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How tall is B. R. Ambedkar?

Q: How tall is B. R. Ambedkar?

B. R. Ambedkar is 178 cm tall, which is 5′10″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved August 27, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)

Recorded height
178 cm 5′10″ · 1.78 m · 70.1 inches

B. R. Ambedkar is 178 cm tall (5′10″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved August 27, 2026.
That is 3 cm taller than the average U.S. man (175.3 cm, 5′9″; CDC/NCHS, NHANES 2015-2018 (Vital and Health Statistics Series 3, Number 46, 2021)).

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Height as recorded on Wikidata (CC0), retrieved August 27, 2026. Recorded heights of real people are approximate. Silhouettes are stylized pictograms, not likenesses.