Janet Yellen's Height is 5'3'' (160 cm)
How Tall are Barack and Michelle Obama?
Michelle Obama's Height is 5'11" (180 cm)
Barack Obama's Height is 6'1" (185 cm)
How Tall is Hillary Rodham Clinton?
Hillary Rodham Clinton's Height is 5'6½" (169 cm)
- Date of Birth: October 26, 1947
How World Leaders Measure Up?
Sarkozy height row grips France
There is a deepening row in France over the alleged lengths gone to by President Nicolas Sarkozy's aides in order to conceal his short stature.
In a Belgian TV report, the employee of a French factory visited by Mr Sarkozy admitted being chosen to stand behind him because she was no taller than him.
The report became an internet hit over the weekend and other workers have since backed the allegation.
But the charge has been robustly denied by the president's office.
A spokesman for the Elysee Palace called it "completely absurd and grotesque".
But the president has been mocked by the opposition Socialists for his "complete stage management".
How world leaders measure up
- In a world where a carefully manipulated image (and sometimes stack heels) are essential, definitive vital statistics can be hard to come by. The heights shown here are those most commonly recorded for each world leader.
- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, for example, is variously reported as being between 5'2" and 5'4" tall.
- Napoleon's height was once commonly given as 5'2", but many historians have now credited him with another 4 inches owing to a miscalculation between French and English units of measurement.
Touchy subject
President Sarkozy visited the Faurecia factory in Caligny in Normandy, northern France, on Thursday last week as part of a drive to defend his management of the economy.
After a tour of the plant, he addressed factory employees while standing in front of a group of workers, who were all about his own height or shorter.
Faurecia's management released a statement on Monday to "deny the rumours that the Elysee had made any 'special requests' as regards the staff present during the president's speech", reported French news agency AFP.
But French websites Le Post and Rue89 have since quoted union representatives at the plant, some of them named, as confirming that height criteria for staff to appear with Mr Sarkozy had been received by the management.
President Sarkozy is reported to be extremely touchy about his height, which is believed to be about 5ft 5in or 5ft 6in (165-168 cm).
He has previously been pictured wearing shoes with a substantial heel and giving speeches standing on hidden platforms.
The French media have also previously noted the propensity of Mr Sarkozy's wife, the former model Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, to don flat shoes when in the presence of her husband.
Does height matter?
Is Mr Sarkozy's height worthy of so much debate in France?
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There is a deepening row in France over the alleged lengths gone to by President Nicolas Sarkozy's aides in order to conceal his short stature.
In a Belgian TV report, the employee of a French factory visited by Mr Sarkozy admitted being chosen to stand behind him because she was no taller than him.
The report became an internet hit over the weekend and other workers have since backed the allegation.
But the charge has been robustly denied by the president's office.
A spokesman for the Elysee Palace called it "completely absurd and grotesque".
But the president has been mocked by the opposition Socialists for his "complete stage management".
How world leaders measure up
- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, for example, is variously reported as being between 5'2" and 5'4" tall.
- Napoleon's height was once commonly given as 5'2", but many historians have now credited him with another 4 inches owing to a miscalculation between French and English units of measurement.
Touchy subject
President Sarkozy visited the Faurecia factory in Caligny in Normandy, northern France, on Thursday last week as part of a drive to defend his management of the economy.
After a tour of the plant, he addressed factory employees while standing in front of a group of workers, who were all about his own height or shorter.
The president's wife often dons flats in the presence of her husband
In a subsequent TV report by Belgian network RTBF, an unnamed employee confirmed she had been chosen to share the stage with President Sarkozy because she was no bigger than him. Faurecia's management released a statement on Monday to "deny the rumours that the Elysee had made any 'special requests' as regards the staff present during the president's speech", reported French news agency AFP.
But French websites Le Post and Rue89 have since quoted union representatives at the plant, some of them named, as confirming that height criteria for staff to appear with Mr Sarkozy had been received by the management.
President Sarkozy is reported to be extremely touchy about his height, which is believed to be about 5ft 5in or 5ft 6in (165-168 cm).
He has previously been pictured wearing shoes with a substantial heel and giving speeches standing on hidden platforms.
The French media have also previously noted the propensity of Mr Sarkozy's wife, the former model Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, to don flat shoes when in the presence of her husband.
Is Mr Sarkozy's height worthy of so much debate in France?
Let me know what you think using the comment box below.
To read more go to > bbc.co.uk
Heights of Presidents of the United States
A record of the heights of the Presidents of the United States and presidential candidates is useful for evaluating what role, if any, height plays in presidential elections. Some observers have noted that the taller of the two major-party candidates tends to prevail, due to the public's apparent preference for taller candidates.
The tallest U.S. Presidents were Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).
Barack Obama, the current President, is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm), and Joe Biden, the current Vice-President, is 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
Trends
The average height of the 43 men who have been President is 70.8 inches (180 cm). Over time there has been a slightly rising trend in this average, reflecting the increased height of the general U.S. population, although some of the tallest Presidents are from early United States history.The average height of male Americans nationwide in 2005 was 5 ft 9.2 in (69.2 in; 175.8 cm).
U.S. Presidents by height order
The tallest U.S. Presidents were Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).
Barack Obama, the current President, is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm), and Joe Biden, the current Vice-President, is 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
Trends
The average height of the 43 men who have been President is 70.8 inches (180 cm). Over time there has been a slightly rising trend in this average, reflecting the increased height of the general U.S. population, although some of the tallest Presidents are from early United States history.The average height of male Americans nationwide in 2005 was 5 ft 9.2 in (69.2 in; 175.8 cm).
U.S. Presidents by height order
| Rank | President | Height | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Lincoln Lyndon B. Johnson | 6 ft 4 in | 193 cm |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 6 ft 2 1⁄2 in | 189 cm |
| 4 | Franklin D. Roosevelt George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton | 6 ft 2 in | 188 cm |
| 7 | George Washington | 6 ft 1 1⁄2 in | 187 cm |
| 8 | Andrew Jackson Ronald Reagan Barack Obama | 6 ft 1 in | 185 cm |
| 11 | James Monroe John Tyler James Buchanan James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Warren G. Harding John F. Kennedy Gerald Ford | 6 ft 0 in | 183 cm |
| 19 | William Howard Taft Herbert Hoover Richard Nixon George W. Bush | 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in | 182 cm |
| 23 | Grover Cleveland Woodrow Wilson | 5 ft 11 in | 180 cm |
| 25 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 5 ft 10 1⁄2 in | 179 cm |
| 26 | Franklin Pierce Andrew Johnson Theodore Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge | 5 ft 10 in | 178 cm |
| 30 | Jimmy Carter | 5 ft 9 1⁄2 in | 177 cm |
| 31 | Millard Fillmore Harry S. Truman | 5 ft 9 in | 175 cm |
| 33 | Rutherford B. Hayes | 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in | 174 cm |
| 34 | William Henry Harrison James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Ulysses S. Grant | 5 ft 8 in | 173 cm |
| 38 | John Quincy Adams | 5 ft 7 1⁄2 in | 171 cm |
| 39 | John Adams William McKinley | 5 ft 7 in | 170 cm |
| 41 | Benjamin Harrison Martin Van Buren | 5 ft 6 in | 168 cm |
| 43 | James Madison | 5 ft 4 in | 163 cm |
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