How tall is James Buchanan?
president of the United States from 1857 to 1861
Recorded height
183 cm 6′0″ · 1.83 m · 72.0 inches
183 cm 6′0″ · 1.83 m · 72.0 inches
- James Buchanan is 183 cm tall (6′0″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved .
- That is 8 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.