The short men proving size isn't everything

The Obamas tower over the French first couple. Note her flat shoes, and his stacked heels Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP

Sarkozy employing one of the many tactics used to disguise his diminutive stature Photograph: Khaled El Fiqi/EPA

5ft 2in Dudley 'The Sex Thimble' Moore was proof that height is not directly proportional to sex appeal Photograph: Rex Features/BWE

Ah, adorable Danny Devito. He almost looks normal-sized here - but only because his wife Rhea Perlman is a wincy 5ft 1in Photograph: Matt Baron/BEI/Rex Features

Elijah Wood wasn't cast as Frodo Baggins for nothing... Photograph: Corbis Sygma

Elton John: an inspiration to tiny dancers everywhere Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

It may be slightly unfair to compare Michael J Fox to Magic Johnson, one of the world's tallest basketball players, but then life's unfair Photograph: Todd Williamson/WireImage

Debate surrounds the actual height of Prince. 5ft 1in? 5ft 3in? What we know for sure is that he's small - a fact accentuated here by Tiger Woods Photograph: Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

At just over 5ft 1in Ronnie Corbett is easily lost in a crowd Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images Europe

'I failed to make the chess team because of my height,' quipped Woody Allen, possibly using humour as a defence mechanism Photograph: Stephane Cardinale/Sygma Paris

Tiny hunk Tom Cruise has twice married a taller woman - here he is with Katie Holmes and a pair of slightly-too-long trousers Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Europe

A heart-warming shot of Mickey Rooney and his wife that just screams: ladies, give small men a chance Photograph: Larry R. Tebo/Elkhart Truth