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How tall is George H. W. Bush?

Q: How tall is George H. W. Bush?

George H. W. Bush is 188 cm tall, which is 6′2″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved August 27, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)

Recorded height
188 cm 6′2″ · 1.88 m · 74.0 inches

George H. W. Bush is 188 cm tall (6′2″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved August 27, 2026.
That is 13 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

Yuri Gagarin (158 cm) · James Joyce (180.3 cm) · Emmanuel Macron (173 cm) · Jimmy Carter (177 cm) · Marlene Dietrich (168 cm) · Harry S. Truman (175 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.