How tall was George VI?

George VI is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).

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George VI’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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George VI beside others

George VI is in the middle of the 16 monarchs we have heights for: Maximinus Thrax (7 ft 10.5 in) stands 2 ft 1.5 in (65 cm) taller and Queen Victoria (5 ft 0 in) is 9 in (22.6 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 9 in (175 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.

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George VI, 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)