# Tall people **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938 "2022-03-29T21:43:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/61 "2022-04-02T00:29:33Z")
Conan O’Brian is 6’4". ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/62 "2022-04-02T01:26:31Z")
“Barron Trump, TFG’s youngest son, was 6’7” at 15. He’s now 16 but I don’t see a new height." I wonder who his dad is. A pretty tall guy apparently. How tall is Melania? ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/63 "2022-04-02T03:17:48Z")
Best known for masquerading as a xenomorph, Bolaji Badejo was 6’10". ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/64 "2022-04-02T11:08:33Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > How tall is Melania? She’s 5’11” (And the other Trump boys are tall, too, even though they have a different mother. Eric is 6’5”, and Donnie Jr is 6’1”. Even Ivanka is 5’11”) ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/65 "2022-04-02T13:10:52Z")
I worked with 2 guys that were both 6’6" or 6’7". They also had the same first and last names and weren’t related. Or so they said. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/66 "2022-04-04T18:18:38Z")
Like Chamberlain, Manute Bol had a side career playing basketball. His main pursuit in life was extending charitable and humanitarian services to his home country of Sudan. In order to raise money in this regard he took out a jockeys’ licence for a charity race. At 7’7" Bol became the tallest jockey ever licensed by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission. There’s a photo below. I was going to ask people if they could pick out Bol from the others, which would have been easy for North American basketball fans but slightly more difficult for others. However the photo caption helpfully identifies him, so that’s ruined that. > **[Former NBA star Manute Bol shares a laugh with jockeys from Hoosier...](https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/former-nba-star-manute-bol-shares-a-laugh-with-jockeys-from-news-photo/2614063)** > > Former NBA star Manute Bol shares a laugh with jockeys from Hoosier Park October 18, 2003 in Anderson, Indiana. Bol, who played 11 seasons in the NBA and was the tallest man in professional... ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/67 "2022-04-04T18:56:03Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > > [@River\_Hippie](#): > > > > How tall is Melania? > > She’s 5’11” > > (And the other Trump boys are tall, too, even though they have a different mother. Eric is 6’5”, and Donnie Jr is 6’1”. Even Ivanka is 5’11”) Someone has tall genes to pass on! I see that Ivana, mom of Ivanka, Don Jr and Eric is 5’8" ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/68 "2022-04-04T22:13:26Z")
Janet Reno could look down at her from her 6’2" advantage. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/69 "2022-04-04T22:34:07Z")
Video from the POV of some tall guy: > ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/70 "2022-04-04T23:09:23Z")
That is brilliant! There are times when I am on the step stool and wish I could just stay that height. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/71 "2022-04-04T23:15:38Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > There are times when I am on the step stool and wish I could just stay that height. Yeah, but then I board a plane and I’m grateful I’m only 5’9". ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/72 "2022-04-05T01:04:02Z")
Dolph Lundgren is 6’5". And surprisingly (considering his career) he’s very bright: “Lundgren’s aptitude for chemical engineering propelled him to scholarships around the world. There was Washington State University, Clemson University, Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology, the University of Sydney in Australia and, ultimately, a competitive Fulbright scholarship to attend MIT.” > **[How Dolph Lundgren Went From Chemical Engineer To Action Star](https://www.npr.org/2014/09/07/345798402/how-dolph-lundgren-went-from-chemical-engineer-to-action-star)** > > Before he was Ivan Drago or He-Man, Lundgren was just another 6-foot-5-inch Swede with a black belt in karate and a degree in chemical engineering — who turned down a scholarship to MIT for showbiz. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/73 "2022-04-05T11:26:15Z")
ISTR a story about the [tallest man ever](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wadlow), who was over 8 feet, and that he drove an (old-style) VW Beetle. He removed the driver’s seat and drove from the rear passenger’s seat. (Unfortunately, I couldn’t come up with a cite in a quick Google search, so the story may be apocryphal.) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/74 "2022-04-05T13:09:12Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > He removed the driver’s seat and drove from the rear passenger’s seat. That sort of thing was a gag in the first _Police Academy_ movie. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tAPk9KZbdAE/hqdefault.jpg "Bubba Smith - Hightower in "Police Academy"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAPk9KZbdAE) ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/75 "2022-04-05T14:26:30Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Also Karen Gillan, of _Doctor Who_ and _Guardians of the Galaxy_ fame - she’s 5’11. She’s the one that always surprises me. She doesn’t appear tall in any role I’ve seen her in, and it’s only at awards shows and in photos with other people where I’m always surprised at how tall she actually is. Seeing the Jumanji promotional photos where when she’s wearing heels is nearly Dwayne Johnson’s height always causes a double-take. > [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Her husband famously designed her kitchen (now in the Smithsonian) with extra tall counters to accommodate her. That’s actually a real thing. My wife is the same height and regrets the decision she made to get standard height counters when we had our kitchen renovated. Another couple of inches or so would have made things a lot more comfortable when kneading dough or rolling it out or whatever. > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > At least that meant I’d never have to be the B17 belly turret gunner. Those guys didn’t have to be _that_ short actually. My grandfather was a gunner/flight engineer on B-17s, and flew top turret on his own crew, but flew as a substitute/replacement on other crews sometimes, and he generally flew ball turret on those because he was short enough at 5’7". ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/76 "2022-04-05T15:34:13Z")
I’m 6’3" and it would be nice to have a bit taller kitchen counter tops. But my Wife is 5’1"… ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/77 "2022-04-05T15:42:17Z")
Schrödinger’s person. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/78 "2022-04-05T15:45:10Z")
Wasn’t he really heavy too? I wonder how much he weighed? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/79 "2022-04-05T16:41:54Z")
> [@bump](#): > > That’s actually a real thing. My wife is the same height and regrets the decision she made to get standard height counters when we had our kitchen renovated. Another couple of inches or so would have made things a lot more comfortable when kneading dough or rolling it out or whatever. Maybe set up a large cutting board or marble sheet that could be propped up on something to raise the level of the countertop? ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938/80 "2022-04-05T16:44:07Z")
I wish… she likes to use the entire thing as a workspace when she is making pie crusts or something like that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938.md?page=5)