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Is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taller than William Howard Taft?

No. William Howard Taft is taller than Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by 5.5 in (13.6 cm).

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: shorter than about 83 in 100 US men. William Howard Taft: taller than about 80 in 100 US men.

William Howard Taft is taller than Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by 5.5 in (13.6 cm).Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm). William Howard Taft: 5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm).

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm). See all of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s listed heights.

William Howard Taft is commonly listed at 5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm). See all of William Howard Taft’s listed heights.

Photos: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY 2.0; William Howard Taft by Pach Brothers, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, October 17). Is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taller than Taft? No, 5.5 in shorter. https://heightvs.com/compare/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-vs-william-howard-taft
MLA“Is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Taller Than Taft? No, 5.5 in Shorter.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-vs-william-howard-taft.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), and William Howard Taft, 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline