Ben AffleckJames Dean

Is Ben Affleck taller than James Dean?

Yes. Ben Affleck is taller than James Dean by 8 in (20.3 cm).

Ben Affleck: taller than 95 in 100 US men. James Dean: shorter than about 62 in 100 US men.

Ben Affleck is taller than James Dean by 8 in (20.3 cm).Ben Affleck: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm). James Dean: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).

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Ben Affleck
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These rounded published listings give an approximate gap. They do not account for shoes or posture in a photograph.

Where these heights come from

Ben Affleck is commonly listed at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm). See all of Ben Affleck’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: Ben Affleck by LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0; James Dean by In-house publicity still, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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MLA“Is Ben Affleck Taller Than James Dean? Yes, by 8 in.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/ben-affleck-vs-james-dean.
Chicago“Is Ben Affleck Taller Than James Dean? Yes, by 8 in.” Heightvs. Last modified October 17, 2026. https://heightvs.com/compare/ben-affleck-vs-james-dean.
Link<a href="https://heightvs.com/compare/ben-affleck-vs-james-dean">Is Ben Affleck taller than James Dean? Yes, by 8 in (Heightvs)</a>

For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: Wikipedia (James Dean).

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Ben Affleck, 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), and James Dean, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline