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Shaquille O'Neal

How tall is Shaquille O'Neal?

Shaquille O'Neal, known as Shaq, is listed by the NBA at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).

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

Victor Wembanyama is taller than Shaquille O'Neal by 3 in (7.6 cm). Shaquille O'Neal and Victor Wembanyama side by side.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 7 ft 1 in

Side by side with Kevin Durant, Yao Ming and Chet Holmgren

Victor Wembanyama is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 7 in (48.4 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Shaquille O'Neal: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Victor Wembanyama is taller than Shaquille O'Neal by 3 in (7.6 cm). Victor Wembanyama: 7 ft 4 in (223.5 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Victor Wembanyama is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 7 in (48.4 cm).Victor Wembanyama is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 7 in (48.4 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Shaquille O'Neal: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Victor Wembanyama is taller than Shaquille O'Neal by 3 in (7.6 cm). Victor Wembanyama: 7 ft 4 in (223.5 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Victor Wembanyama is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 7 in (48.4 cm).

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Shaquille O'Neal beside others

Shaquille O'Neal 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: Robert Parish and Wilt Chamberlain.

  • Patrick Ewing: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Shaquille O'Neal.

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Where this height comes from

The chart converts the NBA feet-and-inches listing. A rounded metric label can differ slightly from that exact conversion.

7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm)

Shaquille O'Neal is listed by the NBA at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). NBA listed height.

Source: NBA, Wikipedia

Photo: MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

Compared with Shaquille O'Neal

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). How tall is Shaq? Shaquille O'Neal: 7 ft 1 in (216 cm). https://heightvs.com/how-tall/shaquille-oneal
MLA“How Tall Is Shaq? Shaquille O'Neal: 7 ft 1 in (216 cm).” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/shaquille-oneal.
Chicago“How Tall Is Shaq? Shaquille O'Neal: 7 ft 1 in (216 cm).” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/shaquille-oneal.
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Shaquille O'Neal, 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)