How tall is Abraham Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln's listed height was 193 cm (6'4"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.
Where 193 cm sits among men in the United States
Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1809 (average 171.1 cm).
About Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865. He was born on 12 February 1809 at Sinking Spring Farm, in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky, and was raised on the frontier. Self-educated, he became a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator and a U.S. representative.
Lincoln became a leader of the new Republican Party and reached a national audience in the 1858 Senate campaign debates against Stephen A. Douglas. He won the 1860 presidential election, becoming the first Republican president. A month after he took office, Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War, and he led the United States through the conflict. On 1 January 1863 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and on 19 November 1863 he delivered the Gettysburg Address. He also promoted the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Lincoln stood at a listed 193 cm (6'4"). He died on 15 April 1865. Earlier in the war, he averted war with Britain by defusing the Trent Affair.
Frequently asked
How tall is Abraham Lincoln in feet and inches? Abraham Lincoln was 6'4" tall, which is 193 cm, 76 inches or 1.93 m.
Is Abraham Lincoln tall for men in the United States? At 193 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1809, whose average height is 171.1 cm.
Sources
- Abraham Lincoln on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Abraham Lincoln on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
- Abraham Lincoln on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
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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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.