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  2. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    8 ft 4.5 in: Height disputed. Claimed to be 8 ft 4 in (254 cm). Guinness stated he was 7 ft 4 in (224 cm) [22] At the age of 12, he was taller than his father, who stood 6 ft 3 in tall. He reportedly had a great-grandfather in Italy who was also of abnormal height. 1912–1962 (50) Väinö Myllyrinne: Finland: 251.4 cm: 8 ft 3 in

  3. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  4. List of human-based units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Lichas - thumb length. This is a list of units of measurement based on human body parts or the attributes and abilities of humans (anthropometric units).It does not include derived units further unless they are also themselves human-based.

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

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    5 ft 9 in: 175 cm 175 cm: 3 in 3 in: 8 cm 8 cm 1852: Franklin Pierce: 5 ft 10 in 178 cm: Winfield Scott [76] 6 ft 5 in 196 cm: 7 in 18 cm 1848: Zachary Taylor: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: Lewis Cass [77] 5 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 174 cm: 1 ⁄ 2 in 1 cm 1844: James K. Polk: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: Henry Clay [78] 6 ft 1 in 185 cm: 5 in 13 cm 1840: William Henry ...

  6. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    [3] One version of the proportions used in modern figure drawing is: [4] An average person is generally 7-and-a-half heads tall (including the head). An ideal figure, used when aiming for an impression of nobility or grace, is drawn at 8 heads tall. A heroic figure, used in the depiction of gods and superheroes, is eight-and-a-half heads tall ...

  7. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    1.75 m – (5 feet 8 inches) – height of average U.S. male human as of 2002 (source: U.S. CDC as per female above) 2.4 m – wingspan of a mute swan; 2.5 m – height of a sunflower; 2.7 m – length of a leatherback sea turtle, the largest living turtle; 2.72 m – (8 feet 11 inches) – tallest-known human (Robert Wadlow) [31]

  8. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. ... 172.4 cm (5 ft 8 in) 178.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) 166.5 cm ...

  9. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    With the average American woman's height (20 years and older) at about 5 ft 4 in (162.1 cm) (Department of Health 2012), both standard and catalog size ranges attempt to address a variety of weights or builds as well as providing for the "shorter-than-average" height woman with "petite" and "half-sizes". However "taller-than-average" women may ...