How tall was James Brown?

James Brown is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).

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James Brown’s 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 17 in 100 US men are shorter.

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James Brown beside others

James Brown is in the middle of the 220 singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 1 ft 2 in (35.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 10 in (26 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 6 in (168 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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James Brown, 5 ft 6 in (168 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)