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How tall is James Dean?

Q: How tall is James Dean?

James Dean is 171 cm tall, which is 5′7″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved August 27, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

American actor (1931–1955)

Recorded height
171 cm 5′7″ · 1.71 m · 67.3 inches

James Dean is 171 cm tall (5′7″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved August 27, 2026.
That is 4 cm shorter 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

LeBron James (206 cm) · Stephen Harper (188 cm) · Kendall Jenner (180 cm) · Roman Polanski (160 cm) · Prince (160 cm) · Hermann Göring (178 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.