Napoleon Bonaparte gets teased more than almost any historic figure, and somehow the joke always circles back to his height.

For much of his childhood, Shaquille O’Neal was often taller than average. As a freshman in high school, he already stood 6-foot-6. Because of his height and penchant for troublemaking, his parents ...

July 3 -- There was a time when most American children were expected to outgrow their parents. Since data on Americans' average height was first collected in the early 20th century, children and ...