List of the heaviest people
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This is a list of the heaviest people recorded. The table includes each individual's name, peak weight, their birth date, and years of life. This list is limited to those individuals who weighed over 450 kg (1000 pounds).
| Name | Country | Gender | Birth | Death | Peak Weight | Comments |
| Rosalie Bradford | USA | F | 1943 | 2006 | 479 kg (1053 lb) | |
| Mills Darden | USA | M | 1799 | 1857 | 463 kg (1020 lb) | |
| Michael Hebranko | USA | M | 1953 | Over 500 kg (1,100 lb) | In 1990 he was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest recorded weight loss due to dieting[1] | |
| Walter Hudson[2] | USA | M | 1944 | 1991 | 544 kg (1197 lb) | |
| Robert Earl Hughes | USA | M | 1926 | 1958 | 486 kg (1069lb) | |
| Jon Brower Minnoch[3] | USA | M | 1941 | 1983 | 636 kg (1400 lb) | His weight loss of approximately 419 kg (924 lb) is the largest ever documented. |
| Manuel Uribe [4] | Mexico | M | 1965 | 560 kg (1235 lb) | ||
| Carol Yager[5] | USA | F | 1960 | 1994 | Over 730 kg (1,600 lb) | Peak weight not confirmed. Weight at death was 545 kg (1,200 pounds). |
[edit] References
- ^ Once-1,000 Lb. Canarsien Is Now "Getting
- ^ Walter Hudson
- ^ The 900 Club
- ^ Half-ton Mexican man loses 200 pounds
- ^ The Flint Journal, Friday, June 17, 1994, page A1, "What next for 1,200-pound woman?" by Marcia Mattson (Journal staff writer)
[edit] See also
- Billy and Benny McCrary, holders of Guinness World Record for World's Heaviest Twins
