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Is Anne Hathaway taller than James Dean?

Not by their listings: Anne Hathaway and James Dean are both listed at 5 ft 8 in.

Anne Hathaway: taller than 95 in 100 US women. James Dean: shorter than about 62 in 100 US men.

Anne Hathaway is taller than James Dean by 0.1 in (0.3 cm).Anne Hathaway: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). James Dean: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).Gap below drawing resolution

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Anne Hathaway
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Where these heights come from

Anne Hathaway is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). See all of Anne Hathaway’s listed heights.

James Dean is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). See all of James Dean’s listed heights.

Photos: Anne Hathaway by Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism- Lee Jeong-woo, CC BY-SA 4.0; James Dean by In-house publicity still, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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MLA“Is Anne Hathaway Taller Than James Dean? No, the Same Listed Height.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/anne-hathaway-vs-james-dean.
Chicago“Is Anne Hathaway Taller Than James Dean? No, the Same Listed Height.” Heightvs. Last modified October 17, 2026. https://heightvs.com/compare/anne-hathaway-vs-james-dean.
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Anne Hathaway, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), and James Dean, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline