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How Tall Is Napoleon?

Napoleon is reported to be 5 ft 7 in (169 cm) tall. That is 0.79 in (2 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). French emperor, often wrongly remembered as very short.

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How tall is Napoleon compared to the average man?

Napoleon is 0.79 in (2 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average man 1× the size of Napoleon.

Napoleon Bonaparte height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

Napoleon measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	5 ft 7 in
Inches	66.5 in
Centimeters	169 cm
Meters	1.69 m

Napoleon Bonaparte height facts

Napoleon was about 5 ft 7 in (169 cm), average or slightly above average for a Frenchman of his time.
The "short Napoleon" myth comes partly from confusion between French and English inches.

How does Napoleon compare to other things?

Napoleon next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Napoleon Bonaparte
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	824 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	7.54 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	5,240× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	195× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	7.2× bigger
Jackie Chan	5 ft 9 in (174 cm)	2 in (5 cm) bigger
Tom Holland	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Ed Sheeran	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Ryan Seacrest	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Mark Wahlberg	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Average Japanese man	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
15-year-old boy	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Tom Cruise	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Lionel Messi	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Gorilla	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Beyoncé	5 ft 7 in (169 cm)	0 pm smaller
Average Dutch woman	5 ft 6 in (169 cm)	0.12 in (3 mm) smaller
Average Indian man	5 ft 6 in (167 cm)	0.98 in (2.5 cm) smaller
Bruno Mars	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) smaller
Selena Gomez	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) smaller
Emma Watson	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) smaller
Daniel Radcliffe	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Wikipedia: Napoleon Bonaparte