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Is Michael Jackson taller than Shakira?

Yes. Michael Jackson is taller than Shakira by 6 in (15.2 cm).

Michael Jackson: taller than about 50 in 100 US men. Shakira: shorter than about 56 in 100 US women.

Michael Jackson is taller than Shakira by 6 in (15.2 cm).Michael Jackson: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm). Shakira: 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).

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These rounded published listings give an approximate gap. They do not account for shoes or posture in a photograph.

Where these heights come from

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

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

Photos: Michael Jackson by Matthew Rolston; Distributed by Epic Records, Public domain; Shakira by Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Michael Jackson, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and Shakira, 5 ft 3 in (160 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline