How tall is Che Guevara?

Che Guevara's listed height was 175 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 90% of men in Cuba.

Where 175 cm sits among men in Cuba

Taller than about 90% of men in Cuba born in 1928 (average 166 cm).

About Che Guevara

Che Guevara, born Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, politician and military theorist. He was born on 14 May 1928 in Rosario, Argentina. As a medical student he travelled throughout South America, and he later became involved in Guatemala's social reforms under President Jacobo Árbenz. In Mexico City he met Raúl and Fidel Castro and joined their 26th of July Movement.

Guevara sailed to Cuba aboard the yacht Granma and rose to second-in-command among the insurgents, playing a role in the two-year guerrilla campaign that deposed the Batista regime. After the Cuban Revolution he served as minister of industries and as president of the National Bank, helped lead a literacy campaign, and travelled the world as a diplomat. He wrote a guerrilla warfare manual and a memoir about his motorcycle journey.

Guevara stood a listed 175 cm (5'9"). He left Cuba in 1965 to support revolutionary movements in Africa and South America, and he died on 9 October 1967.

Frequently asked

How tall is Che Guevara in feet and inches? Che Guevara was 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

Is Che Guevara tall for men in Cuba? At 175 cm he was taller than about 90% of men in Cuba born in 1928, whose average height is 166 cm.

Sources

• Che Guevara on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Che Guevara on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 cm.
• Che Guevara 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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