Patrick Swayze

How tall was Patrick Swayze?

Patrick Swayze is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).

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Patrick Swayze’s 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 64 in 100 US men are shorter.

Patrick Swayze is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Patrick Swayze: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Patrick Swayze is taller than the average US man by 1 in (2.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Patrick Swayze is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm).Patrick Swayze is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Patrick Swayze: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Patrick Swayze is taller than the average US man by 1 in (2.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Patrick Swayze is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm).

Patrick Swayze beside others

Patrick Swayze is in the middle of the 1,404 actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 1 ft 11 in (58 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 3 ft 2 in (96.7 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

  • Scott Adkins: 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm), 1 in (2.3 cm) taller than Patrick Swayze.
  • Donnie Yen: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), 2 in (5 cm) shorter than Patrick Swayze.
  • Dev Patel: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm), 3 in (7.4 cm) taller than Patrick Swayze.

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5 ft 10 in (178 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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Patrick Swayze, 5 ft 10 in (178 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)