How tall was Merle Haggard?

Merle Haggard is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).

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Merle Haggard’s 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) is about average for a US man: about 49 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Merle Haggard beside others

Merle Haggard is in the middle of the 220 singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 11 in (28.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 1 ft 1 in (33 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

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Merle Haggard, 5 ft 9 in (175 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)