How tall is James K. Polk?
President of the United States from 1845 to 1849 (1795–1849)
Recorded height
173 cm 5′8″ · 1.73 m · 68.1 inches
173 cm 5′8″ · 1.73 m · 68.1 inches
- James K. Polk is 173 cm tall (5′8″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved .
- That is 2 cm shorter 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.