Chris says on 28/Jun/08
Hahaha thats the biggest joke ive ever heard.Hammond being 5ft7...Jeremy is not the reason for him looking short.He is barely 5ft6.Come on this is ridiculous

ramdom person says on 28/Jun/08
Well Jeremy Clarkson is around 6'5, so anyone stood next to him would look tiny. Though Hammond seems to be smaller than about 75% of the people he stands near. I'd say he's around 5'5 - 5'6. Still, what does it matter? He looks fine as he is ^_^

Ian says on 11/Jun/08
He was on BBC program Blue Peter and was significantly smaller than both Zoe Salmon 5ft7(she looked 4 inches taller) and Andy Akinwolere don't know his height, he looked 2 inches smaller than him. I believe Hammond is smaller than 5ft 7.

Gary says on 16/Apr/08
Having stood in between Jeremy and Richard on a film location, Jeremy, as we know is a tad on the tall side, but Richard was definitely shorter than me, and I am 5'7" on the nose (well, to the top of my head!).

Omie says on 31/Mar/08
After a chat in a trailer with them about politics, i had asked them all to line up against each other. Richard is VERY short, James is average, and Jeremy is massive. Yes, it is his head though.

claire says on 28/Mar/08
when i used a dating agency i found all men lied about their height. when you meet them they're always 3-4 inch shorter than they said in their profile. the only solution was video dating where they couldn't lie because i'd ask them to stand next to the door!

Kelly says on 19/Feb/08
Rubbish! Sorry! ive stood almost next to him and i wouldnt say he was any taller than me in my bare feet - im 5'4

Matthew says on 2/Feb/08
Met him here in South Africa last week and he is maximum 5'5. I am 5'10 and he barely reached my shoulder. Clarkson is tall, but most of that height is his head...it is MASSIVE

Non-lier says on 25/Jan/08
I think you can take it as ALMOST-truth, that when a celebrity says that they are 5'7", 40-50% of the time they are actually 5'5"

person guy says on 16/Jan/08
He is actually 5,6 and 3/4 on the boarder line to 5,7. I met him a little while ago and im 5,7 and you can hardly tell the difference.

5'4 tall girl says on 14/Jan/08
he's quite small actually in top gear..clarkson n may seem to tower him lotta

caitlin says on 7/Jan/08
well on his interactive dvd game their is a question about his height and the answer is 5 foot 9

G-MANN says on 30/Dec/07
In an FHM interview, when asked about he height he said "I'm normal! 5 foot 7 and a bit. Clarkson's the freak, he's 18 feet tall for Christ sake! Although I have realised if you stand nearer the camera you appear taller, but Clarkson's has cottoned on to and stands even closer to the lens, making me appear microscopic."

loilee says on 27/Dec/07
I am watching a show with Richard Hammond in ('Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel') and he is smaller than everyone he meets. He's even smaller than the guy in the corner who's doing sign language!
If he's 5'7" then I'm Bob Monkhouse.

Lmeister says on 18/Dec/07
Richard might be 5ft6, but not lower. Even average height guys look shortish in Top Gear, because even James May is taller than average. Not only short men lie about their height quite a few tall guys have claimed to be taller than they really are. A lot of guys say their shoes on height.

Spev says on 12/Dec/07
QUOTE: "Well, I think Richard Hammond would know his own height!! If he says he is 5'7" then im sure he is (:"

Short men lie about their height in the same way old women lie about their age. Honest - one of my pals swears to God he's 5'8" and I strongly doubt if he's even 5'5"!! No way on earth is The Hamster 5'7". He's 3'2". Tops.

Sally says on 26/Nov/07
Haven't met any of them unfortuately. However 5ft 6in is short for a bloke. Obviously if you are famous like Richard it's not such a draw back. I have a son who is 5ft 6in, not bad looking, but because of it finds great difficulty meeting girls who wish to date him. They all think he's cute but....

toby says on 25/Nov/07
i can't remember this but when i was about 3 i had dinner with jeremy clarkson who wasn't apparently that tall back then.

john says on 20/Nov/07
james may with shoes on is 6'0

ph says on 19/Nov/07
I stood right NEXT TO Mr Hammond at West Midland Safari Park on Saturday. He was looking at sealions with his family and I happened to be doing the same eith my family. I am fairly short, 5ft 6in but even I was DEFINATELY taller than Richard Hammond, even with his big hair.

GUK says on 14/Nov/07
James May is about 6ft, I used to go to the same Indian restaurant as him in Chiswick, I'm 5ft 11 and he was slightly taller.

Vin says on 13/Nov/07
Most people are shorter than they think.If they were properly measured they would be surprised.This Top Gear lot are only overgrown schoolboys(apart from Hammond)anyway,mental age 12.
Richard Hammond is probably between 5'2" to 5'4" or maybe even shorter.
It's true,standing next to the giant Jezza Clarkson does him no favours.
James May is probably the U.K. average height but why on earth does he sport that silly early Seventies haircut? It looks vile.

Arth says on 14/Sep/07
In a picture quite far below, May and Hammond are adopting a similar posture so their true height, assuming their shoes have the same sized heels, are represented against eachother.

Clarkson's stooping enough to give nearly 2" height drop. My personal estimation of their heights is that Clarkson's a solid 6'5", Hammond's 5' 6.5" and May's a straight 5'11. 4 1/2" of height difference between hammond & may seems about right compared to 6" between clarkson and may, a little less with the poor posture of clarkson taken into consideration.

5'10 Teenager says on 3/Aug/07
I would say that he is roughly 5'7 because Jeremy Clarkson is huge at 6'5 and standing next to him doesn't do him any favours really. it's like me and my friend we're both 14 but she's 4'11 and i'm 5'10.

Paul says on 14/Jul/07
I've met James May and his posture is terrible, he walks head down and seems noticeably stooped. He seems to have lost weight and is pretty lean in build, which adds to the impression of tallness, He was a few inches shorter than my 6'5.5 so 6'2 seems a fair guess.

Anon says on 28/Jun/07
I'm 5 7.5 or 5 8 and I know when I was in England I didn't feel quite as short as I do at home in the US...
and yes 5 ft. 7 is short, but the guy is handsome...

Amy says on 22/Jun/07
According to the Health Survey for England 2004, the average adult male height in the UK is 5'9". That doesn't mean that Richard Hammond is VERY short, but he is below average. Nevertheless he certainly makes up for it in personality! At nearly 5'11" (179cm), I am way above the average of 5'3.5" for an adult female. I'm even taller than the average guy too, which is a real pain!

Anonymous says on 10/Jun/07
If Hammond is 5'7", from this pic i'd say that James May is around 6'0 and Jeremy Clarkson has to be at least 6'4"

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dia25 says on 2/Jun/07
Richard Hammond is the cutest man i ve ever set my eyes on.His height is by no means a disadvantage.I m 5'10 barefoot but i wouldnt mind a shorter man.It s not the inches that matter its the character and the sense of humour.And i would have to say that Mr Hammond combines them both.Love ya Hammster!!!!!

the giant says on 30/May/07
i am 7'4 and you all really look short to me...

Lora (Iddy 1) says on 26/Apr/07
Well, I think Richard Hammond would know his own height!! If he says he is 5'7" then im sure he is (:
And as for being attracted to small people, im also very small myself..and definatley think Richard Hammond is GORGEOUS!!

5'11.5 guy says on 19/Apr/07
5'9 certainly isn't the average here in Bristol/Bath. Otherwise I'd tower over most people, and I don't.

Smiffy says on 18/Apr/07
According to the Guardian and BBC websites, (...all I could be bothered looking at!) the average height of British males is 5'9". Seems true, because with the exception of a few of my male friends, most are all around the same height, between 5'7" and 5ft 10ins!

Claire says on 13/Apr/07
I'm 5'7" or at least I say I am, but really I'm 5'6 3/4 and 3/4's of a 1/4 - so it may just be the same for Richard...

Dave says on 12/Apr/07
Jeremy = 6'5
James May = 5'11
Hamster = 5'6

There is no way that Hammond is even 5'7 because he is just so short, my Dad is 5'7 1/2 and he is quite clearly taller than Hammond so I think it should be changed to 5'6.

5'4 dudette says on 9/Apr/07
Oh come on Hammond's really not that short! I'd say 5'6-5'7 but no shorter than that. He'd probably look pretty average if giant Jeremy wasn't standing next to him, he's mahoosive! James is probably pretty average and you can see that when he stands between Hammond and Jezza. However I have to say that Hammond is a very good-looking bloke (although I do love James' hair!). They're all just very cool people with big height differences!

Dave says on 9/Apr/07
To the 5'11 bloke: I don't think the average height in the southwest of UK is 6ft, I'm from Brighton which is south East and I can say that 5'9 is probably the average male height for us brits and it's quite noticable that the dutch is taller.
I have been on the top gear show and I am 6'2 barefoot, with that height Richard Hammond was only up to the top of my mouth so I would guess he is no more than 5'6 and a bit less than the billed 5'7, as goes for James May, I am about 3 inches taller than him so somewhere in the 5'11 range is probably correct. But Jeremy Clarkson is a giant and seems a solid 6'5 which might explain why he towers almost everyone at the show and is a head taller than Hamster.

6'0 guy says on 8/Apr/07
So James May is in between 5'11-6'1 tall with his shoes on?
I would love to go to Top Gear studio to see James by myself. I am 6'0+ (bare feet) and 6'1+ with my shoes on. He looks like about same height as me.

5'11 guy says on 6/Apr/07
The Dutch guys who think they tower over us Brits should pay the UK a visit sometime. The average height here in the southwest is 6ft easily. I'm 5'11.5 at 15 years of age, which is basically average for my age group.

jason says on 1/Apr/07
Why are these average height figures from? I see inches apart from most of them which shows they cant be accurate. 5'7 is short but not THAT short, you would be ignorant to call him a midget.. I'm about 5'8 myself and I know alot of guys my height, there are plenty that tower over me though..

Darren R, says on 8/Mar/07
What is wrong with people's estimation of James May's height? He is CLEARLY at least 6', I'd challenge anyone to show me a decent picture that would suggest otherwise.

Kraig says on 25/Feb/07
Everyone, I think Richard Hammond knows his own height! If he says he is 5ft 7" - he IS 5ft 7"

Beth says on 21/Feb/07
Richard Hammond is so short and cute! He is like a shorter version of David Tennant (p.s i love them both). Jeremy Clarkson is really tall. I'm happy at four foot ten, but then I am thirteen! Enjoy being short, Richard!

Lerenzo says on 5/Feb/07
i'm 5'8 is that short for a man? would women find that attractive if a guy is only 5'8?

Rosie Orisinal says on 5/Feb/07
I agree that Jeremy Clarkson is massively tall and should stop being so shortest. Richard Hammond is the only remotely fit one of the top gear presenters.

PC says on 17/Jan/07
Downgrade overdue on Hammond. He's no taller than 5'6"

Jennifer says on 23/Dec/06
I am 5'5 my husband is 5'6 . My husband is all English and all man. Mr. Hammond's height is adorable.His presence is fantastic. He is by far the most attractive of the three.Mr. Clarkson is a giant. Mr. May is about 5'11 I would estimate.Remember
unless you are a flat 5'0 this is a useless argument. Because at 5'0 you are at a disadvantage in the adult world.Not because you are unattractive.But because the world designs things for around 5'8 and up. Hammond Rules!!!

kanov says on 20/Dec/06
I once thought that Hammond is 165 cm tall (5ft 5in), Jeremy is 195 cm (6ft 5 in) and James May in the middle at 180cm (5ft 11in). At least it looks that way, but a couple of centimeters up or down...Hammond isn't very short. You can see that despite being below average, his head still sticks clear up from the roof of many saloon cars he tested when standing next to it(which are usually around 1.4m in height).

Jayne says on 4/Dec/06
My husband and myself have stood next to Jeremy Clarkson. He is enormous! I'm 5ft 5 and a half, and my husband is 5ft 7 and three quarters. I kid myself that my better half is taller than he is, but, frankly, he loooked like Clarkson's lunch! I'm quite happy to agree with the official figures.

Pete says on 2/Dec/06
I've met Richard Hammond and he's not 5'7". My mate stood next to him who's pretty short at 5'8" and he was noticeably taller. The Hamster was wearing cowboy boots as well, so 5'6" max definitely.

Anonymous says on 13/Nov/06
The average height for the UK male is 5ft9 in 2006. In 40 years time will be 5'10 and in 100 years predicted at 6ft.

PC says on 4/Nov/06
In Sky magazine (June issue) it has Hammond's height as 5'6". Clarkson also describes him as 5'6" in the Times magazine. He does look this height on tv.

Troy says on 4/Nov/06
Actually, to date the Dutch are the second tallest people in Europe (average male height 6'0") only to be beaten by Montenegrins (whose males average 6'2"!)
At 5'8", I'm among the smallest males here.

Chris says on 6/Oct/06
Steven: For all of time except maybe the last 40 years the Dutch have been a lot shorter than the British.

Steven says on 5/Oct/06
People in Britain are very short compared to over here in The Netherlands, 5'10 would be average over there for a male. Schnitzerferk you are talking noncense.

Chris says on 27/Sep/06
Schnitzerlferk says on 24/Sep/06
"5'7" for a male IS short.
The male average in britain right now is 5'11.5"
In other words, 6ft isnt technically actually that tall.
Its only 1/2" above average.
Most of the guys at college i go to are over 6'3", and some are nearly 6'10"
I myself am at a very weak 6'1/2" and feel very short all the time, i look up even to some females.

Generations are getting a LOT taller, and back in the 50's people used to stare wildly at anyone above 6'2" and you used to have to need custom made clothes, nowadays 6'2" is considered quite normal and nothing much to brag about."

Mate, please. 6'10"???!!! When you say some, for arguments sake, let's say you mean 1/15 males are nearly 6'10". That's about 7% of your college - 6'9"?
May I ask where you go to college? Also, at nearly 6'2"...189cm you are shorter than some females???
While young people in the UK 'may' average 5'11.5, it's not the average for the adult male population by a long shot. Not even for the young generation. It's the same for Germany btw. 5'10" adult male average.
I agree that you see a lot of tall people around, taller than myself anyway...but not 6'2" at least where I'm from. I also don't agree that 5'7" is that short.

Chris says on 27/Sep/06
I would say about 1 in 13-15 males 18 yrs and over in London is 6'2", which nobody can claim to be average. (And that guess is just based upon what I see daily and didn't require much thought.)
I say London because height varies as you go from North to south of the UK; people are shorter in the north on average so that emphasises the point.

Viper652 says on 27/Sep/06
Im around 6-3 and I tower over most people. When I was more 6-1 in high school and college I was taller than most. Either Schnitzerlferk is a huge liar or thats just the alcohol talking.

Diddy says on 26/Sep/06
Re Anonymous comment(26.09.06), looks like my kids are going to tower over me!!
But I think you´re right Anon. (hope that`s not too friendly!), in that most children don´t reach a lot more than their parents, unless in my case, a shortarse with a tall husband, and it´s looking like my two are going to be about 5´8 (daughter), and 5´11 (son).

Anonymous says on 26/Sep/06
Britains average height is not 5'11.5''. That is too high. Until recently about 5'9'' was correct. Allowing that young people are taller 5'10'' is probably average. Young people are taller but they do not tower over their parents. Height in the UK is increasing steadily but slowly. Younger generations are reaching adult height at an earlier age though. Whereas 50 yrs ago a 15 yr old boy might grow several inches nowadays many boys of this age are virtually fully grown. This might help to give the impression of a race of giants among young people.

Elio says on 25/Sep/06
Schnitzerlferk,

my apologies... I thought when you said 6'2" was normal that you were implying it was within average height.

I would say that you have an unusually tall group of friends.

Anonymous says on 25/Sep/06
Schnitzerlferk, most of the guys you go to college with are over 6'3''. Well you must be at basketball college then. Average height for young men in the UK would be around 5'10''. Young British people are taller than older generations but the Brits haven't had the big jump in height that the Dutch have had.

Diddy says on 25/Sep/06
I think 5ft10 is considered about average for a bloke, so anything above is tall, and anything below is short. My husband is 6ft2, and I consider him tall. Mind you, I´m just tipping 5ft on a good day, so most people are tall COMPARED to me, but that doesn´t make them all tall. Whichever way you look at it though, there´s no denying that I`m short!! I would say Hammond is short for a bloke, but perfectly formed!!

Schnitzerlferk says on 24/Sep/06
I never said that 6'2" was considered average, i said it was considered a normal human height, in the 1950's my dad used to get comments like "hows the weather up there?" and "its not natural to be that big"

Today he now gets "youre big, but theres way bigger out there"
you dont gawk at 6'2" people in the streets, they are run of the mill people you see everyday-i certainly do.
From my knowledge britains average male is 5'11.5", i know it used to be along the 5'10"-5'11" range but it is ever changing and increasing.

I would consider 6'0" above average
6'2" is tall
6'4" is very tall
6'6"+ is huge

Elio says on 24/Sep/06
Schnitzerlferk, the average height in Britain has been proven by numerous studies to be 5'10" barefoot. Perhaps it would be 5'11 1/2" if it included formal shoes.

6'2" is still considered to be pretty damn tall! Nobody looking at a 6'2" guy would say that they were average height.

C'mon.... someone else back me up on this! :)

Shwinch says on 24/Sep/06
In today's Times, Clarkson describes him a 5'6: "A man who'd just learnt that actually the cure for being 5ft 6in is not to be on television all the time."

Schnitzerlferk says on 24/Sep/06
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He's 5'7"
james is 6ft, 6'1" max
jeremy is strange in that he sometimes looks 6'5", and could even push 6'6", but then ive seen him near some celebrities which makes him look like 6'2", id just say a good nice average 6'4" and a possible 6'5" would do him nicely.

5'7" for a male IS short.
The male average in britain right now is 5'11.5"
In other words, 6ft isnt technically actually that tall.
Its only 1/2" above average.
Most of the guys at college i go to are over 6'3", and some are nearly 6'10"
I myself am at a very weak 6'1/2" and feel very short all the time, i look up even to some females.

Generations are getting a LOT taller, and back in the 50's people used to stare wildly at anyone above 6'2" and you used to have to need custom made clothes, nowadays 6'2" is considered quite normal and nothing much to brag about.

emily says on 23/Sep/06
being vertically challenged myself i don't see what all the fuss is about! 5'7''s not small!

Joe says on 22/Sep/06
I watch Top Gear quite a lot, and i'd say Hammond is 5'6. Clarkson is 6'5 but could be just under. I reckon James May's height is more of the 5'11/6'0 mark. He's not any taller and he's definitely NOT 6'2 as he's listed as.

Scanch says on 21/Sep/06
I hope he's never faced height discrimination. That would be awful.

Drew says on 10/Sep/06
I think 5'7" is right, maybe a little less. Jeremy is 6'5" and James May is also tall at around 6', so obviously he looks very short.

Jennifer B says on 7/Aug/06
Richard is not a bad height, it's just because he has to stand next to Jeremy and James who are pretty tall. But i think the nickname Hamster still suites him fine even if he was taller. lol.

Editor Rob says on 6/Aug/06
Another Uk-based tv presenter, Irishman Donal Macintyre said
"I'm 5ft 10, broad shouldered with short legs".

Joe says on 26/Jun/06
I think this guy is 5'6 not 5'7. Read Sky magazine this month. He looks this height as well. It would also demote Clarkson's height.

British Guy says on 1/Jun/06
No, not saying that at all mate,

Just saying this guy is labelled as "Tiny"

Hence the name Little Richard, I don't think

Any man above 5ft 5in, is "Tiny" in that sense

Just hollywood speaking BS as usual if you ask me!!

Cheers Man

Watched him on tv recently nice guy, really...

leonari says on 30/May/06
British guy: what are you saying? That 5'7" ain't short but 5'6" is?? Please reply.thanks man.

British Guy says on 29/May/06
Ah little richard...

By the way this guy is not really short!!

I myself am only 5ft 6in BAREFOOT he is only below average...

Cheers!!

Anonymous says on 22/May/06
i think yaoming is right on this one, if he was 5'7 or more the difference with everyone else wouldnt be tht noticable, as it is on the show. Im 5'6 and i reakon hes around tht height, so yeah, hes not a tall guy!

TangerineBunny says on 7/May/06
Most disapointed that he's only 5'7 because i had a bet with my mum that he was 6ft dunno where i got that from!

TheMan says on 1/May/06
Well in a paper he was listed as 6,4 seems that height to me pretty tall guy.

TheMan says on 28/Apr/06
Yeah i have seen the programme he does actually look very short compared to most poeple. Im not sure if he is 5,7 or not. On average even the smallish people on the show are taller than him.

[Editor Rob: there was an interview in the Daily Mail supplement in the UK a few months ago...

the interviewer mentioned he claimed 5ft 7, but said something like that's pushing it...]

Sarah says on 2/Mar/06
I've met him, I'd say 5'6" is more realistic.

He's taller than a lot of guys I know, but still shorter than average.

Anonymous says on 12/Feb/06
hes actually 5'4

Chris says on 28/Jan/06
I don't think he's as tall as 5ft 7. When Darius Danesh (also 6ft 4) was on his show last week, Richard stood on a chair and he didn't look much bigger at that.

TheMan says on 9/Jan/06
Yeah Clarksons 6,4 but i still don't think Hamond is that tall himself even in other things he looks about 5,7 on the dot he's not 5,9 or something like that.

seth green says on 8/Jan/06
jeremy is about 8 foot tall, he's mahoosive

AJ1983 says on 7/Jan/06
Richard isn't as short as he looks. Bear in mind that Jeremy Clarkson is 6'4" so there is a 9" (a head) difference. Richard seems to have short legs and an ordinary-sized torso, so that would give the illusion of him being shorter than he actually is.

Tubbs says on 3/Jan/06
I like the guy, but who's he trying to kid, he is short and is towered over by the other guy on top gear. Any idea how tall he is Rob?