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Bill Walton

How tall was Bill Walton?

Bill Walton is commonly listed at 6 ft 11 in (210.8 cm).

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Bill Walton’s 6 ft 11 in (210.8 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 6 ft 11 in

Bill Walton is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 7.5 in (49.6 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bill Walton: 6 ft 11 in (210.8 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bill Walton is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 2 in (35.7 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Bill Walton is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 7.5 in (49.6 cm).Bill Walton is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 7.5 in (49.6 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bill Walton: 6 ft 11 in (210.8 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bill Walton is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 2 in (35.7 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Bill Walton is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 7.5 in (49.6 cm).

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Bill Walton beside others

Bill Walton is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 1 ft 1.5 in (34.2 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 8 in (50.8 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 6 ft 11 in: Kevin Garnett.

  • Pau Gasol: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Bill Walton.
  • Jason Collins: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Bill Walton.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 11 in (210.8 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Portland Trail Blazers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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MLA“Bill Walton Height: 6 ft 11 in (211 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/bill-walton.
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Bill Walton, 6 ft 11 in (211 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)