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Heights and weights of US presidents

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This list gives the heights and weights of US presidents.

Extremes[edit]

The tallest U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters).

The heaviest president was William Howard Taft at 332 pounds (151 kilograms), while the lightest was James Madison at 122 pounds (55 kilograms)

Current president[edit]

Photo of President Biden standing to demonstrate his normal appearance.

Joe Biden, the current president, is 6 feet 0 inches (183 centimeters) and weighs 178 pounds (81 kilograms) according to a physical examination summary from February 2024.[1]

U.S. presidents' height and weight[edit]

Abraham Lincoln at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) surmounts Lyndon B. Johnson as the tallest president
James Madison, the shortest and lightest president, was 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) and 122 lbs (55.33 kg)
William Howard Taft, the heaviest president, was 332 lbs (150.57 kg)
All living US presidents standing next to eachother in 2009. From left to right: George W Bush, Barack Obama, George H W Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter

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№ President Height
(imperial)		 Height
(metric)		 Weight
(imperial)		 Weight
(metric)		 Ref.
16 Abraham Lincoln 6 ft 4 in 193 cm 185 lb 83.9 kg [2]
36 Lyndon B. Johnson 6 ft 3 1⁄2 in 192 cm 210 lb 95.24 kg [3][4][5][lower-alpha 1]
45 Donald Trump 6 ft 3 in 191 cm 237 lb 107.5 kg [7][8][9][lower-alpha 2]
3 Thomas Jefferson 6 ft 2 1⁄2 in 189 cm 181 lb 82.09 kg [13][14]
42 Bill Clinton 6 ft 2 1⁄2 in 189 cm 223 lb 101.13 kg [15]
21 Chester A. Arthur 6 ft 2 in 188 cm 224 lb 101.6 kg [13] [16]
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt 6 ft 2 in 188 cm 190 lb 86.17 kg [13][lower-alpha 3]
41 George H. W. Bush 6 ft 2 in 188 cm 195 lb 88.44 kg [13][18]
1 George Washington 6 ft 1 1⁄2 in 187 cm 175 lb 79.37 kg [19][lower-alpha 4]
44 Barack Obama 6 ft 1 1⁄2 in 187 cm 180 lb 81.63 kg [21]
7 Andrew Jackson 6 ft 1 in 185 cm 154 lb 69.84 kg [13][22]
35 John F. Kennedy 6 ft 1 in 185 cm 175 lb 79.37 kg [23][lower-alpha 5]
40 Ronald Reagan 6 ft 1 in 185 cm 180 lb 81.63 kg [13]
5 James Monroe 6 ft 0 in 183 cm 189 lb 85.71 kg [13][25]
10 John Tyler 6 ft 0 in 183 cm 160 lb 72.6 kg [13][16]
15 James Buchanan 6 ft 0 in 183 cm 217 lb 98.41 kg [13]
20 James A. Garfield 6 ft 0 in 183 cm 200 lb 90.7 kg [13]
29 Warren G. Harding 6 ft 0 in 183 cm 173 lb 78.46 kg [13]
38 Gerald Ford 6 ft 0 in 183 cm 190 lb 86.2 kg [13][26][16]
46 Joe Biden 6 ft 0 in 183 cm 178 lb 80.74 kg [27][28][lower-alpha 6]
27 William Howard Taft 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in 182 cm 332 lb 150.57 kg [30]
31 Herbert Hoover 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in 182 cm 187 lb 84.81 kg [31]
37 Richard Nixon 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in 182 cm 175 lb 79.37 kg [13][26][lower-alpha 7]
43 George W. Bush 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in 182 cm 186 lb 84.35 kg [33][34][35][36]
22, 24 Grover Cleveland 5 ft 11 in 180 cm 260 lb 117.91 kg [13]
28 Woodrow Wilson 5 ft 11 in 180 cm 170 lb 77.1 kg [13][37]
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower 5 ft 10 1⁄2 in 179 cm 172 lb 78 kg [13]
14 Franklin Pierce 5 ft 10 in 178 cm 162 lb 73.47 kg [13]
17 Andrew Johnson 5 ft 10 in 178 cm 174 lb 78.9 kg [13][16]
26 Theodore Roosevelt 5 ft 10 in 178 cm 237 lb 107.48 kg [13][25]
30 Calvin Coolidge 5 ft 10 in 178 cm 156 lb 70.75 kg [13]
39 Jimmy Carter 5 ft 9 1⁄2 in 177 cm 177 lb 80.27 kg [13][26]
13 Millard Fillmore 5 ft 9 in 175 cm 174 lb 78.9 kg [13][16]
33 Harry S. Truman 5 ft 9 in 175 cm 167 lb 75.74 kg [13]
19 Rutherford B. Hayes 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in 174 cm 175 lb 79.4 kg [13][16][38]
9 William Henry Harrison 5 ft 8 in 173 cm 175 lb 79.37 kg [13]
11 James K. Polk 5 ft 8 in 173 cm 174 lb 78.91 kg [13][39]
12 Zachary Taylor 5 ft 8 in 173 cm 230 lb 104.31 kg [13][25]
18 Ulysses S. Grant 5 ft 8 in 173 cm 156 lb 70.75 kg [40]
6 John Quincy Adams 5 ft 7 1⁄2 in 171 cm 203 lb 92.06 kg [41]
2 John Adams 5 ft 7 in 170 cm 185 lb 83.9 kg [13][42]
25 William McKinley 5 ft 7 in 170 cm 199 lb 90.25 kg [13]
8 Martin Van Buren 5 ft 6 in 168 cm 164 lb 74.38 kg [43]
23 Benjamin Harrison 5 ft 6 in 168 cm 160 lb 72.56 kg [44]
4 James Madison 5 ft 4 in 163 cm 122 lb 55.33 kg [13][45]

Part of this table was copied from Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the United States; see that page's history for attribution.

Notes: All weights are sourced from O'Neill [46] unless otherwise noted in the Ref. column as [16]. When differences were encountered between the two sources, the data shown was taken from O'Neill first, and then supplemented with Summers' data.

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Johnson measured 6 ft 2 1⁄2 in (189 cm) according to a report of physical examination from October 1941.[6]
  2. ↑ Other public records, including Trump's 2012 driver's license, give his height as 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).[10][11] The disputed height of Donald Trump has been the subject of an edit war on this and other Wikipedia pages since 2016.[12]
  3. ↑ Roosevelt's 1918 passport gives his height as 6 ft 1⁄2 in (184 cm).[17]
  4. ↑ Washington once mentioned his height as being 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).[20]
  5. ↑ Kennedy measured 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) according to a report of physical examination from October 1941.[24]
  6. ↑ In 1984, The New York Times referred to Biden as 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).[29]
  7. ↑ Nixon measured 5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (179 cm) according to a report of physical examination from October 1943.[32]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ↑ O'Connor, Kevin C. (February 28, 2024). "President Biden's current health summary" (PDF). whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 29, 2024. height: 72 inches, weight: 178 lbs, BMI: 24.1
  2. ↑ Carpenter, Francis B. (1866). Six Months in the White House: The Story of a Picture. Hurd and Houghton. p. 217. Search this book on
  3. ↑ Dallek, Robert (1998). Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961–1973. Oxford University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0195054651. Search this book on
  4. ↑ Caro, Robert (1982). The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power. New York: Knopf. p. 146. ISBN 978-0394499734. Search this book on
  5. ↑ Dallek, Robert (2003). An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy. Little, Brown, and Co. p. 354. ISBN 9780316172387. Search this book on
  6. ↑ Paul, Rob (2018). "How tall was President Lyndon B. Johnson?". celebheights.com. CelebHeights. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  7. ↑ Bornstein, Harold N. (September 13, 2016). "Donald J. Trump's Medical Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2021. height: 6’3”, weight: 236 pounds
  8. ↑ Jackson, Ronny L. (January 12, 2018). "The President's Periodic Physical Exam" (PDF). whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via National Archives. height: 75 inches, weight: 239 pounds
  9. ↑ Conley, Sean P. (February 8, 2019). "The President's Periodic Physical Exam". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via National Archives. height: 6'3", weight: 243 pounds
  10. ↑ Samuelsohn, Darren (December 12, 2016). "Trump's driver's license casts doubt on height claims". Politico. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Donald John Trump Selective Service Card" (PDF). archives.gov. National Archives. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  12. ↑ Kimball, Whitney (December 26, 2019). "The Dumbest Wikipedia Edit War of the Dumbest Decade". Gizmodo.
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 Kane, Joseph (1994). Facts about the Presidents: A Compilation of Biographical and Historical Information. New York: H. W. Wilson. pp. 344–45. ISBN 0-8242-0845-5. Search this book on
  14. ↑ Macdonald, Zanne (July 1992). "Physical Descriptions of Thomas Jefferson". Monticello Report. Monticello Research Department. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  15. ↑ Mathews, Jay (August 3, 1999). "The Shrinking Field". The Washington Post.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 Summers, Robert S. "Presidential Weights". potus.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  17. ↑ Paul, Rob (2021). "Franklin D. Roosevelt Height". celebheights.com. CelebHeights. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  18. ↑ Page, Susan (June 23, 2004). "Time-tested formulas suggest both Bush and Kerry will win on Nov. 2". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2009. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ Various sources have put Washington's height between 6 ft and 6 ft 3.5 in. See: Chernow, Ron, Washington: A Life, 2010, The Penguin Press HC ISBN 1-59420-266-4 Search this book on .; Wilson, Woodrow, George Washington, 2004, Cosimo, Inc., p. 111; Alden, John Richard, George Washington: A Biography, 1984, Louisiana State University Press, p. 11; Lodge, Henry Cabot, George Washington, Vol. I, 2007, The Echo Library, p. 30; Haworth, Paul Leland, George Washington, Kessinger Publishing, 2004, p. 119; Thayer, William Roscoe, George Washington, 1931, Plain Label Books, p. 65; Ford, Paul Leicester, The True George Washington, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1896, p. 18−19
  20. ↑ "From George Washington to Charles Lawrence, 20 June 1768". founders.archives.gov.
  21. ↑ Jackson, Ronny L. (March 8, 2016). "The President's Periodic Physical Exam" (PDF). whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020 – via National Archives. height: 73.5 inches, weight: 175 pounds, BMI: 22.8 Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ Remini, Robert V., Andrew Jackson, HarperCollins, 1969, p. 15. ISBN 0-06-080132-8 Search this book on .
  23. ↑ Hendriks, Steven (2017). "JFK Presidential Library". The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  24. ↑ "Report of Physical Examination". jfklibrary.org. JFK Presidential Library. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Whitcomb, John and Claire Whitcomb, Real Life at the White House, Routledge (UK), 2002. ISBN 0-415-93951-8 Search this book on .
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Tossey, Lisa D. (2004). "Is presidential race a simple matter of standing tall?". The Pendulum Online. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2009. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ O'Connor, Kevin C. (February 16, 2023). "President Biden's current health summary" (PDF). whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2023. height: 72 inches, weight: 178 lbs, BMI: 24.1
  28. ↑ O'Connor, Kevin C. (February 28, 2024). "President Biden's current health summary" (PDF). whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 29, 2024. height: 72 inches, weight: 178 lbs, BMI: 24.1
  29. ↑ Rubin, Zick (June 22, 1984). "The Short List For Vice President". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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  31. ↑ Nash, George H. (1988). The Life of Herbert Hoover. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 365. Search this book on
  32. ↑ Paul, Rob (2020). "Richard Nixon Height". celebheights.com. CelebHeights. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  33. ↑ "Presidential Height Index". The Height Site. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  34. ↑ "Report on President Bush's Physical Examination". The New York Times. August 2, 2006.
  35. ↑ "Medical History Summary: President George W. Bush". FindLaw. August 7, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  36. ↑ Scott, David (October 18, 2011). "GOP Debate: Does height matter in presidential politics?". The Christian Science Monitor.
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  46. ↑ O'Neill, Aaron. "Weight of all U.S. presidents elected between 1789 and 2021". statista.com. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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