How tall is Salvador Dali?
Salvador Dali's listed height was 172 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 90% of men in Spain.
Where 172 cm sits among men in Spain
Taller than about 90% of men in Spain born in 1904 (average 163 cm).
About Salvador Dali
Salvador Dalí, whose full name was Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol, was a Spanish surrealist artist. He was born on 11 May 1904 in Figueres in Catalonia and received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters, he became drawn to Cubism and avant-garde movements.
Dalí moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. He lived in France during the Spanish Civil War, left for the United States in 1940, and returned to Spain in 1948. His work spanned painting, sculpture, film, graphic arts, animation, fashion and photography, and he also wrote fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays and criticism.
Dalí stood a listed 172 cm (5'8"). Two major museums are devoted to his work: the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain, and the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. He died on 23 January 1989.
Frequently asked
How tall is Salvador Dali in feet and inches? Salvador Dali was 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.
Is Salvador Dali tall for men in Spain? At 172 cm he was taller than about 90% of men in Spain born in 1904, whose average height is 163 cm.
Sources
- Salvador Dali on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Salvador Dali on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
- Salvador Dali on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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