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Is Calvin Coolidge taller than John Quincy Adams?

Yes. Calvin Coolidge is taller than John Quincy Adams by 2.5 in (6.4 cm).

Calvin Coolidge: taller than about 63 in 100 US men. John Quincy Adams: shorter than about 68 in 100 US men.

Calvin Coolidge is taller than John Quincy Adams by 2.5 in (6.4 cm).Calvin Coolidge: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm). John Quincy Adams: 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm).

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Calvin Coolidge
John Quincy Adams

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Where these heights come from

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

John Quincy Adams is commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm). See all of John Quincy Adams’s listed heights.

Photos: Calvin Coolidge by Harris & Ewing, Public domain; John Quincy Adams by jklamo, cleaned and enhanced by Julielangford, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Calvin Coolidge, 5 ft 10 in (178 cm), and John Quincy Adams, 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline