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Is Andrew Johnson taller than William Howard Taft?

No. William Howard Taft is taller than Andrew Johnson by 1.5 in (3.8 cm).

Andrew Johnson: taller than about 63 in 100 US men. William Howard Taft: taller than about 80 in 100 US men.

William Howard Taft is taller than Andrew Johnson by 1.5 in (3.8 cm).Andrew Johnson: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm). William Howard Taft: 5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm).

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Andrew Johnson is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm). See all of Andrew Johnson’s listed heights.

William Howard Taft is commonly listed at 5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm). See all of William Howard Taft’s listed heights.

Photos: Andrew Johnson by Mathew Brady, retouched by Mmxx, Public domain; William Howard Taft by Pach Brothers, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Andrew Johnson, 5 ft 10 in (178 cm), and William Howard Taft, 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline