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  2. Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the ...

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    5 ft 10 in 178 cm: 12 in 1 cm 1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower: 5 ft 10 + 12 in 179 cm: Adlai Stevenson II: 5 ft 10 in 178 cm: 12 in 1 cm 1948: Harry S. Truman: 5 ft 9 in 175 cm: Thomas Dewey [59] [58] 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: 1 in 3 cm 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt: 6 ft 2 in 188 cm: Thomas Dewey: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: 6 in 15 cm 1940: Franklin D ...

  3. Human height - Wikipedia

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    The people of Ancient Egypt stood around 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) for males and 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [60] The Ancient Greeks averaged 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) for males and 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) for females. The Romans were slightly taller, with an average height of 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) for males and 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [61]

  4. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    178.6 cm (5 ft 10 + 12 in) 164.8 cm (5 ft 5 in) 1.08: 18+ (N= m/f:50,916, SD= m:7.1 cm (2.8 in) f:6.4 cm (2.5 in)) 100.0%: Measured: 2003–2010 [63] Eswatini: 168.4 cm (5 ft 6 + 12 in) 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 + 12 in) 1.06: 15–69 (N= m:1,107 f:1,993) 96.2%: Measured: 2014 [64] Ethiopia: 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) 1.06

  5. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August, gave his height as 8 ft (240 cm), although he had reached a height of 8 ft 1.7 in (2.48 m), possibly 8 feet 4 inches (254 cm) by the time of his death. 1897–1921 (23) Morocco: 246 cm: 8 ft 1 in [26] Brahim Takioullah: Possesses the world's largest feet at 38 cm (1 ft 3 in). [27]

  6. Dwarfism - Wikipedia

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    Dwarfism is a condition of people and animals marked by unusually small size or short stature. [1] In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 147 centimetres (4 ft 10 in), regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dwarfism is 120 centimetres (4 ft). [2][3][4] Disproportionate dwarfism is characterized ...

  7. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    Many text books of artistic anatomy advise that the head height be used as a yardstick for other lengths in the body: their ratios to it provide a consistent and credible structure. [8] Although the average person is 7 12 heads tall, the custom in Classical Greece (since Lysippos) and Renaissance art was to set the figure as eight heads ...

  8. Short stature - Wikipedia

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    During World War I in Britain, the minimum height for soldiers was 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm). Thus thousands of men under this height were denied the opportunity to fight in the war. As a result of pressure to allow them entry, special "Bantam Battalions" were created composed of men who were 4 feet 10 inches (147 cm) to 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm ...

  9. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    0.3048 m. 30.48 cm. 304.8 mm. The foot (standard symbol: ft) [1][2] is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, ′, is commonly used to represent the foot. [3] In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet.