Tallest US presidents

Abraham Lincoln leads this list at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).

The tallest 12 of the 45 US presidents on this site, on one baseline and drawn to scale, beside the average US man. Type your height to stand among them; on a phone, scroll sideways.

Abraham Lincoln is taller than the average US man by 7 in (17.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than the average US man by 7 in (17.9 cm). Abraham Lincoln: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm). Lyndon B. Johnson: 6 ft 3.5 in (191.8 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than Lyndon B. Johnson by 0.5 in (1.3 cm). Donald Trump: 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than Donald Trump by 1 in (2.5 cm). Bill Clinton: 6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than Bill Clinton by 1.5 in (3.8 cm). Thomas Jefferson: 6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than Thomas Jefferson by 1.5 in (3.8 cm). Chester A. Arthur: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than Chester A. Arthur by 2 in (5.1 cm). Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than Franklin Delano Roosevelt by 2 in (5.1 cm). George H. W. Bush: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than George H. W. Bush by 2 in (5.1 cm). Barack Obama: 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than Barack Obama by 2.5 in (6.4 cm). George Washington: 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than George Washington by 2.5 in (6.4 cm). Andrew Jackson: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than Andrew Jackson by 3 in (7.6 cm). John F. Kennedy: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm). Abraham Lincoln is taller than John F. Kennedy by 3 in (7.6 cm).

All 45 people who have served as President of the United States, ranked by their listed heights, tallest first, and drawn to scale so you can stand beside them.

RankNameHeight
1Abraham Lincoln6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Official listing, National Park Service
2Lyndon B. Johnson6 ft 3.5 in (191.8 cm)
Commonly listed
3Donald Trump6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
Official listing, The Trump White House
4Bill Clinton6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm)
Commonly listed
4Thomas Jefferson6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm)
Commonly listed
6Chester A. Arthur6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Commonly listed
6Franklin Delano Roosevelt6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Commonly listed
6George H. W. Bush6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Commonly listed
9Barack Obama6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm)
Official listing, The Obama White House
9George Washington6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm)
Commonly listed
11Andrew Jackson6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
Commonly listed
11John F. Kennedy6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
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11Ronald Reagan6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
Official listing, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
14Gerald Ford6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
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14James A. Garfield6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
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14James Buchanan6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
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14James Monroe6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
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14Joe Biden6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
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14John Tyler6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
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14Warren G. Harding6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
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21Herbert Hoover5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm)
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21Richard Nixon5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm)
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21George W. Bush5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm)
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21William Howard Taft5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm)
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25Grover Cleveland5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm)
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25Woodrow Wilson5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm)
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27Dwight D. Eisenhower5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm)
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28Andrew Johnson5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
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28Calvin Coolidge5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
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28Franklin Pierce5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
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28Theodore Roosevelt5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
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32Jimmy Carter5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm)
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33Harry S. Truman5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm)
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33Millard Fillmore5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm)
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35Rutherford B. Hayes5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
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36James K. Polk5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
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36William Henry Harrison5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
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36Zachary Taylor5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
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36Ulysses S. Grant5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
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40John Quincy Adams5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm)
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41John Adams5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm)
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41William McKinley5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm)
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43Benjamin Harrison5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm)
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43Martin Van Buren5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm)
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45James Madison5 ft 4 in (162.6 cm)
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Equal heights share a rank. This list is calculated from the published records above; it is not a claim to cover every person or place in the world.

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