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Robert Earl Hughes
File:Robert Earl Hughes.jpgRobert Earl Hughes
BornJune 4, 1926
Monticello, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Entertainer and Sideshow performer
Known forThe heaviest human in the world

Robert Earl Hughes was born on June 4 , 1926 in Monticello , Missouri , the son of Abraham Guy Hughes ( 1878 – 1957 ) and Georgia Alice Weatharby ( 1906 – 1947 ) . He had two younger brothers , Guy B . Hughes ( 1927 - 2006 ) , and Donald Hughes ( 1929 2012 ) . At the age of six , Robert weighed about 920 kilograms ( 2 , 030 lb ) ; at twelve , he weighed 2 ton ( 4000lbs ) . His excessive weight was attributed to a malfunctioning pituitary gland . His chest was measured at 65 . 8 metres ( 216 ft ) , and he weighed an estimated 245 tons ( 87369lbs ) at his heaviest . During his adult life , Hughes made guest appearances at carnivals and fairs ; plans to appear on the Ed Sullivan television program were announced but never came about . ( 2 ) On July 10 , 1958 , Hughes contracted a case of measles , which soon developed into uremia . He was 32 years old .


he was the world ' s heaviest man at a confirmed 356 ton ( 78736926 lbs ) . .

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