Quote from: BruceWayne on March 23, 2018, 09:46:51 PMNot father and son, but I find it interesting that Julia Roberts (5'8") is only an inch shorter than his brother Eric Roberts (5'9")
George W. Bush is just under 6 feet, while his brother, Jeb, is 6'3, as we've mentioned before.
EDIT: 182cm vs 190cm, in metric.
I'll add James Brolin whose peak height was 6ft 3 (190.5 cm) and his son Josh Brolin 5ft 9 ½ (176.5 cm)
Quote from: ivan on March 26, 2018, 11:22:42 PMI'll add James Brolin whose peak height was 6ft 3 (190.5 cm) and his son Josh Brolin 5ft 9 ½ (176.5 cm)
Funny how it doesn't even seem like a 14cm difference. Honestly, from 175~176cm and on, it appears to me you'll never look short-short in a picture. 190cm guys aren't too common, and James Brolin doesn't look "dwarfed" there. He looks completely fine.
Yeah, he never struck me as short even when with tall characters. He also have a decent physique and macho look so he's a clear pick for a "tough guy" in movies.
Quote from: ivan on March 27, 2018, 12:16:06 AMYeah, he never struck me as short even when with tall characters. He also have a decent physique and macho look so he's a clear pick for a "tough guy" in movies.
I mean, as much as we like tall here, in my mind, there's a clear reason why the ancient Greeks didn't sculpt super tall twigs when making their statues. Or if you think what I'm saying is bs and I'm reaching far, the fact that most Mr. Olympia BB winners were under 6 feet.
I don't know. I think you can get some of the best proportions in a man at 176~182cm (5'9.5~5'11.5).
By the way, François Hollande (the recent former president of France) is 5'7.
Is anyone here good at estimating heights based on pictures?
François as a baby and his parents.
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François at 22.
Source in French. (I know we have French speakers here.)
Either his father was short, or Hollande (of all surnames...) only grew up to his parents' heights. His mother looks almost the same height as his father.
By the way, apparently he had an older brother (RIP):
Philippe was shorter than François, who is, again, 5'7.
"François Hollande was born on 12 August 1954 in Rouen. His mother, Nicole Frédérique Marguerite Tribert (1927–2009), was a social worker, and his father, Georges Gustave Hollande (born 1923), is a retired ear, nose, and throat doctor." I found it interesting they were from Rouen, but still not tall or closer to the official French average.
Also, interestingly, Macron is only an inch taller, at 5'8.
Although I don't know for sure, it's possible that Tom Hardy is a bit shorter than his father Chips Hardy.
Could be the angle.
Bruce, can you find pictures of the Roosmalen and his father?
And honestly, most of the pics are nice to see genetics at work, but most also haven't been under 5'9.
This hurts to look at.
Weirdest thing is that people say Jews are shorter than European average (avg being same as the one in Portugal/Spain/North Africa), but his Jewish side is his father's side.
Quote from: google42It can work the other way too. I know people who have short parents but they end up being tall.
Since this thread was first created, I believe I have researched enough about height to think most of these cases were by parents who themselves never reached their genetic height potential. However, it could always be some variant SNPs from a 6'1 grandfather randomly appearing again in a grandson.
Okay, going on the opposite direction now.
Mike Shinoda, significantly taller than his Japanese father.
Father looks just under 170cm, mother might be one or two centimeters taller.
Mike is 180cm (5'11).
Quote from: myloginacct on April 12, 2018, 01:21:38 AMOkay, going on the opposite direction now.
Mike Shinoda, significantly taller than his Japanese father.
Father looks just under 170cm, mother might be one or two centimeters taller.
Mike is 180cm (5'11).
Once again, he looks a little over 4 inches taller than his mom. That's what is expected.
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