How tall was Lester B. Pearson?

Lester B. Pearson is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).

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Lester B. Pearson’s 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Lester B. Pearson beside others

Lester B. Pearson is one of the taller politicians we have heights for: John Fetterman (6 ft 8 in) stands 6 in (15.2 cm) taller and Benito Juárez (4 ft 6 in) is 1 ft 8 in (51 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 6 ft 2 in: Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Justin Trudeau.

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6 ft 2 in (188 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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Lester B. Pearson, 6 ft 2 in (188 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)