List of heaviest people
This is a list of the heaviest people who have been weighed and verified, living and dead. The list is organised by the peak weight reached by an individual and is limited to those who are over 440 kg (970 lb; 69 st 4 lb).
Heaviest people ever recorded
Living Dead
Name | Country | Sex | Peak weight | Height | Peak BMI kg/m2 | Notes | Lifespan (age at death) | ||
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Jon Brower Minnoch | ![]() | M | 650 kg | 1,430 lb | 102 st 5 lb | 1.85 m 6 ft 1 in | 186 | Largest ever documented weight loss, of 419 kg (924 lb; 66 st),[1] until Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari surpassed the record in 2017. | 1941–1983 (41) |
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari[2] | ![]() | M | 620 kg | 1,370 lb | 97 st 9 lb | 1.73 m 5 ft 8 in | 204 | In November 2017, Al Arabiya reported that he had lost 542 kg (1,195 lb; 85 st 5 lb) and now weighed 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st).[3] | 1991 |
Manuel Uribe[4] | ![]() | M | 610 kg | 1,340 lb | 96 st 1 lb | 1.96 m 6 ft 5 in | 175 | After world-wide media attention in 2006, he lost over 225 kg (496 lb; 35 st 6 lb) in a two-year period.[5] | 1965–2014 (48) |
Juan Pedro Franco | ![]() | M | 608 kg | 1,340 lb | 95 st 10 lb | Peak weight measured in October 2016. Reduced 345 kg (761 lb; 54 st 5 lb) by February 2018.[6] | 1985 | ||
Robert Butler[7] | ![]() | M | 544 kg | 1,200 lb | 85 st 9 lb | In 2006 he was 408 kg (899 lb; 64 st 3 lb), reached peak weight in 2015, the year of his death.[8] | 1972–2015 (43) | ||
Walter Hudson | ![]() | M | 543 kg | 1,197 lb | 85 st 7 lb | 1.78 m 5 ft 10 in | 171 | Had the largest waist ever in circumference at 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m). | 1944–1991 (47) |
Carol Yager | ![]() | F | 539.5 kg | 1,189 lb | 84 st 13 lb | 1.70 m 5 ft 7 in | 186 | Heaviest woman ever recorded. Peak weight of 727 kg (1,603 lb; 114 st 7 lb) (Disputed). Confirmed weight of 539.5 kg (1,189 lb; 84 st 13 lb)[9] Lost 236 kg (520 lb; 37 st 2 lb) in three months on a 1,200 kcal per day diet.[10] | 1960–1994 (34) |
Francis John Lang (Michael Walker)[11][12] | ![]() | M | 538 kg | 1,186 lb | 84 st 10 lb | 1.88 m 6 ft 2 in | 152 | In 1980, he weighed 167 kg (368 lb; 26 st 4 lb).[13] | 1934–1982 |
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty | ![]() | F | 500 kg | 1,100 lb | 78 st 10 lb | 1.40 m 4 ft 7 in | 251.1 | Second heaviest woman in history. Before her death, she lost around 325 kg (717 lb; 51 st 3 lb) in weight-loss treatment.[14] | 1980–2017 (37) |
Michael Hebranko | ![]() | M | 499 kg | 1,100 lb | 78 st 8 lb | 1.83 m 6 ft 0 in | 149 | 1953–2013 (60) | |
Patrick Deuel[15] | ![]() | M | 486 kg | 1,071 lb | 76 st 7 lb | 1.70 m 5 ft 7 in | 168 | 1962–2016 (54) | |
Robert Earl Hughes | ![]() | M | 485 kg | 1,069 lb | 76 st 5 lb | 1.84 m 6 ft 0 in | 143 | Heaviest human to be able to walk | 1926–1958 (32) |
Rosalie Bradford | ![]() | F | 477 kg | 1,052 lb | 75 st 2 lb | 1.68 m 5 ft 6 in | 169 | Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349 kg (769 lb; 54 st 13 lb).[citation needed] | 1943–2006 (63) |
Mayra Rosales | ![]() | F | 470 kg | 1,040 lb | 74 st 0 lb | 1.60 m 5 ft 3 in | 184 | As of 2013, had lost an estimated 363 kg (800 lb; 57 st 2 lb).[16][17] | 1980–2024 (43) |
Kenneth Brumley[18] | ![]() | M | 468 kg | 1,032 lb | 73 st 10 lb | 1968 | |||
Andre Nasr[19][20] | ![]() | M | 468 kg | 1,032 lb | 73 st 10 lb | 1980 | |||
Mike Parteleno[12] | ![]() | M | 464 kg | 1,023 lb | 73 st 1 lb | 1.90 m 6 ft 3 in | 129 | 1957–2003 (45) | |
Mills Darden | ![]() | M | 476 kg | 1,049 lb | 74 st 13 lb | 2.29 m 7 ft 6 in | 88 | 1798–1857 (58) | |
Sean Milliken | ![]() | M | 455 kg | 1,003 lb | 71 st 9 lb | Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life.[21] | 1989–2019 (29) | ||
Catrina Raiford[22] | ![]() | F | 454 kg | 1,000 lb | 71 st 7 lb | 1.57 m 5 ft 2 in | 184 | 1977 | |
Sylvanus Smith[23] | ![]() | M | 454 kg | 1,000 lb | 71 st 7 lb | 1.89 m 6 ft 2 in | 127 | 1940–1995 (54) | |
David Ron High[24][12] | ![]() | M | 454 kg | 1,000 lb | 71 st 7 lb | 1.78 m 5 ft 10 in | 143 | 1953–1996 (43) | |
Michael Edelman | ![]() | M | 451 kg | 994 lb | 71 st 0 lb | 1964–1992 (28) | |||
José Luis Garza[25] | ![]() | M | 449 kg | 990 lb | 70 st 10 lb | 1961–2008 (47) | |||
Paul Jonathan Mason[26][27] | ![]() | M | 445 kg | 981 lb | 70 st 1 lb | 1.93 m 6 ft 4 in | 119 | In 2014 weighed 140 kg (310 lb; 22 st 1 lb), a total weight loss of 304 kg (670 lb; 47 st 12 lb).[28] | 1960 |
Keith Martin[29][30] | ![]() | M | 445 kg | 981 lb | 70 st 1 lb | 1.69 m 5 ft 7 in | 155 | 1970–2014 (44) | |
Denny Welch[12][31] | ![]() | M | 444 kg | 979 lb | 69 st 13 lb | 1960–1998 (37) | |||
Andrés Moreno | ![]() | M | 444 kg | 979 lb | 69 st 13 lb | Died on Christmas Day, 2015, due to his morbid obesity. | 1977–2015 (38) | ||
Samantha Mason | ![]() | F | 442 kg | 974 lb | 69 st 8 lb | Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life. Has since dropped to 496 lb (225 kg; 35 st 6 lb).[32] | 1985 |
See also
- Big Pun (1971–2000), American rapper whose weight at death was 317 kg (699 lb; 49 st 13 lb).
- Edward Bright (1721–1750) and Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), men from England who were famous in their time for their obesity.
- Happy Humphrey, the heaviest professional wrestler, weighing in at 410 kg (900 lb; 64 st 8 lb) at his peak.
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959–1997), Hawaiian singer whose weight peaked at 343 kg (756 lb; 54 st 0 lb).
- Paul Kimelman (born 1947), holder of Guinness World Record for the greatest weight-loss in the shortest amount of time, 1982
- Billy and Benny McCrary, holders of Guinness World Records's World's Heaviest Twins.
- Alayna Morgan (1948–2009), heavy woman from Santa Rosa, California.
- Ricky Naputi (1973–2012), heaviest man from Guam.
- Carl Thompson (1982–2015), heaviest man in the United Kingdom whose weight at death was 413 kg (911 lb; 65 st 1 lb).
- Renee Williams (1977–2007), woman from Austin, Texas.
- Yokozuna, the heaviest WWE wrestler, weighing between 267 kg (589 lb; 42 st 1 lb) and 317 kg (699 lb; 49 st 13 lb) at his peak.
- Barry Austin and Jack Taylor, two obese British men documented in the comedy-drama The Fattest Man in Britain.
- Yamamotoyama Ryūta, heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler; is also thought to be the heaviest Japanese person ever at 265 kg (584 lb; 41 st 10 lb).
References
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- ^ "Half-ton Mexican man loses 200 pounds". China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Reuters. 27 June 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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- ^ "Mexican Man, Once The World's Fattest, Dreams Of Walking Again". Agence France-Presse. NDTV. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Crane used to move nearly 1,200 pound man into home". WKRC-TV. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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- ^ "My 600lb Life star died after putting on 278lb in two months". Metro. 13 June 2019.
- ^ Miyo Padi (19 October 2015). "World's fattest woman heavier than a Smart car reveals new body after shedding 36 stone". Mirror Online. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017.
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- ^ "Half-ton man dies in Mexico". The Telegraph. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Paul Mason: World's Fattest Man Weighs 980 Pounds". The Huffington Post. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Paul Mason: Ipswich's former 'fattest man' to move to US". BBC News. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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