David Robinson

How tall is David Robinson?

David Robinson is commonly listed at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).

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

David Robinson’s 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

David Robinson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.David Robinson: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). David Robinson is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 4 in (40.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). David Robinson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm).David Robinson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.David Robinson: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). David Robinson is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 4 in (40.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). David Robinson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm).

David Robinson beside others

David Robinson is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 11.5 in (29.1 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 10 in (55.9 cm) shorter.

  • Pau Gasol: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than David Robinson.
  • Tim Duncan: 6 ft 11 in (210.8 cm), 2 in (5.1 cm) shorter than David Robinson.
  • Victor Wembanyama: 7 ft 4 in (223.5 cm), 3 in (7.6 cm) taller than David Robinson.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 1 in (215.9 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: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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MLA“David Robinson Height: 7 ft 1 in (216 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/david-robinson.
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David Robinson, 7 ft 1 in (216 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)