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Benjamin Franklin

How tall was Benjamin Franklin?

Benjamin Franklin is commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Benjamin Franklin’s 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) is about average for a US man: about 59 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 10 in

Benjamin Franklin is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Benjamin Franklin: 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Benjamin Franklin is taller than the average US man by 0.5 in (1.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Benjamin Franklin is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm).Benjamin Franklin is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Benjamin Franklin: 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Benjamin Franklin is taller than the average US man by 0.5 in (1.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Benjamin Franklin is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm).

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Benjamin Franklin beside others

Benjamin Franklin is in the middle of the 108 politicians we have heights for: John Fetterman (6 ft 8 in) stands 10.5 in (26.2 cm) taller and Benito Juárez (4 ft 6 in) is 1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 5 ft 9.5 in: Jimmy Carter.

  • Stephen Miller: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 0.3 in (0.8 cm) taller than Benjamin Franklin.
  • Theodore Roosevelt: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 0.3 in (0.8 cm) taller than Benjamin Franklin.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Photo: Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Benjamin Franklin, 5 ft 9.5 in (177 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)