How tall is Bill Russell?
American basketball player (1934–2022)
Recorded height
208 cm 6′10″ · 2.08 m · 81.9 inches
208 cm 6′10″ · 2.08 m · 81.9 inches
- Bill Russell is 208 cm tall (6′10″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved .
- 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)).
Compared with people of similar fame
Wataru Endō (178 cm) · Alan Dzagoev (178 cm) · César Azpilicueta (178 cm) · Luke Shaw (178 cm) · Jonathan Demme (177 cm) · Zara Larsson (163 cm)
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Height as recorded on Wikidata (CC0), retrieved August 27, 2026. Recorded heights of real people are approximate. Silhouettes are stylized pictograms, not likenesses.