William Hurt

How tall was William Hurt?

William Hurt is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).

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William Hurt’s 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

William Hurt is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.William Hurt: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). William Hurt is taller than the average US man by 5 in (12.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). William Hurt is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm).William Hurt is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.William Hurt: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). William Hurt is taller than the average US man by 5 in (12.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). William Hurt is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm).

William Hurt beside others

William Hurt is one of the taller actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 1 ft 7 in (48 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 3 ft 6 in (106.7 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 6 ft 2 in: Ryan Reynolds, Will Smith and Elizabeth Debicki.

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6 ft 2 in (188 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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William Hurt, 6 ft 2 in (188 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)