Is 5'8" short?

5 ft 8 in is a little below average for a US man and very tall for a US woman.

For a man, 5 ft 8 in is a little below average: about 38 in 100 US men are shorter. For a woman, 5 ft 8 in is very tall: more than 95 in 100 US women are shorter.

5 ft 8 in is 172.7 cm, or 68 inches.

Listed at about 5 ft 8 in: Tom Holland, Deepika Padukone and Joe Rogan.

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Famous people at about 5 ft 8 in

Women

Deepika Padukone · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
Katrina Kaif · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
Rihanna · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
Erika Kirk · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
Dua Lipa · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
Julia Roberts · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in

Men

Tom Holland · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
Joe Rogan · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
Salman Khan · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
DaBaby · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
Eminem · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in
Ryan Seacrest · 5 ft 8 in · Draw beside 5 ft 8 in

People listed at about 5 ft 8 in

233 people in our list have a published height within half an inch of 5 ft 8 in.

All 233 people listed at about 5 ft 8 in

Hannah Jeter: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Lauren Bacall: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Rutherford B. Hayes: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Michael Bloomberg: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (173.7 cm).
6arelyhuman: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Abbie Cornish: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Agyness Deyn: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Alessandro Del Piero: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Alessandro Florenzi: listed by Wikipedia at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Alexa Chung: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Alexandra Daddario: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Amber Rose: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Amelia Earhart: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Andie MacDowell: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Andrés Manuel López Obrador: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Angela Lansbury: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Angela Sarafyan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Angelique Kerber: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Anna Kournikova: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Anne Hathaway: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Anouk Aimée: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Anushka Sharma: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Anya Taylor-Joy: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Bella Thorne: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Big L: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Big Pun: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Bipasha Basu: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Bon Scott: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Bruce Lee: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Camilla Belle: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Candice King: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Carlos Valdez: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Chloë Sevigny: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Chris Farley: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Conor McGregor: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Cris Cyborg: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Crystal Allen: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Dane DeHaan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
David Cassidy: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Denise Crosby: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Dennis Hopper: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Diora Baird: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Donnie Yen: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Eddie Van Halen: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Edgar Wright: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Emmanuel Macron: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Éric Zemmour: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Esmé Bianco: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Esther Williams: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Eva Marie: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Gaspar Noé: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Gavin Leatherwood: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Gene Kelly: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Gia Carangi: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Greta Onieogou: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Heather Graham: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Helen Slater: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Holly Willoughby: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Hugo Chávez: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Humphrey Bogart: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
James Blunt: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Jasmine Sanders: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Joanna Lumley: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Jodie Comer: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Juan Gabriel: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Julia Stiles: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Kali Reis: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Kelsey Merritt: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Kieran Trippier: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Kira Kosarin: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Kirby Puckett: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Kylie Bunbury: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Lara Dutta: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Madeline Zima: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Madison Hu: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Martina García: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Mary Steenburgen: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Maryse Mizanin: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Maureen O'Hara: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Melissa Benoist: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Michael Emerson: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Michael Owen: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Michaela Conlin: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Michelle Dockery: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Milburn Stone: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Nadiya Bychkova: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Paget Brewster: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Pam Grier: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Patti Smith: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Pelé: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Pop Smoke: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Raekwon: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Redd Foxx: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Robert Conrad: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Saki Kumagai: listed by Wikipedia at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Sergio Agüero: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Shanna Moakler: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Suki Waterhouse: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Sushmita Sen: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Swae Lee: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Takefusa Kubo: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Tarō Asō: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Téa Leoni: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Tim Roth: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Tom Daley: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Tom Holland: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Tom Platz: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Tony Dow: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Whitney Houston: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Yul Brynner: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Barbara Bush: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.8 cm).
T-Pain: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.8 cm).
Aaron Paul: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Ben Hogan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Ben Kingsley: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Bill Maher: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Bolo Yeung: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Brian Lara: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Camille Kostek: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Cate Blanchett: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Christina Hendricks: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Cobie Smulders: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
DaBaby: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Dave Mackay: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Deepika Padukone: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Don Cheadle: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Elizabeth Hurley: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Elton John: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Eminem: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Emma Thompson: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Erika Kirk: listed by Regis University Athletics at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Floyd Mayweather: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Gina Carano: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Hailee Steinfeld: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Holly Holm: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Ice Cube: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
IShowSpeed: billed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
James K. Polk: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Jane Fonda: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Jenni Falconer: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Jennifer Garner: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Joaquin Phoenix: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Joe Rogan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Julia Roberts: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Kanye West: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Katherine Schwarzenegger: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Katrina Kaif: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Lauren Graham: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Lisa Kudrow: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Mariska Hargitay: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Mark Ruffalo: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Mary Elizabeth Winstead: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Niall Horan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Paris Hilton: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Pia Wurtzbach: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Rihanna: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Rita Wilson: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Robert Downey Jr.: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Rupert Grint: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Ryan Seacrest: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Salman Khan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Sean Penn: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Shah Rukh Khan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Shailene Woodley: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Stanley Tucci: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Stephanie McMahon: billed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
The Weeknd: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Tobey Maguire: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Usher: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
William Henry Harrison: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
YoungBoy Never Broke Again: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Zac Efron: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Zachary Taylor: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Barry Sanders: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Cara Delevingne: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Charlotte McKinney: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Diane Keaton: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Dua Lipa: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Eddie Guerrero: was billed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Hailey Bieber: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
James Dean: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Landon Donovan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Lil Baby: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Madison Bailey: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Marisa Miller: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Mike Mentzer: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Torrie Wilson: billed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Ulysses S. Grant: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Yaya DaCosta: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Alejandro Kirk: listed by the MLB at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Barry Keoghan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
John McCain: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Kit Harington: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Pierre Trudeau: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Willem Drees: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.6 cm).
Kai Greene: commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm).
Akira Kitaguchi: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Anna Torv: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Brian Littrell: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Carole Bouquet: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Courtney Hope: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Crystal Reed: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Douglas Costa: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Elizabeth Montgomery: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Finn Cole: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Georges Moustaki: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Giorgio Armani: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Heida Reed: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Isao Iwabuchi: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Li Na: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Luka Modrić: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Maggie Q: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Philippe Coutinho: listed by Wikipedia at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Phoebe Tonkin: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Raheem Sterling: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Roberto Durán: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Sara Sampaio: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Sarah Wayne Callies: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Sienna Guillory: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Sukarno: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Takumi Minamino: listed by Wikipedia at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Tarja Halonen: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Tony Jaa: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Valerie Perrine: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Vera Zvonareva: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Yasuyuki Kuwahara: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Zico: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm).
Candice Bergen: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm).
Gabrielle Union: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm).
John Quincy Adams: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm).
Lindsey Graham: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm).
Robert Irwin: commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm).

Draw 5 ft 8 in beside the five most looked-up

Just outside that half inch: Andrés Iniesta at 5 ft 7.3 in (171 cm) and Aya Nakamura at just over 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).

Also about this tall: Shire horse at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm); Dartboard bullseye at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).

Our list covers people with a public role and a published height. It is not a count of everyone who is 5 ft 8 in.

How common is 5 ft 8 in?

About 1 man in 3 in this survey is this height or shorter. Fewer than 1 woman in 20 in this survey is this tall or taller.

Age group	Men shorter than 5 ft 8 in	Women shorter than 5 ft 8 in
All adults 20 and older	about 38%	over 95%
20–29	about 32%	about 92%
30–39	about 32%	about 95%
40–49	about 33%	over 95%
50–59	about 42%	over 95%
60–69	about 39%	over 95%
70–79	about 50%	over 95%
80 and older	about 64%	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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APA	Heightvs. (2026, October 17). 5'8" height comparison: Tom Holland and 232 more. https://heightvs.com/height/5-ft-8
MLA	“5'8" Height Comparison: Tom Holland and 232 More.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/height/5-ft-8.
Chicago	“5'8" Height Comparison: Tom Holland and 232 More.” Heightvs. Last modified October 17, 2026. https://heightvs.com/height/5-ft-8.
Link	<a href="https://heightvs.com/height/5-ft-8">5'8" height comparison: Tom Holland and 232 more (Heightvs)</a>

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