How tall is Carl Perkins?

Carl Perkins's listed height was 185 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 90% of men in the United States.

Where 185 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 90% of men in the United States born in 1932 (average 175.5 cm).

Perkins next to his bandmates and co-stars

Johnny Cash is 3 cm taller than Carl Perkins (188 cm), bandmate in Million Dollar Quartet.

Jerry Lee Lewis is 5 cm shorter than Carl Perkins (180 cm), bandmate in Million Dollar Quartet.

David Bowie is 7 cm shorter than Carl Perkins (178 cm), Into the Night co-star.

About Carl Perkins

Carl Perkins was an American country and rockabilly guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was born Carl Lee Perkins on 9 April 1932 in Tiptonville and died on 19 January 1998. He began his recording career at the Sun Studio in Memphis in 1954.

Perkins was a pioneer of rock and roll, and his best known songs include Blue Suede Shoes, Honey Don't, Matchbox and Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby. His songs were recorded by artists as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Ricky Nelson and Eric Clapton. Nicknamed the King of Rockabilly, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His recording of Blue Suede Shoes was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Perkins stood a listed 185 cm (6'1"). Johnny Cash, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), was 3 cm taller and appeared with him on The Johnny Cash Show. Jerry Lee Lewis, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), was 5 cm shorter and appeared with him in Jamboree.

Frequently asked

How tall is Carl Perkins in feet and inches? Carl Perkins was 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

How tall is Carl Perkins compared to Johnny Cash? Johnny Cash is 3 cm taller than Carl Perkins: 188 cm (6'2") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Carl Perkins compared to Jerry Lee Lewis? Jerry Lee Lewis is 5 cm shorter than Carl Perkins: 180 cm (5'11") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Carl Perkins compared to David Bowie? David Bowie is 7 cm shorter than Carl Perkins: 178 cm (5'10") vs 185 cm (6'1").

Is Carl Perkins tall for men in the United States? At 185 cm he was taller than about 90% of men in the United States born in 1932, whose average height is 175.5 cm.

Sources

• Carl Perkins on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Carl Perkins on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.
• Carl Perkins 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.