How tall is Brian May?

Brian May is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).

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Brian May’s 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Brian May beside others

Brian May is one of the taller musicians we have heights for: Krist Novoselic (6 ft 7 in) stands 5 in (13 cm) taller and Dolly Parton (5 ft 0 in) is 1 ft 2 in (35.6 cm) shorter.

Jim Root: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), 4 in (10 cm) taller than Brian May.
Keith Richards: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm) shorter than Brian May.
Randy Rhoads: 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm), 7 in (17.8 cm) shorter than Brian May.

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6 ft 2 in (188 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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Brian May, 6 ft 2 in (188 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)