How tall was Mother Teresa?

Mother Teresa is commonly listed at 5 ft 0 in (152 cm).

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Mother Teresa’s 5 ft 0 in (152 cm) is short for a US woman: about 10 in 100 US women are shorter.

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Mother Teresa beside others

Mother Teresa is the shortest of the 4 religious leaders we have heights for: Brigham Young (5 ft 10 in) is next, 10 in (26 cm) taller.

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5 ft 0 in (152 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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Mother Teresa, 5 ft 0 in (152 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)