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John Lennon

How tall was John Lennon?

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

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

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

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John Lennon beside others

John Lennon is one of the taller singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 9.5 in (24.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 1 ft 2.5 in (37 cm) shorter.

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Where this height comes from

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: Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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John Lennon, 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)