How tall is Ryan Babel?

Ryan Babel's listed height is 185 cm (6'1"). He is taller than about 63% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 185 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 63% of men in the Netherlands born in 1986 (average 182.6 cm).

Babel next to his teammates

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is 1 cm taller than Ryan Babel (186 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2006 to 2015.

Urby Emanuelson is 9 cm shorter than Ryan Babel (176 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2006 to 2012.

Edson Braafheid is 5 cm shorter than Ryan Babel (180 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2009 to 2011.

About Ryan Babel

Ryan Babel, whose full name is Ryan Guno Babel, is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born on 19 December 1986 in Amsterdam. He began his career at Ajax in 1997, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad.

Babel played three seasons for the Ajax first team before moving to Liverpool in mid-2007. He was sold to 1899 Hoffenheim in January 2011, and in 2012 he re-signed with Ajax. He later played for Kasımpaşa, Beşiktaş and Galatasaray in Turkey, Al Ain, Deportivo La Coruña and Fulham. He was part of the Netherlands national team from 2005 to 2021 and appeared at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, reaching the final of the latter.

At a listed 185 cm (6'1"), Babel is 1 cm shorter than Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, listed at 186 cm (6'1"), his teammate in the Netherlands national association football team from 2006 to 2015. He is 9 cm taller than Urby Emanuelson, listed at 176 cm (5'9"), who played with him for the Netherlands from 2006 to 2012.

Frequently asked

How tall is Ryan Babel in feet and inches? Ryan Babel is 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

How tall is Ryan Babel compared to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar? Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is 1 cm taller than Ryan Babel: 186 cm (6'1") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Ryan Babel compared to Urby Emanuelson? Urby Emanuelson is 9 cm shorter than Ryan Babel: 176 cm (5'9") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Ryan Babel compared to Edson Braafheid? Edson Braafheid is 5 cm shorter than Ryan Babel: 180 cm (5'11") vs 185 cm (6'1").

Is Ryan Babel tall for men in the Netherlands? At 185 cm he is taller than about 63% of men in the Netherlands born in 1986, whose average height is 182.6 cm.

Sources

• Ryan Babel on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Ryan Babel on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.

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

• Aaron Donald — 185 cm · 6'1"
• Aaron Mokoena — 185 cm · 6'1"
• Abel Hernández — 185 cm · 6'1"
• Adrián Ramos — 185 cm · 6'1"
• Alberto Gilardino — 185 cm · 6'1"
• Alex Song — 185 cm · 6'1"

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