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Robert Parish

How tall is Robert Parish?

Robert Parish is commonly listed at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Robert Parish’s 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Other reports range from 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) to 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Each one is listed below with where it comes from.

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Robert Parish is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Robert Parish: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Robert Parish is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 4 in (40.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Robert Parish is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm).Robert Parish is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Robert Parish: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Robert Parish is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 4 in (40.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Robert Parish is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm).

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Robert Parish beside others

Robert Parish is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 11.5 in (29.1 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 10 in (55.9 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 7 ft 1 in: Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain.

  • Pau Gasol: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Robert Parish.

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7 ft 1 in (215.9 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

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7 ft 0 in (213 cm)

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Photo: Cpl. Lameen Witter, derivative work by JoeJohnson2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). Robert Parish height: 7 ft 1 in (216 cm), drawn beside you. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/robert-parish
MLA“Robert Parish Height: 7 ft 1 in (216 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/robert-parish.
Chicago“Robert Parish Height: 7 ft 1 in (216 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/robert-parish.
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Robert Parish, 7 ft 1 in (216 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)