Angela Merkel Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Is Angela Merkel taller than Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

No. Franklin Delano Roosevelt is taller than Angela Merkel by 9 in (23 cm).

Angela Merkel: taller than about 69 in 100 US women. Franklin Delano Roosevelt: taller than 95 in 100 US men.

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Angela Merkel

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Where these heights come from

Angela Merkel is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). See all of Angela Merkel’s listed heights.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). See all of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s listed heights.

Photos: Angela Merkel by EU2017EE Estonian Presidency, CC BY 2.0; Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Leon Perskie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt vs Bill Clinton: Bill Clinton is taller than Franklin Delano Roosevelt by 0.5 in (1.3 cm).
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt vs Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson is taller than Franklin Delano Roosevelt by 0.5 in (1.3 cm).

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Angela Merkel, 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline