<P> Louis Cyr ( French pronunciation : ​ ( lwi siʁ ) ; born Cyprien - Noé Cyr , 10 October 1864 -- 10 November 1912 ) was a French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries . His recorded feats , including lifting 500 pounds ( 227 kg ) with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds ( 1,967 kg ) , show Cyr to be , according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness chairman Ben Weider , the strongest man ever to have lived . </P>
<P> Louis Cyr ( French pronunciation : ​ ( lwi siʁ ) ; born Cyprien - Noé Cyr , 10 October 1864 -- 10 November 1912 ) was a French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries . His recorded feats , including lifting 500 pounds ( 227 kg ) with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds ( 1,967 kg ) , show Cyr to be , according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness chairman Ben Weider , the strongest man ever to have lived . </P>
who is the strongest man that ever lived
who is the strongest man that ever lived
Louis Cyr
Louis Cyr