How tall is Prince?

Prince's listed height was 157 cm (5'2"). He was taller than about 1% of men in the United States.

Where 157 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 1% of men in the United States born in 1958 (average 177.3 cm).

About Prince

Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actor and filmmaker, born on 7 June 1958 in Minneapolis. He pioneered the Minneapolis sound and, with estimated sales exceeding 100 million records, is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He was born and raised in Minneapolis, and signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at age 18.

He released his first album, For You, two years later, and gained critical success with Dirty Mind, Controversy and 1999. In 1984 he became the first singer to simultaneously have a number-one film, album and single in the United States, with Purple Rain, its soundtrack and When Doves Cry. The album, recorded with his backing band the Revolution, spent 24 consecutive weeks at number one and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. His single Kiss reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Prince stood a listed 157 cm (5'2"). He died on 21 April 2016. After disbanding the Revolution he released the double album Sign o' the Times in 1987, widely considered his greatest work.

Frequently asked

How tall is Prince in feet and inches? Prince was 5'2" tall, which is 157 cm, 61.8 inches or 1.57 m.

Is Prince tall for men in the United States? At 157 cm he was taller than about 1% of men in the United States born in 1958, whose average height is 177.3 cm.

Sources

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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