"It was that famous joke: What's the last thing the drummer said before he got kicked out of the band? 'Hey, I wrote a song."
~ Dave Grohl
American musician, singer, and songwriter, Dave Grohl is best known as being the drummer for rock band Nirvana and for founding the band Foo Fighters.
There is little to know about Dave Grohl's height. He is listed as six feet tall on many websites on the internet.
Whatever the origin of the number is -- it looks correct, especially after taking a careful look at him and comparing his height to that of a few other interesting people like Krist Novoselic (6'7") and the great Kurt Cobain (5'9").
The real height of Dave Grohl is
6" or 183 cm
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| Dave Grohl with Krist Novoselic (6'7") and Pat Smear (5'11"+ ?). |
For reference, here is the average human height around the world.
| Country | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5'4" | 4'11" |
| India | 5'5½" | 5'½" |
| Mexico | 5'6½" | 5'1½" |
| China | 5'6½" | 5'1½" |
| Japan | 5'7½" | 5'2½" |
| Brazil | 5'8" | 5'3" |
| Russia | 5'9" | 5'3¾" |
| United States | 5'9¼" | 5'4" |
| United Kingdom | 5'9½" | 5'4¼" |
| Canada | 5'10" | 5'4½" |
| Australia | 5'10" | 5'4½" |
| Germany | 5'10½" | 5'5" |
| Sweden | 5'11" | 5'5½" |
| Netherlands | 5'11½" | 5'6" |
Data was collected from official sources wherever possible. A more detailed chart can be found here.
"I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves."
~ Dave Grohl