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David Bowie

How tall was David Bowie?

David Bowie is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).

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David Bowie’s 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 64 in 100 US men are shorter.

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David Bowie is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.David Bowie: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). David Bowie is taller than the average US man by 1 in (2.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). David Bowie is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm).David Bowie is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.David Bowie: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). David Bowie is taller than the average US man by 1 in (2.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). David Bowie is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm).

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David Bowie beside others

David Bowie is one of the taller singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 10 in (25.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 1 ft 2 in (36 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 10 in (178 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.

Photo: Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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David Bowie, 5 ft 10 in (178 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)