How tall is Buzz Aldrin?
Buzz Aldrin's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 65% of men in the United States.
Where 178 cm sits among men in the United States
Taller than about 65% of men in the United States born in 1930 (average 175.2 cm).
About Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. on 20 January 1930, is an American former astronaut, aeronautical engineer and fighter pilot. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, he graduated third in the class of 1951 from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was commissioned into the United States Air Force and served as a jet fighter pilot during the Korean War, flying 66 combat missions and shooting down two MiG-15 fighter jets.
After earning a Doctor of Science degree in astronautics from MIT, Aldrin was selected as a member of NASA's Astronaut Group 3, making him the first astronaut with a doctoral degree. His doctoral thesis earned him the nickname Dr. Rendezvous from fellow astronauts. He made three spacewalks as pilot of NASA's 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and he was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, becoming the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong.
At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Aldrin first flew in space in 1966 on Gemini 12, during which he spent over five hours on extravehicular activity.
Frequently asked
How tall is Buzz Aldrin in feet and inches? Buzz Aldrin is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.
Is Buzz Aldrin tall for men in the United States? At 178 cm he is taller than about 65% of men in the United States born in 1930, whose average height is 175.2 cm.
Sources
- Buzz Aldrin on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Buzz Aldrin on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
- Buzz Aldrin 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.