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mcfan says on 7/May/08
Bowie was 5'9.5...still looks close to that. ABACAB says on 8/Mar/08
GLEN, YOU ARE MORE THAN 5'8". BOWIE IS A TALL GUY...
Jed says on 1/Jan/08
Looks 5'10 on both pics glenn says on 10/Dec/07
1994 and 2007. Danius says on 9/Dec/07
He looks 5'10 in those pics for some reason..when was this? glenn says on 22/Nov/07
5-7 is pushing it.i heard 5-8 rumors.he can look 5-9 and was 5-10 peak. Ace says on 22/Nov/07
He walked by me at a Sting concert and looks about 5'7". Ian says on 20/Nov/07
He is 5ft 10 or was when they measured him on Chris Evans' TFI Friday(Channel4) 1999-2000 Middle-sized Cat says on 29/Oct/07
Completely agree with the 5'9" assessment. See the video of Freddie Mercury's Memorial at Wembley - Ian Hunter is a good 2 inches taller than DB. (Am sure Hunter is almost 6'.) glenn says on 26/Oct/07
the guys nail puntured his eye. ziggie says on 30/Jun/07
He has different eyes (the other is just reflecting brown.) when he was 13 his best friend George Underwood punched him in the face for hanging around with some girl. The result after a major surgery was a dilated pupil/eye. So, from that day on he has an eye that reflects brown and one blue normal eye (before he had blue eyes.) ziggie says on 29/Jun/07
Now in the other picture he looks more 5-10ish. CoolJ says on 25/Jun/07
He's starting to look like a zombie Ronald Reagan The Horse of FUNK says on 25/Jun/07
Seems more 5'9.5" in Glenn's recent photo... He also seems unhappy. One eye is red and the other is blue. sdASd says on 23/Jun/07
that dued is 5 10 antron says on 21/Jun/07
oldman is shorter than bowie imo. Gary is more like 5'8-5'9' and Bowie is more like 5'10" Lmeister says on 21/Jun/07
Take a look at the "Dancing in the Streets". David is clearly 5'8''ish without boots. David/Gary Oldman have the same built which makes them look 5'10''-5'11'' + shoes... spiderknut says on 14/Jun/07
Q magazine number48 pegs him as 5 eight!! anthony quinn says on 26/May/07
Great site -and cool photos -Met a few of my music artists myself -David Sylvian,Bowie,Bryan Ferry,Jim Kerr(all twice ).Dannii minogue,Human League to name a few -your spot on with Bowie -as i'm 5ft7 -i have 2 photos with him .
I would love to meet -Sharon Stone ,Sheryl Crow and Madonna .
ALL THE BEST -TONY . glenn says on 16/Apr/07
he is 60.47 in the photo. and is 5-9 now.rumored and witnessed at 5-8 by friends of mine. G-unit says on 12/Apr/07
goldfinger. man you're kidding? 60 years old, he looks 40. According to the picture I'd say 5'10.5. Del Mar says on 10/Apr/07
In the pic seems 5-10, 5-11 but definitive wears boots or some kind of high shoes Devlin says on 26/Mar/07
Looks a shade under 5-9 in that pic with the 5-11ish Ray Davies (greatest lyricist in Brit rock by the way...) PJ says on 26/Mar/07
Bowie absolutely wears lifts, bumped into him in SoHo wearing sneakers standing 5'8. goldfinger says on 13/Mar/07
Peak height? Bowie is 60 and still has a good posture. Anonymous says on 10/Mar/07
one inch wolud be more precise....he is 175 centimeters trust me. Lmeister says on 6/Mar/07
Here is a link to that video Click Here Time to downgrade him. He is still wearing boots with high heels and probably lifts... Lmeister says on 6/Mar/07
Hmm I just saw "Dancing in the Streets" video. Bowie and Mick Jagger are both wearing trainers. Eventhough they are "dancing" all the time Mick seems to be 2 inches taller... Jed says on 22/Dec/06
Bowie is at least 176 IMHO. Also with Glenn, he seems to lean just a bit and is still about an inch taller than him. Brad says on 5/Nov/06
I saw him in '76 onstage and he was really thin. He might have been 5' 8" back then before he went healthy and off the white stuff. His latest wife is gorgeous. Panic In Detroit is the finest thing he's done. Rackon says on 2/Nov/06
I don't know about these days...but in 1971 I was 5'11" and Bowie sure seemed close to my height...and he was not wearing platforms. I'd go for 5'10" in his heyday. He was also extremely thin at times during the 70's and 80's - drugs will do that to ya. Anthony says on 21/Jun/06
Bowie has always been pretty thin. He looked pretty gangly back during his Ziggy Stardust days. I'd say he's about 5'9 1/2, with maybe hs weight making him seem a little over 5'10. Glenn says on 24/May/06
In the 70s,maybe,MAYBE,he was 5-10.in one of his newer,all great cds,he sings "I wish I were taller".yes,he appears 5-9 to me now.but could be as low as 5-8. Rastus says on 23/May/06
Come on people, Bowie is 5'9" tops and may even have shrunk down to 5'8.5" as he reaches 60. Yes, he wears lifts. Yes, he stands tall. Yes, his hair is nearly always 'up'. But like Dylan, the Stones, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop etc., he's a famous short-@rse. Have none of you guys ever seen the full picture from the Tin Machine CD cover? Bowie is in the foreground and they all look the same height in perspective. However, there's a full picture available somewhere and Bowie is actually standing on a box! Of course, he says he's 5'10", but all 5'8"-9" guys say that, especially famous ones! sam says on 3/May/06
Almost 5'10" looks about right when compared to 5'11.75" Ray Davies here:
Click Here Anonymous says on 11/Mar/06
if you look at photos with his wife, iman, who is listed as 5'9", he always seems to be a bit shorter than her. so i'm thinking he's probably closer to 5'8"...unless of course in those photos she's got on heels, then i'd figure him at 5'9", but definitely no taller than that
[Editor Rob: I think 5ft 10.5 was what he once claimed.] Anonymous says on 6/Mar/06
Definitely looks 5'10 because he was an inch taller than Freddie Mercury who was 5'9" when they sang "Under Pressure during a Queen concert. Glenn says on 4/Mar/06
he looks 5-9 tops nowadays. A-Bomb says on 14/Feb/06
Hey Glenn nothing to do with height, but why weren't you guys looking at the camera for this one? It seems like you were posing for another picture or was it just a random natural shot? I've just always found it curious Rocky says on 12/Feb/06
Ive seen Bowie claim 5'10.5 atleast twice on TV, but seeing that pic with Glenn he looks about 5'8.5, maybe 5'10.5 in his 20's with his shoes on 1st thing in the morning :), he's also well known for wearing all kinds of odd footwear including high heels (atleast on some live videos ive seen) and he has a very slight build all giving the illusion of height so he may very well be 5'8.5 CelebHeights Editor says on 18/Jan/06
Bowie and Glenn picture added. DB says on 8/Dec/05
I remember seing in a magazine in the 80's a list of British rockstar heights. he was measured at 5'8.5 inches. He probably wears elevator shoes, In a concert with Tina Turner, he wore elevator shoes(it was noticeable), he barely towered over her,and she is 5'4" (probably 5'8" with her shoes). RLG says on 17/Sep/05
I remember seeing David Bowie on a TV programme maybe five years ago or more in which they actually measured his height. It was 5'10.5" but I don't think they asked him to take his shoes off so I'd guess we'd be talking a little over 5'9" barefoot at that time.
I found this page mentions that programme and the height measurement:
http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/features/spaceface.htm mcfan says on 15/Sep/05
He's 5'9.5 or used to be that height. He was just a hair shorter than Lennon. Given his age...I doubt he's still 5'9.5. CelebHeights Editor says on 25/Aug/05
From Bowie newsgroup:
"More 5'8 to 5'9 I'd say. The one time I stood beside him in close proximity, I had the impression of towering over him (and I'm only 6' 0")."
"I've met him twice and I know I said 5'10" or 5'11'. However; I'm only 5'7" and he didn't seem very much taller than myself. I'm guessing 5'9"
"I'm almost positive he's 5'10'' I'm 5'11.5, and I seemed an inch or two taller than him. Being thin makes him seem taller" |
