"The only way you do anything is to become really active."
~ Krist Novoselic
American musician and activist, Krist Novoselic is perhaps best known as the bassist and a founding member of the rock band Nirvana.
Croatians are some of the tallest people in the world. Krist Novoselic is a good example of this. He was born in California to Croatian parents.
Now Krist is listed as 6-feet-7 inches tall on most of the websites on the internet, and from what we have seen of him -- he looks every inch of it.
He towers over someone like Dave Grohl who is around six feet tall. Krist also towered over Kurt Cobain who was around 5-feet-9 inches tall.
Krist Novoselic is one of the tallest professional guitarists in the world.
The real height of Krist Novoselic is
6'7" or 201 cm
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| Krist Novoselic with Dave Grohl (6") 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.
"Don't follow a trend. Follow your heart."
~ Krist Novoselic