List of the heaviest people

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 jwho weighed over 440 kg (970 lbs).

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 lbs) 185.5 His weight loss of approximately 419 kg (923 lbs) 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 lbs) 204 Lost 150 kg (330 lbs) 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 lbs) 174.5 After worldwide media attention in January 2006, with help from doctors and nutritionists he lost over 225 kg (496 lbs) over a two-year period. He regained some weight in the following years and died on 26 May 2014 weighing 394 kg (869 lbs).[5]
Carol Yager[6] United States F 1960 1994 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 544 kg (1,200 lbs) 188 Peak weight of 727 kg (1603 lbs) not confirmed. Documented weight loss of 236 kg (520 lbs) in three months by natural means: a 5,000 kJ (1,200 kcal) per day diet. Weight at death was 544 kg (1200 lbs).
Robert Butler[7] United States M 1971/1972 living 544 kg (1,200 lbs) In 2006 he had 900lb. As of 2015, he weighs 544 kg (1,200lbs).
Walter Hudson United States M 1944 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 543 kg (1,197 lbs) 171 Had the largest waist ever in circumference at 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m).
Francis John Lang (Michael Walker)[8][9] United States M 1934 Unknown 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 538 kg (1,187 lbs) 152 As of 1980, he weighs 167 kg (369 lbs).[10]
Michael Hebranko United States M 1953 2013 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 499 kg (1,100 lbs) 149
Patrick Deuel United States M 1962 living 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 486 kg (1,072 lbs) 155
Robert Earl Hughes United States M 1926 1958 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 485 kg (1,069 lbs) 143
Rosalie Bradford United States F 1943 2006 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 477 kg (1,053 lbs) 169 Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349 kg (770 lbs).
Mayra Rosales United States F 1980 living 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) 470 kg (1,036 lbs) 183.5 [11][12] As of 2013 Rosales had lost an estimated 800 lbs.[13]
Kenneth Brumley United States M 1968 living 468 kg (1,033 lbs) [14]
Mike Parteleno[9] United States M 1957 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 464 kg (1,023 lbs) 128.5
Mills Darden United States M 1799 1857 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) 463 kg (1,021 lbs) 88
Sylvanus Smith[15][9] United States M 1941 1995[16] 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 454 kg (1,000 lbs) 127
David Ron High[17] United States M 1953 1996 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 454 kg (1,000 lbs) 143 [9]
Michael Edelman[18] United States M 1964 1992 451 kg (994 lbs) [9]
José Luis Garza Mexico M 1961 2008 449 kg (990 lbs)
Paul Mason[19][20]

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 United Kingdom M 1960/1961 living 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 444 kg (980 lbs) 119 As of 2014, he weighs 140 kg (308 lbs), a total weight loss of 304 kg (672 lbs).[22]
Keith Martin United Kingdom M 1969/1970 2014 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 444 kg (980 lbs) 155 [23][24]
Denny Welch[9][25] United States M 1960 1998 444 kg (980 lbs)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Human Body/Extreme Bodies/Greatest Weight Loss". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  2. ↑ "Obese Saudi Arabian man sheds more than 300 pounds". CNN (CNN). 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Brown, Victoria (19 August 2013). "Saudi King intervenes to help 1,345-pound man". CNN. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Half-ton Mexican man loses 200 pounds". Reuters. China Daily Information Co (CDIC). 27 June 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Muere Manuel Uribe, quien fuera el hombre más obeso del mundo". Excélsior (in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  6. ↑ The Flint Journal, Friday, June 17, 1994, page A1, "What next for 1,200-pound woman?"
  7. ↑ Nursing home uses a crane to hoist 1,200lb man from his room into a SHIPPING CONTAINER and onto a flatbed truck for hospital journey
  8. ↑ "World's Heaviest People". niagarafallsreporter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "The World's Heaviest People". dimensionsmagazine.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sideshow World, Sideshow Performers from around the world.". sideshowworld.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Mulher acusada de matar sobrinho se livra da prisão por ser muito gorda". Virgula (in Spanish). Virgula. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  12. ↑ Arthurs, Deborah (3 January 2012). "I never gave up hope': World's fattest woman reveals how she was accused of murdering her sister's son - but walked free after court heard she was 'too big to kill". Daily Mail (London).
  13. ↑ "Mayra Rosales la mujer que logró bajar 800 libras por amor". Univision. Retrieved October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Half Ton Dad". Bodyshock. Channel 4. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  15. ↑ Jet 4 May 1987, p. 52, at Google Books
  16. ↑ "'Hambone' Smith, Who Weighed 1,000 Pounds, Dead at 54". apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  17. ↑ Jet 30 Sep 1996, p. 61, at Google Books
  18. ↑ Weekly World News 6 Jun 1989, p. 5, at Google Books
  19. ↑ "Paul Mason: World's Fattest Man Weighs 980 Pounds". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "LiveLeak.com - The World's New Fattest Man (980 Pounds/440 Kilograms)". liveleak.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "BBC News - Paul Mason: Ipswich's former 'fattest man' to move to US". BBC News. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "BBC News - 'World's fattest man' Paul Mason faces US surgery delay". BBC News. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Keith Martin The World’s Fattest Man Dies At 44". UniladTV. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "World's fattest man Keith Martin dies, aged 44". Telegraph. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  25. ↑ Video on YouTube