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Is James Madison taller than John Quincy Adams?

No. John Quincy Adams is taller than James Madison by 3.5 in (8.9 cm).

James Madison: shorter than about 94 in 100 US men. John Quincy Adams: shorter than about 68 in 100 US men.

John Quincy Adams is taller than James Madison by 3.5 in (8.9 cm).James Madison: 5 ft 4 in (162.6 cm). John Quincy Adams: 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm).

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James Madison is commonly listed at 5 ft 4 in (162.6 cm). See all of James Madison’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: James Madison by John Vanderlyn, Public domain; John Quincy Adams by jklamo, cleaned and enhanced by Julielangford, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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James Madison, 5 ft 4 in (163 cm), and John Quincy Adams, 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline