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Robert E. Lee

How tall was Robert E. Lee?

Robert E. Lee is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Robert E. Lee’s 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 74 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 11 in

Robert E. Lee is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Robert E. Lee: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Robert E. Lee is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Robert E. Lee is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).Robert E. Lee is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Robert E. Lee: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Robert E. Lee is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Robert E. Lee is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).

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Robert E. Lee beside others

Robert E. Lee is in the middle of the 6 military officers we have heights for: Konstantin Rokossovsky (6 ft 6 in) stands 7 in (18 cm) taller and Audie Murphy (5 ft 5 in) is 6 in (15 cm) shorter.

Where this height comes from

5 ft 11 in (180 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: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Robert E. Lee, 5 ft 11 in (180 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)