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 reached 440 kg (970 lb; 69 st 4 lb).
Heaviest people ever recorded
Living Deceased
See also Edward Bright (1721–1750) and Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), men from England who were famous in their time for their obesity. Happy Humphrey, the heaviest professional wrestler, weighing in at 410 kg (900 lb; 64 st 8 lb) at his peak. Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959–1997), Hawaiian singer whose weight peaked at 343 kg (756 lb; 54 st 0 lb). Paul Kimelman (born 1947), holder of Guinness World Record for the greatest weight-loss in the shortest amount of time (1982). Billy and Benny McCrary, holders of Guinness World Records's World's Heaviest Twins. Dzhambulat Khatokhov (1999–2020), declared the heaviest child in the world in 2003 by Guinness World Records Alayna Morgan (1948–2009), heavy woman from Santa Rosa, California. Ricky Naputi (1973–2012), heaviest man from Guam. Carl Thompson (1982–2015), heaviest man in the United Kingdom whose weight at death was 413 kg (911 lb; 65 st 1 lb). Renee Williams (1977–2007), woman from Austin, Texas. Yokozuna, the heaviest WWE wrestler, weighing between 267 kg (589 lb; 42 st 1 lb) and 317 kg (699 lb; 49 st 13 lb) at his peak. Barry Austin and Jack Taylor, two obese British men documented in the comedy-drama The Fattest Man in Britain. Big Pun (1971–2000), American rapper whose weight at death was 316 kg (697 lb; 49 st 11 lb). Dave Blunts (born 2001), African-American rapper and singer who weighed over 600 pounds (270 kg) at his peak. Yamamotoyama Ryūta, heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler; also thought to be the heaviest Japanese person ever at 265 kg (584 lb; 41 st 10 lb).
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