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Jimi Hendrix

How tall was Jimi Hendrix?

Jimi Hendrix is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).

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

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Jimi Hendrix beside others

Jimi Hendrix 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)

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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Jimi Hendrix, 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)