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How tall was Douglas Adams?

Douglas Adams is commonly listed at 6 ft 5 in (196 cm).

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

Douglas Adams’s 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Douglas Adams is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Douglas Adams: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Douglas Adams is taller than the average US man by 8 in (20.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Douglas Adams is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.8 cm).Douglas Adams is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Douglas Adams: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Douglas Adams is taller than the average US man by 8 in (20.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Douglas Adams is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.8 cm).

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Douglas Adams beside others

Douglas Adams is one of the taller writers we have heights for: Peter Freuchen (6 ft 7 in) stands 2 in (5 cm) taller and Lorenz Hart (5 ft 0 in) is 1 ft 5.5 in (44 cm) shorter.

  • Stephen King: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 1 in (3 cm) shorter than Douglas Adams.
  • Kurt Vonnegut: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 1 in (3 cm) shorter than Douglas Adams.
  • Stan Lee: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), 6.5 in (16 cm) shorter than Douglas Adams.

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6 ft 5 in (196 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.

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Douglas Adams, 6 ft 5 in (196 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)