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Martin Luther King Jr.

How tall was Martin Luther King Jr.?

Martin Luther King Jr., known as Martin Luther King, was listed by Stanford University at 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm).

Martin Luther King Jr.’s 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 21 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 7 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm). The average US man is taller than Martin Luther King Jr. by 2.5 in (6.1 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.Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm). The average US man is taller than Martin Luther King Jr. by 2.5 in (6.1 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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Martin Luther King Jr. beside others

Martin Luther King Jr. is in the middle of the 7 activists we have heights for: Jesse Jackson (6 ft 3 in) stands 8.5 in (22 cm) taller and Harriet Tubman (5 ft 0 in) is 6.5 in (17 cm) shorter.

  • Harriet Tubman: 5 ft 0 in (152 cm), 6.5 in (17 cm) shorter than Martin Luther King Jr..
  • Malcolm X: 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm), 8.5 in (21.5 cm) taller than Martin Luther King Jr..
  • Jesse Jackson: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm), 8.5 in (22 cm) taller than Martin Luther King Jr..

Where this height comes from

5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm)

Martin Luther King Jr. was listed by Stanford University at 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm). Official listing.

Source: Stanford University

Photo: Associated Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Martin Luther King Jr., 5 ft 6.5 in (169 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)