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Ludwig van Beethoven

How tall was Ludwig van Beethoven?

Ludwig van Beethoven is commonly listed at 5 ft 4 in (162 cm).

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Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5 ft 4 in (162 cm) is very short for a US man: fewer than 5 in 100 US men are shorter.

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The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ludwig van Beethoven: 5 ft 4 in (162 cm). The average US man is taller than Ludwig van Beethoven by 5 in (13.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ludwig van Beethoven: 5 ft 4 in (162 cm). The average US man is taller than Ludwig van Beethoven by 5 in (13.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Ludwig van Beethoven beside others

Ludwig van Beethoven is the shortest of the 6 composers we have heights for: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (5 ft 4 in) is next, 0.4 in (1 cm) taller.

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5 ft 4 in (162 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.

Photo: Joseph Karl Stieler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Ludwig van Beethoven, 5 ft 4 in (162 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)