How tall is Barack Obama - Page 5

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Average Guess (488 Votes)
6ft 1.01in (185.5cm)
Jack said on 6/Sep/12
Her wife really looks near 5'11"..
Duhon said on 31/Aug/12
@MS The fact is most people in society simply go by the heights they get at the doctor. Unlike many on this site perhaps very few people have measured themselves at multiple times of day. The average person who is measured at let's say 6.075" would likely refer to themselves as 6'1'' or near 6'1".
6'3 guy said on 31/Aug/12
I think obamas height is 184, don't consider him tall. For me tall is 6'3 and further up.
MS said on 6/Aug/12
I'm with 5'11.5" (182) as a lower minimum, and maybe even as low as 5'11.25" (181 cm) right before bed is not impossible. That physical that lists him at 185 cm (6.075") was most likely a morning measurement standing military straight. I'm 181-182 cm for most of the day but can reach 185-186 cm range standing at my absolute best posture in the morning.

Also, he wears massive dress shoes most of the time that comfortably put him in the 187-188cm which would be the heel advantage of most legit 185 cm guys in most regular shoes.
MD said on 2/Aug/12
I've seen that picture of Obama and Reinfeldt before, and it's crazy anyone thinks that they can tell anything from the angle of that photo. I've seen official, front-facing photos on the American State Department's flickr page with almost all the world leaders where they are practically the same height. The difference is negiligble.
avi said on 31/Jul/12
@Nick says on 13/Jun/12
Reinfeldt has an advantage there but yes there probably is around .5 or .75 difference. whats funny is he has a german name...Wonder if his father is german and mother is swedish...anyway he didnt lose height at 46.
SoMe guy said on 25/Jul/12
Exactly the same height as jimmy fallon on his music special
Nick said on 13/Jun/12
6'1 for Obama seems legit. Here's a picture I've recently found of him with the Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (6'2 feet tall). Click Here Although, I wouldn't be too surprised if Fredrik had lost some height by now.
henry said on 8/Feb/12
he listed sometimes 5'11.5..
gvigo said on 5/Feb/12
Spanish prime mimister is 1'84, so Obama is 1.85-1.86,see here Click Here
Silent d said on 24/Jan/12
Michelle obama is 182cm so barack is 185cm easy. Jay z is a little taller.
brede said on 18/Jan/12
barack obama
steven said on 11/Jan/12
look a full 4" shorter than kobe. if obama is 6'1 then kobe 6'5 or other source is true he is only 6'0 and kobe 6'4. im thinking 184cm he looks it.
Mr-KILLER-SHRIMP said on 9/Jan/12
6'0" flat.
jtm said on 8/Jan/12
he is 6'1.
avi said on 7/Jan/12
not solid 6'1. maybe 6'0.75
Lillo thomas said on 31/Dec/11
Obama look 6-1 next to 6-5 max Kobe Briant
Sam said on 29/Dec/11
He was estimated at 6'1" by my family when they meet him and looked it in the photos they took
Mark said on 28/Dec/11
I think he might be a bit under 6'1", the reasoning behind my estimate is when he met with David Cameron, the two men largely stood shoulder to shoulder in similar footwear, David Cameron is 184 cm or 6' 0.5" tall, a lot of me with this measurements call themselves 6'1". Its likely Obama will compete against Mitt Romney who is 6'2" but looks even taller, Romney towers over Ron Paul who is 5'11".
carnegie said on 30/Nov/11
solid 6'1 6'1.25
george555 said on 16/Nov/11
He is not under 6'1-I saw pictures, he looks closer to 6'2 but I wouldn't say 6'3. Him and 6'6 Kobe Bryant: Click Here
LAN Jiao said on 10/Nov/11
min 6'0.75 , 6'1 mid day.
kingpindom said on 5/Nov/11
barack is taller than 185 cm, 6.1 was downgraded him to the minimum measure on medical list.
he rarely stood straight.
today he 4-5 cm shorter than 194cm actor harry lennix, next to jens stoltenberg 187cm, altough his head slightly bends to the side, he looks like the same height to jens stoltenbergs upper hair and he never looks shorter to prince william and any other 6.3 height.
conclusion:
today, barrack's fair heights around 190-191 cm and his youth height listed 194cm.
rob89 said on 2/Nov/11
Obama looks very close in height to Stoltenberg there iRack, take away Stoltenbergs hair and he just edges Obama, plus Obama is slightly leaning his head to the side as well. I'm Norwegian myself, and 187 cm sounds about right for Stoltenberg, that's roughly how tall i thought he was. He's certainly nothing under 6'1", and as we can see in your photo he's barely taller than Obama. I used to believe Obama was more of a strong 6' guy than 6'1", but after seeing this pic i definitely think 6'1" is fair for him, and if not then very close to it at least. Around the 185 cm mark for sure.
iRack said on 29/Oct/11
Obama next to the Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg is 187 cm.

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Mythies said on 25/Oct/11
He looked atleast 4 inches taller than Adam Savage from Mythbusters and they were standing closely to each other!
Adam Savage height is LISTED as tall as 5'11 - 6'0"! So therefore Barack is like 6'4" or Adam is only like 5'8"!
Larc 6 ft 1.75 in said on 4/Oct/11
Michelle Obama is more around 5'10 than 5'11, Barack always looks a full 6'1, nothing more or less.
Me said on 27/Sep/11
Michelle = 6'0"
YouTube search- (Joining Forces With Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)...Pause at 2:04. Ty Pennington is 5'10" -5'11" when compared to 5'8" Ice Cube. Michelle is at least an inch taller than Ty. Also, search on Google Images- (Barack and Michelle Obama kiss). She is an inch shorter than 6'1" Barack. It's obvious. Not sure where these websites are getting 5'9", 5'10", and 5'11".
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 5/Sep/11
Michelle Obama in heels can look at times slightly taller than Barack.
5"11(180cm) at least for her.
george555 said on 2/Sep/11
he is 6'1 flat
Michael said on 2/Sep/11
6'1 is right on the mark, 6'2 Aaron Rodgers of the Packers had an inch and maybe a little over on Obama when the team visited the White house.

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Michael said on 2/Sep/11
6'1 is right on the mark, 6'2 Aaron Rodgers of the Packers had an inch and maybe a little over on Obama when the team visited the White house.

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george555 said on 1/Sep/11
he is about 6'1
rob89 said on 23/Aug/11
He's very close in height to Vice President Joe Biden, who's mostly listed at 6' even. Looks a weak 6'1" to me, 184-185 cm range probably.
Hansen said on 23/Aug/11
i gave a roughly accurate measurement estimate for president-obama :

out of bed : 186cm

mid morning : 184.5-185cm

afternoon 1-5pm : 184cm flat.

evening/night : 183.5cm - 184cm (a struggling)

to me he looked solid 6ft0.5 , occasionally can also looks 6ft1.
Mr. R said on 2/Aug/11
In today's AP story on Obama's upcoming 50th birthday: "The 6 foot 1 President is as lanky as he was when he took office."
Editor Rob
did they expect him to shrink in last couple of years?

I thought it was only Governer's who shrank while in office!
Shaun said on 1/Aug/11
Michelle Obama I think is a legitimate 5'10.5", very tall territory for a woman. She made Prince Philip look small and he used to be about 6 flat in his prime, now barely 5'9" in his 90s.
Leo said on 23/Jul/11
I don't like him but I do think he is at least 6ft 2
Ali said on 19/Jul/11
Demiere says on 16/Jun/11
I think Barack Obama is around the height of Arnold Schwarzenegger about 6'2 or 6'2.5.

Demiere, you can't fool anybody with your
BS opinon, very sneaky way of making people
think Arnold is 6'2. Pathetic.

Obama is 6'1, taller than 6'0 Turkish PM Erdogan and 6'0.5
England PM David Cameron.
SAK said on 16/Jul/11
How tall is Michelle Obama, 5ft10,5ft10.5,5ft11 or something else.
joewhite31 said on 5/Jul/11
6'1" no more.
Sam said on 5/Jul/11
Interesting, Lennix played Obama (in all but name) in Little Britain. The difference doesn't even look 2 inches there.
runt said on 3/Jul/11
With 6-3 actor Harry Lennix, he looks 6-1

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Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 27/Jun/11
Barack Obama 185cm
Michelle Obama 180cm
AlJazera Franken said on 26/Jun/11
No one knows because he has never been seen barefoot. But if his height is as false as his promises he is probably about 5' 10".
Rusty said on 26/Jun/11
To be honest, his height has always said 6'1" and his weight has been listed in multiple places at 160, 165, and 180. Either way he is a thin man. You can tell by looking at his wrists and ankles.
Mark said on 20/Jun/11
Obama is 6'1" tall, if you do not believe me, his White House medical report states his height and weight as being 6-1 and 180lbs., no more and no less, that is very light for man over 6 feet and skinny men can carry the illusion of being much taller. If he only appeared an inch shorter than William, I would guess he is wearing shoes with heels that add to his height or William is really 6-2.
Max said on 17/Jun/11
Obama looks only an inch shorter than Prince William when they met, so he's gotta be 6'2" (188cm) easy!
Demiere said on 16/Jun/11
I think Barack Obama is around the height of Arnold Schwarzenegger about 6'2 or 6'2.5. Michelle is 5'11.5 almost the height of the average man. I have to admit that Michelle LaVaughn Robinson comes from a tall family because she's 5'11.5, her brother Craig is 6'6, their father was 6'1.5.
Eli said on 12/Jun/11
obama looked more than 185 next to 183 Rajon rondo(also listed at 6'1'')
James said on 10/Jun/11
i agree at the royal wedding prince william looked nothing over 189cm
fair assessment said on 27/May/11
David Cameron is 6' 0.5"
Barack Obama is 6' 1.25" to 6' 1.5" (Cameron's hairstyle makes his head tip higher but Obama's eyes are 0.75 to 1 inch higher than cameron's)
Prince William 6'2.5
Prince Harry 6'1.5"
Princess Kate (Middleton) 5' 8"
Michelle Obama 5'10.75" to 5'11"
Prince Charles 5'9" (Present height)
MD said on 26/May/11
William is clearly taller, no doubt, but I think it also finally proves that Obama is at least what he's currently listed. This is one of the few times where I think someone is pretty spot-on honest about their height.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 26/May/11
The camera angle is clearly in Obama's favour
GUK said on 25/May/11
WIlliam was stood further from the camera yet appeared the same. So William is clearly taller
James said on 25/May/11
Prince William may not be 6'3
John said on 25/May/11
Regarding the shot with Prince William posted by biggie below - the photo is clearly taken using wide angle lens setting. I'm an amateur photographer and this type of lens has a dramatic effect on size appearances when people are only even slightly different distances from camera.
J.J. said on 24/May/11
still looks 6'1" with Cameron who is 0.5" shorter. Michelle Obama is certainly the 5'11" she claims but no shoter than 5'10" because her brother is 6'6"
Tallie said on 24/May/11
If prince william is 6'3" obama should be 6'4" since he's taller
biggie said on 24/May/11
last hour I saw a Report in the Television, where he was in England at the Buckingham Palace (meet with the Queen) and in one sequence he stand next to Prince William (6´3) and Obama look like the same Height.

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Shaun said on 24/May/11
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SOmehow looks close to WIlliam in height but I think its the camera angle, him being nearer the camrera. Michelle Obama looks around 6'2" in those heels, she has to be close to 5'11".
Shaun said on 24/May/11
ANybody see the pics on the Daily mail today? He looks almost as tall as Prince William, weird and at least 4 inches on the Duke who clearly is nowhere near the 6' he was in his prime, more 5'9" now.
James said on 24/May/11
Rob do you think 184cm is possible for Obama today? He looks the same height as David Cameron to me. he is 49 so he might have lost a fraction of height so....

Peak 6'1 (185cm)
today 6'0.5 (184cm)

Editor Rob
he was supposed to be measured 6ft 1 last year, so maybe it's reasonable, whether that was at 9am I don't know.
STEVE said on 24/May/11
He's just been photographed over here in the UK with Prince William who is 6ft 3. When they are face to face with each other they are the same height.
Vegas said on 14/May/11
cameron and obama are extremely close in height Click Here
Viper said on 9/May/11
More like 6-0.5
Joseph said on 8/May/11
I believe he's 6'1.75"
Lenad said on 8/May/11
He probably is 6ft1-ish. Looks taller than the majority of people he passes. Not by a huge amount of course but hes tall enough
gogo said on 7/May/11
on screen he always looks taller than everybody id swear he is 6'2
Johan Cruyff said on 5/May/11
[It´s not possible to loose 2 cm during the day lol.]
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What are you saying?! EVERYBODY LOSE 2 CMS FROM THE MORNING TO THE NIGHT AVERAGELY!!! Ask also rob if you don't belive me!
Cameron said on 3/May/11
Johan Cruyff says on 6/Apr/11
I belive Mr. President's heights are:

Morning (out of bed)= 6'1.25" (1.86 m)
After 1,5-3 hrs= 6'0.8" (1.85 m)
After 5-10 hrs= 6'0.5" (1.84 m)

Obama's real height is 6'1.25" (1.86 m), but saying 6'1" it's the same! I never saw him taller and the photo with 6'5" Koby it's the proof!

It´s not possible to loose 2 cm during the day lol.
MD said on 2/May/11
Cranberries, what does giving the height of you and your family have anything to do with the subject you even started out talking about? You seem to have a very bad habit, in your short time here, of talking about yourself regardless of the subject. No one cares, anymore, to be honest.
Larc 6 ft 1.5 in said on 2/May/11
Mythie:
I'm still smarter than you and than your useless and stupid comment.

How tall do you think his wife is? They list her at 5'11, but she looks 5'10ish to me.
Cranberries said on 1/May/11
"Whoever said that Africans aren't tall is nothing but a liar!"
Lol... African-Americans are, on average, slightly shorter than white Americans. They're not short, but they're not giants either. Everyone in my family, including the grandparents and great uncles, is 95th percentile in height (average of 5'9" women and 6'2.5" men), but I was anorexic growing up and only ended up 6'3"; sister's a hair under 6', so imagine how tall I could have been? And we're white. I think blacks and whites generally have the same genetic potential for size.
dmeyer said on 21/Apr/11
he is taller than david cameron who is taller than arnie so aleast 6 ft 1
Larc 6 ft 1.5 in said on 18/Apr/11
liesel says on 25/Jan/11
wow i'm only 5'6 he's not much taller than me. :D haha

Yes in fact he is only 7 inches taller than you, more than enough to make you feel like a shrimp!
Ilunga Wabadianga said on 17/Apr/11
Whoever said that Africans aren't tall is nothing but a liar! Since I came to the US, with my family, we realized that Americans aren't tall as stereotyped. I'm 190cm,my younger brothers are respectively 186cm,197cm,184cm, my father(176cm). So our average height is above that of the average US males (176/177cm)lol! My father is over 65yrs, so he was tall for his generation. So think, Africans are usually tall, but due to malnutrition lower class people don't reach their maxima growth in height.Dikembe Mutombo is short, right? Is Benga, Ithaca, Olajuwon short? My ethnic group is the same as of Dikembe.
Johan Cruyff said on 11/Apr/11
Thereel , what are you saying?! Bryant 6'6?! I hope you're joking...
Looks Bryant with Jordan: Click Here
Michael, according with rob is 6'4.75" (1.95 m) and here is taller than Kobe around 2 goods cm!
Kobe is not over 6'5" (1.96 m) out of bed!
Viper said on 10/Apr/11
LOL, Kobe is technically shorter than 6'5.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 9/Apr/11
187cm out of bed
Johan Cruyff said on 6/Apr/11
I belive Mr. President's heights are:

Morning (out of bed)= 6'1.25" (1.86 m)
After 1,5-3 hrs= 6'0.8" (1.85 m)
After 5-10 hrs= 6'0.5" (1.84 m)

Obama's real height is 6'1.25" (1.86 m), but saying 6'1" it's the same! I never saw him taller and the photo with 6'5" Koby it's the proof!
noko said on 1/Apr/11
how could a man taller than stephen harper, ignatieff, david letterman, etc. be only 6'1. He's taller than people that are listed 6'2.
d wade said on 24/Mar/11
maybe it was at night , Michael jordan and kobe are the same height and jordan is 1,5 inches taller than dwayne wade, . here kobe with obama Click Here
and here Click Here and here Click Here has close to 5 inches on Obama a under 6,5 Kobe and a 6,1 Obama is not possible.
Vegas said on 24/Mar/11
the kobe and brady shots are of no use to estimate height, they are about as useful as this shot where HHH looks taller than big ben Click Here
Viper said on 23/Mar/11
his wife supposdly measured him at 6-4.75, and Kobe really just about looked the same height as 6-4 Tom Brady. Kobe is not 6-5 1/4
d wade said on 22/Mar/11
Michael jordan and Kobe are the same height right. Here is Michael jordan with
6,3 3/4 Dwayne Wade Click Here and before you say that dwayne wade is
6,3 he was taller than michael clarke duncan and zachery levi im not saying that kobe is 6,6 but he is more than 6,4 3/4 he is easy 6,5 1/4.
Viper said on 22/Mar/11
wade stop upgrading Kobe. Kobe is barely 6-5.
mohammad said on 21/Mar/11
He wears lifts in his shoes, he's probably around 6'0.75
Vegas said on 19/Mar/11
bill russell and obama, russell even at nearly 80 doesnt look to have lost anything Click Here
d wade said on 16/Mar/11
lool kobe is now way 6,4 he is the same height as michael jordan who looks easy over 6,5 next to 6,3 3/4 dwayne wade. thre wasnt one good pic with tom brady ,
your are downgrading everyone here.
dmeyer said on 16/Mar/11
obama seems to be 0.75 in taller than 184cm david cameron obama is 186cm or cameron is 6 ft 0.25 in wish makes arnie about 5 ft 11.5 with great posure
Viper said on 14/Mar/11
LMAO, If Kobe is 6-6 then Tom Brady is just about 6-6 as well. Kobe barely looked about the same height as 6-4 Brady.
Pete193cm said on 2/Mar/11
averaging 186 cm in Dynaric Alps? thats very very sick.
mememme said on 24/Feb/11
yes i belive obama is a strong 6'1 guy
@maximus said on 24/Feb/11
I'm no Obama fan, but the point you bring up doesn't really speak against his height. Most girls have their growth spurts earlier than boys - usually between 11 and 13. This is why you always see those funny middle school dances with tall girls and short boys. Then in late middle school through high school, the boys catch up and surpass the girls. Obama's eldest daughter could easily have hit her growth spurt (and hence most of her adult height) at 12. Lastly, she's probably wearing heels most of the time she's in front of the camera, which would add more to her height.
MD said on 23/Feb/11
He's never claimed anything above 6'1", so why are you even entertaining stupids comments like that? Just ignore those.
Omnis said on 19/Feb/11
President Obama's height: 190 cm = 6'3".
Anonymous said on 15/Feb/11
It's not true that only people from Netherlands are tall, look it up. People from Montenegro and Serbia are tall aswell.
mohammad said on 30/Jan/11
hes 184 cm
Anonymous said on 30/Jan/11
lmao at all the euro's claiming their average heights are all ridiculously high

netherlands is the only country with such a high average, 6'0.5 or 6'1ish and they are a freak anomaly to the rest
maximus meridius said on 27/Jan/11
Barack Obamas oldest daugther is only 12 and she is not much shorter then Barack Obama she must have had one big growth spurt.
mohammad said on 26/Jan/11
I reckon he's 184 cm.
Spence said on 26/Jan/11
Weak 6'1 nothing more
liesel said on 25/Jan/11
wow i'm only 5'6 he's not much taller than me. :D haha
James said on 24/Jan/11
Obama is at least 184cm.
Spence said on 23/Jan/11
6'1...because he looked a solid inch Taller than Tiger Woods even a little more..which leads me to believe in more than Tiger isn't that much over 5'11 maybe 182
Goliath of Gath said on 22/Jan/11
Obama looks 6 ft 1.
His slim frame, 179 lbs, and trim figure make him look like 6 ft 2.

6 FT 1 is what right on the money.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 20/Jan/11
Looks a solid 6"1
lazlo said on 18/Jan/11
medical report lists him at 6 feet flat
J.J. said on 16/Jan/11
He looks 0.5" taller than Cameron.
Shelleybean737 said on 14/Jan/11
There were several different write ups on his height. I am glad to finally found out for sure.
177lad! said on 12/Jan/11
Appeared to be 4 inches taller than 5' 9" Sir Paul McCartney when they met, so 6' 1" seems correct.

Rob, why don't you add the current 'World's Most Powerful Man'... China's Prime Minister, Hu Jintao? He's often listed as 5' 8"... looks it next to 5' 9.25" Prince Charles and 5' 5" Angela Merkel.
TruebloodFan said on 12/Jan/11
I believe Obama to be 185. His wife is quite tall for a woman, she's in heels, he's still taller.
Pamco said on 6/Jan/11
Needs to be downgraded to 183-184 cm
James said on 2/Jan/11
basketball shoes tend to be bigger than average as well.

LOL George Bush is barely 5'11 ande probably closer to 5'10 nowadays just look at old pics of him with tony blair.

george bush was at his peak 5'10.75 (180cm)
Ed said on 31/Dec/10
James is right- basketball players are measured vertically in their shoes... Relatively common knowledge for the average sports fan.
d wade said on 31/Dec/10
kobe isnt under 196 cm he has easy 11 to 12cm on 185 cm barack Obama. 194cm is laughable.
James said on 30/Dec/10
Nope 194-195cm range

here with 186cm gordan ramsey and 181cm David Beckham
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Viper said on 25/Dec/10
Kobe isnt taller than 6-5.
fiveeleven said on 24/Dec/10
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There's obama and crosby. You can google Obama Crosby too if you'd like. You can also look up Bill Guerin with Obama, who is 6'2 and looks similarly portioned to Obama and Sid.
d wade said on 24/Dec/10
kobe bryant looks more than 1,95 with barack obama james . it looks closer to 5 inches than 4 inches.
MD said on 24/Dec/10
You're link isn't working, but I don't know who'd believe the 5'11" listings for Sidney Crosby.
fiveeleven said on 22/Dec/10
Either Sidney Crosby is lying or Obama is taller Click Here
James said on 22/Dec/10
Kobe is a little taller than 6'4 but after seeing him with Obama I think 6'4.75 (195cm) is bang on for kobies height same michael jordan. the 6'6 measurments are in baseketball shoes.

lol though despite the fact that obama is a tall guy, kobe makes him look average at 4 inches taller.
Pamco said on 22/Dec/10
Obama is 183 cm, John Mccain is 173 cm, bill o'reilly is 193 cm.

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Vegas said on 20/Dec/10
the only mccain medical i have seen states his height at 175.3cm or 5'9 on the dot, page 7 Click Here

just reading the a huffington post piece on the candidates, they had mccain at 5'7 and obama at 6'3 lol, 8 inches difference is huge, thats nearly a full head, clearly obama wasn't that much taller than mccain Click Here
Anonymous said on 19/Dec/10
John McCain is 5'6" it says so in his medical. Obama - 6'1". UK Prime Minister - David Cameron - 6'1". Sarkozy - 5'5". Putin - 5'7".
Viper said on 19/Dec/10
Kobe was measured at 6-4.75 by his wife.
Spence said on 17/Dec/10
I don't know I really believe Kobe looks a solid 6'5 in that photo close to 6'6..no way a weak 6'5..Obama is 6'1 flat
Viper said on 16/Dec/10
There is no evidence to show Kobe is 6-6. Most of it shows Kobe to being 6-5
Vegas said on 14/Dec/10
kobe himself claims 6'4 barefoot and 6'5 in sneakers, he looks best part of 6'5 to me Click Here Click Here

full video, obama looks slightly taller next to kobe than last time Click Here

he ain't 6'6 though because he was shorter next to shaq than penn jillette was
Viper said on 14/Dec/10
Kobe was measured at 6-4.75. LOL hes not a weak 6-6. Hes a weak 6-5
Anonymous said on 13/Dec/10
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There is no way Kobe is 6'4", if he was, Obama would be 5'11". The guy to Obama's right is Shannon Brown, who is listed at 6'4" (a big joke) but is really about 6'1". So Kobe is 6'6", Obama is 6'1", Shannon is 6'1". Draw your own conclusions.
anonwho said on 13/Dec/10
Kobe's never been listed at 6'5. He's 6'6.
Rip Hamilton is 6'5, and Kobe's clearly an inch or two taller.
Pamco said on 12/Dec/10
He should be downgraded to 6 ft
Anonymous said on 12/Dec/10
obama meets the lakers again this week so make sure to check that out for height comparisons
Viper said on 10/Dec/10
Yet Obama looked shorter than 6-1 with 6-5 kobe
jtm said on 10/Dec/10
mr.r fisher is usually listed at 6'1 but he is really no more than 6ft and i only see a inch difference between them.
Vegas said on 10/Dec/10
obama and o'reilly look like two wax dummies in that shot lol
Mr. R said on 10/Dec/10
I just saw a quick clip of 6-1 Obama meeting with The LA Lakers after their nba win last year. Derek Fisher was standing next to Obama, and seemed at least 2 inches shorter. D. Fish is "listed: at 6-2 by the Lakers. Hmmmmmmmm
Mike said on 8/Dec/10
yeah 6'1 is tall in the US too. Where I live it does anyways
wyatt said on 3/Dec/10
How tall is David Cameron? I just saw a video of them walking together, Cameron 0.5 inch taller.
James said on 3/Dec/10
At 6'2 u will always stand out.
Viper said on 3/Dec/10
6'1 guys stand out sometimes in the USA. Depends on the crowd
James said on 1/Dec/10
Bill O'reily I think in his 20's defenintly stood at 194-195cm. 193cm solid today.

lillo thomas well maybe in the US its different but here in England 6'1 defenintly does stand out as being legitly tall.
Pamco said on 1/Dec/10
And he looked 2 cm shorter than the Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt who's 185.
Pamco said on 1/Dec/10
Obama should be downgraded to 183-184 cm.

Quoting myself:

i would pin obamas height down to 183-184, he looks 10 cm shorter than O'reilly who's 193 cm. Looks 10 cm taller than Mccain who is 173

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lillo thomas said on 1/Dec/10
Nope In the USA 6-1 guys doesn't stand out .
James said on 29/Nov/10
I disagree in the UK and the US you will standout tall at 6'1. In the US and UK 6'1 is considered to be the start of 'standout' tall.
lillo thomas said on 27/Nov/10
6-1 is really tall (standout tall) in Asia , 5-6 inches taller . Is really tall in latin America too about 5 inches taller than average . In Africa too . In USA where the average height is between 5-9 and 5-10 6-1 is more in the above average range . To standout in USA guys must be around 6-3 .
joewhite31 said on 25/Nov/10
6'1" is his exact height barefoot.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 20/Nov/10
Spence is right.
Spence said on 16/Nov/10
6'1 flat..
James said on 16/Nov/10
he is a legit 6'1
Pamco said on 14/Nov/10
i would pin obamas height down to 183-184, he looks 10 cm shorter than O'reilly who's 193 cm. Looks 10 cm taller than Mccain who is 173

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Pamco said on 13/Nov/10
@ Viper
that means you make fun of yourself, right?
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 10/Nov/10
Next to Joe Biden I'll admit he looks around 6"1.5(187cm)
Viper said on 3/Nov/10
I just make fun of people who lack common sense. Not just in height but other areas.

Ignorance is what kills me
Pamco said on 3/Nov/10
larc i think he meant that the average height in europe is 181 cm, and hollands average is like 6'1-6'1.75, italians are pretty short so yeah

and viper seems like a douchebag
Viper said on 3/Nov/10
And the economy started to go down in Bill Clinton's 2nd term. Slick Willy rode the republican congress and senate wave.
Viper said on 3/Nov/10
Actually Jimmy Carter is probably still a hair worse in the modern era, but both aout the same.

Bush was a mediocre to average president who looks like a God compared to these 2 nitwits.
Viper said on 2/Nov/10
Ahh my mental ward friend is back at it again. No, most people here dont need the mental ward. They just lack basic common sense.
Viper said on 2/Nov/10
LOL, what? Why does this board attract the lowest common denominator of people? If you actually took a stats class, which Im sure you dont have the mental capacity to understand, is that yes If you are 6'1 you are taller than 90 percent of the population.

Keep being an ignorant dumbass though. Its a laugh.
Yelmer said on 30/Oct/10
Seems right, but he looks taller
James said on 26/Oct/10
6'1 is an impressive height for a fully grown man for sure.
Anonymous said on 7/Jul/09
Obama is 5'11 tops. I've stood next to him and he was shorter than my 6'0.
Sam said on 4/Jul/09
I'm pretty sure he's six foot two. I saw a pciture taken of him standing fully upright and a same poture picture fo my 5"11 uncle and he has a good 4 inches on him at least.
Nismofreak said on 2/Jul/09
6'1 - 6'1.25 max. Doesn't look any taller than that.
Hugh 191cm said on 2/Jul/09
Looks no taller than 6ft1. 184/185cm. 186cm out of bed.
adam said on 24/Jun/09
He is near 6-2 and a great president... a LOT better than the previous one!
Anonymous said on 20/Jun/09
All these ridiculous 6-2 and 6-3 comments must mean hes at least 6-1, since most people on here cant tell height and upgrade everyone.
John said on 19/Jun/09
I met Barack Obama last summer and he was at least my height, I am 6'2...I would guess that he is almost 6'3. He was just wearing running shoes, getting ready to work out.
James said on 18/Jun/09
He could be 187cm.
Rossi said on 15/Jun/09
MD: Nice! Phil is an idiot and obviously blind.
barack obama said on 5/Jun/09
I am a medium-strength 6"1" and Michelle is 5'10.25"
mon said on 1/Jun/09
i rarely see michelle "tower" over her husband. I don't know what pics u guys r looking at. She wears heels but there never very high. I think michelle is 5'11 and BO at 6'1.
Hugh 190cm said on 25/May/09
Clinton and Obama are the same height. Both 185-186cm.
Anonymous said on 23/May/09
Michelle's always on highheels, which give her an half inch advantage over Barack, so 6'1 is definitely a reasonable estimate.
Hanging upside down said on 21/May/09
Barack Obama is in the range of 6'1 and 6'2. Nothing shorter, nothing taller. Michelle is 5'10-5'11.
Joey said on 20/May/09
Recently, Barack Obama said during a speech at Notre Dame, "...Next year, if you need a 6-foot, 2-inch forward with a decent jumper, you know where I live."

I'm guessing he's overstating his height by an inch there. 6'1" seems more accurate for him.
MD said on 20/May/09
Phil, no offense, but you're an idiot. There simply isn't a more fitting term.
Phil said on 18/May/09
Are you ppl serious? Obama isn't tall at all. Michelle is 5'11" and she is clearly taller than him. The president is between 5'9" and 5'10".
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sumoman says on 19/Jan/09
anon:
It kinda seems Obama has varying heights in several pics, but his posture is more slouched. Broad shoulders, race, and the fact that he appears "gangly" makes him round 6-6'1".

that's not true anon - obama is definetely not broad shoulders. He has a rather thin frame.
Shoulder width and bulk have nothing to do with each other. Shoulder width, contrary to popular-belief, has nothing to do with muscle mass. There are rail-thin people who have ridiculous wide shoulders.
J.J. said on 11/May/09
everyone is deluded in here. Obama is 6'1.5" at good posture, his lowest is 6'1.25" with normal posture. Rob has him spot on. Michelle obama is almost 5'11" she is actually 5'10.75". so she just claims 5'11". George Bush in my Opinion is a 5'11" with VERY GOOD POSTURE. but normally he doesn't look anything under 5'10.5".
And 'Anon' Craig Robinson Michelle's brother is 6'6" he played in Manchester, UK
Cobra said on 10/May/09
"roughly 6ft 1" is more like 185 cm.
Lenad said on 9/May/09
No I dont think Obama is 5ft9. I think hes a weak 6ft1. Hell a strong 6ft1 is possible
Sam said on 6/May/09
Obama is 6 ft 0 in. He probably does what Jack Lord did, wears one inch lifts in his shoes to make him 6 ft 1 in
Anonymous said on 6/May/09
I'm sure lenad thinks Obama is 5ft9.
Lenad said on 3/May/09
He's a weak 6ft1 most likely. Anything over this Rob listing is overdoing it for Obama
aram x said on 3/May/09
He's about 3 inches taller than the 5,11" George Bush which makes him about 6,1".
Tommy said on 2/May/09
Ivo Sanader is exactly 191 cm
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kramer said on 2/May/09
I doubt hes over 5.11. His wife towers over him in flats. Maybe lifts, or wishfull thinking!?
anon said on 27/Apr/09
Obama didn't play college basketball...he played HIGH SCHOOl basketball, and his brother-in-law is a college basketball coach, but he never played.

He's definitely between 6'1" and 6'2".
tom said on 22/Apr/09
i went to maddam tussaurds the other day and although im only 15 and 5ft 10 with shoes on he was about 5 -6 inches taller and they are precision there because they take like 200 photos of the person from differnt angles and his wife is about 5 10.5 barefoot and she wears heels most the time and he still pips her to the post... I reckon 6ft 2.5 barefoot
Phil said on 20/Apr/09
I've seen a 2.5 inch difference between Obama and Bush.
Big King said on 20/Apr/09
Well, Obama looks 6'-6'0.5" or 183-184cm to me. He's really not over 6'1" because he doesn't even have 2 inches on George W. Bush who stands 5'11.5" at his best.
rob said on 19/Apr/09
my uncle played college basketball with him at columbia university and he said he cant be over 6'1. 6'2 with sneakers or elevator shoes.
Lenad said on 18/Apr/09
weak 6'1 like 184-185cm
rony192cm said on 16/Apr/09
robby you are a funny guy. didn't you check the pictures and videos below? If Obama would stand straight, Sarkozy would come up to his upper lip. While Sarkozy compared with Sanader comes up only a fraction, if that, above his chin. So how can Obama be 189cm if Sanader is 190cm?
Hugh 190cm said on 15/Apr/09
189cm is laughable. 186cm is about right. Clinton is around 185cm-186cm,
GF said on 15/Apr/09
Glenn are you claiming morning heights for these celebs, or just whatever?
robby said on 14/Apr/09
Obama is 189cm 6'2 1/2. Because he is taller than Stephen Harper 6
Con said on 12/Apr/09
@Mamonazo
Mr Zapatero is 184cm/6'0.5" , Obama is clearly taller. I think Rob is wrong this one. He's described as 6'1" because normally people goes for unaccurate roundings up or down. The later case is the one here. A hair under 6'2" IMHO. BTW wich height is Biden?
Rusty said on 12/Apr/09
I think the 165 weight is accurate. He is quite skinny.
Hugh 190cm said on 10/Apr/09
Hilarious Lenad I'm suprised you don't buy 5ft10.
Lenad said on 10/Apr/09
184-185cm. I doubt hes taller than 186cm barefoot but certainly not shorter than 6ft0. Also Hugh I'm surprised you don't buy 6'3.
Uther 2 said on 10/Apr/09
Our president has been listed at 6 ft 2, though I agree that 6 ft 1.25 is probably right on.

President Obama weighs 165 lbs / 75 kg.

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Hugh 190cm said on 7/Apr/09
Actually okay maybe 186cm but I don't buy 6ft2 though.
Hugh 190cm said on 7/Apr/09
I don't think Obama is this tall. I personally think he's in the 184cm-185cm range barefoot but might be 186cm out of bed. He was only 1 inch taller than 5ft11er Gordon Brown.
J.J. said on 7/Apr/09
Anon I agree with Obama is 6'1.5" but Michelle is 5'10.75" exactly so in her 3" inch heels she stands at 6'1"(6'0.75" to be precise) that's why Obama is bearly 2" taller than her(only 1.75" taller). I think Michelle make the right choice in picking Obama as her husband(height wise) cos he is 2.75" taller than her, which is tall enough to make her feel he is taller. I know women prefer taller but at 5'11" she has got her perfect match. Because woman who are 5'10" plus often scare at lot of men away as men who are over 6'2" are far & in between.
mamonazo said on 7/Apr/09
I ALWAYS thought Obama was a tad bit over 6' BUT saw him 2 days ago with pres Zapatero from spain who stands 1.85 and Obama was at least an inch taller. Obama is a hair under 6-2 unless he used lifts.
conrad said on 6/Apr/09
Skinny people always look taller and he's VERY skinny
I'd say 6' to 6'1" top
Ast weekend at the NATO top, Michelle (5'10") even towered him (while on high heels)
rony192cm said on 5/Apr/09
Sanader with 196cm tall former light heavyweight boxing champion Stipe Drvis
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there definitely is 6cm difference
Doug said on 5/Apr/09
Obama doesn't look a full 6'2". He looks a 6-1 er to me, its his skinny build that makes him look taller. I think Rob has him exact here, barefoot anyway.
rony192cm said on 5/Apr/09
sanader is 190cm, i just wanted to see how would you estimate the difference between the two. Obama is 4cm shorter
Anon said on 4/Apr/09
Ivo Sanader is 6ft 4in which would make Barack around 6ft 1.5in,Michelle (his wife)is 5ft 10in no more,still,a tall couple.Croatian guys seem to be very tall like the Dutch,there's lots of guys over 6ft in the UK too.....by the way!
roger2 said on 4/Apr/09
Obama is 188 cm but he is little bit taller than Schwarzenegger which he was peak 188cm now 186 cm.
rony192cm said on 4/Apr/09
How tall would you say the big guy(Croatian prime minister Sanader) is? or better how much difference is between Sanader and Obama?
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He looks much taller than Michelle here. I've figured out why they always look the same height - she wears heels AND her hair is huge. But if you look at their eye levels, Barack looks several inches taller.
Gamova said on 31/Mar/09
Michelle Obama is tall 6
MIKESOWELL said on 29/Mar/09
Obama to me appears to be a tweener. He looks between 6-1 and 6-2.
J.J. said on 27/Mar/09
i think obama deserves to get his 0.25" back when i see him i see 6'1.5" he looks like the person who is reaching 6'2" this 6'1.25" is not good enough even though it doesn't really make a difference. anything of more than 2" difference between people is noticeable
Original said on 21/Mar/09
Obama looks 6'2".
Joe, Brooklyn said on 18/Mar/09
I'd seen many references, early on his Obama's candidacy that he was 6' 4" (another attempt to Abe Lincoln tie-ins which worked for press mention if I'd seen it). This may have been on his official website, as well. That he'd be tied for the tallest President with Abe. But, it seems that may have been more of another campaign promise?
Kevin said on 18/Mar/09
Wait,our are leaders realy that short? I've read that through american history our leaders have been rather taller than the american average. Has height descrimination come to an end?
MD said on 15/Mar/09
Clinton was 6'2" during his prime, most definitely. He was taller than taller than 6'2" uncle by a tiny bit in pictures, so taking into account any lifts, I'd still say he was around 6'2" during his peak. That much I know. They have a bunch of pics, together.
ali said on 15/Mar/09
george bush senior is 6'2-6'3 prime
Obama is about 6'1.25-6'1.5
george bush is 5'10
Bill Clinton is 6'0.75 prime and now 6'0.5

Bill Clinton is clearly smaller than Obama.
Obama is clearly smaller than a old GB senior.

Bill Clinton's 6'2 estimates are complete nonsens.
6'1 at best and that's even too much.
Falcon said on 14/Mar/09
Cool, I like his height and I see now that he is the same height as me (I'm 187). I thought I was too short (I would say I'm slightly below average in sweden), but this gives me peace ;)
Ace said on 11/Mar/09
I wouldn't say 2 inches tops, more like 2.5: Click Here
Anonymous said on 6/Mar/09
In the image from the recent newspapers Obama looked two inches tops taller than George Bush.
Adam said on 5/Mar/09
I've seen a few sources place him at 6'3. He looks taller then Clinton who is apparently 6'2ish. I wouldn't be surprised if both guys had a couple inches added to their official height. I'd be surprised if he's 170 though. He looks pretty skinny in those suits. I would think that he's closer to 160.
5 ft 3.5 said on 1/Mar/09
Good height for a guy.
Anonymous said on 27/Feb/09
He is around 185 - 186cm barefoot.
MD said on 26/Feb/09
Michelle is a definitely 5'11". In her heels, she's as tall as her husband.
Austrian said on 26/Feb/09
how tall is his wife?

cause he never really looks taller than her, at all
T.J. said on 24/Feb/09
When I met him, in my view i saw just shy of 6'2"
Rusty said on 22/Feb/09
I am 6'3" and I met him at his innaguration, which I attended. He was about an inch shorter than me so 6'2" is right. The sad thing is that I didnt get a photo with him. I also read that he was 6'2" and 170 pounds, which seems about right.
sam said on 21/Feb/09
From the previous postings, of Obama with his three surviving predecessors, this ones from the opposite angle and favors Obama over Clinton:
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Bowes/McDougall said on 20/Feb/09
Obama looked 2-2.5 inches taller than Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is listed as 6'3. Unless Obama is where lifts/boots, Stephen Harper is lying about his height. Even the Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty who is 6'2 looks taller than Harper when standing next to him.
MD said on 20/Feb/09
Kate,

I noticed that, too. But it only proves that Harper is not 6'2".
DejaVu said on 20/Feb/09
I wouldn'd be surprised if Obama is actually 187cm where most sites listed him as.
Someone Shrunk Harper said on 20/Feb/09
Obama and Harper
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Harper and World Leaders.
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mmafan said on 20/Feb/09
My 6 foot friend has a picture with Stephen Harper, he is only an inch shorter. Harper is 6'1, nothing more
Kate from Kanada said on 19/Feb/09
Today Barack stood next to our 6'2" Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Barack is at least 1" taller than PM Harper. Check out his stats online and then check the news photos.
Kate from Kanada said on 19/Feb/09
Today Barack stood next to our Prime Minister Stephen Harper who is 6'2" tall (see his stats online). Barack is at least 1" taller than PM Harper.
T.J. said on 12/Feb/09
he's 6'1.25" rob's listing is dead on
Phil said on 12/Feb/09
Bush is 5'11" max.
marioo said on 11/Feb/09
hes taller than 6' george bush
T.J. said on 8/Feb/09
actually joe i just ment that his eyes were about an inch or two above mine, so i had to tilt my head up. I'm 5'9" and there was a clear four to five inch diffrence between us. My buddy (the one that was voting for him) is 6' and in the picture I took of them, Obama was about an inch taller, but my buddy was in work boots.
joe said on 7/Feb/09
TJ if you shook his hand you should have been looking him in the eyes at 5'9".
If he were 6'1" the speaker walking by him would have to be close to 8' lol!!!

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