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How tall is Bill Russell?

Q: How tall is Bill Russell?

Bill Russell is 208 cm tall, which is 6′10″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved September 21, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

American basketball player (1934–2022)

Recorded height
208 cm 6′10″ · 2.08 m · 81.9 inches

Bill Russell is 208 cm tall (6′10″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved September 21, 2026.
That is 33 cm taller than the average U.S. man (175.3 cm, 5′9″; CDC/NCHS, NHANES 2015-2018 (Vital and Health Statistics Series 3, Number 46, 2021)).

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