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 weight and height 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 average weight was 1,049 lb (476 kg) these figures would have given him a

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of 74.692.9. Mills (or Miles) Darden was born on October 7, 1799, near

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, 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 . 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

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.Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
/ref> His grave, and his wife's, have been restored by the local Development Authority. No known photo remains of him.

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1798 births 1857 deaths People from Rich Square, North Carolina {{US-bio-stub

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