Who has the longest full name?

The Man With the Longest Name in History

Imagine introducing yourself and it takes 20 minutes just to get through your full name. For Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., that was reality. His full name—clocking in at a staggering 2,253 letters—holds the record as the longest personal name ever recorded.

Born in Germany in 1914 and later moving to Philadelphia, Hubert’s full name wasn’t just a mouthful—it was a cultural statement. A mash-up of family surnames, geographical references, and ancestral pride, it reflected a tradition some European families once followed to preserve lineage. But in Hubert’s case, it became legendary. His birth certificate? Six pages long. Just writing it out was an endurance test.

The full version starts with Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff and spirals into a labyrinth of compounded surnames and suffixes. While most people go by nicknames or abbreviations, Hubert reportedly used the full form on official documents, embracing the chaos.

Today, such extreme names are rare. Legal systems often impose character limits, and common sense usually wins. But Hubert’s story lives on—not just as a trivia fact, but as a quirky reminder of identity, heritage, and the lengths some go to stand out.

He passed away in 1997, but his name? That’s still making the rounds—one painstaking syllable at a time.