How tall was Stephen Hawking?

Stephen Hawking is commonly listed at 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm).

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Stephen Hawking’s 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 21 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height falls Everyone about 5 ft 7 in

Stephen Hawking beside others

Stephen Hawking is the shortest of the 7 scientists we have heights for: Albert Einstein (5 ft 9 in) is next, 2.5 in (6 cm) taller.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson 6 ft 2 in

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5 ft 6.5 in (169 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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Stephen Hawking, 5 ft 6.5 in (169 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)