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Jerry Garcia

How tall was Jerry Garcia?

Jerry Garcia is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).

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

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Jerry Garcia beside others

Jerry Garcia is one of the taller guitarists we have heights for: Jim Root (6 ft 6 in) stands 8 in (20 cm) taller and Angus Young (5 ft 2 in) is 8 in (20.5 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

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Photo: Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Jerry Garcia, 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)