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How tall is Roger Bannister?

Q: How tall is Roger Bannister?

Roger Bannister is 187 cm tall, which is 6′2″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved August 27, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

English physician and athlete (1929–2018)

Recorded height
187 cm 6′2″ · 1.87 m · 73.6 inches

Roger Bannister is 187 cm tall (6′2″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved August 27, 2026.
That is 12 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

Patrik Schick (187 cm) · Robert Green (187 cm) · Manuel Akanji (187 cm) · André-Pierre Gignac (187 cm) · Nacer Chadli (187 cm) · Victor Lindelöf (187 cm)

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Roger Bannister vs Patrik Schick · Roger Bannister vs Robert Green · Roger Bannister vs Manuel Akanji · Roger Bannister vs André-Pierre Gignac

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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.