How tall is Lester B. Pearson?

Lester B. Pearson's listed height was 188 cm (6'2"). He was taller than about 99% of men in Canada.

Where 188 cm sits among men in Canada

Taller than about 99% of men in Canada born in 1897 (average 170.8 cm).

About Lester B. Pearson

Lester B. Pearson was a Canadian politician, diplomat and scholar. Born Lester Bowles Pearson on 23 April 1897 in Newtonbrook, Ontario, now part of Toronto, he pursued a career in the Department of External Affairs and served as the Canadian ambassador to the United States from 1944 to 1946.

Pearson entered politics in 1948 as Secretary of State for External Affairs, serving until 1957. He was the seventh president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1952 to 1953, and in 1957 he won the Nobel Peace Prize for proposing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Crisis. He led the Liberal Party from 1958 to 1968 and served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. His government introduced the Canada Pension Plan and universal health care, oversaw the creation of the Maple Leaf flag, and presided over the 1967 Centennial celebrations.

Pearson stood at a listed 188 cm (6'2"). He died on 27 December 1972, four years after he resigned as prime minister and retired from politics.

Frequently asked

How tall is Lester B. Pearson in feet and inches? Lester B. Pearson was 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

Is Lester B. Pearson tall for men in Canada? At 188 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in Canada born in 1897, whose average height is 170.8 cm.

Sources

• Lester B. Pearson on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Lester B. Pearson on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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