The average American male (2005 data) is 5 ft 9.2 in (1.76 m), with a slightly rising trend reflective of the rise in height of the general U.S. population. Incidentally, however, some of the tallest U.S. Presidents were of the young republic. Coincidentially, the average height of the 44 U.S. presidents is exactly the same as the current national average. The tallest First Ladies were Eleanor Roosevelt at 5'11½ (1.82m) and Michelle Obama at 5' 11" (1.80 m).
James Madison was the shortest, at 5" 4" tall
Here is their overall rankings. by height:
Abraham Lincoln ...................6 ft 4 in 1.93 m
Lyndon B. Johnson ................6 ft 3½ in 1.92 m
George Washington ..............6 ft 3 in 1.90 m
Bill Clinton
Thomas Jefferson ..................6 ft 2½ in 1.89 m
Chester A. Arthur
George H. W. Bush
Franklin D. Roosevelt............ 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m
Barack Obama ......................6 ft 1½ in 1.87 m
Andrew Jackson
Ronald Reagan .....................6 ft 1 in 1.85 m
John F. Kennedy ...................6 ft 0½ in 1.83 m
James Buchanan
Gerald Ford
James Garfield
Warren Harding
James Monroe
William Howard Taft
John Tyler................................ 6 ft 0 in 1.83 m
Richard Nixon ........................5 ft 11½ in 1.82 m
George W. Bush
Grover Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson .................. 5 ft 11 in 1.80 m
Dwight D. Eisenhower..........5 ft 10½ in 1.79 m
Calvin Coolidge
Andrew Johnson
Franklin Pierce
Theodore Roosevelt ..............5 ft 10 in 1.78 m
Jimmy Carter
Millard Fillmore
Harry S. Truman ......................5 ft 9 in 1.75 m
Rutherford B. Hayes ................5 ft 8½ in 1.74 m
William Henry Harrison
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
Ulysses S. Grant...................... 5 ft 8 in 1.73 m
John Quincy Adams................ 5 ft 7½ in 1.71 m
John Adams
William McKinley ......................5 ft 7 in 1.70 m
Benjamin Harrison
Martin Van Buren ......................5 ft 6 in 1.68 m
James Madison ........................5 ft 4 in 1.63 m
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The average American male (2005 data) is 5 ft 9.2 in (1.76 m), with a slightly rising trend reflective of the rise in height of the general U.S. population. Incidentally, however, some of the tallest U.S. Presidents were of the young republic. Coincidentially, the average height of the 44 U.S. presidents is exactly the same as the current national average. The tallest First Ladies were Eleanor Roosevelt at 5'11½ (1.82m) and Michelle Obama at 5' 11" (1.80 m).
James Madison was the shortest, at 5" 4" tall
Here is their overall rankings. by height:
Abraham Lincoln ...................6 ft 4 in 1.93 m
Lyndon B. Johnson ................6 ft 3½ in 1.92 m
George Washington ..............6 ft 3 in 1.90 m
Bill Clinton
Thomas Jefferson ..................6 ft 2½ in 1.89 m
Chester A. Arthur
George H. W. Bush
Franklin D. Roosevelt............ 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m
Barack Obama ......................6 ft 1½ in 1.87 m
Andrew Jackson
Ronald Reagan .....................6 ft 1 in 1.85 m
John F. Kennedy ...................6 ft 0½ in 1.83 m
James Buchanan
Gerald Ford
James Garfield
Warren Harding
James Monroe
William Howard Taft
John Tyler................................ 6 ft 0 in 1.83 m
Richard Nixon ........................5 ft 11½ in 1.82 m
George W. Bush
Grover Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson .................. 5 ft 11 in 1.80 m
Dwight D. Eisenhower..........5 ft 10½ in 1.79 m
Calvin Coolidge
Andrew Johnson
Franklin Pierce
Theodore Roosevelt ..............5 ft 10 in 1.78 m
Jimmy Carter
Millard Fillmore
Harry S. Truman ......................5 ft 9 in 1.75 m
Rutherford B. Hayes ................5 ft 8½ in 1.74 m
William Henry Harrison
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
Ulysses S. Grant...................... 5 ft 8 in 1.73 m
John Quincy Adams................ 5 ft 7½ in 1.71 m
John Adams
William McKinley ......................5 ft 7 in 1.70 m
Benjamin Harrison
Martin Van Buren ......................5 ft 6 in 1.68 m
James Madison ........................5 ft 4 in 1.63 m
George Washington
Madison at 5' 4".
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James Madison was 5'4" tall.
Ummm madison hahahaha i have no idea but i need the points hahahahahahahaha
Madison. 5'4", I believe.
me! see i was so short u couldnt even see me!