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Is Chet Holmgren taller than Shaquille O'Neal?

Not by their listings: Chet Holmgren and Shaquille O'Neal are both listed at 7 ft 1 in.

Chet Holmgren: taller than 95 in 100 US men. Shaquille O'Neal: taller than 95 in 100 US men.

Chet Holmgren and Shaquille O'Neal are listed at almost exactly the same height.Chet Holmgren: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Shaquille O'Neal: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).Gap below drawing resolution

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Chet Holmgren
Shaquille O'Neal

Both heights are published listings, not a side-by-side measurement, so treat the gap as approximate.

Where these heights come from

Chet Holmgren is listed by the NBA at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). See all of Chet Holmgren’s listed heights.

Shaquille O'Neal is listed by the NBA at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). See all of Shaquille O'Neal’s listed heights.

Photos: Chet Holmgren by Steve Cheng, Bruin Report Online, CC BY 2.0; Shaquille O'Neal by MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, October 17). Is Chet Holmgren taller than Shaq? No, the same listed height. https://heightvs.com/compare/chet-holmgren-vs-shaquille-oneal
MLA“Is Chet Holmgren Taller Than Shaq? No, the Same Listed Height.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/chet-holmgren-vs-shaquille-oneal.
Chicago“Is Chet Holmgren Taller Than Shaq? No, the Same Listed Height.” Heightvs. Last modified October 17, 2026. https://heightvs.com/compare/chet-holmgren-vs-shaquille-oneal.
Link<a href="https://heightvs.com/compare/chet-holmgren-vs-shaquille-oneal">Is Chet Holmgren taller than Shaq? No, the same listed height (Heightvs)</a>

For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: NBA (Chet Holmgren), NBA (Shaquille O'Neal), Wikipedia (Shaquille O'Neal).

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Chet Holmgren, 7 ft 1 in (216 cm), and Shaquille O'Neal, 7 ft 1 in (216 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline