How tall is David Letterman?

David Letterman is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).

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David Letterman’s 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height falls Everyone about 6 ft 2 in

David Letterman beside others

David Letterman is one of the taller comedians we have heights for: Greg Davies (6 ft 8 in) stands 6 in (15.2 cm) taller and Sandi Toksvig (5 ft 0 in) is 1 ft 2 in (36 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 6 ft 2 in: Druski, Ryan Reynolds and Will Smith.

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6 ft 2 in (188 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.

Photo: SSGT REYNALDO RAMON, USAF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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David Letterman, 6 ft 2 in (188 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)