How tall is David Letterman?

David Letterman's listed height is 188 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 93% of men in the United States.

Where 188 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 93% of men in the United States born in 1947 (average 176.9 cm).

Letterman next to his co-stars

Danny DeVito is 41 cm shorter than David Letterman (147 cm), Man on the Moon co-star.

Conan O'Brien is 5 cm taller than David Letterman (193 cm), Spin City co-star.

Tom Hanks is 5 cm shorter than David Letterman (183 cm), Sully co-star.

About David Letterman

David Letterman is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer, born on 12 April 1947 in Indianapolis. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC on 1 February 1982 and ending with Late Show with David Letterman on CBS in 2015.

In total Letterman hosted 6,080 episodes of Late Night and Late Show, surpassing his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late-night talk show host in American television history. His company, Worldwide Pants, produced his shows as well as The Late Late Show and several primetime comedies, the most successful of which was the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Since 2018 he has hosted the Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman.

At a listed 188 cm (6'2"), Letterman is 41 cm taller than Danny DeVito, listed at 147 cm (4'10"), who is linked with him through Man on the Moon. Tom Hanks, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), is 5 cm shorter than Letterman, and they are linked through Sully.

Frequently asked

How tall is David Letterman in feet and inches? David Letterman is 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

How tall is David Letterman compared to Danny DeVito? Danny DeVito is 41 cm shorter than David Letterman: 147 cm (4'10") vs 188 cm (6'2").

How tall is David Letterman compared to Conan O'Brien? Conan O'Brien is 5 cm taller than David Letterman: 193 cm (6'4") vs 188 cm (6'2").

How tall is David Letterman compared to Tom Hanks? Tom Hanks is 5 cm shorter than David Letterman: 183 cm (6'0") vs 188 cm (6'2").

Is David Letterman tall for men in the United States? At 188 cm he is taller than about 93% of men in the United States born in 1947, whose average height is 176.9 cm.

Sources

• David Letterman on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• David Letterman on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• David Letterman 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.

More celebrity heights

• Bob Ross — 188 cm · 6'2"
• Gordon Ramsay — 188 cm · 6'2"
• Julia Child — 188 cm · 6'2"
• Jim Henson — 190 cm · 6'3"
• Bob Barker — 185 cm · 6'1"
• Piers Morgan — 185 cm · 6'1"

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