List of heaviest people explained

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 440kg (970lb).

Heaviest people ever recorded

Name	style=background-color:#cedaf2;"; rowspan=2	Country	style=background-color:#cedaf2;"; rowspan=2	Sex	Peak weight	style=background-color:#cedaf2;"; rowspan=2	Height	Peak BMI kg/m^2	style=background-color:#cedaf2;"; rowspan=2	Notes	style=background-color:#cedaf2;"; rowspan=2	Lifespan (age at death)
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Jon Brower Minnoch	United States	M	650disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.85abbr=onNaNabbr=on	186	Largest ever documented weight loss, of 4190NaN0,^[1] until Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari surpassed the record in 2017.	1941–1983 (41)
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari^[2]	Saudi Arabia	M	620disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.73abbr=onNaNabbr=on	204	In November 2017, Al Arabiya reported that he had lost 542kg (1,195lb) and now weighed 68kg (150lb).^[3]	1991
Manuel Uribe^[4]	Mexico	M	610disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.96abbr=onNaNabbr=on	175	After world-wide media attention in 2006, he lost over 225kg (496lb) in a two-year period.^[5]	1965–2014 (48)
Juan Pedro Franco	Mexico	M	608disp=tableNaNdisp=table			Peak weight measured in October 2016. Reduced 345kg (761lb) by February 2018.^[6]	1985
Robert Butler^[7]	United States	M	544kg (1,199lb)			In 2006 he was 408kg (899lb), reached peak weight in 2015, the year of his death.^[8]	1972–2015 (43)
Walter Hudson	United States	M	543disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.78abbr=onNaNabbr=on	171	Had the largest waist ever in circumference at 9feet.	1944–1991 (47)
Carol Yager	United States	F	539.5disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on	186	Heaviest woman ever recorded. Peak weight of 727kg (1,603lb) (Disputed). Confirmed weight of 539.5kg (1,189.4lb) Lost 236kg (520lb) in three months on a 1,200 kcal per day diet.^[9]	1960–1994 (34)
Francis John Lang (Michael Walker)^[10] ^[11]	United States	M	538disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.88abbr=onNaNabbr=on	152	In 1980, he weighed 167kg (368lb).^[12]	1934–1982
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty	Egypt	F	500disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on	251.1	Second heaviest woman in history. Before her death, she lost around 325kg (717lb) in weight-loss treatment.^[13]	1980–2017 (37)
Michael Hebranko	United States	M	499disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.83abbr=onNaNabbr=on	149		1953–2013 (60)
Patrick Deuel^[14]	United States	M	486disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on	168		1962–2016 (54)
Robert Earl Hughes	United States	M	485disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.84abbr=onNaNabbr=on	143	Heaviest human to be able to walk	1926–1958 (32)
Rosalie Bradford	United States	F	477disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.68abbr=onNaNabbr=on	169	Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349kg (769lb).	1943–2006 (63)
Mayra Rosales	United States	F	470disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on	184	As of 2013, had lost an estimated 363kg (800lb).^[15] ^[16]	1980–2024 (43)
Kenneth Brumley^[17]	United States	M	468disp=tableNaNdisp=table				1968
Andre Nasr^[18] ^[19]	Australia	M	468disp=tableNaNdisp=table				1980
Mike Parteleno	United States	M	464disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.9abbr=onNaNabbr=on	129		1957–2003 (45)
Mills Darden	United States	M	476disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2.29abbr=onNaNabbr=on	88		1798–1857 (58)
Sean Milliken	United States	M	455disp=tableNaNdisp=table			Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life.^[20]	1989–2019 (29)
Catrina Raiford^[21]	United States	F	454kg (1,001lb)	1.57abbr=onNaNabbr=on	184		1977
Sylvanus Smith^[22]	United States	M	454kg (1,001lb)	1.89abbr=onNaNabbr=on	127		1940–1995 (54)
David Ron High	United States	M	454kg (1,001lb)	1.78abbr=onNaNabbr=on	143		1953–1996 (43)
Michael Edelman	United States	M	451disp=tableNaNdisp=table				1964–1992 (28)
José Luis Garza^[23]	Mexico	M	449disp=tableNaNdisp=table				1961–2008 (47)
Paul Jonathan Mason^[24] ^[25]	United Kingdom	M	445disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.93abbr=onNaNabbr=on	119	In 2014 weighed 140kg (310lb), a total weight loss of 304kg (670lb).^[26]	1960
Keith Martin^[27] ^[28]	United Kingdom	M	445disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1.69abbr=onNaNabbr=on	155		1970–2014 (44)
Denny Welch	United States	M	444disp=tableNaNdisp=table				1960–1998 (37)
Andrés Moreno	Mexico	M	444disp=tableNaNdisp=table			Died on Christmas Day, 2015, due to his morbid obesity.	1977–2015 (38)
Samantha Mason	United States	F	442disp=tableNaNdisp=table			Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life. Has since dropped to 496lb.^[29]	1985

See also

• Big Pun (1971–2000), American rapper whose weight at death was 317kg (699lb).
• 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 410kg (900lb) at his peak.
• Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959–1997), Hawaiian singer whose weight peaked at 343kg (756lb).
• 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 413kg (911lb).
• Renee Williams (1977–2007), woman from Austin, Texas.
• Yokozuna, the heaviest WWE wrestler, weighing between 267kg (589lb) and 317kg (699lb) 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 265kg (584lb).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Human Body/Extreme Bodies/Greatest Weight Loss . https://web.archive.org/web/20060901141924/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48389 . 1 September 2006 . 28 October 2008 . Guinness World Records.
2. News: 11 November 2013 . Obese Saudi Arabian man sheds more than 300 pounds . CNN . live . 11 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112061601/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/11/world/meast/saudi-arabia-obesity/index.html?hpt=hp_t4 . 12 November 2013.
3. Web site: 18 November 2017 . Video shows dramatic weight loss transformation of young Saudi man . 19 September 2018 . english.alarabiya.net . en.
4. Web site: 27 June 2006 . Half-ton Mexican man loses 200 pounds . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120721085424/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-06/27/content_626888.htm . 21 July 2012 . 7 July 2012 . China Daily Information Co (CDIC) . Reuters.
5. News: 26 May 2014 . Muere Manuel Uribe, quien fuera el hombre más obeso del mundo . es . Excélsior . 26 May 2014.
6. Web site: 23 February 2018 . Mexican Man, Once The World's Fattest, Dreams Of Walking Again . 17 October 2018 . Agence France-Presse . NDTV.
7. Web site: 20 April 2015 . Crane used to move nearly 1,200 pound man into home . 23 September 2015 . WKRC-TV.
8. Web site: NBC 10 News . 8 July 2015 . 1,200 pound man dies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910012710/http://www.turnto10.com/story/29506152/1200-pound-man-dies . 10 September 2015 . 23 September 2015 . turnto10.com.
9. News: 1994-06-17 . What next for 1,200-pound woman? . A1 . The Flint Journal.
10. Web site: World's Heaviest People . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927080739/http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/Stories/2013/May07/worldsheaviest.html . 27 September 2015 . 6 March 2015 . niagarafallsreporter.com.
11. Web site: The World's Heaviest People . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150221101042/http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/dimtext/kjn/people/heaviest.htm . 21 February 2015 . 6 March 2015 . dimensionsmagazine.com.
12. Web site: Sideshow World, Sideshow Performers from around the world. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101643/http://www.sideshowworld.com/81-SSPAlbumcover/Fat/2013/Francis/John-Lang.html . 24 September 2015 . 6 March 2015 . sideshowworld.com.
13. Web site: Susan Scutti and Juliet Perry . 25 September 2017 . 'World's heaviest woman' dies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180225122308/https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/25/health/heaviest-woman-dies-bn/index.html . 25 February 2018 . 4 April 2018 . cnn.com.
14. News: Patrick Deuel . Kearney Hub: Obituaries . 6 May 2016.
15. Web site: Mayra Rosales la mujer que logró bajar 800 libras por amor . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193741/http://tv.univision.com/sabado-gigante/videos/pregunta-gigante/video/2013-07-20/como-una-mujer-perdio-700-libras . 29 October 2013 . 1 October 2013 . Univision.
16. Web site: 20 February 2012 . Mulher acusada de matar sobrinho se livra da prisão por ser muito gorda . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224113328/http://virgula.uol.com.br/ver/noticia/inacreditavel/2012/02/20/294766-mulher-acusada-de-matar-sobrinho-se-livra-da-prisao-por-ser-muito-gorda . 24 February 2012 . 7 July 2012 . Virgula . es.
17. Web site: Half Ton Dad . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106161454/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/bodyshock/episode-guide/series-14 . 6 November 2012 . 7 July 2012 . Bodyshock . Channel 4.
18. Web site: Pike . Ben . Hansen . Jane . 400kg man who lost part of his house and over 100kg now plans to study nutrition . 2022-10-16 . The Daily Telegraph.
19. Web site: 2015-05-11 . Sydney's fattest man once charged with murder after gang member's death in pool hall . 2022-10-16 . The Daily Telegraph.
20. News: 13 June 2019 . My 600lb Life star died after putting on 278lb in two months . Metro .
21. Web site: Miyo Padi . 19 October 2015 . World's fattest woman heavier than a Smart car reveals new body after shedding 36 stone . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827020528/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/worlds-fattest-woman-heavier-smart-6659144 . 27 August 2017 . Mirror Online.
22. Web site: 'Hambone' Smith, Who Weighed 1,000 Pounds, Dead at 54 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214175207/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/-Hambone-Smith-Who-Weighed-1-000-Pounds-Dead-at-54/id-694da869242e1bcca997a7f3643704b3 . 14 December 2014 . 6 March 2015 . apnewsarchive.com.
23. News: 8 October 2008 . Half-ton man dies in Mexico . The Telegraph . live . subscription . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/3156454/Half-ton-man-dies-in-Mexico.html . 12 January 2022.
24. Web site: 18 March 2010 . Paul Mason: World's Fattest Man Weighs 980 Pounds . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064254/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/paul-mason-worlds-heavies_n_327663.html . 24 September 2015 . 6 March 2015 . The Huffington Post.
25. News: 8 November 2013 . Paul Mason: Ipswich's former 'fattest man' to move to US . BBC News . live . 6 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141004162227/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-24864566 . 4 October 2014.
26. News: 2 April 2014 . 'World's fattest man' Paul Mason faces US surgery delay . BBC News . live . 6 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150111160544/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-26851970 . 11 January 2015.
27. News: Keith Martin The World's Fattest Man Dies At 44 . UniladTV . dead . 7 December 2014 . https://archive.today/20141207121032/http://uniladmag.com/articles/keith-martin-the-worlds-fattest-man-dies-at-44/ . 7 December 2014.
28. News: 5 December 2014 . World's fattest man Keith Martin dies, aged 44 . Telegraph . live . 7 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141207022531/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11275180/Worlds-fattest-man-Keith-Martin-dies-aged-44.html . 7 December 2014.
29. News: 13 June 2019 . 'My 600-lb Life': Samantha Mason Dramatic Weight Loss – How Much Did She Lose? . Metro .