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 reached .
Heaviest people ever recorded
NameCountrySexPeak weightHeightPeak BMI kg/m2NotesLifespan (age at death)kglbstJon Brower MinnochM186Largest ever documented weight loss, of , until Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari surpassed the record in 2017. 1941–1983 (41)Khalid bin Mohsen ShaariM204In November 2017, Al Arabiya reported that he had lost and now weighed .1991Manuel UribeM175After world-wide media attention in 2006, he lost over in a two-year period.1965–2014 (48)Juan Pedro FrancoMPeak weight measured in October 2016. Reduced by February 2018.1984–2025 (41)Robert ButlerMIn 2006 he was , reached peak weight in 2015, the year of his death.1972–2015 (43)Walter HudsonM171Had the largest waist ever in circumference at .1944–1991 (47)Carol YagerF186Heaviest woman ever recorded. Peak weight of (Disputed). Confirmed weight of Lost in three months on a 1,200 kcal per day diet.1960–1994 (34)Francis John Lang (Michael Walker)M152In 1980, he weighed .1934–1982 (48)Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty F251.1Second heaviest woman in history. Before her death, she lost around in weight-loss treatment.1980–2017 (37)Michael HebrankoM1491953–2013 (60)Patrick DeuelM1681962–2016 (54)Robert Earl HughesM143Heaviest human to be able to walk.1926–1958 (32)Rosalie BradfordF169Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, .1943–2006 (63)Mills DardenM881798–1857 (58)Mayra RosalesF184As of 2013, had lost an estimated . 1980–2024 (43)Kenneth BrumleyM1968Andre NasrM1980Mike PartelenoM1291957–2003 (45)Carol HaffnerF1936–1995 (59)Sean MillikenMFeatured on the TV show My 600-lb Life.1989–2019 (29) Catrina RaifordF1841977Sylvanus SmithM1271940–1995 (54)David Ron HighM1431953–1996 (43)Michael EdelmanM1964–1992 (28)José Luis GarzaM1961–2008 (47)Paul MasonM119In 2014 weighed , a total weight loss of .1960Keith MartinM1551970–2014 (44)Denny WelchM1960–1998 (37)Andrés MorenoMDied on Christmas Day, 2015, due to his morbid obesity.1977–2015 (38)Samantha MasonFFeatured on the TV show My 600-lb Life. Has since dropped to .1985
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 at his peak. Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959–1997), Hawaiian singer whose weight peaked at . 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. Dzhambulat Khatokhov (1999–2020), declared the heaviest child in the world in 2003 by Guinness World Records 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 . Renee Williams (1977–2007), woman from Austin, Texas. Yokozuna, the heaviest WWE wrestler, weighing between and at his peak. Barry Austin and Jack Taylor, two obese British men documented in the comedy-drama The Fattest Man in Britain. Big Pun (1971–2000), American rapper whose weight at death was . Dave Blunts (born 2000), African-American rapper and singer who weighed over at his peak. Yamamotoyama Ryūta, heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler; also thought to be the heaviest Japanese person ever at .
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