Ben Kingsley

How tall is Ben Kingsley?

Ben Kingsley is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Ben Kingsley’s 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 38 in 100 US men are shorter.

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ben Kingsley: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). The average US man is taller than Ben Kingsley by 1 in (2.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ben Kingsley: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). The average US man is taller than Ben Kingsley by 1 in (2.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

Ben Kingsley beside others

Ben Kingsley is in the middle of the 1,404 actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 2 ft 1 in (63.3 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 3 ft 0 in (91.4 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 5 ft 8 in: Zac Efron, Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

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