Daniel Lambert is significant for being the heaviest authenticated person in recorded history, weighing 50 stone (700 lb; 320 kg) at the time of his death. He was renowned as a field sportsman, breeding cocks and dogs, and for his compassionate approach to his work as a gaol keeper.
Lambert’s extraordinary size made him a celebrity, attracting people from far and wide to see him. He became a popular subject for cartoonists, who often depicted him as John Bull, and he even met King George III.
His legacy lives on, with a life-sized waxwork of Lambert displayed in London and his continued popularity referenced in novels and displayed in museums
