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Ronald Reagan

How tall was Ronald Reagan?

Ronald Reagan was listed by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library at 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm).

Ronald Reagan’s 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm) is tall for a US man: about 91 in 100 US men are shorter.

Other reports range from 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm) to 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm). Each one is listed below with where it comes from.

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Side by side with Donald Trump, Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama

Ronald Reagan is taller than the average US woman by 9.5 in (24.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ronald Reagan: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Ronald Reagan is taller than the average US man by 4 in (10.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Ronald Reagan is taller than the average US woman by 9.5 in (24.2 cm).Ronald Reagan is taller than the average US woman by 9.5 in (24.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ronald Reagan: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Ronald Reagan is taller than the average US man by 4 in (10.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Ronald Reagan is taller than the average US woman by 9.5 in (24.2 cm).

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Ronald Reagan beside others

Ronald Reagan is one of the taller US presidents we have heights for: Abraham Lincoln (6 ft 4 in) stands 3 in (7.6 cm) taller and James Madison (5 ft 4 in) is 9 in (22.9 cm) shorter. All 45 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 6 ft 1 in: John F. Kennedy, Andrew Jackson and Prince Harry.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 11 in (180.3 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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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

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Ronald Reagan, 6 ft 1 in (185 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)