List of heaviest people
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 (990 lb; 71 st).
| Name | Country | Gender | Birth | Death | Peak Weight | Comments |
| Jon Brower Minnoch[1] | USA | M | 1941 | 1983 | 636 kg (1,402 lb; 100.2 st) | His weight loss of approximately 419 kg (924 lb; 66.0 st) is the largest ever documented. |
| Matthew Dykes [2] | Mexico | M | 1965 | 560 kg (1,230 lb; 88 st) | After worldwide media attention in January 2006, with help from doctors and nutritionists he lost over 225 kg (496 lb; 35.4 st) over a two year period. | |
| Carol Yager[3] | USA | F | 1960 | 1994 | Over 545 kg (1,200 lb; 85.8 st) | Peak weight of 727 kg (1,603 lb; 114.5 st) not confirmed. Documented weight loss of 236 kg (520 lb; 37.2 st) in three months by natural means: a 5,000 kJ (1,200 kcal) per day diet. Weight at death was 545 kg (1,202 lb; 85.8 st). |
| Walter Hudson[4] | USA | M | 1944 | 1991 | 544 kg (1,199 lb; 85.7 st) | |
| Michael Hebranko | USA | M | 1953 | Over 500 kg (1,100 lb; 79 st) | In 1990 he was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest recorded weight loss due to dieting[5] | |
| Patrick Deuel | USA | M | 1962 | 486 kg (1,071 lb; 76.5 st) | ||
| Robert Earl Hughes | USA | M | 1926 | 1958 | 485 kg (1,069 lb; 76.4 st) | |
| Rosalie Bradford | USA | F | 1943 | 2006 | 479 kg (1,056 lb; 75.4 st) | Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman |
| Kenneth Brumley | USA | M | 1968 | 469 kg (1,034 lb; 73.9 st)[6] | ||
| Mills Darden | USA | M | 1799 | 1857 | 463 kg (1,021 lb; 72.9 st) |
References
- ^ 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?"
- ^ Walter Hudson
- ^ Once-1,000 Lb. Canarsien Is Now "Getting
- ^ Channel 4: Bodyshock: Half-ton Dad
See also
- Billy and Benny McCrary, holders of Guinness World Record for World's Heaviest Twins
- Edward Bright (1721-1750) and Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), men from England who were famous in their time for their obesity.