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Is François Hollande taller than Thomas Jefferson?

No. Thomas Jefferson is taller than François Hollande by 7.5 in (19.2 cm).

François Hollande: shorter than about 75 in 100 US men. Thomas Jefferson: taller than 95 in 100 US men.

Thomas Jefferson is taller than François Hollande by 7.5 in (19.2 cm).François Hollande: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm). Thomas Jefferson: 6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm).

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François Hollande
Thomas Jefferson

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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.

Thomas Jefferson is commonly listed at 6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm). See all of Thomas Jefferson’s listed heights.

Photos: François Hollande by Web Summit, CC BY 2.0; Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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François Hollande, 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), and Thomas Jefferson, 6 ft 2.5 in (189 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline