Franklin Delano Roosevelt
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Born 1882 · in the 1800s
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William Halsey Jr.
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
William Halsey Jr. is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Born 1882 · in the 1800s
Benito Mussolini
5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm)
Benito Mussolini is commonly listed at 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm).
Born 1883 · in the 1800s
Lon Chaney
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Lon Chaney is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm).
Born 1883 · in the 1800s
Eleanor Roosevelt
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Eleanor Roosevelt is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).
Born 1884 · in the 1800s
Harry S. Truman
5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm)
Harry S. Truman is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).
Born 1884 · in the 1800s
George S. Patton
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
George S. Patton is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).
Born 1885 · in the 1800s
Diego Rivera
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Diego Rivera is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).
Born 1886 · in the 1800s
Peter Freuchen
6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Peter Freuchen is commonly listed at 6 ft 7 in (201 cm).
Born 1886 · in the 1800s
Willem Drees
5 ft 8 in (172.6 cm)
Willem Drees is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.6 cm).
Born 1886 · in the 1800s
Boris Karloff
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Boris Karloff is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).
Born 1887 · in the 1800s
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Born 1887 · in the 1800s
Barry Fitzgerald
5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Barry Fitzgerald is commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).
Born 1888 · in the 1800s
Jim Thorpe
6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
Jim Thorpe is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm).
Born 1888 · in the 1800s
Adolf Hitler
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Adolf Hitler is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Born 1889 · in the 1800s
Charlie Chaplin
5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Charlie Chaplin is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).
Born 1889 · in the 1800s
Claude Rains
5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm)
Claude Rains is commonly listed at 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm).
Born 1889 · in the 1800s
Konstantin Rokossovsky
6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Konstantin Rokossovsky is commonly listed at 6 ft 6 in (198 cm).
Born 1889 · in the 1800s
Alma Richards
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Alma Richards is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Born 1890 · in the 1800s
Charles de Gaulle
6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Charles de Gaulle is commonly listed at 6 ft 5 in (196 cm).
Born 1890 · in the 1800s
Dwight D. Eisenhower
5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm)
Dwight D. Eisenhower is commonly listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm).
Born 1890 · in the 1800s
Groucho Marx
5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
Groucho Marx is commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm).
Born 1890 · in the 1800s
Edward G. Robinson
5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Edward G. Robinson is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).
Born 1893 · in the 1800s
Hermann Göring
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Hermann Göring is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).
Born 1893 · in the 1800s
Mae West
5 ft 0 in (152.4 cm)
Mae West is commonly listed at 5 ft 0 in (152.4 cm).
Born 1893 · in the 1800s
Walter Brennan
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Walter Brennan is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).
Born 1894 · in the 1800s
Babe Ruth
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Babe Ruth was listed by the MLB at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Born 1895 · in the 1800s
Buster Keaton
5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Buster Keaton is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).
Born 1895 · in the 1800s
George VI
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
George VI is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
Born 1895 · in the 1800s
Jack Dempsey
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Jack Dempsey is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).
Born 1895 · in the 1800s
Jane Bunford
7 ft 11 in (241 cm)
Jane Bunford is commonly listed at 7 ft 11 in (241 cm).
Born 1895 · in the 1800s
Lorenz Hart
5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Lorenz Hart is commonly listed at 5 ft 0 in (152 cm).
Born 1895 · in the 1800s
F. Scott Fitzgerald
5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm)
F. Scott Fitzgerald is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm).
Born 1896 · in the 1800s
George Burns
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
George Burns is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm).
Born 1896 · in the 1800s
Amelia Earhart
5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Amelia Earhart is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Born 1897 · in the 1800s
Bernard Coyne
8 ft 4 in (254 cm)
Bernard Coyne is commonly listed at 8 ft 4 in (254 cm).
Born 1897 · in the 1800s
Joseph Goebbels
5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Joseph Goebbels is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).
Born 1897 · in the 1800s
Lester B. Pearson
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Lester B. Pearson is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Born 1897 · in the 1800s
Lucky Luciano
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Lucky Luciano is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).
Born 1897 · in the 1800s
Moe Howard
5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Moe Howard is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).
Born 1897 · in the 1800s
Enzo Ferrari
6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm)
Enzo Ferrari is commonly listed at 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm).
Born 1898 · in the 1800s
Paul Robeson
6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
Paul Robeson is commonly listed at 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm).
Born 1898 · in the 1800s
Randolph Scott
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Randolph Scott is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Born 1898 · in the 1800s
Adam Rainer
7 ft 8 in (234 cm)
Adam Rainer is commonly listed at 7 ft 8 in (234 cm).
Born 1899 · in the 1800s
Al Capone
5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm)
Al Capone was listed by the FBI at 5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm).
Born 1899 · in the 1800s
Alfred Hitchcock
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Alfred Hitchcock is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm).
Born 1899 · in the 1800s
Ernest Hemingway
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Ernest Hemingway is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
Born 1899 · in the 1800s
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