Where our heights come from

Every figure in the library carries one of six source types. Here is what each means and how far to trust it.

Official rosters (22)

Official listing (league, team or federation roster).

Commonly reported (82)

Commonly reported height (interviews, Wikipedia, press); may differ by 1–2 cm.

Official character data (31)

Official guidebook, databank or Pokédex value.

Standard dimensions (13)

Typical standard or average dimension.

World records (4)

Guinness World Records measurement.

National surveys (8)

National survey average (CDC, NCD-RisC).

A note on celebrity heights

Actors’ heights are rarely measured independently. Agencies and interviews tend to round up, and footwear changes on-screen height by several centimetres. We use the most widely cited figure and label it “commonly reported” so you know it is not an official measurement. Athletes are different: leagues measure them, though some rosters list heights in shoes.

National averages come from the CDC (United States) and the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (other countries).

Found a wrong height?

Corrections with a source are welcome. You can always override any height in the chart by typing your own value next to the name.

Photos

Celebrity photos are loaded from Wikimedia Commons under free licences, with a link to each file’s author and licence on the person’s page. Character art is not shown; characters are drawn as silhouettes.