How tall is James Madison?

James Madison's listed height was 163 cm (5'4"). He was taller than about 14% of men in the United States.

Where 163 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 14% of men in the United States born in 1751 (average 171.1 cm).

About James Madison

James Madison was a Founding Father and the fourth president of the United States, serving from 1809 to 1817. He was born on 16 March 1751 in Port Conway, Virginia, into a prominent planter family. He was popularly called the Father of the Constitution for his role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.

In 1774 Madison joined the Patriots in opposing British taxation. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Continental Congress, and he helped organize the Constitutional Convention, where his Virginia Plan was the basis for deliberations. He joined Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in writing The Federalist Papers. Alongside Thomas Jefferson he organized the Democratic-Republican Party, and he served as Jefferson's Secretary of State from 1801 to 1809.

Madison stood a listed 163 cm (5'4"). He was elected president in 1808 and re-elected in 1812, and he led the United States into the War of 1812. He presided over the creation of the Second Bank of the United States and the Tariff of 1816. He died on 28 June 1836.

Frequently asked

How tall is James Madison in feet and inches? James Madison was 5'4" tall, which is 163 cm, 64.2 inches or 1.63 m.

Is James Madison tall for men in the United States? At 163 cm he was taller than about 14% of men in the United States born in 1751, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

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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