How tall was Frank Zappa?

Frank Zappa is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).

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Frank Zappa’s 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) is tall for a US man: about 85 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Frank Zappa beside others

Frank Zappa is one of the taller musicians we have heights for: Krist Novoselic (6 ft 7 in) stands 7 in (18 cm) taller and Dolly Parton (5 ft 0 in) is 1 ft 0 in (30.6 cm) shorter.

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6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

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Frank Zappa, 6 ft 0 in (183 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)