How tall was Pierre Trudeau?

Pierre Trudeau is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).

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Pierre Trudeau’s 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 38 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Pierre Trudeau beside others

Pierre Trudeau is one of the shorter politicians we have heights for: John Fetterman (6 ft 8 in) stands 1 ft 0 in (30.5 cm) taller and Benito Juárez (4 ft 6 in) is 1 ft 2 in (35.7 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 5 ft 8 in: John McCain, Ulysses S. Grant and William Henry Harrison.

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5 ft 8 in (172.7 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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Pierre Trudeau, 5 ft 8 in (173 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)