How tall is William Shatner?

William Shatner is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).

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William Shatner’s 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm) is about average for a US man: about 50 in 100 US men are shorter.

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William Shatner beside others

William Shatner is in the middle of the 1,404 actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 2 ft 0 in (60.7 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 3 ft 1 in (94 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 5 ft 9 in: Wesley Snipes, Jean-Claude Van Damme and James Caan.

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5 ft 9 in (175.3 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 Shatner, 5 ft 9 in (175 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)