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The people of Ancient Egypt stood around 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) for males and 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [60] 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. [61]
The foot of an adult European-American male is typically about 15.3% of his height, [10] giving a person of 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) a foot-length of about 268 mm (10.6 in), on average. Archaeologists believe that, in the past, the people of Egypt, India, and Mesopotamia preferred the cubit, while the people of Rome, Greece, and China preferred the foot
182.9 cm (6 ft 0 in) 169.4 cm (5 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08: 17–20 (N= m:981 f:1,107, SD= m:6.89 cm (2.7 in) f:6.37 cm (2.5 in)) 5.2%: Measured: 2017 [129] [130] Morocco: 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 159.2 cm (5 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08: 18+ (N= m:1,871 f:3,390) 100.0%: Measured: 2017 [131] Mozambique — 156 cm (5 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) —
Tallest verified human in recorded history. Height. 8 ft 11.1 in (272.0 cm) Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a ...
English poet and satirist, never grew beyond 4 ft 6 in (137 cm). [42] 1688–1744 France: 142 cm (56 in) Édith Piaf: French singer and actress, never grew beyond 4 ft 8 in (142 cm). Known for her small stature, born Édith Gassion, nicknamed Piaf, Parisian slang for "Little Sparrow" [43] 1915–1963
The second-tallest unsuccessful candidate is John Kerry, at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm). The shortest unsuccessful presidential candidate is Stephen A. Douglas, at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm). The next shortest is Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 election and is 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). The largest height difference between two presidential candidates (out of the ...
These estimates are outside the range of normal modern human height and considerably shorter than the average adult height of even the smallest modern humans, such as the Mbenga and Mbuti at 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in), [68] Twa, Semang at 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in) for adult women of the Malay Peninsula, [69] or the Andamanese at also 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in) for ...
The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early, a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one play in one game for the Kentucky Colonels as a publicity stunt in 1969.