Sergei Rachmaninoff

How tall was Sergei Rachmaninoff?

Sergei Rachmaninoff is commonly listed at 6 ft 6 in (198 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Sergei Rachmaninoff is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Sergei Rachmaninoff: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Sergei Rachmaninoff is taller than the average US man by 9 in (22.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Sergei Rachmaninoff is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.8 cm).Sergei Rachmaninoff is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Sergei Rachmaninoff: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Sergei Rachmaninoff is taller than the average US man by 9 in (22.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Sergei Rachmaninoff is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.8 cm).

Sergei Rachmaninoff beside others

Sergei Rachmaninoff is the tallest of the 6 composers we have heights for: Michel Legrand (6 ft 1.5 in) is next, 4.5 in (11 cm) shorter.

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6 ft 6 in (198 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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