How tall was Aaron Burr?

Aaron Burr is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).

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Aaron Burr’s 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 17 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Aaron Burr beside others

Aaron Burr is one of the shorter politicians we have heights for: John Fetterman (6 ft 8 in) stands 1 ft 2 in (35.2 cm) taller and Benito Juárez (4 ft 6 in) is 1 ft 0 in (31 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 6 in (168 cm)

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Aaron Burr, 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)