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How tall was George Washington?

George Washington is commonly listed at 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm).

Accounts from his lifetime vary from 6 ft to 6 ft 3½ in.

George Washington’s 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm) is tall for a US man: about 94 in 100 US men are shorter.

Other reports range from 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm) to 6 ft 3.5 in (191.8 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm). Each one is listed below with its source.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 6 ft 2 in

Side by side with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George W. Bush and Joe Biden

George Washington is taller than the average US woman by 10 in (25.5 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.George Washington: 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). George Washington is taller than the average US man by 4.5 in (11.6 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). George Washington is taller than the average US woman by 10 in (25.5 cm).George Washington is taller than the average US woman by 10 in (25.5 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.George Washington: 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). George Washington is taller than the average US man by 4.5 in (11.6 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). George Washington is taller than the average US woman by 10 in (25.5 cm).

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George Washington beside others

George Washington is one of the taller US presidents we have heights for: Abraham Lincoln (6 ft 4 in) stands 2.5 in (6.3 cm) taller and James Madison (5 ft 4 in) is 9.5 in (24.1 cm) shorter. All 45 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 6 ft 1.5 in: Barack Obama.

  • JD Vance: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 0.5 in (1.3 cm) taller than George Washington.
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 0.5 in (1.3 cm) taller than George Washington.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 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

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6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)

George Washington is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). Lower published listing.

Source: Wikipedia

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6 ft 3.5 in (191.8 cm)

George Washington is commonly listed at 6 ft 3.5 in (191.8 cm). Higher published listing.

Source: Wikipedia

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George Washington, 6 ft 1.5 in (187 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)