Christian BaleMaggie Smith

Is Christian Bale taller than Maggie Smith?

Yes. Christian Bale is taller than Maggie Smith by 7 in (17.9 cm).

Christian Bale: taller than about 85 in 100 US men. Maggie Smith: taller than about 69 in 100 US women.

Christian Bale is taller than Maggie Smith by 7 in (17.9 cm).Christian Bale: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). Maggie Smith: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).

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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

Christian Bale is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). See all of Christian Bale’s listed heights.

Maggie Smith is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). See all of Maggie Smith’s listed heights.

Photos: Christian Bale by Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Maggie Smith by N/A studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Christian Bale, 6 ft 0 in (183 cm), and Maggie Smith, 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline