Feodor Vassilyev

Not to be confused with the artist Fyodor Vasilyev.
Feodor Vassilyev
Bornc. 1707
Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast, Tsardom of Russia
Died1782 (aged 74–75)
Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast, Russian Empire
NationalityRussian
SpouseValentina Vassilyeva
Children88 in total

Feodor Vassilyev (Russian: Фёдор Васильев, older spelling: Ѳеодоръ Васильевъ; Template:June 4,1707[1] – May 29, 1782) was a peasant from Shuya, Russia. His first wife, Valentina Vassilyeva, is said to have lived to be 76, and between 1725 and 1765, had 69 children (16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets); 67 of them survived infancy (with the loss of one set of twins). This is the world record for the most children born to a single woman. However, their names, dates of birth, and dates of death are all unknown.

Vassilyev said he also had 18 children with his second wife (6 pairs of twins and 2 sets of triplets), making him allegedly a father of 87 children in total.[2][3]

The data about Vassilyev's children are included in the Guinness Book of World Records.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Clay, Marie M. (1989). "Feodor Vassilyev: a case of remarkable fecundity". Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births. London: Mac Keith Press. pp. 96–97. ISBN 0-521-41223-4.
  3. ^ a b Young, Mark C. (1998). The Guinness Book of World Records. Bantam Books. p. 357. ISBN 0-553-57895-2.