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Is Dwight D. Eisenhower taller than John Adams?

Yes. Dwight D. Eisenhower is taller than John Adams by 3.5 in (8.9 cm).

Dwight D. Eisenhower: taller than about 70 in 100 US men. John Adams: shorter than about 74 in 100 US men.

Dwight D. Eisenhower is taller than John Adams by 3.5 in (8.9 cm).Dwight D. Eisenhower: 5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm). John Adams: 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm).

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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.

John Adams is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm). See all of John Adams’s listed heights.

Photos: Dwight D. Eisenhower by White House, Public domain; John Adams by Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower, 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm), and John Adams, 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline