Jim Henson

How tall was Jim Henson?

Jim Henson is commonly listed at 6 ft 3 in (190 cm).

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

Jim Henson’s 6 ft 3 in (190 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Jim Henson is taller than the average US woman by 11.5 in (28.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Jim Henson: 6 ft 3 in (190 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Jim Henson is taller than the average US man by 6 in (14.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Jim Henson is taller than the average US woman by 11.5 in (28.8 cm).Jim Henson is taller than the average US woman by 11.5 in (28.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Jim Henson: 6 ft 3 in (190 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Jim Henson is taller than the average US man by 6 in (14.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Jim Henson is taller than the average US woman by 11.5 in (28.8 cm).

Jim Henson beside others

  • James Cameron: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 1 in (2 cm) shorter than Jim Henson.
  • John Huston: 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm), 1 in (3 cm) shorter than Jim Henson.
  • Quentin Tarantino: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm), 2 in (4.6 cm) shorter than Jim Henson.

Where this height comes from

6 ft 3 in (190 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: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Jim Henson, 6 ft 3 in (190 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)