How tall is Marlene Dietrich?
German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)
Recorded height
168 cm 5′6″ · 1.68 m · 66.1 inches
168 cm 5′6″ · 1.68 m · 66.1 inches
- Marlene Dietrich is 168 cm tall (5′6″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved .
- That is 7 cm taller than the average U.S. woman (161.3 cm, 5′4″; CDC/NCHS, NHANES 2015-2018 (Vital and Health Statistics Series 3, Number 46, 2021)).
Compared with people of similar fame
George Orwell (188 cm) · Margaret Thatcher (165 cm) · Yuri Gagarin (158 cm) · James Joyce (180.3 cm) · Emmanuel Macron (173 cm) · Jimmy Carter (177 cm)
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Marlene Dietrich vs George Orwell · Marlene Dietrich vs Margaret Thatcher · Marlene Dietrich vs Yuri Gagarin · Marlene Dietrich vs James Joyce
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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.