Walter Hudson

Walter Hudson
Born(1944-06-05)June 5, 1944
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1991(1991-12-24) (aged 47)
Hempstead, New York, U.S.
Known forFormer heaviest person alive

Walter Hudson (June 5, 1944 – December 24, 1991) was an American man and the holder of the Guinness World Record for the largest waist circumference, at 119 inches (302 cm) around. At his heaviest in September 1987, he weighed 1,197 pounds (543 kg), making him the heaviest person alive at the time, and the sixth heaviest person in medical history.