Is 5'9" tall?

5 ft 9 in is about average for a US man and very tall for a US woman: about the same height as the average US man and 5.5 in (14.1 cm) taller than the average US woman.

For a man, 5 ft 9 in is about average: about 50 in 100 US men are shorter. For a woman, 5 ft 9 in is very tall: more than 95 in 100 US women are shorter.

5 ft 9 in is 175.3 cm, or 69 inches.

Listed at about 5 ft 9 in: Adam Sandler, Ryan Trahan and Jason Statham.

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Famous people at about 5 ft 9 in

Women

Tate McRae · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Nikki Glaser · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Cameron Diaz · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Maya Hawke · 5 ft 8.5 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Jennifer Lawrence · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Catherine, Princess of Wales · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in

Men

Adam Sandler · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Ryan Trahan · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Jason Statham · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Rami Malek · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Lewis Hamilton · 5 ft 8.5 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in
Justin Bieber · 5 ft 9 in · Draw beside 5 ft 9 in

People listed at about 5 ft 9 in

247 people in our list have a published height within half an inch of 5 ft 9 in.

All 247 people listed at about 5 ft 9 in

Christie Brinkley: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm).
Cindy Crawford: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm).
Kaia Gerber: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm).
Jimmy Carter: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm).
Amber Valletta: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Antoine Griezmann: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Daniel MacPherson: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
David Guetta: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Elsa Hosk: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Freddie Highmore: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Iga Świątek: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Isco: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Jessica Gomes: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Joely Richardson: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Jung Ho-yeon: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Lino Ventura: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Maciej Musiał: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Manuel Valls: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Miriam Leone: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Natalia Vodianova: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Nina Agdal: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Olga Kurylenko: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Radja Nainggolan: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Serge Gnabry: listed by Wikipedia at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Sufjan Stevens: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Suga: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Vinícius Júnior: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Wayne Rooney: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Yvonne Strahovski: commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm).
Rory McIlroy: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Abbey Clancy: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Adam Sandler: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Angie Harmon: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Anthony Hopkins: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Barbara Palvin: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Bridgette Wilson: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Bruce Springsteen: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Cameron Diaz: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Camila Morrone: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Catherine, Princess of Wales: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Coco Gauff: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Danny Ramirez: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
DDG: commonly listed at about 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Dick Clark: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Eddie Murphy: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Elle Fanning: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Florence Welch: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Gemma Chan: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Grace Park: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Greg Biffle: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Gwyneth Paltrow: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Harry S. Truman: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Ian Wright: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Ingrid Bergman: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Jackie Cruz: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Jamie Foxx: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Jared Leto: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Jason Statham: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Jay Cutler (bodybuilder): commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Jean-Claude Van Damme: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Jennifer Lawrence: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
John David Washington: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Justin Bieber: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Katherine Heigl: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Katie Holmes: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Kelly Slater: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Kiefer Sutherland: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Lolo Jones: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Lynda Carter: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Mariah Carey: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Michael Chang: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Michael Jackson: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Millard Fillmore: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Monica Bellucci: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Nargis Fakhri: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Nate Robinson: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Nikki Glaser: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Noah Schnapp: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Oscar Isaac: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Paul Walter Hauser: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Phil Heath: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Rami Malek: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Rickie Fowler: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Royce da 5'9": commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Ryan Trahan: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Shia LaBeouf: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Steve Buscemi: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Steve Carell: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Taron Egerton: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Tate McRae: commonly listed at about 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Tom Bergeron: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Tony Danza: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Virat Kohli: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Wesley Snipes: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Willem Dafoe: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
William Shatner: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Zayn Malik: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Adèle Haenel: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Adolf Hitler: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Albert Einstein: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Alberto Sordi: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Alison Doody: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Anthony Daniels: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Austin Aries: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Axl Rose: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Bea Arthur: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Bella Hadid: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Beverly Johnson: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Billy Idol: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Bobby Darin: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Brad Delp: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Brooklyn Decker: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Casey Affleck: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Cat Deeley: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Claude Chabrol: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Cynthia Watros: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
David Bisbal: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Dimebag Darrell: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Eden Hazard: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Elizabeth Mitchell: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Emmitt Smith: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Erin Krakow: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Ernest Borgnine: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Faith Hill: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Frank Vincent: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Frank Zane: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Freddie Mercury: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Gemma Atkinson: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Gene Autry: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
George Carlin: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
George III of Great Britain: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
George VI: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Glenn Frey: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Harnaaz Sandhu: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Harry Melling: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Heiko Maas: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Henry Kissinger: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Hiroki Fujiharu: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Hugh Hefner: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Iskra Lawrence: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Ivana Trump: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Jaafar Jackson: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Jack Lemmon: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Jaime King: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
James Caan: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
James Toney: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Jasmine Borrero Tookes: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Jean-Luc Mélenchon: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Jesse Lingard: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Jim Croce: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Joao Grimaldo: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Joe Jackson (talent manager): commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Johnny Gaudreau: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Joko Widodo: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Joy Bryant: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Karl Marx: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Katinka Hosszú: listed by Wikipedia at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Katrina Bowden: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Kelly Lynch: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Kelly Rohrbach: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
King Von: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Kirk Douglas: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Kristen Ledlow: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Kriti Sanon: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Krysten Ritter: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Kurt Cobain: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Lee Meriwether: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Leonard Cohen: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Leslie Bibb: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Lisa Blount: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Lucy Fry: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Marlon Brando: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Marty Robbins: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Merle Haggard: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Michael Landon: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Miranda Kerr: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Mohamed Salah: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Neymar: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Nick Fuentes: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Nicolò Barella: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Paul Wesley: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Pope Francis: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Rebecca Herbst: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Richard Dawson: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Robert Hossein: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Roman Atwood: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Roy Scheider: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Serena Williams: listed by the WTA at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Simon Cowell: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Sophie Turner: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Thorgan Hazard: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Tom Felton: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Tom Hardy: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Tom Petty: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Tony Curtis: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Tupac Shakur: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Vern Gosdin: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Wallis Day: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
William Halsey Jr.: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Winnie Harlow: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Zuleyka Rivera: commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Aya Nakamura: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
B. J. Novak: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Beppe Grillo: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Charles Bronson: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Cher: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Chrissy Teigen: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Christine Bleakley: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Diane Kruger: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Donald Glover: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Elina Svitolina: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Eve Torres: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Fanny Ardant: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Gary Oldman: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Gerónimo: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Ilia Malinin: listed by Team USA at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Izabella Scorupco: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Jackie Chan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Joe Cocker: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Katherine Barrell: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Kevin Magnussen: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Laurel Marsden: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Lewis Hamilton: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Manuela Arcuri: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Marcelo Vieira: listed by Wikipedia at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Mark Twain: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Maya Hawke: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Michael Schumacher: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Milla Jovovich: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Mimi Rogers: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Robert Duvall: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Rosamund Pike: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Sabrina Salerno: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Sadio Mané: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Sharon Stone: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Shilpa Shetty: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Sophia Loren: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Svetlana Kuznetsova: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Taylor Cole: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Taylor Lautner: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Tom Grennan: commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
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).

Draw 5 ft 9 in beside the five most looked-up

Just outside that half inch: Michael Bloomberg at 5 ft 8.4 in (173.7 cm) and Brent Smith at 5 ft 9.6 in (176.8 cm).

Our list covers people with a public role and a published height. It is not a count of everyone who is 5 ft 9 in.

How common is 5 ft 9 in?

About 1 man in 2 in this survey is this tall or taller. Fewer than 1 woman in 20 in this survey is this tall or taller.

Age group	Men shorter than 5 ft 9 in	Women shorter than 5 ft 9 in
All adults 20 and older	about 50%	over 95%
20–29	about 46%	over 95%
30–39	about 44%	over 95%
40–49	about 45%	over 95%
50–59	about 54%	over 95%
60–69	about 51%	over 95%
70–79	about 65%	over 95%
80 and older	about 76%	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.