List of heaviest people
Updated: 10/31/2025, 9:50:09 PM Wikipedia source
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 440 kg (970 lb; 69 st 4 lb).
Tables
· Heaviest people ever recorded
kg
kg
Name
kg
Country
lb
Sex
st
Jon Brower Minnoch
Jon Brower Minnoch
Name
Jon Brower Minnoch
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
635 kg
Peak weight
1,400 lb
Peak weight
100 st 0 lb
Height
1.85 m6 ft 1 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
186
Notes
Largest ever documented weight loss, of 419 kg (924 lb; 66 st), until Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari surpassed the record in 2017.
Lifespan (age at death)
1941–1983 (41)
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari
Name
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari
Country
Saudi Arabia
Sex
M
Peak weight
620 kg
Peak weight
1,370 lb
Peak weight
97 st 9 lb
Height
1.73 m5 ft 8 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
204
Notes
In November 2017, Al Arabiya reported that he had lost 542 kg (1,195 lb; 85 st 5 lb) and now weighed 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st).
Lifespan (age at death)
1991
Manuel Uribe
Manuel Uribe
Name
Manuel Uribe
Country
Mexico
Sex
M
Peak weight
610 kg
Peak weight
1,340 lb
Peak weight
96 st 1 lb
Height
1.96 m6 ft 5 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
175
Notes
After world-wide media attention in 2006, he lost over 225 kg (496 lb; 35 st 6 lb) in a two-year period.
Lifespan (age at death)
1965–2014 (48)
Juan Pedro Franco
Juan Pedro Franco
Name
Juan Pedro Franco
Country
Mexico
Sex
M
Peak weight
608 kg
Peak weight
1,340 lb
Peak weight
95 st 10 lb
Notes
Peak weight measured in October 2016. Reduced 345 kg (761 lb; 54 st 5 lb) by February 2018.
Lifespan (age at death)
1985
Robert Butler
Robert Butler
Name
Robert Butler
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
544 kg
Peak weight
1,200 lb
Peak weight
85 st 9 lb
Notes
In 2006 he was 408 kg (899 lb; 64 st 3 lb), reached peak weight in 2015, the year of his death.
Lifespan (age at death)
1972–2015 (43)
Walter Hudson
Walter Hudson
Name
Walter Hudson
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
543 kg
Peak weight
1,197 lb
Peak weight
85 st 7 lb
Height
1.78 m5 ft 10 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
171
Notes
Had the largest waist ever in circumference at 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m).
Lifespan (age at death)
1944–1991 (47)
Carol Yager
Carol Yager
Name
Carol Yager
Country
United States
Sex
F
Peak weight
539.5 kg
Peak weight
1,189 lb
Peak weight
84 st 13 lb
Height
1.70 m5 ft 7 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
186
Notes
Heaviest woman ever recorded. Peak weight of 727 kg (1,603 lb; 114 st 7 lb) (Disputed). Confirmed weight of 539.5 kg (1,189 lb; 84 st 13 lb) Lost 236 kg (520 lb; 37 st 2 lb) in three months on a 1,200 kcal per day diet.
Lifespan (age at death)
1960–1994 (34)
Francis John Lang (Michael Walker)
Francis John Lang (Michael Walker)
Name
Francis John Lang (Michael Walker)
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
538 kg
Peak weight
1,186 lb
Peak weight
84 st 10 lb
Height
1.88 m6 ft 2 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
152
Notes
In 1980, he weighed 167 kg (368 lb; 26 st 4 lb).
Lifespan (age at death)
1934–1982 (48)
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty
Name
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty
Country
Egypt
Sex
F
Peak weight
500 kg
Peak weight
1,100 lb
Peak weight
78 st 10 lb
Height
1.40 m4 ft 7 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
251.1
Notes
Second heaviest woman in history. Before her death, she lost around 325 kg (717 lb; 51 st 3 lb) in weight-loss treatment.
Lifespan (age at death)
1980–2017 (37)
Michael Hebranko
Michael Hebranko
Name
Michael Hebranko
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
499 kg
Peak weight
1,100 lb
Peak weight
78 st 8 lb
Height
1.83 m6 ft 0 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
149
Lifespan (age at death)
1953–2013 (60)
Patrick Deuel
Patrick Deuel
Name
Patrick Deuel
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
486 kg
Peak weight
1,071 lb
Peak weight
76 st 7 lb
Height
1.70 m5 ft 7 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
168
Lifespan (age at death)
1962–2016 (54)
Robert Earl Hughes
Robert Earl Hughes
Name
Robert Earl Hughes
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
485 kg
Peak weight
1,069 lb
Peak weight
76 st 5 lb
Height
1.84 m6 ft 0 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
143
Notes
Heaviest human to be able to walk.
Lifespan (age at death)
1926–1958 (32)
Rosalie Bradford
Rosalie Bradford
Name
Rosalie Bradford
Country
United States
Sex
F
Peak weight
477 kg
Peak weight
1,052 lb
Peak weight
75 st 2 lb
Height
1.68 m5 ft 6 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
169
Notes
Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349 kg (769 lb; 54 st 13 lb).[citation needed]
Lifespan (age at death)
1943–2006 (63)
Mills Darden
Mills Darden
Name
Mills Darden
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
476 kg
Peak weight
1,049 lb
Peak weight
74 st 13 lb
Height
2.29 m7 ft 6 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
88
Lifespan (age at death)
1798–1857 (58)
Mayra Rosales
Mayra Rosales
Name
Mayra Rosales
Country
United States
Sex
F
Peak weight
470 kg
Peak weight
1,040 lb
Peak weight
74 st 0 lb
Height
1.60 m5 ft 3 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
184
Notes
As of 2013, had lost an estimated 363 kg (800 lb; 57 st 2 lb).
Lifespan (age at death)
1980–2024 (43)
Kenneth Brumley
Kenneth Brumley
Name
Kenneth Brumley
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
468 kg
Peak weight
1,032 lb
Peak weight
73 st 10 lb
Lifespan (age at death)
1968
Andre Nasr
Andre Nasr
Name
Andre Nasr
Country
Australia
Sex
M
Peak weight
468 kg
Peak weight
1,032 lb
Peak weight
73 st 10 lb
Lifespan (age at death)
1980
Mike Parteleno
Mike Parteleno
Name
Mike Parteleno
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
464 kg
Peak weight
1,023 lb
Peak weight
73 st 1 lb
Height
1.90 m6 ft 3 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
129
Lifespan (age at death)
1957–2003 (45)
Carol Haffner
Carol Haffner
Name
Carol Haffner
Country
United States
Sex
F
Peak weight
464 kg
Peak weight
1,023 lb
Peak weight
73 st 1 lb
Lifespan (age at death)
1936–1995 (59)
Sean Milliken
Sean Milliken
Name
Sean Milliken
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
455 kg
Peak weight
1,003 lb
Peak weight
71 st 9 lb
Notes
Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life.
Lifespan (age at death)
1989–2019 (29)
Catrina Raiford
Catrina Raiford
Name
Catrina Raiford
Country
United States
Sex
F
Peak weight
454 kg
Peak weight
1,000 lb
Peak weight
71 st 7 lb
Height
1.57 m5 ft 2 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
184
Lifespan (age at death)
1977
Sylvanus Smith
Sylvanus Smith
Name
Sylvanus Smith
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
454 kg
Peak weight
1,000 lb
Peak weight
71 st 7 lb
Height
1.89 m6 ft 2 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
127
Lifespan (age at death)
1940–1995 (54)
David Ron High
David Ron High
Name
David Ron High
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
454 kg
Peak weight
1,000 lb
Peak weight
71 st 7 lb
Height
1.78 m5 ft 10 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
143
Lifespan (age at death)
1953–1996 (43)
Michael Edelman
Michael Edelman
Name
Michael Edelman
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
451 kg
Peak weight
994 lb
Peak weight
71 st 0 lb
Lifespan (age at death)
1964–1992 (28)
José Luis Garza
José Luis Garza
Name
José Luis Garza
Country
Mexico
Sex
M
Peak weight
449 kg
Peak weight
990 lb
Peak weight
70 st 10 lb
Lifespan (age at death)
1961–2008 (47)
Paul Jonathan Mason
Paul Jonathan Mason
Name
Paul Jonathan Mason
Country
United Kingdom
Sex
M
Peak weight
445 kg
Peak weight
981 lb
Peak weight
70 st 1 lb
Height
1.93 m6 ft 4 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
119
Notes
In 2014 weighed 140 kg (310 lb; 22 st 1 lb), a total weight loss of 304 kg (670 lb; 47 st 12 lb).
Lifespan (age at death)
1960
Keith Martin
Keith Martin
Name
Keith Martin
Country
United Kingdom
Sex
M
Peak weight
445 kg
Peak weight
981 lb
Peak weight
70 st 1 lb
Height
1.69 m5 ft 7 in
Peak BMI kg/m2
155
Lifespan (age at death)
1970–2014 (44)
Denny Welch
Denny Welch
Name
Denny Welch
Country
United States
Sex
M
Peak weight
444 kg
Peak weight
979 lb
Peak weight
69 st 13 lb
Lifespan (age at death)
1960–1998 (37)
Andrés Moreno
Andrés Moreno
Name
Andrés Moreno
Country
Mexico
Sex
M
Peak weight
444 kg
Peak weight
979 lb
Peak weight
69 st 13 lb
Notes
Died on Christmas Day, 2015, due to his morbid obesity.
Lifespan (age at death)
1977–2015 (38)
Samantha Mason
Samantha Mason
Name
Samantha Mason
Country
United States
Sex
F
Peak weight
442 kg
Peak weight
974 lb
Peak weight
69 st 8 lb
Notes
Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life. Has since dropped to 496 lb (225 kg; 35 st 6 lb).
Lifespan (age at death)
1985
| Name | Country | Sex | Peak weight | Height | Peak BMI kg/m2 | Notes | Lifespan (age at death) | ||
| kg | lb | st | |||||||
| Jon Brower Minnoch | United States | M | 635 kg | 1,400 lb | 100 st 0 lb | 1.85 m6 ft 1 in | 186 | Largest ever documented weight loss, of 419 kg (924 lb; 66 st), until Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari surpassed the record in 2017. | 1941–1983 (41) |
| Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari | Saudi Arabia | M | 620 kg | 1,370 lb | 97 st 9 lb | 1.73 m5 ft 8 in | 204 | In November 2017, Al Arabiya reported that he had lost 542 kg (1,195 lb; 85 st 5 lb) and now weighed 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st). | 1991 |
| Manuel Uribe | Mexico | M | 610 kg | 1,340 lb | 96 st 1 lb | 1.96 m6 ft 5 in | 175 | After world-wide media attention in 2006, he lost over 225 kg (496 lb; 35 st 6 lb) in a two-year period. | 1965–2014 (48) |
| Juan Pedro Franco | Mexico | M | 608 kg | 1,340 lb | 95 st 10 lb | Peak weight measured in October 2016. Reduced 345 kg (761 lb; 54 st 5 lb) by February 2018. | 1985 | ||
| Robert Butler | United States | M | 544 kg | 1,200 lb | 85 st 9 lb | In 2006 he was 408 kg (899 lb; 64 st 3 lb), reached peak weight in 2015, the year of his death. | 1972–2015 (43) | ||
| Walter Hudson | United States | M | 543 kg | 1,197 lb | 85 st 7 lb | 1.78 m5 ft 10 in | 171 | Had the largest waist ever in circumference at 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m). | 1944–1991 (47) |
| Carol Yager | United States | F | 539.5 kg | 1,189 lb | 84 st 13 lb | 1.70 m5 ft 7 in | 186 | Heaviest woman ever recorded. Peak weight of 727 kg (1,603 lb; 114 st 7 lb) (Disputed). Confirmed weight of 539.5 kg (1,189 lb; 84 st 13 lb) Lost 236 kg (520 lb; 37 st 2 lb) in three months on a 1,200 kcal per day diet. | 1960–1994 (34) |
| Francis John Lang (Michael Walker) | United States | M | 538 kg | 1,186 lb | 84 st 10 lb | 1.88 m6 ft 2 in | 152 | In 1980, he weighed 167 kg (368 lb; 26 st 4 lb). | 1934–1982 (48) |
| Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty | Egypt | F | 500 kg | 1,100 lb | 78 st 10 lb | 1.40 m4 ft 7 in | 251.1 | Second heaviest woman in history. Before her death, she lost around 325 kg (717 lb; 51 st 3 lb) in weight-loss treatment. | 1980–2017 (37) |
| Michael Hebranko | United States | M | 499 kg | 1,100 lb | 78 st 8 lb | 1.83 m6 ft 0 in | 149 | 1953–2013 (60) | |
| Patrick Deuel | United States | M | 486 kg | 1,071 lb | 76 st 7 lb | 1.70 m5 ft 7 in | 168 | 1962–2016 (54) | |
| Robert Earl Hughes | United States | M | 485 kg | 1,069 lb | 76 st 5 lb | 1.84 m6 ft 0 in | 143 | Heaviest human to be able to walk. | 1926–1958 (32) |
| Rosalie Bradford | United States | F | 477 kg | 1,052 lb | 75 st 2 lb | 1.68 m5 ft 6 in | 169 | Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349 kg (769 lb; 54 st 13 lb).[citation needed] | 1943–2006 (63) |
| Mills Darden | United States | M | 476 kg | 1,049 lb | 74 st 13 lb | 2.29 m7 ft 6 in | 88 | 1798–1857 (58) | |
| Mayra Rosales | United States | F | 470 kg | 1,040 lb | 74 st 0 lb | 1.60 m5 ft 3 in | 184 | As of 2013, had lost an estimated 363 kg (800 lb; 57 st 2 lb). | 1980–2024 (43) |
| Kenneth Brumley | United States | M | 468 kg | 1,032 lb | 73 st 10 lb | 1968 | |||
| Andre Nasr | Australia | M | 468 kg | 1,032 lb | 73 st 10 lb | 1980 | |||
| Mike Parteleno | United States | M | 464 kg | 1,023 lb | 73 st 1 lb | 1.90 m6 ft 3 in | 129 | 1957–2003 (45) | |
| Carol Haffner | United States | F | 464 kg | 1,023 lb | 73 st 1 lb | 1936–1995 (59) | |||
| Sean Milliken | United States | M | 455 kg | 1,003 lb | 71 st 9 lb | Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life. | 1989–2019 (29) | ||
| Catrina Raiford | United States | F | 454 kg | 1,000 lb | 71 st 7 lb | 1.57 m5 ft 2 in | 184 | 1977 | |
| Sylvanus Smith | United States | M | 454 kg | 1,000 lb | 71 st 7 lb | 1.89 m6 ft 2 in | 127 | 1940–1995 (54) | |
| David Ron High | United States | M | 454 kg | 1,000 lb | 71 st 7 lb | 1.78 m5 ft 10 in | 143 | 1953–1996 (43) | |
| Michael Edelman | United States | M | 451 kg | 994 lb | 71 st 0 lb | 1964–1992 (28) | |||
| José Luis Garza | Mexico | M | 449 kg | 990 lb | 70 st 10 lb | 1961–2008 (47) | |||
| Paul Jonathan Mason | United Kingdom | M | 445 kg | 981 lb | 70 st 1 lb | 1.93 m6 ft 4 in | 119 | In 2014 weighed 140 kg (310 lb; 22 st 1 lb), a total weight loss of 304 kg (670 lb; 47 st 12 lb). | 1960 |
| Keith Martin | United Kingdom | M | 445 kg | 981 lb | 70 st 1 lb | 1.69 m5 ft 7 in | 155 | 1970–2014 (44) | |
| Denny Welch | United States | M | 444 kg | 979 lb | 69 st 13 lb | 1960–1998 (37) | |||
| Andrés Moreno | Mexico | M | 444 kg | 979 lb | 69 st 13 lb | Died on Christmas Day, 2015, due to his morbid obesity. | 1977–2015 (38) | ||
| Samantha Mason | United States | F | 442 kg | 974 lb | 69 st 8 lb | Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life. Has since dropped to 496 lb (225 kg; 35 st 6 lb). | 1985 | ||
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