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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

How tall is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is commonly listed at 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm).

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 10.5 in (57.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 5 in (43.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 10.5 in (57.2 cm).Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 10.5 in (57.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 5 in (43.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 10.5 in (57.2 cm).

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar beside others

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 10.5 in (26.6 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 11 in (58.4 cm) shorter.

  • Shaquille O'Neal: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
  • Wilt Chamberlain: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
  • Mark Eaton: 7 ft 4 in (223.5 cm), 2 in (5.1 cm) taller than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Yahoo from Sunnyvale, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 7 ft 2 in (218 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)