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Is Jimmy Carter taller than Woodrow Wilson?

No. Woodrow Wilson is taller than Jimmy Carter by 1.5 in (3.8 cm).

Jimmy Carter: taller than about 57 in 100 US men. Woodrow Wilson: taller than about 76 in 100 US men.

Woodrow Wilson is taller than Jimmy Carter by 1.5 in (3.8 cm).Jimmy Carter: 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm). Woodrow Wilson: 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm).

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Where these heights come from

Jimmy Carter is commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm). See all of Jimmy Carter’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: Jimmy Carter by Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center, Public domain; Woodrow Wilson by Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Jimmy Carter, 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm), and Woodrow Wilson, 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline