How tall is Yuri Gagarin?
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
Recorded height
158 cm 5′2″ · 1.58 m · 62.2 inches
158 cm 5′2″ · 1.58 m · 62.2 inches
- Yuri Gagarin is 158 cm tall (5′2″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved .
- That is 17 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
Angela Merkel (165 cm) · François Hollande (173 cm) · Volodymyr Zelenskyy (167 cm) · Cristiano Ronaldo (185 cm) · George Orwell (188 cm) · Margaret Thatcher (165 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.