How tall is Thomas Jefferson?

Thomas Jefferson's listed height was 189 cm (6'2"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 189 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1743 (average 171.1 cm).

About Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and the third president of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809. He was born on 13 April 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia, and was a prolific writer and philosopher. His political philosophy formed the basis for Jeffersonian democracy.

Elected to represent Virginia in the Second Continental Congress in 1775, he was selected a member of the Committee of Five and drafted the Declaration of Independence largely alone. Congress passed it in 1776. He was appointed U.S. Minister to France in 1785 and became the first U.S. Secretary of State under President George Washington in 1790. With James Madison he founded the Democratic-Republican Party in 1792. After finishing second to John Adams in the 1796 election, he became Adams's vice president, and he ran again in 1800.

Jefferson stood at a listed 189 cm (6'2"). He died on 4 July 1826. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

Frequently asked

How tall is Thomas Jefferson in feet and inches? Thomas Jefferson was 6'2" tall, which is 189 cm, 74.4 inches or 1.89 m.

Is Thomas Jefferson tall for men in the United States? At 189 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1743, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

• Thomas Jefferson on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Thomas Jefferson on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 189 cm.

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.