How tall is Magic Johnson?

Magic Johnson's listed height is 206 cm (6'9"). He is taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 206 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1959 (average 177.3 cm).

About Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson is an American businessman and former professional basketball player, born on 14 August 1959 in Lansing. He spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Los Angeles Lakers. After winning a national championship with the Michigan State Spartans in 1979, he was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers.

Johnson led the Lakers to five NBA championships during their Showtime era. He retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, returned for the 1992 All-Star Game and won the All-Star MVP Award, then retired again after fellow players protested his return. He came back in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games before retiring for the third and final time. He received three NBA Most Valuable Player awards, three Finals MVP awards and twelve All-Star selections.

At a listed 206 cm (6'9"), Johnson was co-captain of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, known as the Dream Team, which won gold in Barcelona. He led the league in regular-season assists four times and holds NBA records for average assists per game in the regular season and the playoffs.

Frequently asked

How tall is Magic Johnson in feet and inches? Magic Johnson is 6'9" tall, which is 206 cm, 81.1 inches or 2.06 m.

Is Magic Johnson tall for men in the United States? At 206 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1959, whose average height is 177.3 cm.

Sources

• Magic Johnson on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Magic Johnson on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 206 cm.
• Magic Johnson 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.

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