5 ft 5.5 in (167 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
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How tall was Napoleon?
Napoleon is commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm).
His height was recorded as 5 ft 2 in by the old French measures of his time, which is about 1.67 m (5 ft 5.5 in) today. Some historians give 5 ft 7 in.
Napoleon’s 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm) is short for a US man: about 14 in 100 US men are shorter.
Other reports range from 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm) to 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm). Each one is listed below with its source.
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Napoleon beside others
Napoleon is one of the shorter monarchs we have heights for: Maximinus Thrax (7 ft 10.5 in) stands 2 ft 4.5 in (73 cm) taller and Queen Victoria (5 ft 0 in) is 5.5 in (14.6 cm) shorter.
- Martin Van Buren: 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm), 0.3 in (0.6 cm) taller than Napoleon.
- Benjamin Harrison: 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm), 0.3 in (0.6 cm) taller than Napoleon.
- Prabowo Subianto: 5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm), 0.4 in (1 cm) shorter than Napoleon.
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5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm)
Napoleon is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm). Higher published listing.
Source: Wikipedia
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