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Is Gordon Brown taller than John McCain?

Yes. Gordon Brown is taller than John McCain by 3.5 in (8.3 cm).

Gordon Brown: taller than about 78 in 100 US men. John McCain: shorter than about 62 in 100 US men.

Gordon Brown is taller than John McCain by 3.5 in (8.3 cm).Gordon Brown: 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm). John McCain: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).

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Where these heights come from

Gordon Brown is commonly listed at 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm). See all of Gordon Brown’s listed heights.

John McCain is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). See all of John McCain’s listed heights.

Photo: John McCain by United States Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Gordon Brown, 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm), and John McCain, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline