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Peter Mayhew

How tall was Peter Mayhew?

Peter Mayhew is commonly listed at 7 ft 3 in (221 cm).

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Peter Mayhew’s 7 ft 3 in (221 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Other reports range from 7 ft 2 in (218 cm) to 7 ft 3 in (221 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 7 ft 3 in (221 cm). Each one is listed below with where it comes from.

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Peter Mayhew is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 11.5 in (59.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Peter Mayhew: 7 ft 3 in (221 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Peter Mayhew is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 6 in (45.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Peter Mayhew is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 11.5 in (59.8 cm).Peter Mayhew is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 11.5 in (59.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Peter Mayhew: 7 ft 3 in (221 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Peter Mayhew is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 6 in (45.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Peter Mayhew is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 11.5 in (59.8 cm).

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Peter Mayhew beside others

Peter Mayhew is one of the taller actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 6 in (15 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 4 ft 7 in (139.7 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

  • Kevin Peter Hall: 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Peter Mayhew.
  • Richard Kiel: 7 ft 1.5 in (217.2 cm), 1.5 in (3.8 cm) shorter than Peter Mayhew.
  • Ian Whyte: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm), 2 in (5.1 cm) shorter than Peter Mayhew.

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7 ft 3 in (221 cm)

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Source: Wikipedia

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7 ft 2 in (218 cm)

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Peter Mayhew, 7 ft 3 in (221 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)