How tall was Groucho Marx?

Groucho Marx is commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm).

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Groucho Marx’s 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 30 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Groucho Marx beside others

Groucho Marx is in the middle of the 52 comedians we have heights for: Greg Davies (6 ft 8 in) stands 1 ft 0.5 in (32.2 cm) taller and Sandi Toksvig (5 ft 0 in) is 7.5 in (19 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 7.5 in (171 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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Groucho Marx, 5 ft 7.5 in (171 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)