Dwight D. Eisenhower Hugo Chávez

Is Dwight D. Eisenhower taller than Hugo Chávez?

Yes. Dwight D. Eisenhower is taller than Hugo Chávez by 2.5 in (6.1 cm).

Dwight D. Eisenhower: taller than about 70 in 100 US men. Hugo Chávez: shorter than about 61 in 100 US men.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Where these heights come from

Dwight D. Eisenhower is commonly listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm). See all of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s listed heights.

Hugo Chávez is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). See all of Hugo Chávez’s listed heights.

Photos: Dwight D. Eisenhower by White House, Public domain; Hugo Chávez by Roberto Stuckert Filho, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower vs Theodore Roosevelt: Dwight D. Eisenhower is taller than Theodore Roosevelt by 0.5 in (1.3 cm).
Dwight D. Eisenhower vs Woodrow Wilson: Woodrow Wilson is taller than Dwight D. Eisenhower by 0.5 in (1.3 cm).
Dwight D. Eisenhower vs Jimmy Carter: Dwight D. Eisenhower is taller than Jimmy Carter by 1 in (2.5 cm).

Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez vs John Adams: Hugo Chávez is taller than John Adams by 1 in (2.8 cm).
Hugo Chávez vs Theodore Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt is taller than Hugo Chávez by 2 in (4.8 cm).
Hugo Chávez vs Woodrow Wilson: Woodrow Wilson is taller than Hugo Chávez by 3 in (7.3 cm).

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Dwight D. Eisenhower, 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm), and Hugo Chávez, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline