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George Armstrong Custer

How tall was George Armstrong Custer?

George Armstrong Custer is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm).

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

George Armstrong Custer’s 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 76 in 100 US men are shorter.

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George Armstrong Custer is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (19.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.George Armstrong Custer: 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). George Armstrong Custer is taller than the average US man by 2 in (5.2 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). George Armstrong Custer is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (19.1 cm).George Armstrong Custer is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (19.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.George Armstrong Custer: 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). George Armstrong Custer is taller than the average US man by 2 in (5.2 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). George Armstrong Custer is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (19.1 cm).

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George Armstrong Custer beside others

George Armstrong Custer is in the middle of the 6 military officers we have heights for: Konstantin Rokossovsky (6 ft 6 in) stands 7 in (17.7 cm) taller and Audie Murphy (5 ft 5 in) is 6 in (15.3 cm) shorter.

Where this height comes from

5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: George L. Andrews, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). How tall was Custer? George Armstrong Custer: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). https://heightvs.com/how-tall/george-armstrong-custer
MLA“How Tall Was Custer? George Armstrong Custer: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/george-armstrong-custer.
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George Armstrong Custer, 5 ft 11 in (180 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)