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Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954) is a Guinness World Records record-breaker. As of 2017, Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds over 200 records, thus holding the Guinness world record for the most Guinness world records. [1] [2] He has been breaking records since 1979. [1] [3]
Paul Kimelman (born 1947), holder of Guinness World Record for the greatest weight-loss in the shortest amount of time (1982). Billy and Benny McCrary, holders of Guinness World Records's World's Heaviest Twins. Alayna Morgan (1948–2009), heavy woman from Santa Rosa, California. Ricky Naputi (1973–2012), heaviest man from Guam.
The Guinness Book of World Records dubbed Beyonce “the First Lady of Music” in 2024 due to her unparalleled legacy of besting most female artists of her time . Her work and music promote ...
Guinness World Records bestowed the record of "Person with the most records" on Ashrita Furman of Queens, New York, in April 2009; at that time, he held 100 records. [33] In 2005, Guinness designated 9 November as International Guinness World Records Day to encourage breaking of world records. [34]
The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.
According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history, measuring 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death. There are reports about even taller people but most claims are unverified or erroneous. Since antiquity, discoveries have been reported of gigantic human ...
Bolt took more than a tenth of a second off his previous best mark, and this was the largest-ever margin of improvement in the 100 m world record since the beginning of electronic timing. [7] Gay finished with a time of 9.71 s, 0.02 s off Bolt's 9.69 s world-record run in Beijing.
In 1995, Jackson financed the most expensive music video: "Scream". The clip, which co-starred sister Janet Jackson, reportedly cost over US$7 million. [58] In 1997, Jackson was named the most famous person in the world, [59] Guinness World Records stated he was the world's most famous human being up until his death in 2009. [60]