Ever wondered how tall a certain celebrity is? Ever seen one in person and thought they looked a lot taller or shorter than imagined? Well, this list might answer some of those questions as we're sharing how tall these particular 23 celebrities are.
From singers to actors to supermodels, this list has a whole range of stars. Be warned, some of these celebrities' heights might come as a surprise. Stretching those legs in photoshoots and wearing heels with a lot of inches can fool fans into thinking they are taller than they actually are.
In some cases, some of these celebrities may come across a lot shorter but aren't. Not to go all Bruno Mars on everyone, but we don't mind how tall anyone is because we love everyone just the way they are anyway.
Is Lady Gaga tall? Is Lil' Kim really as short as her stage name insists? Who is taller out of Kim and Khloe Kardashian? Is Calvin Harris going to be the tallest celebrity on this list? Or is G-Eazy just a little bit taller?
Sit back and enjoy finding out how tall they are in meters and feet. We've got everything covered! Here are 23 celebrities and their real heights.
23 Oops! She's On Our Lists Again! Britney Spears Is 1.63m Tall
In feet: 5'4"
Britney Spears has been a global icon for over 20 years now. The Baby One More Time hitmaker has been performing and keeping us entertained our whole lives. Her debut album is certified Diamond in the US and celebrated its 20th anniversary at the beginning of this year.
Spears' last studio album was released in 2016, titled Glory. The record included the platinum-selling single Make Me which featured rapper G-Eazy. She also teamed up with Tinashe on the follow-up single, Slumber Party. Britney was supposed to start a new residency show in Vegas titled Domination but canceled due to her father's health.
22 Born That Way, At 1.55m. Lady Gaga
In feet: 5'1"
Lady Gaga is shorter than Britney Spears. Who'd have known?! The Poker Face hitmaker's debut album came out over 10 years ago now and is still going strong. Recently, Gaga won big at the Grammys and the Oscars. At the Grammys, she won Best Pop Solo Performance for Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?), and Best Song Written for Visual Media and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Shallow, her duet with Bradley Cooper for the film A Star Is Born.
At the Oscars, she won Best Original Song. After these wins for the song and the film, Gaga became the first person to win an Academy Award, Grammy, BAFTA, and Golden Globe in one year.
21 Golden, Kylie Minogue Is 1.52m
In feet: 5'0"
Pop star Kylie Minogue is known for being relatively short and owns it in style! The Can't Get You Out Of My Head singer celebrated her 50th birthday last year as well as a new number one album, Golden. Minogue rose to fame in the '80s as an actress in international soap Neighbours.
Since then, she embarked on a musical path, which is still successful to this day. Her debut self-titled album was released in 1988, which included the hits I Should Be So Lucky and The Locomotion. With thirteen more studio albums to follow, Kylie achieved a lot more hit singles like Spinning Around and Slow, which topped the charts.
20 Kim K Is 1.59m
In feet: 5'3"
Kim Kardashian has been on our TV screens for over a decade now and still remains one of the most talked about celebrities. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians reality show has enjoyed 15 seasons since 2007 and still brings in its loyal viewers weekly.
We've seen Kim grow as a businesswoman over the years as well as becoming a mother. She currently has three children—North, Saint, and Chicago West. The father to her children is the very candid Kanye West. Their last child, Chicago, was delivered by a surrogate mother. Recently, Kardashian revealed her fourth child will also be delivered by a surrogate.
19 The Late Prince Roger Nelson At 1.57m
In feet: 5'2"
The late legendary Prince Roger Nelson was truly one of the most talented musicians of all time. With global hits like Purple Rain, Kiss, and I Wanna Be Your Lover, his music will live on forever and will continue to inspire present and future stars. His debut album For You was released in 1978. In total, Prince released 29 studio albums. The last was HITnRun Phase Two in 2015.
Prince passed away in April 2016 at the age of 57. Listed as one of the best selling musicians of all time, Nelson won eight Grammys, six American Music Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award.
18 Still In Control At 1.63m, Janet Jackson
In feet: 5'4"
Janet Jackson is a legend. As the youngest sibling of the Jackson family, Janet was essentially born into superstardom. In 1977, she played the role of Penny in the sitcom Good Times. In 1982, she released her debut self-titled album. However, it wasn't until 1986 where her music really took off. The album Control contained six hit singles including her first number one, When I Think Of You. The follow-up album, Rhythm Nation 1814 in 1989, cemented her as an icon.
The album contained seven top five singles, with four of them going to number one. She signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Virgin Records which estimated between thirty-two to fifty million dollars, making her the highest paid recording artist at the time.
17 At The Height Of Her Success, Dua Lipa Is 1.73m
In feet: 5'8"
There is no denying that Dua Lipa is pop music's it-girl at the moment. The Be The One hitmaker had her first global hit with New Rules in the summer of 2017 and has continued to rise since then. Her debut self-titled album has been a worldwide success giving her recognition at multiple award ceremonies.
In 2017, she won Best New Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards as well as winning Best Pop the following year. This year she won her first two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for Electricity, her anthem with Silk City.
16 Hit-After-Hit-Maker, Calvin Harris Is 1.97m
In feet: 6'6"
DJ, producer, and singer Calvin Harris has been racking up the hits for over a decade now. His debut album I Created Disco went Gold in the UK and has now released a total of five studio albums. Harris made chart history by becoming the first artist to attain eight top 10 singles from one studio album, overtaking the record previously set by the legendary Michael Jackson in the UK in 2013.
In 2018, Calvin scored himself two number one singles—One Kiss featuring Dua Lipa and Promises featuring Sam Smith. Promises became Harris' 10th number one in the UK and Smith's seventh.
15 Petite Supermodel, Kate Moss At 1.7m
In feet: 5'7"
Kate Moss might be a lot taller than most people on this list so far. However, for a supermodel, 5'7" is considered quite short. Moss made her height a trademark and set the bar high for future petite models. Kate was discovered in 1988 at age 14 by Sarah Doukas who is the founder of Storm Model Management.
Her resume boasts ad campaigns from the following: Chanel, Burberry, Versace, Givenchy, Dior, Gucci, Calvin Klein, and Rimmel, to name a few. She has also graced multiple covers of Vogue. In 2013, she was honored with an award to acknowledge her contribution to fashion over 25 years.
14 Florence Welch Is 1.75m
In feet: 5'9"
Singer-songwriter Florence Welch is also known for being part of Florence + The Machine. In 2009, she released her debut album Lungs, which won her the Album of the Year award at the 2010 BRIT Awards. She has won a total of two BRITs from her 12 nominations over the years.
Welch is yet to win a Grammy but has been nominated six times. In 2010, she won Best Art Direction for the music video Dog Days Are Over at the MTV Video Music Awards. Florence + The Machine's fourth studio album, High As Hope, peaked at number two in both the US and UK.
13 God Is A Woman At 1.53m, Ariana Grande
In feet: 5'0"
Everyone's favorite pop star, Ariana Grande, might only be five feet tall, but she must feel like the tallest girl in the world after the huge success she has been having recently. Her fourth studio album, Sweetener, became a number one success globally last year and included the hits No Tears Left To Cry, Breathin', and God Is A Woman.
The record won Ariana her first Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. Her fifth studio album, Thank U, Next released at the beginning of 2019, was met with the same huge success Sweetener had. The album earned 59 million streams, making Thank U, Next set a new record for most album streams ever by a female artist in a week, beating her previous album.
12 Drippin' In Finesse At 1.65m, Bruno Mars
In feet: 5'5"
Bruno's debut single Just The Way You Are is where it all started in 2010. The chart-topping song was taken from his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which sold six million copies worldwide. The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year at the Grammys in 2012.
Mars' first Grammy win came in 2014 after he released his second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, for which he won Best Pop Vocal Album. Ever since then, he has won every award he's been up for. In 2018, his third studio album, 24k Magic, won Album of the Year. His latest single with Cardi B, Please Me, debuted straight into the top five on the US charts.
11 Ginger Spice Is 1.55m
In feet: 5'1"
Geri Halliwell, also known as Geri Horner these days, rose to fame as a member of the Spice Girls in the '90s. Halliwell and her four bandmates were known for their individual nicknames. Geri's was Ginger Spice. In 1997, she decided to leave the Spice Girls and pursued a solo stint. With the band, she achieved nine number one singles, while her solo music earned four.
In 2013, she was a judge on Australia's Got Talent and went on to more TV presenting jobs. This May, Geri and her Spice Girls will embark on their first tour in over 10 years as a four-piece. Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice will not be taking part though.
10 Fresh Prince, Will Smith Is 1.88m
In feet: 6'2"
Actor and rapper Will Smith was named "the most powerful actor in Hollywood" in 2007 by Newsweek. The multitalented star has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards and has won four Grammy Awards. His debut solo album released in 1997, Big Willie Style, sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
In total, he has released four studio albums as a solo artist. In 1990, Smith played the lead role of Will in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which had a successful run of six seasons and a total of 148 episodes. His acting also been showcased in an assortment of blockbuster films: Men In Black, Bad Boys, I Am Legend, The Karate Kid, and I, Robot to name a few.
9 Khloe Kardashian, Taller Than Kim At 1.77m
In feet: 5'10"
Khloe is Kim's younger sister, however, Khloe is taller than Kim. Like her other sisters, Khloe rose to fame through the hit reality show that her family is apart of, Keeping Up With The Kardashians. She has had her own spin-off shows: Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami in 2009 which had a successful run until 2013, and Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons in 2014.
In 2016, she hosted her own talk show, Kocktails with Khloé. She also stars in the health and fitness docu-series Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian, which started in 2017. Last year, she welcomed her daughter True with Tristan Thompson.
8 Professional Smizer, Tyra Banks Is 1.78m
In feet: 5'10"
'90s supermodel Tyra Banks is one professional smizer. The tall beauty is known for strutting down the runway and posing up for magazine spreads around the world. She began acting in 1993 starting in the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Her film debut was Higher Learning in 1995.
In the 2000s, she played the role of Eve in Life-Size, and Zoe in box office smash, Coyote Ugly. The sequel to Life-Size aired last year on Freeform. Tyra's very own America's Next Top Model hit reality show competition, has gone on to become a pop culture phenomenon and has celebrated over 20 cycles.
7 Her Hips Don't Lie At 1.57m, Shakira
In feet: 5'2"
Singer, songwriter, dancer, businesswoman, and philanthropist, Shakira is one successful woman. By the time her fifth studio album Laundry Service was released, she was a global superstar. Her hit singles Whenever, Wherever and Underneath Your Clothes became her signature songs and built her a massive fan base outside of Latin America.
Shakira's song Hips Don't Lie featuring Wyclef Jean became one of the best-selling singles of the 2000s and was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the Grammy Awards in 2006. In total, Shakira has won three Grammys and seven Billboard Music Awards. She was listed among world's top 100 most powerful women in the world from 2012-2015 by Forbes.
6 Hilary Duff, The Same Height As Shakira. 1.57m.
In feet: 5'2"
Hilary Duff rose to fame when she played the role of Lizzie McGuire on the Disney Channel hit show in 2001. With the success came a big screen movie which grossed $55.5 million. Other big screen films she has starred in include Agent Cody Banks, Cheaper By The Dozen, A Cinderella Story, The Perfect Man, and War Inc.
She also dabbled in music and later released a total of five studio albums. She currently plays the role of Kelsey Peters on the TV Land comedy-drama series Younger. She is set to play the lead role in horror thriller film, The Haunting of Sharon Tate, as Sharon Tate. Hilary was also executive producer for the movie.
5 Vanessa Hudgens Is 1.55m
In feet: 5'1"
Actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens became a household name when she played the role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical. The Disney Channel hit movie had a sequel and a third installment that was released to theatres around the world on the big screen. She has also appeared in Spring Breakers, Second Act, The Princess Switch, and is scheduled to be in Bad Boys for Life movie that is set to be released in 2020.
She has released two studio albums, V and Identified, which both charted in the top 30 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. Her highest charting single is Breaking Free with Zac Efron, which is taken from the first High School Musical soundtrack.
4 Lil Kim, Stays True To Her Stage Name At A Petite 1.5m
In feet: 4'11"
Lil' Kim is the shortest celebrity on our list at 4'11". The rap superstar has released four studio albums and four mixtapes. Her 1996 debut, Hard Core has been named a classic hip-hop album. In 2001, she teamed with P!nk, Mya, Christina Aguilera, and Missy Elliott on the iconic single Lady Marmalade.
The number one hit song won Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 2002 Grammy Awards and Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. She has acted in multiple films, such as, You Got Served, Zoolander, Juwanna Mann, and Superhero Movie, to name a few.
3 Jenny From The Block Is 1.64m
In feet: 5'5"
Jennifer Lopez, also known as JLo and sometimes Jenny From The Block, is one of pop culture's biggest icons. Her breakthrough movie, Selena, put Lopez on the map. Since then, she has starred in big box office hit films such as Out of Sight, The Wedding Planner, Maid In Manhatten, Monster-in-Law, and Second Act.
She began recording music in 1999 and has so far released a total of eight studio albums. Her debut, On The 6, exploded her status, and since then JLo has gone on to become one of the most famous women in the world. At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, she was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
2 Lust For Life, Lana Del Rey Is 1.7m
In feet: 5'7"
Elizabeth Grant, who goes by the stage name of Lana Del Rey, is a singer, songwriter, record producer, poet, model, and music video director. Her breakthrough album, Born To Die, is one of only three albums released by a female artist to have spent more than 300 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.The record sold over seven million copies worldwide and had over six singles released. Since then, she has released three more studio albums.
Her last release, Lust For Life, topped the charts in both the US and UK. The album contained collaborations with rappers A$AP Rocky and Playboi Cart and musicians Stevie Nicks and Sean Ono Lennon.
1 No Limit At 1.93m, G-Eazy
In feet: 6'4"
Gerald Gillum, also known as, G-Eazy is a rapper from Oakland, California. He has achieved three top three albums in the US, with 2017's offering The Beautiful & Damned being the latest. He has collaborated with the likes of Bebe Rexha, Cardi B, A$AP Rocky, Halsey, and Kehlani, to name a few.
In 2017, G-Eazy won Favorite Hip-Hop Artist at the People's Choice Awards. In 2016, he was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards. At the MTV Video Music Awards and iHeartRadio Music Festival in 2016, he performed with Britney Spears to promote their single Make Me.
Sources: NME, MTV, E!
