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Is Joe Biden taller than Napoleon?

Yes. Joe Biden is taller than Napoleon by 6.5 in (15.9 cm).

Joe Biden: taller than about 85 in 100 US men. Napoleon: shorter than about 86 in 100 US men.

Joe Biden is taller than Napoleon by 6.5 in (15.9 cm).Joe Biden: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). Napoleon: 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).

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Where these heights come from

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

Napoleon is commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm). See all of Napoleon’s listed heights.

Photos: Joe Biden by Adam Schultz, Public domain; Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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MLA“Is Joe Biden Taller Than Napoleon? Yes, by 6.5 in.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/joe-biden-vs-napoleon.
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Joe Biden, 6 ft 0 in (183 cm), and Napoleon, 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline