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Danny DeVito vs Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal is taller than Danny DeVito by 69 cm (2′ 3″).

Danny DeVitoActor
4′ 10″147 cm
Shaquille O'NealBasketball player
7′ 1″216 cm

A standing visual joke and one of the largest gaps between two famous people.

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Danny DeVito and Shaquille O'Neal compared to scaleDanny DeVito4′ 10″147 cmShaquille O'Neal7′ 1″216 cm
Danny DeVito (4′ 10″) and Shaquille O'Neal (7′ 1″), drawn to scale on a shared ground line.

The numbers

Danny DeVito
4′ 10″
147 cm · 1.47 m
Shaquille O'Neal
7′ 1″
216 cm · 2.16 m
Difference
2′ 3″
69 cm
Taller
O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal

The difference in full

Centimetres

69 cm

Feet & inches

2′ 3″

Relative

46.9%

taller than Danny DeVito

How they compare with everyone else

Measured against US adults aged 20 and over, from the CDC's NHANES survey.

Danny DeVito

<1st percentile

Taller than about 0% of American men.

Shaquille O'Neal

>99th percentile

Taller than about 100% of American men.

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Questions

Who is taller, Danny DeVito or Shaquille O'Neal?

Shaquille O'Neal. Shaquille O'Neal is 7′ 1″ (216 cm) and Danny DeVito is 4′ 10″ (147 cm), a difference of 69 cm.

What is the height difference between Danny DeVito and Shaquille O'Neal?

69 cm, which is 2′ 3″ in imperial units.

How tall is Danny DeVito?

Danny DeVito is 4′ 10″ (147 cm, 1.47 m). Source: press and agency figures.

How tall is Shaquille O'Neal?

Shaquille O'Neal is 7′ 1″ (216 cm, 2.16 m). Source: press and agency figures.

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