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John Bonham

How tall was John Bonham?

John Bonham is commonly listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm).

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John Bonham’s 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 69 in 100 US men are shorter.

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John Bonham is taller than the average US woman by 7 in (17.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.John Bonham: 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). John Bonham is taller than the average US man by 1.5 in (3.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). John Bonham is taller than the average US woman by 7 in (17.8 cm).John Bonham is taller than the average US woman by 7 in (17.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.John Bonham: 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). John Bonham is taller than the average US man by 1.5 in (3.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). John Bonham is taller than the average US woman by 7 in (17.8 cm).

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John Bonham beside others

John Bonham is one of the shorter drummers we have heights for: Mick Fleetwood (6 ft 6 in) stands 7.5 in (19.1 cm) taller and Phil Collins (5 ft 6 in) is 4.5 in (11 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 10.5 in (179 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: Dina Regine, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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John Bonham, 5 ft 10.5 in (179 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)