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Presidents of the United States by height

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Created: Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Updated: Tuesday, 20 January 2009

The average American male (2005 data) is 5 ft 9.2 in (1.76 m), with a slightly rising trend reflective of the rise in height of the general U.S. population. Incidentally, however, some of the tallest U.S. Presidents were of the young republic.

The tallest former First Lady was Eleanor Roosevelt, who was 5' 11" (1.80 m), the same height as Michelle Obama, the current First Lady.  

Rank President U.S.
Customary
Units		 Metric
1  Abraham Lincoln 6 ft 4 in 1.93 m
2  Lyndon B. Johnson 6 ft 3? in 1.92 m
3  Bill Clinton
Thomas Jefferson		 6 ft 2? in 1.89 m
5  Chester A. Arthur
George H. W. Bush
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington		 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m
9  Barack Obama 6 ft 1? in  1.87 m
10  Andrew Jackson
Ronald Reagan		 6 ft 1 in 1.85 m
12  James Buchanan
Gerald Ford
James Garfield
Warren Harding
John F. Kennedy
James Monroe
William Howard Taft
John Tyler		 6 ft 0 in 1.83 m
20  Richard Nixon 5 ft 11? in 1.82 m
21  George W. Bush
Grover Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson		 5 ft 11 in 1.80 m
25  Dwight D. Eisenhower 5 ft 10? in 1.79 m
26  Calvin Coolidge
Andrew Johnson
Franklin Pierce
Theodore Roosevelt		 5 ft 10 in 1.78 m
30  Jimmy Carter
Millard Fillmore
Harry S. Truman		 5 ft 9 in 1.75 m
33  Rutherford B. Hayes
 5 ft 8? in 1.74 m
34  William Henry Harrison
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
Ulysses S. Grant		 5 ft 8 in 1.73 m
38  John Adams
John Quincy Adams
William McKinley		 5 ft 7 in 1.70 m
41  Benjamin Harrison
Martin Van Buren		 5 ft 6 in 1.68 m
43  James Madison 5 ft 4 in 1.63 m

Comparative table of heights of United States presidential candidates 

Year Winner Height
(Imperial ) 		Height
(Metric ) 		Runner-up
(by electoral vote count) 		Height
(Imperial ) 		Height
(Metric ) 		Difference
(Imperial ) 		Difference
(Metric )
2008 Barack Obama 74 in6 ft 1? in 1.87 m John McCain   66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m 7? in 0.19 m
2004 George W. Bush 59 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m John Kerry 76 in6 ft 4 in 1.93 m 5 in 0.13 m
2000 George W. Bush 71 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m Al Gore * 72.5 in6 ft ? in 1.84 m 1? in 0.04 m
1996 Bill Clinton 74.5 in6 ft 2? in 1.89 m Bob Dole 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 1? in 0.06 m
1992 Bill Clinton   74.5 in6 ft 2? in 1.89 m George H.W. Bush 74 in6 ft 2 in 1.88 m ? in 0.01 m
1988 George H.W. Bush 74 in6 ft 2 in 1.88 m Michael Dukakis 66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m 8 in 0.20 m
1984 Ronald Reagan 73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m Walter Mondale 70.75 in5 ft 10? in 1.80 m 2? in 0.05 m
1980 Ronald Reagan 73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m Jimmy Carter 69 in5 ft 9 in 1.75 m 4 in 0.10 m
1976 Jimmy Carter 69 in5 ft 9 in 1.75 m Gerald Ford 73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 4 in 0.10 m
1972 Richard Nixon 71.5 in5 ft 11? in 1.82 m George McGovern 73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 1? in 0.03 m
1968 Richard Nixon 71.5 in5 ft 11? in 1.82 m Hubert Humphrey 71 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m ? in 0.02 m
1964 Lyndon Johnson   75.5 in6 ft 3? in 1.92 m Barry Goldwater 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 3? in 0.09 m
1960 John F. Kennedy 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m Richard Nixon 71.5 in5 ft 11? in 1.82 m 1 in 0.01 m
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower 70.5 in5 ft 10? in 1.79 m Adlai Stevenson 70 in5 ft 10 in 1.78 m ? in 0.01 m
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower 70.5 in5 ft 10? in 1.79 m Adlai Stevenson 70 in5 ft 10 in 1.78 m ? in 0.01 m
1948 Harry S. Truman 69 in5 ft 9 in 1.75 m Thomas Dewey 68 in5 ft 8 in 1.73 m 1 in 0.02 m
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt 74 in6 ft 2 in 1.88 m Thomas Dewey 68 in5 ft 8 in 1.73 m 6 in 0.15 m
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt 74 in6 ft 2 in 1.88 m Wendell Willkie 73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 1 in 0.03 m
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt 74 in6 ft 2 in 1.88 m Alfred Landon 68 in5 ft 8 in 1.73 m 6 in 0.15 m
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt 74 in6 ft 2 in 1.88 m Herbert Hoover 71 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m 3 in 0.08 m
1928 Herbert Hoover   71.5 in5 ft 11? in 1.82 m Al Smith 66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m 5? in 0.13 m
1924 Calvin Coolidge 70 in5 ft 10 in 1.78 m John W. Davis 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 2 in 0.05 m
1920 Warren G. Harding 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m James M. Cox 66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m 6 in 0.15 m
1916 Woodrow Wilson   71 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m Charles Evans Hughes 71 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m 0 in 0 m
1912 Woodrow Wilson   71 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m Theodore Roosevelt   70 in5 ft 10 in 1.78 m 1 in 0.01 m
1908 William Howard Taft 71.5 in5 ft 11? in  1.82 m William Jennings Bryan 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m ? in 0.01 m
1904 Theodore Roosevelt   70 in5 ft 10 in 1.78 m Alton B. Parker 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 2 in 0.05 m
1900 William McKinley 67 in5 ft 7 in 1.70 m William Jennings Bryan 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 5 in 0.13 m
1896 William McKinley 67 in5 ft 7 in 1.70 m William Jennings Bryan 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 5 in 0.13 m
1892 Grover Cleveland 71 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m Benjamin Harrison 66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m 5 in 0.12 m
1888 Benjamin Harrison   66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m Grover Cleveland * 71 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m 5 in 0.12 m
1884 Grover Cleveland 71 in5 ft 11 in 1.80 m James G. Blaine        
1880 James A. Garfield 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m Winfield Hancock 74 in6 ft 2 in 1.88 m 2 in 0.05 m
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes   68 in5 ft 8 in 1.72 m Samuel Tilden *        
1872 Ulysses S. Grant   68 in5 ft 8 in 1.73 m Horace Greeley        
1868 Ulysses S. Grant   68 in5 ft 8 in 1.73 m Horatio Seymour        
1864 Abraham Lincoln   76 in6 ft 4 in 1.93 m George McClellan   66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m 10 in 0.25 m
1860 Abraham Lincoln   76 in6 ft 4 in 1.93 m John C. Breckenridge        
1856 James Buchanan 72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m John C. Fr?mont        
1852 Franklin Pierce 70 in5 ft 10 in 1.78 m Winfield Scott 77 in6 ft 5 in 1.96 m 7 in 0.18 m
1848 Zachary Taylor   68 in5 ft 8 in 1.73 m Lewis Cass        
1844 James K. Polk   68 in5 ft 8 in 1.73 m Henry Clay   73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 5 in 0.13 m
1840 William Henry Harrison 68 in5 ft 8 in 1.73 m Martin Van Buren   66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m 2 in 0.05 m
1836 Martin Van Buren   66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m William Henry Harrison 68 in5 ft 8 in 1.73 m 2 in 0.05 m
1832 Andrew Jackson   73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m Henry Clay   73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 0 in 0 m
1828 Andrew Jackson   73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m John Quincy Adams   67 in5 ft 7 in 1.70 m 6 in 0.15 m
1824 John Quincy Adams   67 in5 ft 7 in 1.70 m Andrew Jackson * 73 in6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 6 in 0.15 m
1820 James Monroe   72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m John Quincy Adams   67 in5 ft 7 in 1.70 m 5 in 0.13 m
1816 James Monroe   72 in6 ft 0 in 1.83 m Rufus King 70 in5 ft 10 in 1.78 m 2 in 0.05 m
1812 James Madison   64 in5 ft 4 in 1.63 m De Witt Clinton   75 in6 ft 3 in 1.91 m 11 in 0.28 m
1808 James Madison   64 in5 ft 4 in 1.63 m Charles C. Pinckney        
1804 Thomas Jefferson   74.5 in6 ft 2? in 1.89 m Charles C. Pinckney        
1800 Thomas Jefferson   74.5 in6 ft 2? in 1.89 m Aaron Burr   66 in5 ft 6 in 1.68 m 8? in 0.21 m
1796 John Adams   67 in5 ft 7 in 1.70 m Thomas Jefferson   74.5 in6 ft 2? in 1.89 m 7? in 0.19 m
1792 George Washington   74 in6 ft 2 in 1.88 m John Adams   67 in5 ft 7 in 1.70 m 7 in 0.18 m
1789 George Washington   74 in6 ft 2 in 1.88 m John Adams   67 in5 ft 7 in 1.70 m 7 in 0.18 m

* Note: Won popular vote, but not election. 

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