Tom Cruise vs Average American Man

Who is taller, Tom Cruise or Average American Man?

Average American Man is taller than Tom Cruise by 5 cm — Average American Man is 1.75 m and Tom Cruise is 1.7 m. Average American Man is taller by 5 cm (0'2") — about 3% taller than Tom Cruise. Add more people or objects to the chart above to extend the comparison, or switch between centimetres and feet with the unit toggle.

Tom Cruise and Average American Man side by side, to scale

What the numbers say

• Tom Cruise reaches 97.1% of Average American Man's height. To match Average American Man, Tom Cruise would need to be 5 cm (2.0 in) taller.
• Tom Cruise is 5 cm (2.0 in) shorter than the average adult man (175 cm) and 8 cm (3.1 in) taller than the average adult woman (162 cm).
• Average American Man is about the same height as the average adult man (175 cm) and 13 cm (5.1 in) taller than the average adult woman (162 cm).

Who else is close in height?

• Close to Tom Cruise (1.7 m): Lionel Messi (1.7 m).
• Close to Average American Man (1.75 m): Neymar (1.75 m).

Heights are the figures listed on each person's page and may differ by a centimetre or two between sources.