How tall is Gough Whitlam?

Gough Whitlam's listed height was 194 cm (6'4"). He was taller than about 99% of men in Australia.

Where 194 cm sits among men in Australia

Taller than about 99% of men in Australia born in 1916 (average 170.9 cm).

About Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam, whose full name was Edward Gough Whitlam, was the 21st prime minister of Australia. He was born on 11 July 1916 in Melbourne. During World War II he served for four years as an air navigator in the Royal Australian Air Force, and after the war he worked as a barrister.

Whitlam was first elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1952 as the member for Werriwa. He became deputy leader of the Labor Party in 1960 and its leader in 1967, following the retirement of Arthur Calwell. After narrowly losing the 1969 federal election to John Gorton, he led Labor to victory in 1972 and served as prime minister from December 1972 to November 1975. His government ended military conscription and Australian involvement in the Vietnam War, and introduced universal health care, free university education and legal aid programs.

Whitlam stood a listed 194 cm (6'4"). He died on 21 October 2014. He called a double dissolution election in May 1974, in which he won a slightly reduced majority in the House of Representatives.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gough Whitlam in feet and inches? Gough Whitlam was 6'4" tall, which is 194 cm, 76.4 inches or 1.94 m.

Is Gough Whitlam tall for men in Australia? At 194 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in Australia born in 1916, whose average height is 170.9 cm.

Sources

• Gough Whitlam on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gough Whitlam on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 194 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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