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Is Gerald Ford taller than John Quincy Adams?

Yes. Gerald Ford is taller than John Quincy Adams by 4.5 in (11.4 cm).

Gerald Ford: taller than about 85 in 100 US men. John Quincy Adams: shorter than about 68 in 100 US men.

Gerald Ford is taller than John Quincy Adams by 4.5 in (11.4 cm).Gerald Ford: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). John Quincy Adams: 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm).

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Gerald Ford
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Where these heights come from

Gerald Ford is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). See all of Gerald Ford’s listed heights.

John Quincy Adams is commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm). See all of John Quincy Adams’s listed heights.

Photos: Gerald Ford by David Hume Kennerly, Public domain; John Quincy Adams by jklamo, cleaned and enhanced by Julielangford, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Gerald Ford, 6 ft 0 in (183 cm), and John Quincy Adams, 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline