How tall is Eleanor Roosevelt?

Eleanor Roosevelt's listed height was 180 cm (5'11"). She was taller than about 99% of women in the United States.

Where 180 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 99% of women in the United States born in 1884 (average 158.5 cm).

About Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat and activist, born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on 11 October 1884 in Manhattan. She was a member of the prominent and wealthy Roosevelt and Livingston families and a niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. At 15 she attended Allenswood Boarding Academy in London, and in 1905 she married Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband's four terms as president from 1933 to 1945, and through her travels, public engagement and advocacy she largely redefined the role. Widowed in 1945, she served as a United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. She took a leading role in designing the text and gaining international support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in 1948 the assembly gave her a standing ovation upon its adoption.

Roosevelt stood at a listed 180 cm (5'11"). She died on 7 November 1962. President Harry S. Truman called her the First Lady of the World in tribute to her human rights achievements.

Frequently asked

How tall is Eleanor Roosevelt in feet and inches? Eleanor Roosevelt was 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

Is Eleanor Roosevelt tall for women in the United States? At 180 cm she was taller than about 99% of women in the United States born in 1884, whose average height is 158.5 cm.

Sources

• Eleanor Roosevelt on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Eleanor Roosevelt on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Eleanor Roosevelt 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.