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Is James Dean taller than Pamela Anderson?

Yes. James Dean is taller than Pamela Anderson by 1 in (2.5 cm).

James Dean: shorter than about 62 in 100 US men. Pamela Anderson: taller than about 89 in 100 US women.

James Dean is taller than Pamela Anderson by 1 in (2.5 cm).James Dean: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). Pamela Anderson: 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm).

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Where these heights come from

James Dean is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). See all of James Dean’s listed heights.

Pamela Anderson is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm). See all of Pamela Anderson’s listed heights.

Photos: James Dean by In-house publicity still, Public domain; Pamela Anderson by Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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James Dean, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), and Pamela Anderson, 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline