Who are the ten shortest US Presidents?
Most Presidential trivia experts know who the shortest US President was. It was James Madison at five feet four inches. But who are the other nine short guys to join him in the top ten shortest US Presidents list?
- Height: 5 ft. 4 in. – James Madison
- Height: 5 ft. 6 in. – Martin Van Buren
- Height: 5 ft. 6 in. – Benjamin Harrison
- Height: 5 ft. 7 in. – John Adams
- Height: 5 ft. 7 in. – William McKinley
- Height: 5 ft. 7-1/2 in. – John Quincy Adams
- Height: 5 ft. 8 in. – William Henry Harrison
- Height: 5 ft. 8 in. – James K. Polk
- Height: 5 ft. 8 in. – Zachary Taylor
- Height: 5 ft. 8 in. – Ulysses S. Grant
Sidenote: The “average” President, in 2015, was about five feet 10-1/2 inches tall. The only President of that height was Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower.
Source: Wikipedia
