Surprising celebrity heights
By Nitin Raja · Software developer, founder of CheckMyHeight
· 4 min read · Heights from Wikidata · How we check heights
Unexpected celebrity heights - the well-known people whose real height is furthest from average. Measure yourself and see who you'd look down on.
Surprisingly short men
Leading men and stars who are well under the average American man (5′ 9″).
Peter Dinklage height4′ 5″ (135 cm)4′ 5″ - 40 cm shorter than the average man
Danny DeVito height4′ 10″ (147 cm)4′ 10″ - 28 cm shorter than the average man
Elliot Page height5′ 1″ (155 cm)5′ 1″ - 20 cm shorter than the average man
Prince height5′ 3″ (160 cm)5′ 3″ - 15 cm shorter than the average man
Martin Scorsese height5′ 3″ (160 cm)5′ 3″ - 15 cm shorter than the average man
Roman Polanski height5′ 3″ (160 cm)5′ 3″ - 15 cm shorter than the average man
Dmitry Medvedev height5′ 4″ (163 cm)5′ 4″ - 12 cm shorter than the average man
Woody Allen height5′ 4″ (163 cm)5′ 4″ - 12 cm shorter than the average man
Kai Cenat height5′ 4″ (163 cm)5′ 4″ - 12 cm shorter than the average manSurprisingly tall women
Actresses, singers and models who tower over the average American woman (5′ 3½″).
Sigourney Weaver height5′ 11½″ (182 cm)5′ 11½″ - 21 cm taller than the average woman
Uma Thurman height5′ 11½″ (181 cm)5′ 11½″ - 20 cm taller than the average woman
Michelle Obama height5′ 11″ (180 cm)5′ 11″ - 19 cm taller than the average woman
Nicole Kidman height5′ 11″ (180 cm)5′ 11″ - 19 cm taller than the average woman
Melania Trump height5′ 11″ (180 cm)5′ 11″ - 19 cm taller than the average woman
Kendall Jenner height5′ 11″ (180 cm)5′ 11″ - 19 cm taller than the average woman
Gisele Bündchen height5′ 11″ (180 cm)5′ 11″ - 19 cm taller than the average woman
Ivanka Trump height5′ 11″ (180 cm)5′ 11″ - 19 cm taller than the average woman
Claudia Schiffer height5′ 11″ (180 cm)5′ 11″ - 19 cm taller than the average womanTinier than you think
Big stars in small packages - the shortest famous women.
Queen Victoria height4′ 11″ (150 cm)4′ 11″ - 11 cm shorter than the average woman
Kylie Minogue height5′ 0″ (152 cm)5′ 0″ - 9 cm shorter than the average woman
Sabrina Carpenter height5′ 0″ (152 cm)5′ 0″ - 9 cm shorter than the average woman
Ariana Grande height5′ 0″ (153 cm)5′ 0″ - 8 cm shorter than the average woman
Christina Ricci height5′ 0″ (153 cm)5′ 0″ - 8 cm shorter than the average woman
Kristen Bell height5′ 1″ (155 cm)5′ 1″ - 6 cm shorter than the average woman
Lady Gaga height5′ 1″ (155 cm)5′ 1″ - 6 cm shorter than the average woman
Alia Bhatt height5′ 1″ (155 cm)5′ 1″ - 6 cm shorter than the average woman
Vanessa Hudgens height5′ 1″ (155 cm)5′ 1″ - 6 cm shorter than the average womanUnexpectedly tall (and not athletes)
Actors, musicians and business people who are taller than most basketball fans would guess.
Edi Rama height6′ 7″ (201 cm)6′ 7″ - 26 cm taller than the average man
Aleksandar Vučić height6′ 6½″ (199 cm)6′ 6½″ - 24 cm taller than the average man
Friedrich Merz height6′ 6″ (198 cm)6′ 6″ - 23 cm taller than the average man
Dwayne Johnson height6′ 5″ (196 cm)6′ 5″ - 21 cm taller than the average man
Snoop Dogg height6′ 4″ (193 cm)6′ 4″ - 18 cm taller than the average man
John Kerry height6′ 4″ (193 cm)6′ 4″ - 18 cm taller than the average man
Liam Neeson height6′ 4″ (193 cm)6′ 4″ - 18 cm taller than the average man
Ben Affleck height6′ 3½″ (192 cm)6′ 3½″ - 17 cm taller than the average manQuestions
Why do celebrity heights surprise people?
Films use camera angles, lifts and co-stars standing in trenches, and red carpets mean heels and platform shoes. On screen almost everyone looks average - until you see the real number.
Which famous man is surprisingly short?
Peter Dinklage (4′ 5″), Danny DeVito (4′ 10″), Elliot Page (5′ 1″) are among the shortest well-known men in our list.
Which famous woman is surprisingly tall?
Sigourney Weaver (5′ 11½″), Uma Thurman (5′ 11½″), Michelle Obama (5′ 11″) are among the tallest well-known women outside sport.
"Well-known" means the 450 most-linked people in our catalog; averages are for US adults (CDC NHANES). See the full celebrity heights list.