How tall is Bill Gates?

Bill Gates's listed height is 177 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 49% of men in the United States.

Where 177 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 49% of men in the United States born in 1955 (average 177.2 cm).

About Bill Gates

Bill Gates is an American businessman and philanthropist, born on 28 October 1955 in Seattle, Washington. His full name is William Henry Gates III. He was privately educated at Lakeside School, where he befriended Paul Allen and developed his computing interests. In 1973 he enrolled at Harvard University but dropped out in 1975.

In 1975 Gates co-founded the software company Microsoft with Allen. He served as its chief executive for the next 25 years and became president and chairman when the company was incorporated in 1981. Steve Ballmer succeeded him as chief executive in 2000, and he then held the role of chief software architect until 2008. He stepped down as chairman in 2014 and resigned from the board in 2020.

At a listed 177 cm (5'10"), Gates later focused on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which he co-chaired from 2000 until 2024. He also founded or chairs companies including Cascade Investment, TerraPower and Breakthrough Energy, and in 2010 he and Warren Buffett founded the Giving Pledge.

Frequently asked

How tall is Bill Gates in feet and inches? Bill Gates is 5'10" tall, which is 177 cm, 69.7 inches or 1.77 m.

Is Bill Gates tall for men in the United States? At 177 cm he is taller than about 49% of men in the United States born in 1955, whose average height is 177.2 cm.

Sources

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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