How tall was Jane Goodall?

Jane Goodall is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).

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Jane Goodall’s 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) is a little above average for a US woman: about 69 in 100 US women are shorter.

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5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

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Jane Goodall, 5 ft 5 in (165 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)