Karl Marx
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Karl Marx is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Born 1818 · in the 1800s
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Mary Todd Lincoln
5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Mary Todd Lincoln is commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
Born 1818 · in the 1800s
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).
Born 1819 · in the 1800s
Queen Victoria
5 ft 0 in (152.4 cm)
Queen Victoria is commonly listed at about 5 ft 0 in (152 cm).
Born 1819 · in the 1800s
Harriet Tubman
5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Harriet Tubman is commonly listed at 5 ft 0 in (152 cm).
Born 1821 · in the 1800s
Rutherford B. Hayes
5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
Rutherford B. Hayes is commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Born 1822 · in the 1800s
Ulysses S. Grant
5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
Ulysses S. Grant is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
Born 1822 · in the 1800s
Angus MacAskill
7 ft 9 in (236 cm)
Angus MacAskill is commonly listed at 7 ft 9 in (236 cm).
Born 1825 · in the 1800s
Ellen G. White
5 ft 2 in (158 cm)
Ellen G. White is commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (158 cm).
Born 1827 · in the 1800s
Chester A. Arthur
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Chester A. Arthur is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Born 1829 · in the 1800s
Gerónimo
5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
Gerónimo is commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Born 1829 · in the 1800s
James A. Garfield
6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
James A. Garfield is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm).
Born 1831 · in the 1800s
Benjamin Harrison
5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm)
Benjamin Harrison is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).
Born 1833 · in the 1800s
Mark Twain
5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
Mark Twain is commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Born 1835 · in the 1800s
Grover Cleveland
5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm)
Grover Cleveland is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm).
Born 1837 · in the 1800s
Martin Van Buren Bates
7 ft 9 in (236 cm)
Martin Van Buren Bates is commonly listed at 7 ft 9 in (236 cm).
Born 1837 · in the 1800s
Wild Bill Hickok
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Wild Bill Hickok is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
Born 1837 · in the 1800s
George Armstrong Custer
5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm)
George Armstrong Custer is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm).
Born 1839 · in the 1800s
Sarah Winchester
4 ft 10 in (147 cm)
Sarah Winchester is commonly listed at 4 ft 10 in (147 cm).
Born 1839 · in the 1800s
Josef Drásal
7 ft 10.5 in (240 cm)
Josef Drásal is commonly listed at 7 ft 10.5 in (240 cm).
Born 1841 · in the 1800s
William McKinley
5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm)
William McKinley is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm).
Born 1843 · in the 1800s
Anna Haining Bates
7 ft 11 in (241 cm)
Anna Haining Bates is commonly listed at 7 ft 11 in (241 cm).
Born 1846 · in the 1800s
Buffalo Bill
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Buffalo Bill is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
Born 1846 · in the 1800s
Alexander Graham Bell
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Alexander Graham Bell is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
Born 1847 · in the 1800s
Jesse James
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Jesse James is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Born 1847 · in the 1800s
Thomas Edison
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Thomas Edison is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).
Born 1847 · in the 1800s
Wyatt Earp
6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
Wyatt Earp is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm).
Born 1848 · in the 1800s
Bat Masterson
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Bat Masterson is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).
Born 1853 · in the 1800s
Vincent van Gogh
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Vincent van Gogh is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm).
Born 1853 · in the 1800s
Nikola Tesla
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Nikola Tesla is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Born 1856 · in the 1800s
Woodrow Wilson
5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm)
Woodrow Wilson is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm).
Born 1856 · in the 1800s
William Howard Taft
5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm)
William Howard Taft is commonly listed at 5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm).
Born 1857 · in the 1800s
Theodore Roosevelt
5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
Theodore Roosevelt is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm).
Born 1858 · in the 1800s
George V
5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
George V is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
Born 1865 · in the 1800s
Warren G. Harding
6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
Warren G. Harding is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm).
Born 1865 · in the 1800s
Butch Cassidy
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Butch Cassidy is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Born 1866 · in the 1800s
John Rogan
8 ft 9 in (267 cm)
John Rogan is commonly listed at 8 ft 9 in (267 cm).
Born 1867 · in the 1800s
Mary of Teck
5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Mary of Teck is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
Born 1867 · in the 1800s
Grigori Rasputin
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Grigori Rasputin is commonly listed at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).
Born 1869 · in the 1800s
Mahatma Gandhi
5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm)
Mahatma Gandhi is commonly listed at 5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm).
Born 1869 · in the 1800s
Calvin Coolidge
5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
Calvin Coolidge is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm).
Born 1872 · in the 1800s
Sergei Rachmaninoff
6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Sergei Rachmaninoff is commonly listed at 6 ft 6 in (198 cm).
Born 1873 · in the 1800s
Herbert Hoover
5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm)
Herbert Hoover is commonly listed at 5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm).
Born 1874 · in the 1800s
Winston Churchill
5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Winston Churchill is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).
Born 1874 · in the 1800s
Joseph Stalin
5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm)
Joseph Stalin is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm).
Born 1878 · in the 1800s
Albert Einstein
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Albert Einstein is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Born 1879 · in the 1800s
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is commonly listed at 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm).
Born 1881 · in the 1800s
Bela Lugosi
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Bela Lugosi is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).
Born 1882 · in the 1800s
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