How tall was Hugh Hefner?

Hugh Hefner is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).

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Hugh Hefner’s 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) is about average for a US man: about 49 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Hugh Hefner beside others

Hugh Hefner is in the middle of the 19 businesspeople we have heights for: Eric Trump (6 ft 5 in) stands 8 in (20.6 cm) taller and Mary-Kate Olsen (5 ft 0 in) is 9 in (23 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

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Hugh Hefner, 5 ft 9 in (175 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)