Is 7'1" tall?
7 ft 1 in is very tall for a US man or woman.
For a man, 7 ft 1 in is very tall: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter. For a woman, 7 ft 1 in is very tall: more than 95 in 100 US women are shorter.
7 ft 1 in is 215.9 cm, or 85 inches.
Listed at about 7 ft 1 in: Shaquille O'Neal, Chet Holmgren and The Great Khali.
Famous people at about 7 ft 1 in
Women
- Rumeysa Gelgi · 7 ft 0.5 in · Draw beside 7 ft 1 in
- Stephanie Okechukwu · 7 ft 1 in · Draw beside 7 ft 1 in
Men
- Shaquille O'Neal · 7 ft 1 in · Draw beside 7 ft 1 in
- Chet Holmgren · 7 ft 1 in · Draw beside 7 ft 1 in
- The Great Khali · 7 ft 0.5 in · Draw beside 7 ft 1 in
- Ian Whyte · 7 ft 1 in · Draw beside 7 ft 1 in
- David Robinson · 7 ft 1 in · Draw beside 7 ft 1 in
- Richard Kiel · 7 ft 1.5 in · Draw beside 7 ft 1 in
People listed at about 7 ft 1 in
10 people in our list have a published height within half an inch of 7 ft 1 in.
All 10 people listed at about 7 ft 1 in
- Richard Kiel: commonly listed at 7 ft 1.5 in (217.2 cm).
- Stephanie Okechukwu: commonly listed at 7 ft 1 in (216 cm).
- Chet Holmgren: listed by the NBA at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).
- David Robinson: commonly listed at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).
- Ian Whyte: commonly listed at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).
- Robert Parish: commonly listed at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).
- Shaquille O'Neal: listed by the NBA at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).
- Wilt Chamberlain: commonly listed at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).
- Rumeysa Gelgi: commonly listed at 7 ft 0.5 in (215 cm).
- The Great Khali: commonly listed at 7 ft 0.5 in (215 cm).
Draw 7 ft 1 in beside the five most looked-up
Just outside that half inch: Big Cass at 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm) and Margo Dydek at 7 ft 1.8 in (218 cm).
Our list covers people with a public role and a published height. It is not a count of everyone who is 7 ft 1 in.
How common is 7 ft 1 in?
Fewer than 1 man in 20 in this survey is this tall or taller. Fewer than 1 woman in 20 in this survey is this tall or taller.
In every age group, 7 ft 1 in is taller than the highest percentile the CDC published for men and for women (the 95th, or the 90th for age 80 and older). The survey supports no closer estimate.
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.