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Robert Earl Hughes (June 4, 1926 – July 10, 1958) was an American man who was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded, weighing 1,071 pounds (486 kg). He remains the heaviest human in the world able to walk without the need of assistance.
Dec 4, 2018 · Robert Earl Hughes. Weighing in at 946 lb (429 kg; 67 st 8 lb), Robert Earl Hughes (US, 1926–58) of Fish Hook, Illinois, was the first living man to be listed in the original Guinness Book of Records for his weight. In our first edition in 1955, we noted that: "He was an 11 lb baby and weighed 27 stone at the age of 10."
Aug 25, 2023 · Now known as the man with the largest chest measurement ever recorded (315 cm; 124 in), Robert Earl Hughes (USA, 1926-58) first appeared in Guinness Book of Records 1955 as the heaviest human living, at 429 kg (946 lb). When he was weighed shortly before his death, he had reached 484 kg (1,067 lb).
Mar 15, 2008 · The story so far: Robert Earl Hughes, born in tiny Fishhook, Ill., would eventually become known as the World's Heaviest Man after a malfunctioning pituitary gland caused his body...
Apr 23, 2007 · In 1946, Robert Earl Hughes was the world's fattest man. Even to this day, he still holds the Guinness World Record for the largest chest measurements ever recorded (an astonishing 10...
Jul 12, 2015 · Robert Earl Hughes (4 June 1926 – 10 July 1958) was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world at over 1041 pounds.
Jul 10, 2018 · Robert Earl Hughes was a tall, wall-eyed country boy who grew up in Missouri who became the heaviest human being alive, tipping the scales at over 1,041 pounds—that is, until July 10, 1958, when he was laid low by the measles and uremia at the age of 32.
Mar 12, 2008 · Fishhook, Ill. has an unusual claim to fame: it's the birthplace of Robert Earl Hughes, once known as the world's heaviest man. By age 10, he weighed 378 pounds; by the age of 18 he was so large...
Mar 13, 2008 · The story so far: Robert Earl Hughes, born in tiny Fishhook, Ill., would eventually become known as the World's Heaviest Man after a malfunctioning pituitary gland caused his body to pack...
Mar 14, 2008 · The story so far: Robert Earl Hughes, born in tiny Fishhook, Ill., would eventually become known as the World's Heaviest Man after a malfunctioning pituitary gland caused his body to pack...
