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Thomas Edison

How tall was Thomas Edison?

Thomas Edison is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm).

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Thomas Edison’s 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 64 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 10 in

Thomas Edison is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Thomas Edison: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Thomas Edison is taller than the average US man by 1 in (2.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Thomas Edison is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm).Thomas Edison is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Thomas Edison: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Thomas Edison is taller than the average US man by 1 in (2.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Thomas Edison is taller than the average US woman by 6.5 in (16.8 cm).

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Thomas Edison beside others

Thomas Edison is in the middle of the 7 scientists we have heights for: Nikola Tesla (6 ft 2 in) stands 4 in (10 cm) taller and Stephen Hawking (5 ft 6.5 in) is 3.5 in (9 cm) shorter.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 10 in (178 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: Louis Bachrach, Bachrach Studios, restored by Michel Vuijlsteke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Thomas Edison, 5 ft 10 in (178 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)