How tall is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Franklin D. Roosevelt's listed height was 188 cm (6'2"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 188 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1882 (average 171.1 cm).

About Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was born on 30 January 1882 into the prominent Delano and Roosevelt families and graduated from Harvard University. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the New York State Senate from 1911 to 1913 and as the 44th governor of New York from 1929 to 1932.

In 1913 he became assistant secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson, and in 1920 he was the running mate of James M. Cox on the Democratic ticket. In 1921 an illness permanently paralyzed his legs. He defeated President Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election, and in his first 100 days he initiated the program to implement the New Deal. His first two terms centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth focused on US involvement in World War II.

Roosevelt stood at a listed 188 cm (6'2"). He died on 12 April 1945. He is the longest-serving US president and the only one to have served more than two terms.

Frequently asked

How tall is Franklin D. Roosevelt in feet and inches? Franklin D. Roosevelt was 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

Is Franklin D. Roosevelt tall for men in the United States? At 188 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1882, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

• Franklin D. Roosevelt on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Franklin D. Roosevelt on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.
• Franklin D. 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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