How tall was Albert Einstein?

Albert Einstein is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).

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Albert Einstein’s 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) is about average for a US man: about 49 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Albert Einstein beside others

Albert Einstein is one of the shorter scientists we have heights for: Nikola Tesla (6 ft 2 in) stands 5 in (13 cm) taller and Stephen Hawking (5 ft 6.5 in) is 2.5 in (6 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

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Albert Einstein, 5 ft 9 in (175 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)