Angus Young

How tall is Angus Young?

Angus Young is commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Angus Young’s 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm) is very short for a US man: fewer than 5 in 100 US men are shorter.

The average US man is taller than Angus Young by 7 in (17.6 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Angus Young: 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm). The average US man is taller than Angus Young by 7 in (17.6 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than Angus Young by 7 in (17.6 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Angus Young: 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm). The average US man is taller than Angus Young by 7 in (17.6 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

Angus Young beside others

Angus Young is the shortest of the 13 guitarists we have heights for: Malcolm Young (5 ft 3 in) is next, 1 in (2.5 cm) taller.

  • Randy Rhoads: 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm), 5 in (12.7 cm) taller than Angus Young.
  • Keith Richards: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 8 in (20.3 cm) taller than Angus Young.
  • Brian May: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 12 in (30.5 cm) taller than Angus Young.

Where this height comes from

5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

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Angus Young, 5 ft 2 in (157 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)