How tall is Gary Lineker?
English football pundit and former player
By Nitin Raja · Software developer, founder of CheckMyHeight
· 2 min read · Heights from Wikidata · How we check heights
Gary Lineker is 5′ 9½″ tall - that's 177 cm or 69.7 inches.
Averages are for US adults (CDC NHANES).
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Gary Lineker compared with the average in the United Kingdom
The average young man in the United Kingdom is 5′ 10″ (178.2 cm) at age 19, according to the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2019). At 5′ 9½″, Gary Lineker is 1.2 cm shorter than that, and 3.9 cm taller than the world average for young men (5′ 8″).
Among the 105 men from the United Kingdom in our list, Gary Lineker is the 73rd tallest. In the athletes list, Gary Lineker ranks 371st of 553 by height.
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Gary Lineker height FAQ
How tall is Gary Lineker?
Gary Lineker is 5′ 9½″ tall, which is 177 cm or 69.7 inches.
How tall is Gary Lineker in cm?
Gary Lineker's height is 177 cm (1.77 m).
Is Gary Lineker taller than average?
Yes - the average American man is 5′ 9″ (175.3 cm), so Gary Lineker is 1.7 cm taller, taller than about 59% of US men.
How tall is Gary Lineker compared with the average person in the United Kingdom?
The average young man in the United Kingdom is 5′ 10″ (178.2 cm) at age 19 (NCD-RisC, 2019). At 5′ 9½″, Gary Lineker is 1.2 cm shorter.
Who is the same height as Gary Lineker?
J-Hope, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Sylvester Stallone are also listed at about 5′ 9½″.
Source: Wikidata (Q47778). Celebrities often round up or are measured in shoes, so treat this as within a centimetre or two.