6 ft 4 in (193 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.
How tall was Kurt Vonnegut?
Kurt Vonnegut is commonly listed at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).
A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from
Kurt Vonnegut’s 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.
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Kurt Vonnegut beside others
Kurt Vonnegut is one of the taller writers we have heights for: Peter Freuchen (6 ft 7 in) stands 3 in (8 cm) taller and Lorenz Hart (5 ft 0 in) is 1 ft 4 in (41 cm) shorter.
Also listed at 6 ft 4 in: Stephen King.
- Douglas Adams: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 1 in (3 cm) taller than Kurt Vonnegut.
- Stan Lee: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), 5 in (13 cm) shorter than Kurt Vonnegut.
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