Aretha Franklin was from Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.. We trawled the web to determine that Aretha Franklin's height was 5ft 5 (165.1 cm). This made him 4.1 inches shorter than the average male in the United States. Are you looking for more information about Aretha Franklin and his career? We found resources at allmusic.com, discogs.com, imdb.com, findagrave.com & npr.org.