How tall was Johnny Carson?

Johnny Carson is commonly listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm).

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Johnny Carson’s 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 69 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height falls Everyone about 5 ft 10 in

Johnny Carson beside others

Johnny Carson is in the middle of the 38 television presenters we have heights for: Richard Osman (6 ft 7 in) stands 8.5 in (21.7 cm) taller and Jason Acuña (4 ft 0.5 in) is 1 ft 10 in (56 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 10.5 in (179 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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Johnny Carson, 5 ft 10.5 in (179 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)