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Is Eddie Murphy taller than Rita Hayworth?

Yes. Eddie Murphy is taller than Rita Hayworth by 3 in (7.6 cm).

Eddie Murphy: taller than about 50 in 100 US men. Rita Hayworth: taller than about 81 in 100 US women.

Eddie Murphy is taller than Rita Hayworth by 3 in (7.6 cm).Eddie Murphy: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm). Rita Hayworth: 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).

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Where these heights come from

Eddie Murphy is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm). See all of Eddie Murphy’s listed heights.

Rita Hayworth is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm). See all of Rita Hayworth’s listed heights.

Photos: Eddie Murphy by David Shankbone, Public domain; Rita Hayworth by Columbia Pictures (photographer not identified), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Eddie Murphy, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and Rita Hayworth, 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline