How tall was Oscar Wilde

Irish poet and playwright, remembered for The Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray, A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband. On 6th May 1897 from Prison, he mentioned his height: "well, I am six feet, and I like long shirts"Oscar in 1882

The Nominal Register with these particulars is still preserved at Pentonville. It shows that Wilde's weight on reception was just under fourteen stone and his height was six feet.
-- Oscar Wilde: a biography, 1982