Global InformationJon Brower Minnoch information
Jon Brower Minnoch | |
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| Born | September 29, 1941 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1983 (aged 41) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Burial place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, King County, Washington 47°38′36″N 122°21′59″W / 47.64328°N 122.36626°W |
| Alma mater | Bothell High School |
| Occupation | Taxi driver |
| Known for | Heaviest person ever recorded (1,400 lb or 635 kg or 100 st) |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Spouses | Carolyn Jean McArdle[a]
(m. 1963; div. 1980)Shirley Ann Griffen (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
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Jon Brower Minnoch (September 29, 1941 – September 4, 1983)[2] was an American man who was the heaviest recorded human in history, weighing approximately 1,400 lb (635 kilograms; 100 stone) at his peak.[3][note 1] Obese since childhood, Minnoch normally weighed 800–900 lb (363–408 kilograms; 57–64 stone) during his adult years. He owned a taxi company and worked as a driver around his home in Bainbridge Island, Washington.
In an attempt to lose weight, Minnoch went on a 600 kcal (2,500 kJ) per day diet under a doctor's orders. As a result, Minnoch was bedridden for about three weeks before finally agreeing to go to a hospital in March 1978. It took over a dozen firefighters to transport him to the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Doctors diagnosed Minnoch with a massive edema, and an endocrinologist estimated his weight to be approximately 1,400 lb (635 kilograms; 100 stone). His physicians placed him on a 1,200 kcal (5,000 kJ) per day diet where, after around two years in the hospital, he lost over 900 lb (408 kg; 64 st)—the largest documented human weight loss at the time.[note 2] After leaving the hospital, Minnoch regained much of the weight and died in September 1983, weighing nearly 800 lb (363 kg; 57 st) at his death. Minnoch's casket took up two burial spots at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Seattle.
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- ^ "World's heaviest teen, Khaled Mohsen Al Shaeri, reveals dramatic weight loss". New Zealand Herald. December 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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