How tall is John Adams?
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
Recorded height
170 cm 5′7″ · 1.70 m · 66.9 inches
170 cm 5′7″ · 1.70 m · 66.9 inches
- John Adams is 170 cm tall (5′7″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved .
- That is 5 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)).
Compared with people of similar fame
Madonna (164 cm) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (179 cm) · Woodrow Wilson (180 cm) · Richard Nixon (182 cm) · Hugo Chávez (173 cm) · Charlemagne (184 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.