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How tall is Barack Obama?

Q: How tall is Barack Obama?

Barack Obama is 185 cm tall, which is 6′1″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved August 27, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

44th President of the United States (2009–2017)

Recorded height
185 cm 6′1″ · 1.85 m · 72.8 inches

Barack Obama is 185 cm tall (6′1″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved August 27, 2026.
That is 10 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)).

Compared with people of similar fame

Donald Trump (190 cm) · Adolf Hitler (174 cm) · Michael Jackson (175 cm) · Vladimir Putin (170 cm) · Ronald Reagan (180.3 cm) · Abraham Lincoln (193 cm)

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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.