Markle · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Ana de Armas · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Gwen Stefani · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
Men
- Kendrick Lamar · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Jack Black · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Al Pacino · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Elijah Wood · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Rey Mysterio · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
- Henry Winkler · 5 ft 6 in · Draw beside 5 ft 6 in
People listed at about 5 ft 6 in
151 people in our list have a published height within half an inch of 5 ft 6 in.
All 151 people listed at about 5 ft 6 in
- Aaron Burr: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Afton Williamson: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Alexandra Stan: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Amanda Blake: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Anne Meara: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Ariel Camacho: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Asia Argento: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Benedetta Porcaroli: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Bonnie Wright: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Briana Cuoco: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Cameron Boyce: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Catherine Deneuve: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- D’Angelo: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Darren Sproles: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Denise Richards: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Eizo Yuguchi: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Elaine Thompson-Herah: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Elizabeth Olsen: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Ellie Bamber: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Emma Willis: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Fanny Cadeo: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Fiona Gubelmann: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- George V: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Georgina Campbell: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Haley Joel Osment: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- James Brown: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- January Jones: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Jet Li: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Jocelyn Hudon: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Joni Mitchell: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Joséphine Jobert: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Juliette Binoche: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Katheryn Winnick: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Kelly Brook: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Kylie Cantrall: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Levy Tran: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Lottie Moss: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Louis Armstrong: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Lucy Collett: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Marie Antoinette: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Marlene Dietrich: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Mary of Teck: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Maya Rudolph: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- MO3 (rapper): commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- N'Golo Kanté: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Nathan Kress: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Paz Vega: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Phil Collins: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- PinkPantheress: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Raquel Welch: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Rebecca Gayheart: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Ricky Hatton: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Roberto Carlos: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Rocky Rodríguez: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Roger Craig Smith: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Rose Byrne: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Ruby Rose: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Sal Mineo: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Saoirse Ronan: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Sasha Pieterse: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Shamita Shetty: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Sherman Hemsley: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Simona Halep: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Sofia Richie: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Stephanie Beatriz: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Suharto: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Takeshi Kitano: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Tamsin Greig: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Teri Hatcher: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Tichina Arnold: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Tim Conway: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Tom Bosley: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Trippie Redd: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Twiggy: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Vanessa Williams: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Vikkstar123: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Winston Churchill: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Zara Tindall: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
- Al Pacino: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Alan Ladd: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Allyson Felix: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Amy Smart: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Ana de Armas: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Ava Gardner: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Bayley: billed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Becky Lynch: billed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Benjamin Harrison: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Billy Crystal: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Bono: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Dennis Wise: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Elijah Wood: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Emma Stone: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Eva Mendes: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Gary Player: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- George Lucas: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Goldie Hawn: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Gwen Stefani: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Henry Winkler: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Hilary Swank: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Jack Black: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Jack LaLanne: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Jayne Mansfield: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Jeanine Pirro: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Jesse Ridgway: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Kaley Cuoco: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Kate Moss: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Kate Winslet: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Keeley Hazell: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Kendrick Lamar: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Kirsten Dunst: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Kylie Jenner: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Margot Robbie: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Martin Van Buren: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Meghan Markle: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Meryl Streep: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Miesha Tate: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- MoistCr1TiKaL / penguinz0: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Nikki Bella: billed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Penélope Cruz: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Peter Falk: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Priyanka Chopra: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Rey Mysterio: billed by WWE at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Rita Hayworth: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Roger Daltrey: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Ronda Rousey: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Rudy Ruettiger: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Sean Astin: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Sharon Tate: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Toni Trucks: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- XXXTentacion: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Ella Langley: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
- Natalie Martinez: commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.5 cm).
- Ester Expósito: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Iman Vellani: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Lola Tung: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Madelyn Cline: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Marc Anthony: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Marie Laforêt: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Mylène Farmer: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Nana Mouskouri: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Napoleon: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Peyton List: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Romário: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Sandrine Bonnaire: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Sofia Boutella: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Tori Spelling: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
- Tutankhamun: was measured by archaeologists at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm) (the length of his mummy).
- Lisa: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (166.5 cm).
- Marilyn Monroe: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm).
- Kit Carson: commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm).
Draw 5 ft 6 in beside the five most looked-up
Just outside that half inch: G Hannelius at 5 ft 5.4 in (166 cm) and Andy Williams at just over 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm).
Also about this tall: Percheron at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
Our list covers people with a public role and a published height. It is not a count of everyone who is 5 ft 6 in.
How common is 5 ft 6 in?
About 1 man in 6 in this survey is this height or shorter. About 1 woman in 5 in this survey is this tall or taller.
| Age group | Men shorter than 5 ft 6 in | Women shorter than 5 ft 6 in |
|---|---|---|
| All adults 20 and older | about 16% | about 81% |
| 20–29 | about 10% | about 72% |
| 30–39 | about 14% | about 76% |
| 40–49 | about 11% | about 80% |
| 50–59 | about 17% | about 82% |
| 60–69 | about 17% | about 85% |
| 70–79 | about 26% | about 94% |
| 80 and older | about 35% | over 90% |
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.