How tall is Joseph Stalin?
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
Recorded height
163 cm 5′4″ · 1.63 m · 64.2 inches
163 cm 5′4″ · 1.63 m · 64.2 inches
- Joseph Stalin is 163 cm tall (5′4″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved .
- That is 12 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
Ronald Reagan (180.3 cm) · Abraham Lincoln (193 cm) · Vladimir Lenin (165 cm) · Napoleon (168 cm) · Mahatma Gandhi (164 cm) · George W. Bush (182 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.