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How tall is Idris Elba?

Q: How tall is Idris Elba?

Idris Elba is 189 cm tall, which is 6′2″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved August 27, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

British actor

Recorded height
189 cm 6′2″ · 1.89 m · 74.4 inches

Idris Elba is 189 cm tall (6′2″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved August 27, 2026.
That is 14 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

Oliver Stone (182.9 cm) · Mia Khalifa (158 cm) · Rani Mukerji (149 cm) · Gene Hackman (188 cm) · Marcus Rashford (188 cm) · Ousmane Dembélé (179 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.