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Is Angela Merkel taller than John F. Kennedy?

No. John F. Kennedy is taller than Angela Merkel by 8 in (20.4 cm).

Angela Merkel: taller than about 69 in 100 US women. John F. Kennedy: taller than about 91 in 100 US men.

John F. Kennedy is taller than Angela Merkel by 8 in (20.4 cm).Angela Merkel: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). John F. Kennedy: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm).

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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.

John F. Kennedy is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm). See all of John F. Kennedy’s listed heights.

Photos: Angela Merkel by EU2017EE Estonian Presidency, CC BY 2.0; John F. Kennedy by Cecil W. Stoughton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Angela Merkel, 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), and John F. Kennedy, 6 ft 1 in (185 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline