What was Ella Fitzgerald's Height?

Ella Fitzgerald was 5ft 4 ½" tall

Ella Fitzgerald Height

Ella Fitzgerald, precisely 5ft 4 ½ (163.8 cm) tall, embodied a petite yet commanding presence in jazz that amplified her legendary status as the First Lady of Song. Her compact stature allowed her to navigate intimate nightclub stages with effortless grace while delivering vocals of monumental power and range.

  • Revolutionized scat singing on hits like How High the Moon and Summertime, her height underscoring the contrast between her small frame and outsized influence.
  • Grammy-winning career spanning decades, with collaborations alongside Chick Webb, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong, where her 163.8 cm height never diminished her stage dominance.
  • Sold over 40 million albums, her diminutive 5ft 4 ½ silhouette becoming iconic in jazz history.

How tall was Ella Fitzgerald in ft, meters, cm, mm & inches? 👇

Height Metric Ella Fitzgerald Height
Feet 5ft 4 ½"
Meters 1.64m
CM (Centimeters) 163.8cm
MM (Millimeters) 1638mm
Inches 64.49"

How tall was Ella Fitzgerald compared to other Jazz Performers?

Item Percent
Louis Armstrong 5ft 5
Sammy Davis Jr 5ft 4
Miles Davis 5ft 6
Julie London 5ft 2
Nat King Cole 6ft ¼
Diana Krall 5ft 7
Peggy Lee 5ft 6
Sarah Vaughan 5ft 3

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