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Vincent van Gogh

How tall was Vincent van Gogh?

Vincent van Gogh is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm).

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Vincent van Gogh’s 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 25 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 7 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Vincent van Gogh: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm). The average US man is taller than Vincent van Gogh by 2 in (5.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Vincent van Gogh: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm). The average US man is taller than Vincent van Gogh by 2 in (5.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Vincent van Gogh beside others

Vincent van Gogh is in the middle of the 3 painters we have heights for: Diego Rivera (6 ft 1 in) stands 6 in (15 cm) taller and Frida Kahlo (5 ft 3 in) is 4 in (10 cm) shorter.

Where this height comes from

5 ft 7 in (170 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: Vincent van Gogh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Vincent van Gogh, 5 ft 7 in (170 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)