Calvin Coolidge Ulysses S. Grant

Is Calvin Coolidge taller than Ulysses S. Grant?

Yes. Calvin Coolidge is taller than Ulysses S. Grant by 2 in (5.1 cm).

Calvin Coolidge: taller than about 63 in 100 US men. Ulysses S. Grant: shorter than about 62 in 100 US men.

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Calvin Coolidge

Ulysses S. Grant

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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.

Ulysses S. Grant is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). See all of Ulysses S. Grant’s listed heights.

Photos: Calvin Coolidge by Harris & Ewing, Public domain; Ulysses S. Grant by Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Calvin Coolidge, 5 ft 10 in (178 cm), and Ulysses S. Grant, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline