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Heaviest Humans

This list features the heaviest people recorded in human history.

RANK

INDIVIDUAL

COUNTRY

MAX WEIGHT

GENDER

YEAR OF BIRTH

1

Jon Brower Minnoch

USA

636 kg (1402 lb)

Male

1941–1983

2

Khalid Shaari

Saudi Arabia

610 kg (1342 lb)

Male

1991–present

3

Manuel Uribe

Mexico

597 kg (1316 lb)

Male

1965–2014

4

Juan Pedro Franco

Mexico

595 kg (1311 lb)

Male

1985–present

5

Carol Yager

USA

545 kg (1202 lb)

Female

1960–1994

6

Walter Hudson

USA

544 kg (1200 lb)

Male

1944–1991

7

Robert Butler

USA

544 kg (1199 lb)

Male

1972–2015

8

Rosalie Bradford

USA

544 kg (1199 lb)

Female

1943–2006

9

Francis John Lang

USA

538 kg (1184 lb)

Male

1934–1982

10

Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty

Egypt

500 kg (1102 lb)

Male

1980–2017

11

Michael Hebranko

USA

500 kg (1102 lb)

Male

1953–2013

12

Patrick Deuel

USA

486 kg (1071 lb)

Male

1962–2016

13

Robert Earl Hughes

USA

485 kg (1070 lb)

Male

1926–1958

14

Kenneth Brumley

USA

469 kg (1034 lb)

Male

1968–present

15

Mills Darden

USA

463 kg (1021 lb)

Male

1799–1857


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References

Science Kids. (n.d.). Top ten heaviest people. Available at: https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/topten/heaviestpeople.html (Accessed 1 December 2025). Men's XP. (2017). 10 of the most obese people to ever exist in human history. Available at: https://www.mensxp.com/health/health-conditions/29340-10-of-the-most-obese-people-to-ever-exist-in-human-history.html (Accessed 1 December 2025). Wikipedia. (2024). List of heaviest people. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heaviest_people (Accessed 1 December 2025). France 24. (2020). Former world’s heaviest man defeats coronavirus. Available at: https://www.france24.com/en/20200923-former-world-s-heaviest-man-defeats-coronavirus (Accessed 1 December 2025). Times of India. (2023). Unbelievable weight loss: World’s heaviest man Khalid Shaari sheds 542 kg, now unrecognizable at 63 kg. Available at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/weight-loss/unbelievable-weight-loss-worlds-heaviest-man-khalid-shaari-sheds-542-kg-now-unrecognizable-at-63-kg/articleshow/112529833.cms (Accessed 1 December 2025). WKRC-TV. (2015). Crane used to move nearly 1,200 pound man into home. (Accessed 1 December 2025). Niagarafallsreporter.com. (2015). World's Heaviest People. (Accessed 1 December 2025). Dimensionsmagazine.com. (2015). The World's Heaviest People. (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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