How tall was Chris Farley?

Chris Farley is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).

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Chris Farley’s 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 39 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.Chris Farley: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). The average US man is taller than Chris Farley 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.Chris Farley: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). The average US man is taller than Chris Farley 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).

Chris Farley beside others

Chris Farley 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 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 3 ft 0 in (91.7 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

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5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

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Chris Farley, 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)