How tall was Serge Gainsbourg?

Serge Gainsbourg is commonly listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm).

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Serge Gainsbourg’s 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 69 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Serge Gainsbourg beside others

Serge Gainsbourg is one of the taller singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 9.5 in (24.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 1 ft 2.5 in (37 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 5 ft 10.5 in: Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones and Macklemore.

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5 ft 10.5 in (179 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.

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Serge Gainsbourg, 5 ft 10.5 in (179 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)