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Roy Orbison

How tall was Roy Orbison?

Roy Orbison is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).

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Roy Orbison’s 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 74 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Roy Orbison is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Roy Orbison: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Roy Orbison is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Roy Orbison is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).Roy Orbison is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Roy Orbison: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Roy Orbison is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Roy Orbison is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).

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Roy Orbison beside others

Roy Orbison is one of the taller singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 9 in (23.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 1 ft 3 in (38 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 11 in (180 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: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Roy Orbison, 5 ft 11 in (180 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)