The MCU has been around for a very long time, and one of the great joys of the franchise has been watching these characters grow, develop and change in a time span longer than a decade. These heroes have certainly come a long way since the introduction of the series to the world back in 2008.
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These characters have captured the hearts and minds of millions of fans, who love the series so much they need to know every intimate detail of their favorite heroes lives like their birthdays, ages and heights. But with just so many Avengers out there, keeping track of these details is no easy feat. So, how old and indeed how tall are the Avengers?
8 Tony Stark (Iron Man)
The hero that started the MCU franchise, Tony Stark has been fighting bad guys since 2008 when he first became Iron Man (and fighting Captain America since 2012). Born on May 29th 1970, the iron avenger was 38-years-old in his first movie, making him 50 as of 2021.
However, as Avengers: Endgame was set in 2023, he would have been 53 when he sacrificed his life to beat Thanos. Tony Stark's officially listed height in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is 6'1".
7 Steve Rogers (Captain America)
The first Avenger and original holder of the Captain America mantel is also one of the oldest Avengers. In his true all-American fashion, the star-spangled Avenger was born on July 4th 1918, making him 104-years-old.
Steve Rogers was of course frozen in time back in World War II at the age of 26 and woke up in 2011, so despite being born over 100 years ago, he would essentially be 37 right now on the MCU timeline (had he not travelled back in time in Avengers: Endgame). Steve Roger's original adult height was 5'4", but after a healthy dose of super soldier serum, he grew to the height of 6'2".
6 Bruce Banner (The Hulk)
The transforming scientist Bruce Banner was born on December 18th 1969, making him 35 when he first got exposed to the overdose of gamma radiation that made him the Hulk, which according to The Incredible Hulk movie happened in 2005.
This would make his Endgame age 54, just slightly older than his good friend Tony Stark. In human form, Dr Banner is around 5'9", but when he becomes the Hulk, he shoots up to approximately 8'2", which in a way makes him the tallest original avenger (but only some of the time).
5 Thor
While Steve Rogers gets the title of oldest human avenger, Thor Odinson, as the mighty Asgardian God of Thunder, has a much longer life span than any of his Earth-born friends. His exact date of birth isn't known but he was supposedly born around 964 AD, putting him at the grand age of approximately 1059-years-old in 2023.
And given the fact that Asgardians supposedly live to around the age of 5000-years-old, Thor will likely remain the oldest living avenger for the foreseeable future (assuming actor Chris Hemsworth sticks around). It's also no surprise that the mighty Thor is one of the taller avengers at 6'3".
4 Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow)
Natasha Romanoff is nothing if not a woman of many secrets, so it's no surprise the intimate details of her background, save for a few glimpses, are a mystery. This includes her exact birthday, however it is known she was born sometime in 1984, meaning when she was 39 when she gave her life on Vormir in pursuit of the soul stone.
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Black Widow's height is 5'5", making her the shortest original avenger, although fairly average for an adult woman, and no less able to fight evil.
3 Peter Parker (Spider-Man)
Debuting as a super hero while still in high school, Peter Parker is one of the youngest avengers, with his official MCU birthday being August 10th 2001, making his Endgame age just 22-years-old.
However, because Spider-Man was dusted back in Infinity War, his physical age is more like 17-years-old. In addition to being one of the youngest avengers, he is also among the shortest at only 5'7".
2 Clint Barton (Hawkeye)
Although very close friends with super spy Black Widow, Hawkeye is considerably older than her. Born on January 7th 1970, Clint Barton would have been 53-years-old during the battle against Thanos. Making the age gap between the two assassin friends 14 years.
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Often called out by fans for not having the same super abilities as some of his avenger colleagues, he also lacks their stature, at 5'8" he was the shortest male avenger on the original line-up back in 2012, which certainly didn't help in the character's struggle to find his own place among the rest of the Avengers.
1 Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes (War Machine)
As the best friend of Tony Stark, it makes sense that he would be close in age to him. Born on October 6th 1968, War Machine is 55-years-old, 2 years older than Tony, which works pretty well as he often took the role of an older brother figure to the more reckless Iron Man. The military veteran stands at around 6' tall.