How tall is George H. W. Bush?

George H. W. Bush's listed height was 188 cm (6'2"). He was taller than about 97% of men in the United States.

Where 188 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 97% of men in the United States born in 1924 (average 174.4 cm).

About George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush, whose full name was George Herbert Walker Bush, was the 41st president of the United States. He was born on 12 June 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts, into the Bush family, and was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve on his 18th birthday and flew 58 combat missions in World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Bush moved to Texas and worked in the oil industry, starting the company Zapata Corporation. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1964 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1966. He then held ambassadorial, federal and party positions in the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford from 1971 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 43rd vice president under Ronald Reagan and won the 1988 presidential election against Michael Dukakis. He was president from 1989 to 1993.

Bush stood a listed 188 cm (6'2"). He died on 30 November 2018. His son, George W. Bush, later served as the 43rd president.

Frequently asked

How tall is George H. W. Bush in feet and inches? George H. W. Bush was 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

Is George H. W. Bush tall for men in the United States? At 188 cm he was taller than about 97% of men in the United States born in 1924, whose average height is 174.4 cm.

Sources

• George H. W. Bush on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• George H. W. Bush on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.
• George H. W. Bush 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.