Ötzi
5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Ötzi is commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
Born about 3275 BC · before 1500
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Tutankhamun
5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm)
Tutankhamun was measured by archaeologists at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm) (the length of his mummy).
Born about 1343 BC · before 1500
Maximinus Thrax
7 ft 10.5 in (240 cm)
Maximinus Thrax is commonly listed at about 7 ft 10.5 in (240 cm).
Born 173 · before 1500
Charlemagne
6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm)
Charlemagne was measured by researchers at 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm) (a 2010 estimate from X-rays of his shin bone).
Born 748 · before 1500
Michelangelo
5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Michelangelo is commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
Born 1475 · before 1500
Henry VIII of England
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Henry VIII of England is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Born 1491 · before 1500
Elizabeth I of England
5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Elizabeth I of England is commonly listed at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).
Born 1533 · 1500–1799
Louis XIV of France
5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Louis XIV of France is commonly listed at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).
Born 1638 · 1500–1799
Peter the Great
6 ft 8 in (203.2 cm)
Peter the Great is commonly listed at 6 ft 8 in (203.2 cm).
Born 1672 · 1500–1799
Benjamin Franklin
5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
Benjamin Franklin is commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm).
Born 1706 · 1500–1799
George Washington
6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm)
George Washington is commonly listed at 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm).
Born 1732 · 1500–1799
John Adams
5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm)
John Adams is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm).
Born 1735 · 1500–1799
John Hancock
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
John Hancock is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).
Born 1737 · 1500–1799
George III of Great Britain
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
George III of Great Britain is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Born 1738 · 1500–1799
Thomas Jefferson
6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm)
Thomas Jefferson is commonly listed at 6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm).
Born 1743 · 1500–1799
James Madison
5 ft 4 in (162.6 cm)
James Madison is commonly listed at 5 ft 4 in (162.6 cm).
Born 1751 · 1500–1799
Marie Antoinette
5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Marie Antoinette is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
Born 1755 · 1500–1799
Aaron Burr
5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Aaron Burr is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
Born 1756 · 1500–1799
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is commonly listed at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).
Born 1756 · 1500–1799
Alexander Hamilton
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Alexander Hamilton is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm).
Born 1757 · 1500–1799
James Monroe
6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
James Monroe is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm).
Born 1758 · 1500–1799
Patrick Cotter O'Brien
8 ft 0 in (244 cm)
Patrick Cotter O'Brien is commonly listed at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm).
Born 1760 · 1500–1799
Andrew Jackson
6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
Andrew Jackson is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm).
Born 1767 · 1500–1799
John Quincy Adams
5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm)
John Quincy Adams is commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm).
Born 1767 · 1500–1799
Napoleon
5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm)
Napoleon is commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
Born 1769 · 1500–1799
Ludwig van Beethoven
5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
Ludwig van Beethoven is commonly listed at 5 ft 4 in (162 cm).
Born 1770 · 1500–1799
William Henry Harrison
5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
William Henry Harrison is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Born 1773 · 1500–1799
Martin Van Buren
5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm)
Martin Van Buren is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
Born 1782 · 1500–1799
Zachary Taylor
5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
Zachary Taylor is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Born 1784 · 1500–1799
Davy Crockett
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Davy Crockett is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).
Born 1786 · 1500–1799
William Bradley
7 ft 9 in (236 cm)
William Bradley is commonly listed at 7 ft 9 in (236 cm).
Born 1787 · 1500–1799
John Tyler
6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
John Tyler is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm).
Born 1790 · 1500–1799
James Buchanan
6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
James Buchanan is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm).
Born 1791 · 1500–1799
Sam Houston
6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Sam Houston is commonly listed at 6 ft 6 in (198 cm).
Born 1793 · 1500–1799
James K. Polk
5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
James K. Polk is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Born 1795 · 1500–1799
James Bowie
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
James Bowie is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
Born 1796 · 1500–1799
Sojourner Truth
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sojourner Truth is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
Born 1797 · 1500–1799
Millard Fillmore
5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm)
Millard Fillmore is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Born 1800 · in the 1800s
Brigham Young
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Brigham Young is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).
Born 1801 · in the 1800s
Franklin Pierce
5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
Franklin Pierce is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm).
Born 1804 · in the 1800s
Joseph Smith
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Joseph Smith is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Born 1805 · in the 1800s
Benito Juárez
4 ft 6 in (137 cm)
Benito Juárez is commonly listed at 4 ft 6 in (137 cm).
Born 1806 · in the 1800s
Robert E. Lee
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Robert E. Lee is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).
Born 1807 · in the 1800s
Andrew Johnson
5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
Andrew Johnson is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm).
Born 1808 · in the 1800s
Abraham Lincoln
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Abraham Lincoln was listed by the National Park Service at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).
Born 1809 · in the 1800s
Kit Carson
5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm)
Kit Carson is commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm).
Born 1809 · in the 1800s
Frédéric Chopin
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Frédéric Chopin is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm).
Born 1810 · in the 1800s
Frederick Douglass
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Frederick Douglass is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
Born 1817 · in the 1800s
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