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Brigham Young

How tall was Brigham Young?

Brigham Young is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).

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Brigham Young’s 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 64 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Brigham Young is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Brigham Young: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Brigham Young is taller than the average US man by 1 in (2.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Brigham Young is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm).Brigham Young is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Brigham Young: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Brigham Young is taller than the average US man by 1 in (2.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Brigham Young is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm).

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Brigham Young beside others

Brigham Young is one of the shorter religious leaders we have heights for: Joseph Smith (6 ft 2 in) stands 4 in (10 cm) taller and Mother Teresa (5 ft 0 in) is 10 in (26 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 10 in (178 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: Charles William Carter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Brigham Young, 5 ft 10 in (178 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)