James Monroe

How tall was James Monroe?

James Monroe is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm).

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

James Monroe’s 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm) is tall for a US man: about 85 in 100 US men are shorter.

James Monroe is taller than the average US woman by 8.5 in (21.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.James Monroe: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). James Monroe is taller than the average US man by 3 in (7.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). James Monroe is taller than the average US woman by 8.5 in (21.7 cm).James Monroe is taller than the average US woman by 8.5 in (21.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.James Monroe: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). James Monroe is taller than the average US man by 3 in (7.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). James Monroe is taller than the average US woman by 8.5 in (21.7 cm).

James Monroe beside others

James Monroe is one of the taller US presidents we have heights for: Abraham Lincoln (6 ft 4 in) stands 4 in (10.2 cm) taller and James Madison (5 ft 4 in) is 8 in (20.3 cm) shorter. All 45 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 6 ft 0 in: Joe Biden, Gerald Ford and Bernie Sanders.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 0 in (182.9 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: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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James Monroe, 6 ft 0 in (183 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)