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Sammy Davis Jr.

How tall was Sammy Davis Jr.?

Sammy Davis Jr. is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).

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Sammy Davis Jr.’s 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) is short for a US man: about 10 in 100 US men are shorter.

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The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Sammy Davis Jr.: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). The average US man is taller than Sammy Davis Jr. by 4 in (10.1 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.Sammy Davis Jr.: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). The average US man is taller than Sammy Davis Jr. by 4 in (10.1 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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Sammy Davis Jr. beside others

Sammy Davis Jr. is one of the shorter television actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 2 ft 4 in (71 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 2 ft 9 in (83.7 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

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5 ft 5 in (165 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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Sammy Davis Jr., 5 ft 5 in (165 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)