Gillian Anderson

How tall is Gillian Anderson?

Gillian Anderson is commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).

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

Gillian Anderson’s 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) is about average for a US woman: about 44 in 100 US women are shorter.

The average US man is taller than Gillian Anderson by 6 in (15.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Gillian Anderson: 5 ft 3 in (160 cm). The average US man is taller than Gillian Anderson by 6 in (15.1 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 Gillian Anderson by 6 in (15.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Gillian Anderson: 5 ft 3 in (160 cm). The average US man is taller than Gillian Anderson by 6 in (15.1 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).

Gillian Anderson beside others

Gillian Anderson is one of the shorter actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 2 ft 6 in (76 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 2 ft 7 in (78.7 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 5 ft 3 in: Sydney Sweeney, Natalie Portman and Amanda Seyfried.

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5 ft 3 in (160 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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