John Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten, stands exactly 5ft 8 (172.7 cm) tall, a stature that amplified his defiant punk persona despite its average measure.
As the snarling lead singer of The Sex Pistols, Lydon's height contributed to his street-level menace on stage, fueling the band's anarchic 1970s revolution with hits like Anarchy in the U.K..
- Co-founded Public Image Ltd (PiL) post-Sex Pistols, pioneering post-punk.
- Released autobiography Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs.
- Holds English, American, and Irish citizenship.
His 5ft 8 (172.7 cm) frame underscored a larger-than-life rebel image in rock history.