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How tall is William McKinley?

Q: How tall is William McKinley?

William McKinley is 170 cm tall, which is 5′7″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved September 21, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

president of the United States from 1897 to 1901 (1843-1901)

Recorded height
170 cm 5′7″ · 1.70 m · 66.9 inches

William McKinley is 170 cm tall (5′7″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved September 21, 2026.
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)).

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