14 Famous & Historical Icons Who Are Shockingly Shorter Than You Thought

They might look tall on TV, but those famous figures are even shorter than Tom Cruise.

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Everyone is aware of tv provides 10 kilos, but it surely also may upload a couple of foot in peak, too. After all, how again and again have you watched an actor in a film and used to be surprised to find they have been simplest 5'7" (ahem, Tom Cruise, ahem)? Famous folks, from actors to athletes, might look like towering figures on screen, but in real life they can be surprisingly short. Below, a few noted individuals that are even shorter than Tom.

1. Kit Harington

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The height of the Game of Thrones actor, who plays Jon Snow, has been a constant debate among fan circles. He's supposedly 5'8", but it's been reported that he is actually 5'6". It makes sense, too. After all, co-star Sophie Turner, who's 5′9", clearly towers over him.

2. Bruno Mars

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His larger-than-life performances in reality cover the fact that Bruno is not all that tall in actual existence. He's most effective 5′5", which is quite obvious when he's standing next to literally anyone on the red carpet, or Victoria's Secret models.

3. Lil' Wayne

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Well, his name is Lil' Wayne, after all. The rapper's height is 5'5", which he confirmed in his observe "Open Safe" where he rapped, "Five-foot-five stuntin' like I'm five-foot-eight."

4. Kendrick Lamar

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And talking of rappers, Kendrick Lamar is beautiful short as smartly at 5'6". However, he's pretty proud of his height. "[Short other people] have more personality," he said in a radio interview. "And they've more dignity, and satisfaction, they usually’re extra proficient, they usually’re more handsome than somebody on the earth." 

But definitely not more humble?

5. Simone Biles

6. Lily-Rose Depp
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Johnny Depp's daughter, model Lily-Rose, would possibly walk on runways and type for Chanel, however she's strangely only 5'3" — which makes her one of the shortest models working today. However, in pictures you would hardly guess she was that diminutive.

7. Jada Pinkett-Smith

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Obviously anyone would look short standing next to Will Smith, who's 6'2", however Jada remains to be shorter than you'd expect. The actress is a tiny 4'11" and relies on heels to boost herself just barely over five feet.

8. Martin Scorsese

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Like many of today's iconic directors, from George Lucas to Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese is a short 5'4". For reference, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio are 5'10" and 6'0", respectively. 

9. Mark Zuckerberg

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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg would possibly keep watch over the Internet, but he's surprisingly only 5'7". The reason you didn't realize it is because he's a master at staging photos to mask his height. However, earlier this year the illusion was shattered when his Congressional hearing revealed that he sat on a booster seat.

10. Jeff Bezos

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And speaking of billionaire CEOs who control everything, Amazon's Jeff Bezos is also pretty short at 5'7". Maybe this proves that brief guys do end first.

11. Prince

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Maybe I'm just the remaining individual on the earth to understand this, however Prince used to be lovely darn short at 5'2"! In fact, he was probably one of the shortest performers in history. Prince often hid his height by wearing heels, but a 2004 performance with Beyoncé, who's 5'7", showed his true stature.

12. Bruce Lee

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Although he could kick any individual's butt, the kung fu legend used to be a modest 5'7". Not the shortest in this list but still a little unexpected.

13. Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Civil Rights leader was not only the most important man in history, he was also only 5'7"! Although you wouldn't know from having a look at photos of him, in the only above, you can see how brief he is in comparison to everybody in the room.

14. Ludwig van Beethoven

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And talking of historical figures, Beethoven wasn't tall both. He used to be a petite 5'4". However, because it used to be the 1700s, the common particular person wasn't a towering six-footer back then. But it's still a captivating little bit of trivialities.

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