F. Scott FitzgeraldKurt Vonnegut

Is F. Scott Fitzgerald taller than Kurt Vonnegut?

No. Kurt Vonnegut is taller than F. Scott Fitzgerald by 9 in (22.8 cm).

F. Scott Fitzgerald: shorter than about 74 in 100 US men. Kurt Vonnegut: taller than 95 in 100 US men.

Kurt Vonnegut is taller than F. Scott Fitzgerald by 9 in (22.8 cm).F. Scott Fitzgerald: 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm). Kurt Vonnegut: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).

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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Kurt Vonnegut

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Where these heights come from

F. Scott Fitzgerald is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm). See all of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s listed heights.

Kurt Vonnegut is commonly listed at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm). See all of Kurt Vonnegut’s listed heights.

Photos: F. Scott Fitzgerald by Nickolas Muray, Public domain; Kurt Vonnegut by Bernard Gotfryd / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), and Kurt Vonnegut, 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline