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Mills Darden (October 7, 1799 – January 23, 1857〔) was an American who became famous as one of the largest men ever in human history. His enormous size both in terms of his body height and weight made him one of the biggest humans to have ever lived. He was officially confirmed to have stood at a height of tall and weighed around , and possibly even more.〔 〕 His recorded approximate weight of 〔 would have given him a body mass index of 88.2. If the reported figures are correct, Darden was 30 percent taller than and about six times as heavy as the average American male of the 21st century. Mills (or Miles) Darden was born on October 7, 1799, near Rich Square, North Carolina, United States, to John and Mary Darden. He was married at least once and had several children. His wife Mary, who died in 1837 aged about 40,〔 was tall and weighed , and the tallest of their sons reached (tall for an era when the average adult American male stood only about ). He died on January 23, 1857. He was buried in Lexington, Tennessee.〔(Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Records )〕 His grave, and his wife's, have been restored by the local Development Authority. No known verifiable photo remains of him. ==See also== *List of the heaviest people 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mills Darden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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