Margaret Thatcher Thomas Jefferson

Is Margaret Thatcher taller than Thomas Jefferson?

No. Thomas Jefferson is taller than Margaret Thatcher by 9.5 in (24.2 cm).

Margaret Thatcher: taller than about 69 in 100 US women. Thomas Jefferson: taller than 95 in 100 US men.

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Margaret Thatcher

Thomas Jefferson

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Where these heights come from

Margaret Thatcher is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). See all of Margaret Thatcher’s listed heights.

Thomas Jefferson is commonly listed at 6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm). See all of Thomas Jefferson’s listed heights.

Photos: Margaret Thatcher by Rob Bogaerts, CC0; Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Thomas Jefferson

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MLA	“Is Margaret Thatcher Taller Than Thomas Jefferson? No, 9.5 in Shorter.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/margaret-thatcher-vs-thomas-jefferson.
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Margaret Thatcher, 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), and Thomas Jefferson, 6 ft 2.5 in (189 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline