How tall is Gerald Ford?

Gerald Ford's listed height was 183 cm (6'0"). He was taller than about 91% of men in the United States.

Where 183 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 91% of men in the United States born in 1913 (average 172.9 cm).

About Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford, whose full name was Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., was the 38th president of the United States. He was born on 14 July 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, and was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, where he played on the football team that won two national championships, and graduated from Yale Law School with a Bachelor of Laws. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1942 to 1946.

A member of the Republican Party, Ford was elected to the House of Representatives in 1948 from Michigan's 5th congressional district and served until 1973, the final eight years as House minority leader. He was part of the Warren Commission. In December 1973 he became the first person appointed vice president under the twenty-fifth amendment, serving as the 40th vice president under Richard Nixon. After Nixon resigned in August 1974, Ford immediately assumed the presidency, which he held until 1977.

Ford stood a listed 183 cm (6'0"). He died on 26 December 2006. His time in the House of Representatives lasted nearly twenty-five years.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gerald Ford in feet and inches? Gerald Ford was 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.

Is Gerald Ford tall for men in the United States? At 183 cm he was taller than about 91% of men in the United States born in 1913, whose average height is 172.9 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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