Sunday, September 13, 2009

How's The Weather Up There?

high school class picture of the worlds tallest man towering over his classmates
Robert Pershing Wadlow
High School Graduation
1936 Class Photo

Robert Pershing Wadlow was born, educated and buried in Alton, Illinois. His height of 8' 11.1" qualifies him as the tallest person in history.

What do Jimmy Buffet, Ellen DeGeneres, Chris Farley, Mel Gibson, Heather Graham, Faith Hill, Adolf Hitler, Katie Holmes, Elton John, Sophia Loren, Tobey McGuire, Mary Tyler Moore, Tom Petty, Edgar Alan Poe, Caroline Rhea, Meg Ryan, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones and I have in common?

We are all the same height. Frankly, I'd rather be Janet Reno's height (6'2")!

Who are your "height neighbors"?

Find out here :)

19 comments:

LadyStyx said...

The FIL from the other lifetime was 6'4"... unfortunately his YChromosome offspring only reached 5'9". Why? Because the MIL was only 5' nothing. All 3 of Mr5'9" sisters stood as tall if not taller than him.

This hub (the good one) stands 5'11" and is all legs.

betty said...

you and me are the same height.....I don't think I would want to be over 8 feet tall; that would be hard to handle for sure

betty

sugarlens said...

I am considered to be "tall" for an Asian girl - at 5'6". Neat website, I can't believe Calista Flockhart is also 5'6", I've always thought she was shorter.

Dorkys Ramos said...

At 4'9", I'm the same height as Linda Hunt and only one inch taller than Gary Coleman. Yikes...

AliceKay said...

Think of all the problems an 8 foot plus person would have. I'd rather be my 5'7" anyday.

Have a good day, Iggy. *hugs*

Karla said...

Well..hmmm I've always been tall considering I'm 5'9" and usually dated guys shorter than me because it's hard to find a good tall one! My first ex is 6'3" soon to be ex is 5'11" and Bill's 5'6"..LOL I dated a guy that was 5'4" for a long time when I was in my early 20's. So I'm at least not worried about them being taller..just nicer.

Queenie Jeannie said...

So how tall are you??

I'm 5'6"

yellowdoggranny said...

I'm 5'4"...but then so are my tits.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm....I don't know, other than my Mom. 5'3"

Anonymous said...

Wow that guy is really really tall, talk about getting a crick in your neck when kissing ya feller lol

ChicagoLady said...

Interesting! Only one person was listed at my exact height (what I consider to be my official height).

George "Baby Face" Nelson. Wonder if that will help me in MW?

AiringMyLaundry said...

I'm short.

I'm only 5'3.

My Mom says if I had eaten more vegetables than perhaps I would have been taller.

Oh well.

PictureGirl said...

I'm 5'1 1/2" and amazed at how many actors are my height.

What a fun post!

Toriz said...

I fall in to the same height bracket as:

Gillian Anderson, Tori Amos, Christina Aguilera, Paula Abdul, Gerry Halliwell (ex Spice Girl "Ginger Spice") , Avril Lavigne, Mary-Kate Olsen, Shakira, and Dudley Moore

MarmiteToasty said...

Im the same height as Queen Elizabeth :) just 5 foot 4 inches

my sons range from 5'11" to 6'4"....

Iggy you are such a mind of information and you find the most brill sites....

x

Sherri Murphy said...

I just googled my 5'2" partners and was actually surprised (I'm really 5'1 1/2" but I always pouf my hair on my crown- so I say I'm 5'2".)

Tori Amos
Christina Aguilera
Paula Abdul
Julie Christie
Sally Field
Holly Hunter
Avril Lavigne
Margaret Mead "
Mary-Kate Olsen
Shakira
Dudley Moore
Elisabeth Shue
Paul Simon
Reese Whitherspoon
Paul Williams

jewelrybyrebecca said...

Wow Jennifer Anison and Beethoven... good enough company for me.

Yankee Girl said...

So fun!

At 5'5 I share with Woody Allen, Pamela Anderson, Jason Alexander and Courtney Cox.

jmt said...

Ummm...Katie Holmes and Ellen are the same height? Interesting.