How tall is David Attenborough?

David Attenborough's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 82% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 178 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 82% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1926 (average 171.6 cm).

About David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough is an English broadcaster, naturalist and writer, born David Frederick Attenborough on 8 May 1926 in Isleworth. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1954 and has spanned seven decades.

His work includes the nine documentary series forming The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Frozen Planet. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black-and-white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution, and he has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narrator. In the 1960s and 1970s he held senior management positions at the BBC, including controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television.

Attenborough is listed at 178 cm (5'10"). His later work has been more vocal in support of environmental causes.

Frequently asked

How tall is David Attenborough in feet and inches? David Attenborough is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

Is David Attenborough tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 178 cm he is taller than about 82% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1926, whose average height is 171.6 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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