Jack White Height, Weight, Age, Family, Facts, Education, Biography

Publish date: 2023-12-22

Jack White Quick Info
Height	6 ft 2 in
Weight	83 kg
Date of Birth	July 9, 1975
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Eye Color	Light Brown

Jack White is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer who is best known for his work as the lead singer and guitarist of the rock duo known as The White Stripes (1997–2011). Widely regarded as the key force behind the popularization of the garage rock revival musical genre in the 2000s, he was ranked at number 70 in Rolling Stone magazine’s 2010 list of ‘The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time’.

Born Name

John Anthony Gillis

Nick Name

Jack White, The Third Man, Three Quid

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Residence

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States

Nationality

Education

Jack had attended the Cass Technical High School in his hometown of Detroit.

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, Music Producer

Family

Father – Gorman M. Gillis (Former Building Maintenance Superintendent)
Mother – Teresa Gillis (née Bandyk) (Former Secretary)
Siblings – He has 9 older siblings.
Others – Kate Elson (Ex-Sister-in-Law) (Model, Filmmaker), Heather White (Ex-Sister-in-Law), Walter Hackett White Jr. (Ex-Father-in-Law), Catherine White (Ex-Mother-in-Law), Frank J. Gillis (Paternal Grandfather), Florence Gillis (Paternal Grandmother), John Bandyk (Maternal Grandfather), Mary Ostafin (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

He is represented by –

Big Hassle Media, Publicist (United States), New York City, New York, United States
Jon Wilkinson, Publicist (United Kingdom), Technique Publicity, London, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Wilson, Publicist (Rest of the World), Beggars Group, London, England, United Kingdom
Robby Fraser, Booking Agent (North America), William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME), Los Angeles, California, United States
Russell Warby, Booking Agent (Rest of the World), William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME), London, England, United Kingdom

Genre

Blues Rock, Garage Rock Revival, Alternative Rock, Folk, Country

Instruments

Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Piano, Mandolin, Bass Guitar

Labels

Third Man Records
XL Recordings
Columbia Records
Warner Records Inc.
V2 Records
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Italy Records
Sub Pop

Build

Slim

Height

6 ft 2 in or 188 cm

Weight

83 kg or 183 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Jack has dated –

Meg White (1996–2000) – Jack had married fellow musician and singer Meg White on September 21, 1996, and had even legally taken her last name. They got divorced in 2000.

Marcie Bolan (2002-2003)

Renée Zellweger (2003–2004)

Karen Elson (2005–2013) – Jack had started dating English supermodel, singer, and songwriter Karen Elson in April 2005, and the couple got engaged just a month later. They got married on June 1, 2005, in Manaus, Brazil, and his ex-wife Meg White was the maid of honor. They have 2 children together – a daughter named Scarlett Teresa White (b. May 2, 2006) and a son named Henry Lee White (b. August 7, 2007). They had parted ways in 2011 and their divorce was finalized on November 26, 2013.

Alison Mosshart (2009)

Lillie Mae Rische (2014-2015)

Olivia Jean – Jack later started dating singer Olivia Jean. He proposed to Olivia on April 8, 2022, during a performance at the Detroit Masonic Temple, and the pair later got married on the same day on stage.

Race / Ethnicity

White

He is of Polish descent on his mother’s side and Scottish and Canadian descent on his father’s side.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Light Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Center-parted, neck-length, frizzy hair
Clean-shaven look
Affable smile

Jack White Facts

Jack’s 2nd solo studio album, Lazaretto (2014), as of November 2020, had held the record for the ‘Most 1st-Week Vinyl Sales’.

He is an ardent fan of the Detroit Tigers baseball team.

He has served as a board member of the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Foundation.

In 2017, he had published a book titled We Are Going to Be Friends.

Featured Image by Jack White / Instagram

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