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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).
The heaviest person in medical history was Jon Brower Minnoch (USA) (1941–83), who had suffered from obesity since childhood. He was 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighed 178 kg (392 lb or 28 st) in 1963, 317 kg (700 lb or 50 st) in 1966 and 442 kg (975 lb or 69 st 9 lb) in September 1976.
May 16, 2024 · 1. Jon Brower Minnoch. According to the Guinness World Records, Jon Brower Minnoch is the heaviest man to have ever lived. His peak weight reached 1,400 pounds in March 1978, and no one has broken the record so far. Jon struggled with obesity from childhood.
Jon Brower Minnoch (September 29, 1941 – September 4, 1983) [2] was an American man who is the heaviest recorded human in history, weighing approximately 1,400 lb (635 kilograms; 100 stone) at his peak.
Aug 18, 2022 · Known as the heaviest man in the world, Jon Brower Minnoch set a Guinness World Record when he was weighed at 1,400 pounds in March 1978.
Dec 4, 2018 · The world's most obese man has slimmed down by half his body weight. Juan Pedro Franco Salas made headlines in November 2016 when he weighed 594.8 kg (1,311 lb 4.9 oz; 93 st 9 lb), but now he's lost 45 st. How does his weight loss compare with previous holders of the heaviest man record?
Aug 25, 2022 · Minnoch may have been — and at this point, remains — the world's heaviest-ever human being, but he was no freak. He was a normal man in most ways. The South Coast Herald notes that he had recently married before his stay at University Hospital, and would have two children.
