How tall is John Wayne?
John Wayne's listed height was 193 cm (6'4"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.
Where 193 cm sits among men in the United States
Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1907 (average 172.2 cm).
Wayne next to his co-stars
Maureen O'Hara is 21 cm shorter than John Wayne (172 cm), The Quiet Man co-star.
Henry Fonda is 8 cm shorter than John Wayne (185 cm), The Longest Day co-star.
John Carradine is 10 cm shorter than John Wayne (183 cm), Stagecoach co-star.
About John Wayne
John Wayne, born Marion Robert Morrison and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor, born on 26 May 1907 in Winterset, Iowa. He grew up in Southern California. After losing his football scholarship to the University of Southern California because of a bodysurfing accident, he began working for the Fox Film Corporation, mostly in small parts.
Wayne gained a leading role in The Big Trail in 1930 and played leads in numerous B movies during the 1930s, but Stagecoach in 1939 made him a mainstream star. He starred in 142 motion pictures, including Red River, The Searchers and The Quiet Man. He received the Academy Award for Best Actor for True Grit in 1969. His final screen performance was in The Shootist in 1976.
Wayne stood a listed 193 cm (6'4"). He was 21 cm taller than Maureen O'Hara, listed at 172 cm (5'8"), his co-star in The Quiet Man, and 10 cm taller than John Carradine, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), with whom he appeared in Stagecoach. He was also 8 cm taller than Henry Fonda, listed at 185 cm (6'1"). Wayne died on 11 June 1979.
Frequently asked
How tall is John Wayne in feet and inches? John Wayne was 6'4" tall, which is 193 cm, 76 inches or 1.93 m.
How tall is John Wayne compared to Maureen O'Hara? Maureen O'Hara is 21 cm shorter than John Wayne: 172 cm (5'8") vs 193 cm (6'4").
How tall is John Wayne compared to Henry Fonda? Henry Fonda is 8 cm shorter than John Wayne: 185 cm (6'1") vs 193 cm (6'4").
How tall is John Wayne compared to John Carradine? John Carradine is 10 cm shorter than John Wayne: 183 cm (6'0") vs 193 cm (6'4").
Is John Wayne tall for men in the United States? At 193 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1907, whose average height is 172.2 cm.
Sources
- John Wayne on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- John Wayne on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 193 cm.
- John Wayne 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
- Christopher Reeve — 193 cm · 6'4"
- Clint Eastwood — 193 cm · 6'4"
- Daniel Stern — 193 cm · 6'4"
- George Kennedy — 193 cm · 6'4"
- Jason Momoa — 193 cm · 6'4"
- Jason Segel — 193 cm · 6'4"
Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.