Fred Thompson

How tall was Fred Thompson?

Fred Thompson is commonly listed at 6 ft 6 in (198.1 cm).

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Fred Thompson’s 6 ft 6 in (198.1 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Fred Thompson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Fred Thompson: 6 ft 6 in (198.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Fred Thompson is taller than the average US man by 9 in (23 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Fred Thompson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.9 cm).Fred Thompson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Fred Thompson: 6 ft 6 in (198.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Fred Thompson is taller than the average US man by 9 in (23 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Fred Thompson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.9 cm).

Fred Thompson beside others

Fred Thompson is one of the taller politicians we have heights for: John Fetterman (6 ft 8 in) stands 2 in (5.1 cm) taller and Benito Juárez (4 ft 6 in) is 2 ft 0 in (61.1 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 6 ft 6 in: Friedrich Merz.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 6 in (198.1 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: United States Senate, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Fred Thompson, 6 ft 6 in (198 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)