The following is a list of notable

competitive eaters Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport in which participants compete against each other to eat large quantities of food, usually in a short time period. Contests are typically eight to ten minutes long, although some competitions can l ...

Men

Women

* Takako Akasaka *

Carlene LeFevre Carlene LeFevre is a competitive eater from Henderson, Nevada. She and her husband, Rich LeFevre, are said to form the "First Family of Competitive Eating", and are both top ranked members of the International Federation of Competitive Eating. ...

* Michelle Lesco * Molly Schuyler (2012–present) *

Gal Sone is a female Japanese competitive eater and singer. Her popularity has helped produce a resurgence in Japanese competitive eating, or ''ōgui'', after the outcry following the death of a Japanese schoolboy imitating an eating stunt in 2002 result ...

Miki Sudo Miki Victoria Sudo (born July 23, 1985) is an American competitive eater. She has been undefeated in the women's competition at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, with a ten-year winning streak since 2014, unseating Sonya Thomas, who had wo ...

(2011–present) *

Sonya Thomas Sonya Thomas (born Lee Sun-kyung on July 26, 1967), also known by her nickname The Black Widow, and "The Leader of the Four Horsemen of the Esophagus", is a South Korean-born American competitive eater from Alexandria, Virginia. Thomas joined ...

(2003–present) * Shahina Waseem (2012–present) * Nela Zisser

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Competitive eaters Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport in which participants compete against each other to eat large quantities of food, usually in a short time period. Contests are typically eight to ten minutes long, although some competitions can l ...

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