How tall was Yul Brynner?

Yul Brynner is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).

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Yul Brynner’s 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 39 in 100 US men are shorter.

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Yul Brynner: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). The average US man is taller than Yul Brynner by 1 in (2.1 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.Yul Brynner: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). The average US man is taller than Yul Brynner by 1 in (2.1 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).

Yul Brynner beside others

Yul Brynner is in the middle of the 1,404 actors we have heights for: Sun Mingming (7 ft 9 in) stands 2 ft 1 in (63 cm) taller and Verne Troyer (2 ft 8 in) is 3 ft 0 in (91.7 cm) shorter. All 1,404 ranked, tallest first.

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5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

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Yul Brynner, 5 ft 8 in (173 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)