How tall was Marvin Gaye?

Marvin Gaye is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).

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Marvin Gaye’s 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) is tall for a US man: about 90 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Marvin Gaye beside others

Marvin Gaye is one of the taller singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 7 in (18.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 1 ft 5 in (43 cm) shorter.

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6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

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Marvin Gaye, 6 ft 1 in (185 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)