How tall is James Dean?

James Dean's listed height was 171 cm (5'7"). He was taller than about 28% of men in the United States.

Where 171 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 28% of men in the United States born in 1931 (average 175.4 cm).

Dean next to his co-stars

Dennis Hopper is 2 cm taller than James Dean (173 cm), Rebel Without a Cause co-star.

Rock Hudson is 25 cm taller than James Dean (196 cm), Giant co-star.

Elizabeth Taylor is 14 cm shorter than James Dean (157 cm), Giant co-star.

About James Dean

James Dean was an American actor, born on 8 February 1931 in Marion. He became one of the most influential figures in Hollywood in the 1950s, although his career lasted only five years. He died on 30 September 1955, at the age of 24.

Dean appeared in just three major films, East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, which have been preserved in the United States National Film Registry. For East of Eden he became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. A second nomination for Giant made him the only actor with two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999 the American Film Institute ranked him as the 18th greatest male film star from Golden Age Hollywood.

Dean stood a listed 171 cm (5'7"). Dennis Hopper, his co-star in Rebel Without a Cause, is listed at 173 cm (5'8"), 2 cm taller than Dean. In Giant, Rock Hudson is listed at 196 cm (6'5"), 25 cm taller than Dean, while Elizabeth Taylor is listed at 157 cm (5'2"), 14 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

How tall is James Dean in feet and inches? James Dean was 5'7" tall, which is 171 cm, 67.3 inches or 1.71 m.

How tall is James Dean compared to Dennis Hopper? Dennis Hopper is 2 cm taller than James Dean: 173 cm (5'8") vs 171 cm (5'7").

How tall is James Dean compared to Rock Hudson? Rock Hudson is 25 cm taller than James Dean: 196 cm (6'5") vs 171 cm (5'7").

How tall is James Dean compared to Elizabeth Taylor? Elizabeth Taylor is 14 cm shorter than James Dean: 157 cm (5'2") vs 171 cm (5'7").

Is James Dean tall for men in the United States? At 171 cm he was taller than about 28% of men in the United States born in 1931, whose average height is 175.4 cm.

Sources

• James Dean on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• James Dean on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 171 cm.
• James Dean on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

More celebrity heights

• Astrid Berges-Frisbey — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Bruce Lee — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Emily Blunt — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Harvey Keitel — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Katharine Hepburn — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Kim Basinger — 171 cm · 5'7"

Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.