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Is Denzel Washington taller than Matt Damon?

Yes. Denzel Washington is taller than Matt Damon by 3 in (7.6 cm).

Denzel Washington: taller than about 91 in 100 US men. Matt Damon: taller than about 63 in 100 US men.

Denzel Washington is taller than Matt Damon by 3 in (7.6 cm).Denzel Washington: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm). Matt Damon: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm).

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Where these heights come from

Denzel Washington is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm). See all of Denzel Washington’s listed heights.

Matt Damon is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm). See all of Matt Damon’s listed heights.

Photos: Denzel Washington by Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0; Matt Damon by PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Denzel Washington, 6 ft 1 in (185 cm), and Matt Damon, 5 ft 10 in (178 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline