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How tall is Napoleon?

Q: How tall is Napoleon?

Napoleon is 168 cm tall, which is 5′6″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved August 27, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)

Recorded height
168 cm 5′6″ · 1.68 m · 66.1 inches

Napoleon is 168 cm tall (5′6″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved August 27, 2026.
That is 7 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

Adolf Hitler (174 cm) · Michael Jackson (175 cm) · Vladimir Putin (170 cm) · Ronald Reagan (180.3 cm) · Abraham Lincoln (193 cm) · Vladimir Lenin (165 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.