How tall is Herbert Hoover?
Herbert Hoover's listed height was 182 cm (6'0"). He was taller than about 93% of men in the United States.
Where 182 cm sits among men in the United States
Taller than about 93% of men in the United States born in 1874 (average 171.1 cm).
About Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. He was born on 10 August 1874. In 1895 he became one of the first graduates of the new Stanford University, then took a position with a London-based mining company working in Australia and China, and became a wealthy mining engineer and businessman.
In 1914, during World War I, Hoover organized and headed the Commission for Relief in Belgium, an international organization that provided food to occupied Belgium. In 1917 President Woodrow Wilson appointed him to lead the U.S. Food Administration. After the war he led the American Relief Administration, which fed millions in Central and Eastern Europe, especially Russia. He later served as Secretary of Commerce under presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge and was influential in the development of air travel and radio.
Hoover stood at a listed 182 cm (6'0"). He died on 20 October 1964. His term as president was dominated by the Great Depression, and he lost reelection to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Frequently asked
How tall is Herbert Hoover in feet and inches? Herbert Hoover was 6'0" tall, which is 182 cm, 71.7 inches or 1.82 m.
Is Herbert Hoover tall for men in the United States? At 182 cm he was taller than about 93% of men in the United States born in 1874, whose average height is 171.1 cm.
Sources
- Herbert Hoover on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Herbert Hoover on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 182 cm.
- Herbert Hoover 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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