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Marilyn Monroe

How tall was Marilyn Monroe?

Marilyn Monroe is commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm).

The Marilyn Monroe Collection’s listing, with no date or measurement published. Where this height comes from

Marilyn Monroe’s 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm) is a little above average for a US woman: about 76 in 100 US women are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 6 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Marilyn Monroe: 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm). The average US man is taller than Marilyn Monroe by 3.5 in (8.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Marilyn Monroe: 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm). The average US man is taller than Marilyn Monroe by 3.5 in (8.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Marilyn Monroe beside others

Marilyn Monroe is one of the shorter actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 2 ft 3.5 in (69.6 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 2 ft 9.5 in (85.1 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 5 ft 5.5 in: G Hannelius, Ian Holm and Emmanuelle Riva.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm)

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

Source: The Marilyn Monroe Collection

Photo: Sam Shaw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: The Marilyn Monroe Collection.

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Marilyn Monroe, 5 ft 5.5 in (166 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)