How tall was Luther Vandross?

Luther Vandross is commonly listed at 6 ft 3 in (190 cm).

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Luther Vandross’s 6 ft 3 in (190 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Luther Vandross beside others

Luther Vandross is one of the taller singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 5 in (13.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 1 ft 7 in (48 cm) shorter.

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6 ft 3 in (190 cm)

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Luther Vandross, 6 ft 3 in (190 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)