I ran across story online about ""celebrities who are surprisingly short," and while it had the expected Michael J. Fox at 5' 4 1/2" and Snooki at 4' 8" - both of which I would consider "short," it also included several male celebrities that are 5' 8" and labelled them as "short." I looked it up, and the Average Height for American Men is 5' 9 1/2" (Women 5' 4 1/2"), would consider a man of 5'8" "short"?

I am 5' 6" - so slightly above average height, thanks to genes from Dad's side of the gene pool!