Johnny Winter

How tall was Johnny Winter?

Johnny Winter is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).

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Johnny Winter’s 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 74 in 100 US men are shorter.

Johnny Winter is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Johnny Winter: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Johnny Winter is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Johnny Winter is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).Johnny Winter is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Johnny Winter: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Johnny Winter is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Johnny Winter is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).

Johnny Winter beside others

Johnny Winter is one of the taller guitarists we have heights for: Jim Root (6 ft 6 in) stands 7 in (18 cm) taller and Angus Young (5 ft 2 in) is 9 in (22.5 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 11 in (180 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: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Johnny Winter, 5 ft 11 in (180 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)