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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

How tall was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is commonly listed at 5 ft 1 in (155 cm).

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) is a little below average for a US woman: about 19 in 100 US women are shorter.

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The average US man is taller than Ruth Bader Ginsburg by 8 in (20.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 5 ft 1 in (155 cm). The average US man is taller than Ruth Bader Ginsburg by 8 in (20.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than Ruth Bader Ginsburg by 8 in (20.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 5 ft 1 in (155 cm). The average US man is taller than Ruth Bader Ginsburg by 8 in (20.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg beside others

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the shortest of the 5 lawyers we have heights for: Jeanine Pirro (5 ft 6 in) is next, 5 in (12.6 cm) taller.

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5 ft 1 in (155 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: Steve Petteway, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 5 ft 1 in (155 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)