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[3] One version of the proportions used in modern figure drawing is: [4] An average person is generally 7-and-a-half heads tall (including the head). An ideal figure, used when aiming for an impression of nobility or grace, is drawn at 8 heads tall. A heroic figure, used in the depiction of gods and superheroes, is eight-and-a-half heads tall ...
The people of Ancient Egypt stood around 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) for males and 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [64] The Ancient Greeks averaged 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) for males and 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) for females. The Romans were slightly taller, with an average height of 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) for males and 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [65]
6 ft 3 in 6 ft 1 in 6 ft 1 in: 190 cm 185 cm 185 cm: 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in: 19 cm 14 cm 14 cm 1820: James Monroe† 6 ft 0 in 183 cm 1816: James Monroe: 6 ft 0 in 183 cm: Rufus King 1812: James Madison: 5 ft 4 in 163 cm: DeWitt Clinton [82] 6 ft 3 in 190 cm: 11 in 28 cm 1808: James Madison: 5 ft 4 in 163 cm: Charles C ...
According to a study in France, executives and professionals are 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) taller, and university students are 2.55 centimetres (1.0 in) taller than the national average. [7] As this case shows, data taken from a particular social group may not represent a total population in some countries.
With the average American woman's height (20 years and older) at about 5 ft 4 in (162.1 cm) (Department of Health 2012), both standard and catalog size ranges attempt to address a variety of weights or builds as well as providing for the "shorter-than-average" height woman with "petite" and "half-sizes". However "taller-than-average" women may ...
David Epstein in his book The Sports Gene devoted a chapter to "The Vitruvian NBA Player" and therein noted "The average arm-span-to-height ratio [i.e., ape index] of an NBA player is 1.063." [ 10 ] Having an ape index of less than 1 is very rare among NBA players; only two players in the NBA 2010–11 season had one. [ 10 ]
7 ft 4.6 in: Tallest man in Nigeria while he was alive. [136] 1975–2023 (47) Nagawoo Jimaan Ethiopia: 225 cm: 7 ft 4.6 in: Tallest living man in Ethiopia. [137] born 1997/98 (aged 24 as of March 2022) Ivo Höger Czech Republic: 225 cm: 7 ft 4.6 in: Tallest living man in the Czech Republic. Former professional basketball player. [138] born 1982
A 2013 study identified critical threshold values according to age, with consequent significant reduction in life expectancy if exceeded. These are: WHtR greater than 0.5 for people under 40 years of age, 0.5 to 0.6 for people aged 40–50, and greater than 0.6 for people over 50 years of age. [15]