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Is Harry S. Truman taller than Woodrow Wilson?

No. Woodrow Wilson is taller than Harry S. Truman by 2 in (5.1 cm).

Harry S. Truman: taller than about 50 in 100 US men. Woodrow Wilson: taller than about 76 in 100 US men.

Woodrow Wilson is taller than Harry S. Truman by 2 in (5.1 cm).Harry S. Truman: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm). Woodrow Wilson: 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm).

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Where these heights come from

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

Woodrow Wilson is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm). See all of Woodrow Wilson’s listed heights.

Photos: Harry S. Truman by National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain; Woodrow Wilson by Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Harry S. Truman, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and Woodrow Wilson, 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline