François HollandeHarry S. Truman

Is François Hollande taller than Harry S. Truman?

No. Harry S. Truman is taller than François Hollande by 2 in (5.3 cm).

François Hollande: shorter than about 75 in 100 US men. Harry S. Truman: taller than about 50 in 100 US men.

Harry S. Truman is taller than François Hollande by 2 in (5.3 cm).François Hollande: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm). Harry S. Truman: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).

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François Hollande
Harry S. Truman

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Where these heights come from

François Hollande is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm). See all of François Hollande’s listed heights.

Harry S. Truman is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm). See all of Harry S. Truman’s listed heights.

Photos: François Hollande by Web Summit, CC BY 2.0; Harry S. Truman by National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, October 17). François Hollande vs Harry Truman: 5 ft 7 in vs 5 ft 9 in. https://heightvs.com/compare/francois-hollande-vs-harry-s-truman
MLA“François Hollande vs Harry Truman: 5 ft 7 in vs 5 ft 9 in.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/francois-hollande-vs-harry-s-truman.
Chicago“François Hollande vs Harry Truman: 5 ft 7 in vs 5 ft 9 in.” Heightvs. Last modified October 17, 2026. https://heightvs.com/compare/francois-hollande-vs-harry-s-truman.
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François Hollande, 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), and Harry S. Truman, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline