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Gene Kelly

How tall was Gene Kelly?

Gene Kelly is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).

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Gene Kelly’s 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 39 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 8 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Gene Kelly: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). The average US man is taller than Gene Kelly by 1 in (2.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Gene Kelly: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). The average US man is taller than Gene Kelly by 1 in (2.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Gene Kelly beside others

Gene Kelly is one of the taller dancers we have heights for: Fred Astaire (5 ft 9.5 in) stands 1.5 in (4 cm) taller and Cheryl Burke (5 ft 4 in) is 4 in (10 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 8 in (173 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: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Gene Kelly, 5 ft 8 in (173 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)