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Gene Hackman

How tall was Gene Hackman?

Gene Hackman is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).

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Gene Hackman’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 fallsEveryone about 6 ft 2 in

Gene Hackman is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Gene Hackman: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Gene Hackman is taller than the average US man by 5 in (12.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Gene Hackman is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm).Gene Hackman is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Gene Hackman: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Gene Hackman is taller than the average US man by 5 in (12.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Gene Hackman is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm).

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Gene Hackman beside others

Gene Hackman is one of the taller actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 1 ft 7 in (48 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 3 ft 6 in (106.7 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

  • Paul Newman: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm) shorter than Gene Hackman.
  • Patrick Dempsey: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm) shorter than Gene Hackman.
  • Tim Allen: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm) shorter than Gene Hackman.

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Where this height comes from

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: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Gene Hackman, 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)