10 Heaviest People Who Ever Lived
10. Robert Earl Hughes, 1,070 lbs (485kg).
Born on June 4, 1926, Robert Earl Hughes was
the heaviest man recorded in history at the time.
Robert got to that alarming weight owing to a problem with his pituitary gland throughout
his life, since he was already 200 lbs (91 kg) by the age of six years old.
Hughes died on July 10, 1958 after contracting the measles which rapidly developed into uremia,
the condition responsible for his death. Robert's coffin was so big that it resembled
a piano case, though some writers wrongfully claim that he was indeed buried in a piano
case. At his death, he was the world's heaviest
man weighing in at 1,041 lbs (472 kg).
9. Patrick Deuel, 1,072 lbs (486 kg). Patrick Deuel is a 53 year old man from Grand
Island, Nebraska who is formerly the manager of a restaurant.
Patrick was one of the heaviest people in the world at his peak weight of 1,072 lbs (486 kg) before
he lost a record 570 lbs (259 kg) in just a year with the help of a gastric bypass surgery and another
surgery for removing excess skin and a huge mass of fat from his body.
A documentary about Patrick dubbed "Half Ton Man" showed how Rosalie Bradford achieved
a 900 lbs (408 kg) weight loss, which is probably what motivated Patrick to start losing weight as
well.
8. Michael Hebranko, 1,100 lbs (499 kg). Michael Hebranko was an American born in 1953
and remains to be one of the greatest success stories when it comes to losing weight.
Suffering from a severe case of obesity, Michael grew to the weight of 1,100 lbs (499 kg), making him
one of the heaviest people in his time. He was determined to lose the excess weight
and through exercise and dieting he got down to 198 lbs (90 kg).
Michael died in July of 2013.
7. Francis John Lang, 1,187 lbs (538 kg). Francis John Lang also goes by the name Michael
Walker, and he is one of those people who have tried their best to change the world
through sharing his personal experiences. Born in 1934, he had a normal childhood and
even got to serve his country as a soldier. However, his addiction to prescription drugs
led to him becoming overweight. Francis got a mobile home with observation
windows, he would exhibit himself at fairs and carnivals, and later talk to people about
the negative consequences of taking drugs. Francis is reported to have lost over 800 lbs (363 kg)
and he is now approximately 370 lbs (168 kg).
6. Walter Hudson, 1,197 lbs (543 kg). Walter Hudson was born in 1944 in Brooklyn,
New York. Walter's waist was so large that it still holds the Guinness World Record for
being the largest at 119 inches (302 cm). The heaviest weight that Walter recorded was
1,197 lbs (543 kg), weight that is enough to make him one of the heaviest people in the history
of the world. Walter managed to lose at least 720 lbs (327 kg) before
his death which was caused by a heart attack. In order to get him out of his bedroom, fire
rescue workers had to tear down his bedroom wall because he could not get out of the house
any other way. Walter died in December 1991.
5. Carol Yager, 1,200 lbs (544 kg). Carol Yager was a US citizen born in 1960.
Carol was the heaviest woman ever recorded in history with a peak weight of 1200 lbs (544 kg),
a record that has yet to be broken by any other woman in the world.
There are unconfirmed reports that she had gotten as heavy as 1,603 lbs (727 kg), a weight which
if there was proof would make her the heaviest human being in history.
Carol is famous for losing over 520 lbs (236 kg) in three months without the help of surgical
procedures. Carol began developing health problems that
required her to go to the hospital 13 times in two years, a move that required at least
15 to 20 firefighters to realize. Carol died in 1994.
4. Robert Butler, 1,200 lbs (544 kg). Robert Butler is a US citizen born in 1972
living in Providence, Rhode Island. Robert weighs approximately 1,200 lbs (544 kg).
His weight has forced him to live in Bannister House care home for close to ten years but
he is now in hospital owing to the home's crippling debts.
Moving him required a crew equipped with a crane to carry him out of the home to the
hospital because he cannot walk or even use a wheelchair.
Butler is currently adding even more weight to his body despite his calls for the government
and Medicaid to approve a gastric bypass surgery to help him deal with the issue falling on
deaf ears.
3. Manuel Uribe, 1,320 lbs (599 kg). Manuel Uribe was born in Monterrey, Mexico
in 1965. Manuel was a celebrity during his lifetime with the weight that was killing
him giving him a lot of media attention. The sad thing is that Manuel was confined
to his bed for over a decade, to the point of attending his own wedding while on his
bed. With the help of nutritionists and doctors,
Manuel managed to lose more than 400 lbs (181 kg) because his last weight measurement stood at around
869 lbs (394 kg). Manuel's death had a close relationship to
cardiovascular complications and liver problems. He died on May 26, 2014.
2. Khalid Bin Mohsen Shaari, 1,345 lbs (610 kg). Khalid Bin Mohsen Shaari is a man who was
born in Saudi Arabia in 1991 and is still alive and well.
In August 2013, Khalid weighed in at 1,345 lbs (610 kg) making him the heaviest living person
in his time. When news of his weight reached King Abdulla
of Saudi Arabia, the king ordered that Khalid be moved to the capital Riyadh for treatment.
Professionals had to use a forklift to get him out of his house to the hospital because
he could not move himself. As a result, Khalid was able to lose over
700 lbs (318 kg) in six months and is continuing with his treatment and living a much healthier
lifestyle.
1. Jon Brower Minnoch, 1,397 lbs (634 kg). Jon Brower Minnoch was a US citizen born in
1941. Jon was and still remains to be the heaviest person in the world weighing in at
approximately 1,400 lbs (635 kg) at his peak in 1979. Jon Brower's weight is the heaviest weight
ever recorded of a human being, with more than half of it attributed to his body's water
retention resulting from a condition common in overweight people called edema.
However, Jon worked hard to shed a lot of weight before he died since one of his last
weight measurements showed he was down to 796 lbs (361 kg). Jon Brower died in 1983.