How tall is Kurt Cobain?

Kurt Cobain's listed height was 175 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 37% of men in the United States.

Where 175 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 37% of men in the United States born in 1967 (average 177.4 cm).

Cobain next to his bandmates and co-stars

Krist Novoselic is 26 cm taller than Kurt Cobain (201 cm), bandmate in Nirvana from 1987 to 1994.

Dave Grohl is 8 cm taller than Kurt Cobain (183 cm), bandmate in Nirvana from 1990 to 1994.

About Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain was an American musician and songwriter, born on 20 February 1967 in Aberdeen. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his songwriting and anti-establishment persona he widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music, and he was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X. He died in April 1994.

Nirvana went through several changes of members before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990. With the final lineup of Cobain, Grohl and Krist Novoselic, the band signed with DGC and found commercial success with the single Smells Like Teen Spirit from its second album, Nevermind (1991). Cobain wrote many other hit Nirvana songs, notably Come as You Are, Lithium, In Bloom, Heart-Shaped Box, All Apologies and Something in the Way.

Cobain stood at a listed 175 cm (5'9"). His Nirvana bandmate Krist Novoselic, listed at 201 cm (6'7"), was 26 cm taller, and Dave Grohl, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), was 8 cm taller. Novoselic played with him in Nirvana from 1987 to 1994, and Grohl from 1990 to 1994.

Frequently asked

How tall is Kurt Cobain in feet and inches? Kurt Cobain was 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

How tall is Kurt Cobain compared to Krist Novoselic? Krist Novoselic is 26 cm taller than Kurt Cobain: 201 cm (6'7") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Kurt Cobain compared to Dave Grohl? Dave Grohl is 8 cm taller than Kurt Cobain: 183 cm (6'0") vs 175 cm (5'9").

Is Kurt Cobain tall for men in the United States? At 175 cm he was taller than about 37% of men in the United States born in 1967, whose average height is 177.4 cm.

Sources

• Kurt Cobain on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Kurt Cobain on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Kurt Cobain 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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