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Fred Astaire

How tall was Fred Astaire?

Fred Astaire is commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm).

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

Fred Astaire’s 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) is about average for a US man: about 59 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Fred Astaire is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Fred Astaire: 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Fred Astaire is taller than the average US man by 0.5 in (1.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Fred Astaire is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm).Fred Astaire is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Fred Astaire: 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Fred Astaire is taller than the average US man by 0.5 in (1.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Fred Astaire is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm).

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Fred Astaire beside others

Fred Astaire is the tallest of the 6 dancers we have heights for: Gene Kelly (5 ft 8 in) is next, 1.5 in (4 cm) shorter.

  • Nadiya Bychkova: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), 1.5 in (4 cm) shorter than Fred Astaire.
  • Maddie Ziegler: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), 3 in (7 cm) shorter than Fred Astaire.
  • Cheryl Burke: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm), 5.5 in (14 cm) shorter than Fred Astaire.

Where this height comes from

5 ft 9.5 in (177 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: Studio publicity still, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Fred Astaire, 5 ft 9.5 in (177 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)