List of the heaviest people
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This is a list of the heaviest people recorded. The table includes each person's name, peak weight, their birth date, and years of life. This list is limited to those individuals who weighed over 440 kg (970 lb; 69 st 4 lb). As a comparison, one of the lightest automobiles on the road, the Suzuki Alto or Maruti Alto weighs a full 100 kg less than the heaviest human ever.
| Name | Country | Sex | B. | D. | Height | Peak weight | Peak BMI (kg/m2) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Brower Minnoch | United States | M | 1941 | 1983 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 635 kg (1,400 lb; 100 st 0 lb) | 185.5 | His weight loss of approximately 419 kg (923 lb; 65 st 13 lb) is the largest ever documented.[1] |
| Khalid Bin Mohsen Shaari[2] | Saudi Arabia | M | 1991 | living | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 610 kg (1,345 lb; 96 st 1 lb) | 204 | Lost 150 kg (330 lb; 23 st 8 lb) as of November 11, 2013 after King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ordered him hospitalized in August 2013.[3] |
| Manuel Uribe[4] | Mexico | M | 1965 | 2014 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 597 kg (1,316 lb; 94 st 0 lb) | 174.5 | After worldwide media attention in January 2006, with help from doctors and nutritionists he lost over 225 kg (496 lb; 35 st 6 lb) over a two-year period. He regained some weight in the following years and died on 26 May 2014 weighing 394 kg (869 lb; 62 st 0 lb).[5] |
| Carol Yager[6] | United States | F | 1960 | 1994 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 544 kg (1,200 lb; 85 st 9 lb) | 188 | Peak weight of 727 kg (1,603 lb; 114 st 6 lb) not confirmed. Documented weight loss of 236 kg (520 lb; 37 st 2 lb ) in three months by natural means: a 5,000 kJ (1,200 kcal) per day diet. Weight at death was 544 kg (1,200 lb; 85 st 9 lb). |
| Robert Butler[7] | United States | M | 1971/1972 | 2015[8] | 544 kg (1,200 lb; 85 st 9 lb) | In 2006 he had 408 kg (900 lb; 64 st 3 lb). As of 2015, he weighs 544 kg (1,200 lb; 85 st 9 lb). | ||
| Walter Hudson | United States | M | 1944 | 1991 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 543 kg (1,197 lb; 85 st 7 lb) | 171 | Had the largest waist ever in circumference at 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m). |
| Francis John Lang (Michael Walker)[9][10] | United States | M | 1934 | unknown | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 538 kg (1,187 lbs; 84 st 10 lb) | 152 | As of 1980, he weighs 167 kg (369 lb; 26 st 4 lb).[11] |
| Michael Hebranko | United States | M | 1953 | 2013 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 499 kg (1,100 lb; 78 st 8 lb) | 149 | |
| Patrick Deuel | United States | M | 1962 | living | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 486 kg (1,072 lbs; 76 st 7 lb) | 168 | |
| Robert Earl Hughes | United States | M | 1926 | 1958 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 485 kg (1,069 lb; 76 st 5 lb) | 143 | |
| Rosalie Bradford | United States | F | 1943 | 2006 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 477 kg (1,053 lb; 75 st 1 lb) | 169 | Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349 kg (770 lb; 54 st 13 lb). |
| Mayra Rosales | United States | F | 1980 | living | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 470 kg (1,036 lb; 74 st 0 lb) | 183.5 | [12][13] As of 2013 Rosales had lost an estimated 363 kg (800 lbs; 57 stones 2 lbs).[14] |
| Kenneth Brumley | United States | M | 1968 | living | 468 kg (1,033 lb; 73 st 9 lb) | [15] | ||
| Andre Nasr[16][17][18] | Australia | M | living | 468 kg (1,033 lb; 73 st 9 lb) | ||||
| Mike Parteleno[10] | United States | M | 1957 | 2003 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 464 kg (1,023 lb; 73 st 1 lb) | 128.5 | |
| Mills Darden | United States | M | 1799 | 1857 | 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) | 463 kg (1,021 lb; 72 st 12 lb) | 88 | |
| Catrina Raiford[19][20] | United States | F | living | 454 kg (1,000 lb; 71 st 7 lb) | ||||
| Sylvanus Smith | United States | M | 1940 | 1995[21] | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 454 kg (1,000 lb; 71 st 7 lb) | 127 | |
| David Ron High[22] | United States | M | 1953 | 1996 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 454 kg (1,000 lb; 71 st 7 lb) | 143 | [10] |
| Michael Edelman[23] | United States | M | 1964 | 1992 | 451 kg (994 lb; 71 st 0 lb) | [10] | ||
| José Luis Garza | Mexico | M | 1961 | 2008 | 449 kg (990 lb; 70 st 10 lb) | |||
| Paul Mason[24][25] | United Kingdom | M | 1960/1961 | living | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 444 kg (980 lb; 69 st 13 lb) | 119 | As of 2014, he weighs 140 kg (308 lb; 22 st 0 lb), a total weight loss of 304 kg (672 lb; 47 st 12 lb).[27] Mason had a further amount of between 22 and 27 kg of loose skin removed in New York in May 2015.[28] |
| Keith Martin | United Kingdom | M | 1969/1970 | 2014 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 444 kg (980 lb; 69 st 13 lb) | 155 | [29][30] |
| Denny Welch[10][31] | United States | M | 1960 | 1998 | 444 kg (980 lb; 69 st 13 lb) |
See also
- 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 (904 lb; 64 st 8 lb) at his peak.
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959–1997), Hawaiian singer whose weight peaked at 343 kg (757 lb; 54 st 0 lb).
- 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 (1981/1982–2015), heaviest man in the United Kingdom whose weight at death was 413 kg (65 st 1 lb).
- Renee Williams (1977–2007), heavy woman from Austin, Texas.
- Yokozuna, the heaviest WWE wrestler, weighing between 267 kg (588 lb; 42 st 0 lb) and 317 kg (700 lb; 50 st 0 lb) at his peak.
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