How tall is Louis Armstrong?

Louis Armstrong's listed height was 168 cm (5'6"). He was taller than about 31% of men in the United States.

Where 168 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 31% of men in the United States born in 1901 (average 171.6 cm).

Armstrong next to his bandmates and co-stars

Bing Crosby is 2 cm taller than Louis Armstrong (170 cm), High Society co-star.

Danny Kaye is 12 cm taller than Louis Armstrong (180 cm), A Song Is Born co-star.

Frank Sinatra is 2 cm taller than Louis Armstrong (170 cm), High Society co-star.

About Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong was an American jazz and blues trumpeter and vocalist, nicknamed Satchmo and Pops. He was born on 4 August 1901 in New Orleans, where he was also raised. His career spanned five decades, and he is counted among the most influential figures in jazz.

Armstrong came to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, and he helped shift jazz from collective improvisation toward solo performance. Around 1922 he followed his mentor, Joe King Oliver, to Chicago to play in Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, and he later moved to New York City as a featured soloist and recording artist. His best known songs include What a Wonderful World, Hello, Dolly! and When the Saints Go Marching In. He won the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965.

Armstrong stood 168 cm (5'6"). His co-star Bing Crosby in High Society is listed at 170 cm (5'7"), 2 cm taller, while Danny Kaye, who appeared with him in A Song Is Born, is listed at 180 cm (5'11"), 12 cm taller. Armstrong died on 6 July 1971.

Frequently asked

How tall is Louis Armstrong in feet and inches? Louis Armstrong was 5'6" tall, which is 168 cm, 66.1 inches or 1.68 m.

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

How tall is Louis Armstrong compared to Danny Kaye? Danny Kaye is 12 cm taller than Louis Armstrong: 180 cm (5'11") vs 168 cm (5'6").

How tall is Louis Armstrong compared to Frank Sinatra? Frank Sinatra is 2 cm taller than Louis Armstrong: 170 cm (5'7") vs 168 cm (5'6").

Is Louis Armstrong tall for men in the United States? At 168 cm he was taller than about 31% of men in the United States born in 1901, whose average height is 171.6 cm.

Sources

• Louis Armstrong on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Louis Armstrong on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Louis Armstrong 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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