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Bruce Lee

How tall was Bruce Lee?

Bruce Lee is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).

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Bruce Lee’s 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 39 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 8 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bruce Lee: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). The average US man is taller than Bruce Lee by 1 in (2.1 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.Bruce Lee: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). The average US man is taller than Bruce Lee by 1 in (2.1 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).

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Bruce Lee beside others

Bruce Lee is the shortest of the 2 martial artists we have heights for: Chuck Norris (5 ft 10 in) is next, 2 in (5 cm) taller.

Where this height comes from

5 ft 8 in (173 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: National General Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Bruce Lee, 5 ft 8 in (173 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)