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POLITICS

United States
Tallest Presidents
This list features the tallest American Presidents to ever hold office.
RANK | PRESIDENTS | HEIGHT | TENURE |
1 | Abraham Lincoln | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 1861–1865 |
2 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm) | 1963–1969 |
3 | Donald J. Trump | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 2017–2021 2025–2029 |
4 | Thomas Jefferson | 6 ft 2.5 in (189 cm) | 1801–1809 |
5 | George Washington | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 1789–1797 |
6 | Chester A. Arthur | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 1881–1885 |
7 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 1933–1945 |
8 | George H. W. Bush | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 1989–1993 |
9 | Bill Clinton | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 1993–2001 |
10 | Andrew Jackson | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 1829–1837 |
11 | John F. Kennedy | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 1961–1963 |
12 | Ronald Reagan | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 1981–1989 |
13 | Barack Obama | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 2009–2017 |
References
White House Historical Association. (n.d.). The presidents timeline. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-presidents-timeline [Accessed 1 December 2025].
POTUS.com. (n.d.). Presidential heights. https://potus.com/presidential-facts/presidential-heights/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].

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