How tall is Yao Ming?
Chinese basketball player (born 1980)
Recorded height
229 cm 7′6″ · 2.29 m · 90.2 inches
229 cm 7′6″ · 2.29 m · 90.2 inches
- Yao Ming is 229 cm tall (7′6″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved .
- That is 54 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
Abebe Bikila (177 cm) · Liam Hemsworth (191 cm) · The Undertaker (208 cm) · Jack Wilshere (172 cm) · Hiroshi Kiyotake (172 cm) · Marouane Fellaini (194 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.