# List of heaviest people

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).

## Heaviest people ever recorded

Living  Deceased
| Name | Country | Sex | Peak weight | Peak weight | Peak weight | Height | Peak BMI kg/m$^2$ | Notes | Lifespan (age at death) |
| Name | Country | Sex | kg | lb | st | Height | Peak BMI kg/m$^2$ | Notes | Lifespan (age at death) |
| Jon Brower Minnoch | United States | M | 635 kg | 1,400 lb | 100 st 0 lb | 1.85 m 6 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 m 5 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 m 6 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 m 5 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 m 5 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 m 6 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 m 4 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 m 6 ft 0 in | 149 | | 1953–2013 (60) |
| Patrick Deuel | United States | M | 486 kg | 1,071 lb | 76 st 7 lb | 1.70 m 5 ft 7 in | 168 | | 1962–2016 (54) |
| Robert Earl Hughes | United States | M | 485 kg | 1,069 lb | 76 st 5 lb | 1.84 m 6 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 m 5 ft 6 in | 169 | Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349 kg (769 lb; 54 st 13 lb). | 1943–2006 (63) |
| Mills Darden | United States | M | 476 kg | 1,049 lb | 74 st 13 lb | 2.29 m 7 ft 6 in | 88 | | 1798–1857 (58) |
| Mayra Rosales | United States | F | 470 kg | 1,040 lb | 74 st 0 lb | 1.60 m 5 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 m 6 ft 3 in | 129 | | 1957–2003 (45) |
| Carol Haffner | United States | M | 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 m 5 ft 2 in | 184 | | 1977 |
| Sylvanus Smith | United States | M | 454 kg | 1,000 lb | 71 st 7 lb | 1.89 m 6 ft 2 in | 127 | | 1940–1995 (54) |
| David Ron High | United States | M | 454 kg | 1,000 lb | 71 st 7 lb | 1.78 m 5 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 m 6 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 m 5 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 |