Jodie Foster Mel Gibson

Is Jodie Foster taller than Mel Gibson?

No. Mel Gibson is taller than Jodie Foster by 6.5 in (17 cm).

Jodie Foster: shorter than about 56 in 100 US women. Mel Gibson: taller than about 59 in 100 US men.

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Jodie Foster

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Where these heights come from

Jodie Foster is commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm). See all of Jodie Foster’s listed heights.

Mel Gibson is commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm). See all of Mel Gibson’s listed heights.

Photos: Jodie Foster by Claire Fridkin, CC BY-SA 4.0; Mel Gibson by Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Mel Gibson

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Mel Gibson vs Tom Holland: Mel Gibson is taller than Tom Holland by 1.5 in (4 cm).

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MLA	“Is Jodie Foster Taller Than Mel Gibson? No, 6.5 in Shorter.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/jodie-foster-vs-mel-gibson.
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Jodie Foster, 5 ft 3 in (160 cm), and Mel Gibson, 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline