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Little Richard

How tall was Little Richard?

Little Richard is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).

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Little Richard’s 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 64 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 10 in

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

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Little Richard beside others

Little Richard is one of the taller singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 10 in (25.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 1 ft 2 in (36 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.

Photo: Anna Bleker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Little Richard, 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)