How tall is Wayne Hennessey?

Wayne Hennessey's listed height is 196 cm (6'5"). He is taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 196 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1987 (average 177.6 cm).

Hennessey next to his teammates

Sam Vokes is 10 cm shorter than Wayne Hennessey (186 cm), teammate at Wales men's national association football team from 2008 to 2023.

Gareth Bale is 11 cm shorter than Wayne Hennessey (185 cm), teammate at Wales men's national association football team from 2007 to 2022.

Aaron Ramsey is 14 cm shorter than Wayne Hennessey (182 cm), teammate at Wales men's national association football team from 2008 to 2023.

About Wayne Hennessey

Wayne Hennessey is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born on 24 January 1987 in Bangor. His first professional games came on loan at Stockport County, where he set a new Football League record for consecutive clean sheets.

Hennessey played 166 times for Wolverhampton Wanderers over eight seasons, including three years at Premier League level. After several injury setbacks he moved to Crystal Palace in 2014 and played 132 games in eight seasons there, including the 2016 FA Cup final defeat. He later played for Burnley and Nottingham Forest. A full international from 2007 to 2023, he is Wales' joint-second most-capped player and its most capped goalkeeper, with 109 appearances. He was in the Wales squads for the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020, reaching the semi-finals of the first, and was chosen for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

At a listed 196 cm (6'5"), Hennessey is 10 cm taller than Sam Vokes, listed at 186 cm (6'1"), his teammate in the Wales men's national association football team from 2008 to 2023. He is also 11 cm taller than Gareth Bale, listed at 185 cm (6'1").

Frequently asked

How tall is Wayne Hennessey in feet and inches? Wayne Hennessey is 6'5" tall, which is 196 cm, 77.2 inches or 1.96 m.

How tall is Wayne Hennessey compared to Sam Vokes? Sam Vokes is 10 cm shorter than Wayne Hennessey: 186 cm (6'1") vs 196 cm (6'5").

How tall is Wayne Hennessey compared to Gareth Bale? Gareth Bale is 11 cm shorter than Wayne Hennessey: 185 cm (6'1") vs 196 cm (6'5").

How tall is Wayne Hennessey compared to Aaron Ramsey? Aaron Ramsey is 14 cm shorter than Wayne Hennessey: 182 cm (6'0") vs 196 cm (6'5").

Is Wayne Hennessey tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 196 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1987, whose average height is 177.6 cm.

Sources

• Wayne Hennessey on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Wayne Hennessey on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 196 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

• Alireza Beiranvand — 196 cm · 6'5"
• Artem Dzyuba — 196 cm · 6'5"
• Bas Dost — 196 cm · 6'5"
• Devin Booker — 196 cm · 6'5"
• Diego López — 196 cm · 6'5"
• Dražen Petrović — 196 cm · 6'5"

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