How tall is Jesse Ventura

Slamo said on 28/Apr/23
This guy looked over 2” next to arnie. Kinda makes arnie 6-1 if that. Imo Jesse was 6-3.25 peak. Bill Dukes was always taller.

Henrik said on 25/Mar/23
It's probably those who say that Arnold was no more than a 6ft peak guy who downgraded Thorsen to 6ft 3.5. They have to make him shorter as well to fit with their claim.

Frank R said on 10/Jan/23
In the mid-2000s, Sven Ole-Thorson's height was listed at 6'4.5" on various actors' databases. It's since been changed to 6'3.5" (peak). In The Running Man (1987), Jesse Ventura appears to be level with Sven in the scene where he shouts at Killian (Richard Dawson). In his early 20s, if Ventura rounded to the nearest whole inch, then 6'4" would be a fair estimate for his peak height.

berta said on 25/Dec/22
i think he pulled of looking bigger than someone like dwayne johnson. 6´3 flat up to 6´4 is possible. But hogan had 2 inches on him. sometimes could look fraction more. This guy have also been walking on boots with 2 inch heels half of his life.

Tall Sam said on 2/Sep/22
Do think he can pass as the listing, near 6’4” but a bit short of it. I could be wrong but he seems kind of intelligent as wrestlers go but pretty prickly, about as far as you’d get from the charm offensive of someone like Dwayne Johnson.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 1/Sep/22
Looks about 6ft4 with Arnold. More than 2in between them and I wouldn't peg an 80's Arnold under 186cm.

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Also pulls it off with Piper

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Definitely no less than 6ft3½ peak but was he the full 6ft4? I suppose if Hogan was really 6ft6, the chances are higher

Becheese said on 11/Aug/22
Watch him fight hogan. He’s no less 2” shorter. Imo he’s 6-3.5 peak hence hogan 6-5.25 peak.

berta said on 31/Jul/22
i saw predator yesterday- he pulled of look around 6´4 in it.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 26/Jul/22
I think he likely still clears 6ft2 when measured, maybe 6ft2½ but then maybe 6ft2¾. He's done better than the average wrestler, I'll tell you. Peak looked 6ft3-4 zone, 2in or so below Hogan

IceCold said on 13/Apr/22
Why WWE listed him at 6'2? WWE underbilled wrestlers?

Arch Stanton said on 25/Feb/22
Ben Bell said on 20/Mar/19
Rob
Yes he was definitely taller than Sting, very slim now he’s lost weight. Had the proportions of a 6’4 guy but with a bad posture.
I was really surprised. I recall watching the build up to Summerslam 88 and seeing how much shorter than Hogan and André he was.
In all the years watching him on TV I expected 6’2 tops.

I saw him in a few clips from early 2000s and agree on him seeming to have the proportions of a guy around 6'4.

viper said on 21/Feb/22
Is he only 6-2 now.

WWE lists him as 6-2 and maybe he shrunk in height in shoes from 6-4 to 6-3

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 21/Feb/22
He claimed on Howard Stern that he was 6ft4 but has shrunk to 6ft3...can't find the clip though

Canson said on 20/Feb/22
Worst case 6’3 1/4” afternoon 6’4 out of bed

V for 1984 said on 9/Dec/21
6-3.5 peak imo. Now 6-2

MichaelMyers said on 14/Sep/21
6'4" peak quite easily, guessing 6'2.75" currently.

ChaosControl 6'2.50 said on 20/Jul/21
ChaosControl 6'2.50 said on 17/Jul/21
@Viper doubt it. Rob is rarely an inch off. Maybe he was only strong 6’3

Disregard this. If I argue Viscera was around 6’6 because he was billed it, Ventura should be at best a strong 6’2. Which is weird he always looked 6’3-6’3.25

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 18/Jul/21
He still looks comfortably over 6ft2 flat now....maybe still measures near 6ft3. Peak was a solid 6ft3½ at least

ChaosControl 6'2.50 said on 18/Jul/21
ChaosControl 6'2.50 said on 18/Jul/21
@Cioer

Bloody hell my spelling has absolutely gone down the drain. I meant to say Viper

ChaosControl 6'2.50 said on 18/Jul/21
@Cioer I can see Ventura as 191 but not much less.

viper said on 17/Jul/21
Rob is at least an inch off on Merriman and Vanderbeek

Maybe it's a mistake, but it's interesting that they have him down at
6-2

ChaosControl 6'2.50 said on 17/Jul/21
@Viper doubt it. Rob is rarely an inch off. Maybe he was only strong 6’3

viper said on 16/Jul/21
Possible he was only 6-2.5 peak?

ChaosControl 6'2.50 said on 15/Jul/21
Surprisingly he was billed as only 6’2, I was expecting a 6’4, 6’5 or knowing 80’s wrestling billings, 6’6 bill for him

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 20/Mar/21
Jesse looks a bit like a friendly hippie more than he does a politician!

6ft3.75 peak and 6ft2.75 now. 😁👍

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 8/Mar/21
@ Icehole - It's always good to hear from people who have actually met the stars, so Jesse can have 6ft3 for today's height and 6ft4 for his peak.

PS Good name, yours! 😉👌

viper said on 2/Mar/21
WWE website listed him at 6-2

Covvvid1984. said on 2/Mar/21
6-3 peak. Looked “3 on 6-0 macho man.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 20/Feb/21
He's actually held up very well compared to a lot of his peers...Hogan is two years younger than him and shipped 3in...

Icehole said on 16/Jan/21
Met him in 2016 and still have him pegged at 6’3”. Agreed, he did maintain his height well. Staying lean has helped. Not having a tape measure, being off a half or quarter inch isn’t out of the question.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 6/Jan/21
Looked over 6ft3 in his wrestling days next to Hogan, enough to pass for 6ft4. A solid 192cm guy peak. Still a big guy, minimum 189.5cm today

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 6/Jan/21
I recognize Jesse from 'Predator', and he was pretty tall so he gets 6ft3.75 peak and 6ft2.75 today. 😄👌

OriginalAnon said on 3/Nov/20
191cm peak
188cm currently.
Has maintained his height well

Sotiris Gravas said on 7/Aug/19
@FrankR1 Swen was never more than 6'3" peak, seen here w/ Arnie (1972)... Click Here

Arnie and max 6'3" Lou Ferrigno... Click Here

Ferrigno w/ 6'4" John Larroquette... Click Here

FrankR1 said on 12/Jun/19
I’d estimate Jesse Ventura’s peak height to be 6’3.5” to 6’3.75”. He looks less than an inch shorter than Sven-Ole Thorsen (6’4.5”) in ‘The Running Man’ (1987). Ventura is one of the few wrestlers of his era whose height was never grossly exaggerated.

Sotiris Gravas said on 28/Mar/19
I find it very odd that he was only billed as 6'4" if he was a legit 6'3.5" peak height. Maybe he was really 6'3" and is now 6'2.5", having only lost 0.5", akin to an aging 6'0.5" Carl Weathers... Here's a recent pic of them together w/ a fan... Click Here (Ventura closer to the camera.)

Same fan w/ 6'0.5" Bobby Lashley... Click Here
Bobby Lashley and 6'4" (not 6'6") Giancarlo Stanton... Click Here
Same fan and maybe 6'4" Daniel Dubois... Click Here
Same fan and 6'3.5" Jason Momoa... Click Here


Ventura will be turning 68 in a few months and Weathers already turned 71... which leaves me wondering if these guys actually use lifts now. Don't forget that Charles Barkley seemed to have around 2" on Ventura way back in 1999.

Sotiris Gravas said on 26/Mar/19
Ventura w/ Adrian Adonis... Click Here , Click Here , Click Here ,

Ventura, Adonis, Rick Martel and Hogan (pic taken in 1984, before Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik):
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Adonis and Hogan... Click Here

Adonis and Gorilla Monsoon (1986)... Click Here

Adonis and Dick Murdoch (billed 6'3")... Click Here
Murdoch and max 5'9" Eddie Gilbert... Click Here
Maybe 6'2" Curt Hennig and Gilbert... Click Here

Dick Murdoch, 6'5" Blackjack Mulligan, and Dusty Rhodes... Click Here
Murdoch, 6'2" Tony Atlas and Mulligan... Click Here


Hogan, Hennig, Murdoch, and Adonis (1983)... Click Here

Sotiris Gravas said on 26/Mar/19
Ventura and 6'4.5" Charles Barkley (1999)... Click Here , Click Here

W/ 6'4" John Lithgow in "Ricochet" (1991)... Click Here (I'll have to check out the movie for better pics).

W/ 6'5.5" Ralf Moeller in "Batman & Robin" (1997)... Click Here


I don't think he was more than 6'3.5" peak. Keep in mind he often wore cowboy boots to look taller, like Hogan.

The Ben said on 21/Mar/19
6'2.5 Brendan and Jesse Click Here

Ben Bell said on 20/Mar/19
Rob
Yes he was definitely taller than Sting, very slim now he’s lost weight. Had the proportions of a 6’4 guy but with a bad posture.
I was really surprised. I recall watching the build up to Summerslam 88 and seeing how much shorter than Hogan and André he was.
In all the years watching him on TV I expected 6’2 tops.
I actually expected Sting to be 1” taller and Jesse to be 1.5” shorter.
If anyone’s a fan of Jesse get an autograph from him. He certainly doesn’t mind talking to the fans.

Ben Bell said on 17/Mar/19
Jesse and I
Similar footwear. I’m 6’025 Click Here

Manpreet Singh Virk said on 2/Jan/19
Ventura peak is 6'4.

The Ben said on 1/Jan/19
Jesse and me. I’m 6’025 to 6’075 barefoot and standing straight.
I’d say Jesse had 2.5” on me, I was surprised. I’d always thought a peak Jesse was only 6’2.
I guess those 80’s guys were pretty big.
I also me Bruce (Bother Love) Prichard who’s 5’11.5. I discussed height with him, I was with him for an hour. He looks exactly the height he said. A great point to judge 80’s guys from.
Having met a few over the years I think some had thicker soles back then (Warrior, Piper etc) or they had 2”-3” height loss. I know both had hip surgery.
I’m going 6’3 now for Jesse with 6’4 peak.

I’ve tried using tinyurl but I can’t post a pic.

Rising - 174 cm said on 8/Dec/18
Yeah, Jesse looks no more than 4 cm taller than Carl and he's at least that much shorter than the big guy. A 55 year old woman like Brigitte could have lost some height so I'd be curious to see how tall she looks these days.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 7/Dec/18
Ventura looks 6ft2-2½ tops in that photo and Carl still close to 6ft1 (taller than Brigette Nielsen in the other photo)

viper said on 5/Dec/18
WWE had him listed at 6-2

The Ben said on 5/Dec/18
Met him this weekend, I was shocked at his height. Still 6'3 1/2.
I got a photo with him as did my 6'2 1/2 friend. Both measured ourselves before we went.
Very cool guy.

Rising - 174 cm said on 25/Oct/18
@Danimal: Carl Weathers was never 6'2". More like 6'1", maybe 6'1.5" max like Arnold, but nothing over that. I haven't made up my mind on Jesse's height, but do you really think he had 2.5" or even 3" on Vince McMahon back in the 80's?

Spencer said on 12/Oct/18
Solid 6'3" peak guy. Today a little below 6'3".

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 19/Apr/18
He had an easy 2in on Arnold in Predator

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 19/Apr/18
I can't find the clip but I swear that he said on Howard Stern that he used to be 6ft4 and is now 6ft3.

berta said on 25/Feb/18
good update. he really looked like a legit 192 guy peak. today he probably is no taller than 190 cm at most.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/Feb/18
Rob, are you sure he'd still be close to 6ft3 today?

Danimal said on 13/Feb/18
Rob, why do you ignore all the evidence that he was closer to 6'4" in his prime?
With 6'4" Randy Orton (Jesse already had hip replacement and is almost 60 years old here): Click Here
With 6'2" HHH (this is before Jesse's hip replacement and he's almost 50 years old here): Click Here
With THEN 6'2" Donald Trump: Click Here
With Macho Man: Click Here & Click Here
With then 6'2" Carl Weathers and 6'1.5" Arnold: Click Here

Danimal said on 13/Feb/18
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 8/Dec/17
Claimed on Howard Stern a few years ago that he used to be 6ft4 and had shrunk to 6ft3

And due to his hip replacement and being 66 years old he's not over 6'2" today.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 8/Dec/17
Claimed on Howard Stern a few years ago that he used to be 6ft4 and had shrunk to 6ft3

Sonny Black said on 7/Oct/17
6’3 flat at his peak is about right, more like 6’0.5 - 6’1 today.

Icehole said on 19/Jun/17
Just saw him the other night in nyc. He's min 6'2.5"

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 10/Jun/17
Peak was at least 6ft3½(192cm). No more than 2in shorter than Hogan

joe### said on 5/May/17
rick rude looks a same height i believe strong 6´3.25

dicksock said on 16/Mar/17
Rob, here is Jesse in 1992 with Ron Simmons, who was listed at 6'1" at Florida State:
Click Here

Both have equal footwear and Jesse dwarfs him. Even if Simmons was 6', you could argue 6'4" for Jesse. No way was he only 6'3" in his prime. The guy was about 6'4".

berta said on 13/Feb/17
well one thing is for choore there is not moore than 2 inches beetween him and hogan. Click Here look at this for example. i mean if hogan was lets say 197 then ventura was 193 and if hogan really was 198 then i would say that ventura was not shorter than 193. its pretty clear in everything you see them in that there is not a big 7 cm height difference :p

dicksock said on 16/Jan/17
I would say 6'4" in his prime. He was 2" taller than 6'2" HHH in 1999. Here he is on the Vicki Lawrence show with 6'3" Rick Rude in 1994, and he is clearly a little taller:
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I would change him to 6'4" prime and 6'3" now.

cobra said on 10/Dec/16
Looked a couple of inches shorter than 6-5 Sven-Ole Thorsen in The Running Man.

newbie said on 29/Nov/16
I'm guessing wrestling is like acting, once the short guys start lying about their height you have to bump up the taller guys otherwise the clams of 6' by some of these 5'8 pr 5'9 guys just don't stack up. Must be a nightmare to have to remember what height and weight they're being billed as this week. I'd have had him 6'3 when you see him against people whose height you can confirm but probably no much taller.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 3/Nov/16
@Josh Jeffords: You sure about that?


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Josh Jeffords said on 31/Oct/16
Looked about 6 3 in his prime now maybe 6 1 or less.
Sven and koto tower him so maybe a weak 6 2 by late 80s.
Don't remember him having much on arnie maybe 1.5.

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 5/Oct/16
Near 6'3" looks good for his peak.

Canson said on 9/Jul/16
Always looked as listed above. At least his low would be in line with a 6'3 person

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 13/Apr/16
"Peak height was 6ft 3½in (191.77cm)"

Looked close to 6ft4 in Predator and Running Man. At least 2in on Arnold (most likely still at his peak).

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 26/Feb/16
RP said on 27/Jun/15
Jesse Ventura once said in an interview that he was measured @ 6'2.75" by the U.S. Navy.

No he always said he was 6ft4

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 18/Feb/16
Around 6ft2-3 range today and a strong 6ft3/weak 6ft4 peak. I think he was billed up to 6ft5 in the 80's which he probably was in boots.

Jug said on 22/Dec/15
He has a cameo in Batman & Robin. The guy he stands next to in that film (the other prison guard) is also a wrestler and is billed at 6'6. Jesse looks 6'1, maybe 6'2 next to him. I never understood that, because Ventura always looks pretty tall, and he held up well next to Hulk Hogan. I would say a little over 6'2 at peak. 6'3 might be a slight stretch.

Fern194cm-192cm said on 14/Jul/15
I could believe the 6,2.75 at peak at night.

RP said on 27/Jun/15
Jesse Ventura once said in an interview that he was measured @ 6'2.75" by the U.S. Navy.

Frank said on 31/Dec/14
I believe hes more like 6ft 2 look about the same height as former President Bill Clinton... Hogan I don't believe was ever was 6ft 6

Henrik said on 13/Apr/14
6'4.5" peak? Laughable. Was certainly more than 1.5" shorter than 6'6" Hogan:

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Jeffery said on 25/Feb/14
6'4" peak in a very good morning.

Marcus Hickman said on 3/Jan/14
6' 4 1/4" 1.94 cm peak
6' 3 1/2" 1.92 cm current

Joe said on 29/Mar/13
He's between 6'2 and 6'3" now. I'm not sure what his peak height was though.

Sharpshooter7 said on 23/Feb/13
He was shorter than Ted Dibiase at the first Summerslam with advantageous footwear.

I'd put Jesse Ventura at a typical height for a wrestler billed 6'4". Probably 6'2"-6'2.5".

Mathew said on 28/Jan/13
I think he was more 6'3" peak height and 6'2.5" today.

tony t. said on 13/Nov/12
In that video below where vince and jesse are talking backstage look how much bigger jesse's head is than vince's. Jesse is at least a full inch taller, if not more.

Henrik said on 25/Aug/12
Ok, now I admit that I (and this site) was wrong. The announcer said 271lbs when Ventura had a match against Curt Hennig.

Henrik said on 25/Aug/12
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So why are they writing 245lbs?

Danimal said on 24/Aug/12
Henrik says on 24/Aug/12
275lbs? His billed weight in wrestling was 245.

WRONG. He was billed at 265-270 pounds in the AWA and 275-280 pounds in the WWF.

Henrik said on 24/Aug/12
275lbs? His billed weight in wrestling was 245.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 12/Aug/12
Looks 6ft2-2.5 tops in 2012. Not in good shape at all. Really is heartbreaking to see guys like him deteriorate over the years. In Running Man he looked pretty close to 6ft4 and was a rock. 275lbs of pure muscle.

Henrik said on 9/Nov/11
Danimal says on 6/Nov/11

McMahon was't even close to 6'1.5" in 2009. Jesse was 6'2" in 2009 and Vince around 6'0". Jesse in his prime was 6'3"-6'4" (pre-hip surgery and age) and Vince 6'1"-6'2".

Here is the video I was talking about: Click Here Must be McMahon's lift shoes if he is only 6', because I don't see much of a height difference between them there.

I stated about exactly the same peak and current height as you did, by the way. :)

Danimal said on 6/Nov/11
Henrik says on 12/Oct/11
Looked 6'2" even at max with 6'1.5" Vince McMahon in 2009.

McMahon was't even close to 6'1.5" in 2009. Jesse was 6'2" in 2009 and Vince around 6'0". Jesse in his prime was 6'3"-6'4" (pre-hip surgery and age) and Vince 6'1"-6'2".

drummer777 said on 4/Nov/11
Jessie looks 6'1 to 6'2 with Sid around Stings height, Hogan 6'3 to 6'4 and Sid 6'6.

Henrik said on 12/Oct/11
Looked 6'2" even at max with 6'1.5" Vince McMahon in 2009.

6'3"-6'3.5" peak (two inches taller than 6'1"-6'1.5" Arnold, two inches shorter than 6'5" Sven-Ole Thorsen).
A weak 6'2" today.

HeightExpert said on 27/Sep/11
he used to be 6'4 (in his prime) nowadays 6'2.5-6'3 6'3.5 peak.

Eddie said on 21/Sep/11
Vegas says on 28/Mar/11
been looking for this for a long time, remember watching these at the time, ventura easily looks 4+ inches shorter than sid eudy, thats about late 92, early 93 i believe, sid stands slightly behind venture at 1min 48seconds Click Here

I'm actually originally from the same area as Sid, and have run into him a few times. He is all of 6'8" without wrestling boots. I'm 5'9" and he was around a foot taller. Jesse was probably right there at 6'3" to 6'4".

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 4/Sep/11
Could be down to 189cm at this point.
Certainly not over 6"3.

george555 said on 26/Aug/11
he is about 6'3 nowadays, IMO.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 4/Jun/11
192cm peak
189-190cm today

Never looked a legit 6ft4

RP said on 20/May/11
Known fact for years is that Charles Barkley was measured 6'4 3/4" barefoot at his NBA rookie combine back in the mid 80's...June '86 I think. That would make Chuck about 6'5 3/4" - 6'6" in most shoes.

Chris said on 20/May/11
aarod - charles barkley was on an MTV show talking to Gabrielle Reece and said that he was only 6'4" in reality. NBA players are measured very loosely. They often round up. And, they are measured in their shoes. So, yes, someone that's 6'4" or so can easily be measured and listed at 6'6". Now, his 6'6" mugshot was probably because those police mugshot things are not precise and because he was wearing shoes of course.

And, yes, Jordan was not a true 6'6" either. He was 6'6" in his sneakers. He's admitted to only be 6'4" and some change as well.

LG69 said on 24/Apr/11
He always looked 6'3" to 6'4".

Vegas said on 28/Mar/11
been looking for this for a long time, remember watching these at the time, ventura easily looks 4+ inches shorter than sid eudy, thats about late 92, early 93 i believe, sid stands slightly behind venture at 1min 48seconds Click Here

Vegas said on 20/Mar/11
speaking of running man there is a scene where 6'5 listed sven ole thorsen stands beside ventura and thorsen is ~2 inches taller

Ronster said on 15/Mar/11
Why don't you all watch the running man, when Jessie and Arnold who is a legit 6'2" lock up Jessie had him by 2 inches easily. He was 6'4" at least, Hogan was 6'7", Andre 7'2" minimum, just accept the truth haters and stop trying to belittle people. Oh, and Savage was no less than 6'1" and probably closer to 6'2". A larger muscular build makes you appear shorter, just as being really thin makes you appear taller.

Matt said on 17/Jan/11
He claims 6' 5'' in the Predator special features...I personally doubt he was ever even 6' 4''. Probably a little over 6' 3''

Mathew said on 30/Dec/10
He was never as tall as 6'4", that's for sure.

Vegas said on 29/Dec/10
well rotunda wasn't 6'2 standing next to me danimal but you know better i guess

Danimal said on 26/Dec/10
Vegas says on 14/May/10
not looking 6'4 here with ~6'1 Mike Rotunda in 1986

6'1" Mike Rotunda was 6'2".

Danimal said on 26/Dec/10
Anonymous says on 21/Nov/10
ventura is listed 6'2 on wwe.com was also 2 inches shorter than randy orton last year on raw Click Here

He's also 60 years old and had hip surgery a few years ago. Peg a young and healthy 1980's Jesse against Randy Orton and you won't see any real difference in their heights.

Rob said on 25/Dec/10
I am 6'2", back in the 80s I had a an aisle seat close to the ring and Ventura walked right near me on the way to the ring. My buddy said he had about an inch on me - so I would say he was 6'3" at that time.

Vegas said on 23/Nov/10
iron fist, hogan 6'6 and barkley 6'4.5, show me evidence of hogan 1.5 inches taller than barkley at any time

Anonymous said on 21/Nov/10
ventura is listed 6'2 on wwe.com was also 2 inches shorter than randy orton last year on raw Click Here

IronFist said on 5/Nov/10
Anon, even Hogan never claimed peak height 6'8. In his Rolling Stone interview last year he claimed 6'7 peak, 6'4 current. But like most, I don't even give him 6'7. He was 6'6 max, making Ventura 6'2.

Also, Viper is right, Barkley is 6 foot 4.5 inches. He was never 6'6.

mrxskull said on 15/Jun/09
Circa 1980, he looked no more than 3 inches taller than 5'10/5'11 Adrian Adonis whom he was teaming with at the time. Reason I say this? Because I was at one of their matches.

Rika said on 15/Jun/09
Debiase jr doesnt look very tall either. He looks 6'1 with Randy Orton who i do have a pic of when he was 17 and he towers his 6'2 father.

Electric Shock said on 13/Jun/09
Vegas, Ted had serious back surgery in 1993. He had a career ending back injury. The surgery most definitely lowered his height.

Look at the video I sent. The proof is in the pudding. Dibiase at least 2" on Ventura. Either way if you want to say Dibiase was 6'1.5" in his prime, you'd have to dock Jesse to 5'11".

in that match:

Andre- 6'11" (211 cm)
Hogan- 6'6" (198 cm)
Ted Dibiase- just under 6'4" (192 cm)
Jesse Ventura- 6'2" (188 cm)
Randy Savage- just under 6' (182 cm)

Vegas said on 10/Jun/09
Electric Shock says on 10/Jun/09
Our very own Robby recently e-mailed Ted Dibiase asking him how tall he was. Dibiase said he was just under 6'4". He was also listed as 6'4" in PWI back in the day.

wrestlers claim lots of stuff in fairness, HHH claims 6'4 and edge claimed he was 6ft 5 on raw monday night, hogan claimed 6ft 5 on HKB less than 2 years ago

ted was shorter than his 6ft 2 son last year on raw, i doubt he has lost that much height Click Here

Electric Shock said on 10/Jun/09
Our very own Robby recently e-mailed Ted Dibiase asking him how tall he was. Dibiase said he was just under 6'4". He was also listed as 6'4" in PWI back in the day.

Rika said on 9/Jun/09
But dibieas was listed at 6'3.

Mathew said on 8/Jun/09
If Dibase was 6'3", Ventura is not more than 6'2.5" peak height for sure. He was clearly not more than 6'3", even if Dibase was 6'3.75" (he's only listed at 6'3" peak height here).
Peak Heights (cm):
Dibase 190 - 192
Ventura 188 - 190
Hogan 197 - 198

Electric Shock said on 7/Jun/09
Jesse Ventura is like 6'2".

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Comes out shorter than 6'3.75" Dibiase. Jesse with better footwear too. Unless you want to list Ted Dibiase 6'5.5", there's no way Body is 6'4".

Mathew said on 1/Jun/09
I don't think he was ever more than 6'3", personally.

KingNick said on 19/May/09
Here's a recap of an interview Jesse Ventura had on Howard Stern Click Here Ventura claims to currently be 6'3" with a peak of 6'5"



Lebensdorf says on 28/Feb/09
I was watching Batman & Robin recently (don

Vegas said on 10/Apr/09
re-watched WM20 again which took place in march 2004, jesse interviews donald trump during the show, trump edges out jesse

Anonymous said on 1/Apr/09
i remember the navy listed him, James Janos, at 6'4.5" in a listing i saw somewhere.

Lebensdorf said on 28/Feb/09
I was watching Batman & Robin recently (don

Danimal said on 23/Nov/08
Halb says on 1/Nov/08
Anyone just watched Batman and Robin? Ralf Moeller dwarfed Jesse. More than 2

Anonymous said on 21/Nov/08
I spoke to him eye-to-eye as he was the Governor of Minnesota. He was wearing standard dress shoes. I wore loafers. I stand 6'2". He was 6', 5'11" at the least. Big guy, but not anywhere NEAR 6'4".

Halb said on 1/Nov/08
Anyone just watched Batman and Robin? Ralf Moeller dwarfed Jesse. More than 2

Dave said on 23/Oct/08
I walked by Jessie in Minneapolis in early eighties. I am about six one; he was very tall. I would say 6'4 in that time.

Ghost said on 14/Oct/08
Ventura was nowhere near 6'4. More like 6'2. He always had big boots.

MHouillon said on 25/Aug/08
Was 191cm, IS 189cm (6'2.5) in height.

Danimal said on 4/Aug/08
Whatever Jesse WAS in the 80's, Hogan had him by a solid 2" back then and they BOTH wore cowboy boots. Jesse was the same height as Kong Kong Bundy///FACT.

TELLEM said on 31/Jul/08
someone needs to change this guys height...he was never 6'4...he looked much shorter more like 6'2

Frank said on 24/Jun/08
Jessie was on Jay Leno and he looks about 6ft 2 next to Jay no more than that

Alex2 said on 30/May/08
I remember watching Running Man, and I was shocked as to how small Arnold looked next to the bigger guys, could have he been down to 6'0" by late 80's?

Alex2 said on 23/May/08
I think we can all live with 6'4" tops, Ola if that Guys 5'9" then that would mean Jesse is 6'1" lol, gimme a break!

Steve said on 15/May/08
In The Running Man he didnt look much taller than arnold who is 6'1"-6'2".I wouldnt give him anything over 6'3"(190cm);and I would never say he is 6'4"(193cm).

Sid said on 15/Mar/08
in PREDATOR DVD Special features says he is 6-5 250lbs

Anonymous said on 15/Jan/08
I saw the hunter episode, Jesse had cowboy boots on.

JohnP said on 15/Sep/07
Jesse Ventura is listed "6 foot 2" in the WWEs Hall of Fame; Click Here

He shrunk and they list his height now, or what? I don't think he was as low as 6-2 in the 80s.

nova said on 2/Sep/07
Jesse looks right around 6'4 in these pics with 6'6 Fred Dryer aka Hunter who was an NFL football player and 6' Michael Buffer and 6'2 Donald.
Click Here

Halb said on 11/Jan/07
I watched the Running Man too. I am loathe to estimate, but it was clear to me that Jesse was shorter than 6 ft 5 in Sven and taller than AhNold.

Big Show said on 23/Oct/06
Aren't there any pics of Ventura and Schwarzenegger. They've played in a couple of films together and I can't remember how they compared to each other in height. Charles Barkley indeed isn't 6'6, he's 6'4, but in the pic Jesse is standing behind Barkley and he's leaning a lot more than Barkley is. So this pic really isn't a good way to judge Ventura's height.

Stephen said on 13/Sep/06
There is now way that Ventura is 6-4 now. I give him 6'1.5" tops. I don't think that he was ever any taller than 6'3".

Viper652 said on 29/Aug/06
Barley was never 6-6.

harry said on 28/Aug/06
dipends on how old they were when they met,charles barkley was 6'6,jesse ventura(mean name...mean is newzealand slang for cool)was 6'4 prolly shrunk to 6'2 by now,possbly bad posture and sugeryson necks,knees or other weak bones.

Danimal said on 10/Jul/06
I don't think Jesse lost 2-3" because of surgeries like so many other tall people (Andre, Hogan, Eastwood, etc..). I just think he had bad posture nowadays and appears shorter because of that. I think if he stands straight he'd be over 6'3" easily.

Marty said on 14/Jun/06
In the Predator DVD Jesse claims to be a 6'5 250lbs wrestler... Now I have to give him a good 6'3.5 at least. He looks to be a good 6'4" and that wouldn't be surprising. Nowadays he's probably around 6'2 1/2

??? said on 14/Apr/06
how can he be 6-4 when Charles Barkley is 6-4 1/2 and he's shorter than Barkley??

Frank said on 13/Feb/06
Canstop, Gorilla Monsoon was never 6ft 6 that's what he said on an interview but i believe he was 6ft 4 in his heyday...Monsoon looked alittle Taller than Triple H....Triple H is 6ft 3 with lifts

I said on 18/Dec/05
He was by one inch shorter than Bill Duke(my guess Duke is 195cm).So 192 cm is correct height for him.

Gramps said on 8/Dec/05
Jesse looking about 2" short of the 6'6" Fred Dryer:
http://www.wonderfulworldofhunter.com/gueststars2/images/jesse_ventura.jpg

Jesse looking about 2" shorter than Charles Barkley:
http://images.sportsnetwork.com/other/allsport/ventura_barkley_golf.jpg

Jesse looking comparable (Yikes!) to the 6'1" Triple H:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/wrestling/ventura.jpg

Looking comparable to the 6'2" Brock Lesnar:
http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/b/brocklesnar/24.jpg

Gramps said on 8/Dec/05
I'd give Ventura close to 6'4" in the late '70s and about 6'3" today. I'm going to take a closer look at him, though.

Jason said on 7/Dec/05
I remember he was only a hair taller than Triple H at Summerslam '99.

Anonymous said on 6/Dec/05
In the mid-eighties, whenever Jesse would interview Hulk Hogan, it was always apparent that Hogan had a good two inches on Jesse...Even when they wrestled, Ventura looked small next to Hogan...Now, Hogan is said to be no more than 6'4" today and it would be very interesting to see them stand next to each other with Hogan's obvious loss in height over the years...I have read that Ventura is 6'2" and 245 pounds today, but I have also seen him listed at 6'4"-6'5"...His heighest weight in the WWF was 281 pounds...

cantstop25 said on 16/Nov/05
going back to the first article. why the hell would a 6'2" girl wear 3-inch heals, imagine if it was tom cruise she were interviewing she would be almost a foot taller lol.

I believe ventura is about 6'5-6'6" he was about the same height as 6'6" gorilla monsoon who was a few inches taller then 6'3" mohammed ali

Jason said on 28/Aug/05
I remember in a newspaper article here (in Australia, back when he won the governorship in Minnesota, he was described as being 192cm (6'3 1/2''). I don't know if he's as tall as Hulk Hogan, though ...

RLG said on 26/Aug/05
Ventura also said he was 6'5" in part of the DVD extras for Predator. Guess he's another one of those people who can't decide what height they are. :)

He also is said not to have been a Navy SEAL at all but was a UDT (a "frog") which was a much, much safer job to be in back then, so his honesty is perhaps questionable on some things but that's maybe no surprise as we are talking about a former wrestler here. ;)

CelebHeights Editor said on 26/Aug/05
Female high-school student said on this page, "I'm six-two, and I was wearing three-inch heels, and he was still a good inch-and-a-half taller