Dirk Nowitzki

How tall is Dirk Nowitzki?

Dirk Nowitzki is commonly listed at 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm).

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

Dirk Nowitzki’s 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Dirk Nowitzki is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 8.5 in (52.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Dirk Nowitzki: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Dirk Nowitzki is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 3 in (38.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Dirk Nowitzki is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 8.5 in (52.2 cm).Dirk Nowitzki is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 8.5 in (52.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Dirk Nowitzki: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Dirk Nowitzki is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 3 in (38.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Dirk Nowitzki is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 8.5 in (52.2 cm).

Dirk Nowitzki beside others

Dirk Nowitzki is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 1 ft 0.5 in (31.6 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 9 in (53.3 cm) shorter.

  • Anthony Davis: 6 ft 10 in (208 cm), 2 in (5.4 cm) shorter than Dirk Nowitzki.
  • Lamar Odom: 6 ft 10 in (208 cm), 2 in (5.4 cm) shorter than Dirk Nowitzki.
  • Cooper Flagg: 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), 3 in (7.4 cm) shorter than Dirk Nowitzki.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 0 in (213.4 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: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). Dirk Nowitzki height: 7 ft 0 in (213 cm), drawn beside you. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/dirk-nowitzki
MLA“Dirk Nowitzki Height: 7 ft 0 in (213 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/dirk-nowitzki.
Chicago“Dirk Nowitzki Height: 7 ft 0 in (213 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/dirk-nowitzki.
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Dirk Nowitzki, 7 ft 0 in (213 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)