How tall is Bing Crosby?

Bing Crosby's listed height was 170 cm (5'7"). He was taller than about 40% of men in the United States.

Where 170 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 40% of men in the United States born in 1903 (average 171.8 cm).

Crosby next to his bandmates and co-stars

Frank Sinatra is the same height than Bing Crosby (170 cm), High Society co-star.

Louis Armstrong is 2 cm shorter than Bing Crosby (168 cm), High Society co-star.

Alan Ladd is 2 cm shorter than Bing Crosby (168 cm), My Favorite Brunette co-star.

About Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby, full name Harry Lillis Crosby Jr., was an American singer and actor. He was born on 3 May 1903 in Tacoma and died on 14 October 1977. One of the first multimedia stars, he made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs.

Crosby led in record sales, network radio ratings and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977, and his intimate singing style influenced many later male singers. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Going My Way (1944) and was nominated for its sequel, The Bells of St. Mary's. In 1963 he received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He collaborated with his friend Bob Hope in the Road to films from 1940 to 1962, and he sang White Christmas in the film of the same name.

Crosby stood at a listed 170 cm (5'7"), the same listed height as Frank Sinatra, his co-star in High Society. Louis Armstrong, also in High Society and listed at 168 cm (5'6"), was 2 cm shorter than Crosby, as was Alan Ladd, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), his co-star in My Favorite Brunette.

Frequently asked

How tall is Bing Crosby in feet and inches? Bing Crosby was 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Bing Crosby compared to Frank Sinatra? Frank Sinatra is the same height than Bing Crosby: 170 cm (5'7") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Bing Crosby compared to Louis Armstrong? Louis Armstrong is 2 cm shorter than Bing Crosby: 168 cm (5'6") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Bing Crosby compared to Alan Ladd? Alan Ladd is 2 cm shorter than Bing Crosby: 168 cm (5'6") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Bing Crosby tall for men in the United States? At 170 cm he was taller than about 40% of men in the United States born in 1903, whose average height is 171.8 cm.

Sources

• Bing Crosby on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Bing Crosby on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.
• Bing Crosby 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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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.