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	'''Joseph Christian Chestnut''' (born November 25, 1983)<ref name="herald">{{cite news \|last=Dickie \|first=George \|date=July 4, 2022 \|title=Chestnut Goes for 14th Title in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest \|work=[[The Miami Herald]] \|page=9T \|quote=FULL NAME: Joseph Christian Chestnut; BIRTH DATE: Nov. 25, 1983; BIRTHPLACE: Fulton Co., Ken.}}</ref> is an American [[competitive eater]]. {{as of\|2024}}, he holds 55 world records across 55 disciplines,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-02 \|title=Joey Chestnut records: Full list of his 55 competitive eating world records, from hot dogs to Twinkies {{!}} Sporting News \|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/other-sports/news/joey-chestnut-records-list-competitive-eating-hot-dogs-twinkies/xxwncjtdnke2lbzawzqvv3ci \|access-date=2025-06-24 \|website=www.sportingnews.com \|language=en-us}}</ref> and is ranked first in the world by [[Major League Eating]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters\|title=Current Major League Eating world rankings\|publisher=majorleagueeating.com\|date=2024 \|access-date=June 12, 2024}}</ref> Chestnut has won the [[Major League Eating#Mustard Yellow Belt\|Mustard Yellow Belt]] a [[Guinness World Records\|world record]] 16 times.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Most wins of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest \|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/546575-most-wins-of-the-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-male \|access-date=June 25, 2025 \|website=Guinnessworldrecords.com}}</ref> He is widely considered to be the greatest competitive eater in history.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=These Are The World's Top 7 Most Impressive Competitive Eaters \|url=https://twistedfood.co.uk/these-are-the-worlds-top-7-most-impressive-competitive-eaters \|access-date=2025-06-24 \|website=TwistedFood \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Torre \|first=Pablo \|title=The Greatest Eater of All Time \|url=https://www.pablo.show/p/the-greatest-eater-of-all-time \|access-date=2025-06-24 \|website=www.pablo.show \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gates \|first=Carson \|date=2024-07-24 \|title=The correct top 100 pro athletes of the 21st century - Trainwreck Sports \|url=https://www.trainwrecksports.com/the-correct-top-100-pro-athletes-of-the-21st-century/ \|access-date=2025-06-24 \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=These Are The World's Top 7 Most Impressive Competitive Eaters \|url=https://twistedfood.co.uk/these-are-the-worlds-top-7-most-impressive-competitive-eaters \|access-date=2025-06-25 \|website=TwistedFood \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sabin \|first=Jack \|date=2023-07-04 \|title=Joey Chestnut is the Greatest Athlete of All Time \|url=https://vendettasportsmedia.com/joey-chestnut-greatest-athlete-all-time/ \|access-date=2025-06-25 \|website=Vendetta Sports Media \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-07-04 \|title=Joey Chestnut declared 'greatest athlete of all time' after breaking his own world record for hot dog eating \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/joey-chestnut-hot-dog-competition-nathans-b1878038.html \|access-date=2025-06-25 \|website=The Independent \|language=en}}</ref>		'''Joseph Christian Chestnut''' (born November 25, 1983)<ref name="herald">{{cite news \|last=Dickie \|first=George \|date=July 4, 2022 \|title=Chestnut Goes for 14th Title in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest \|work=[[The Miami Herald]] \|page=9T \|quote=FULL NAME: Joseph Christian Chestnut; BIRTH DATE: Nov. 25, 1983; BIRTHPLACE: Fulton Co., Ken.}}</ref> is an American [[competitive eater]]. {{as of\|2024}}, he holds 55 world records across 55 disciplines,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-02 \|title=Joey Chestnut records: Full list of his 55 competitive eating world records, from hot dogs to Twinkies {{!}} Sporting News \|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/other-sports/news/joey-chestnut-records-list-competitive-eating-hot-dogs-twinkies/xxwncjtdnke2lbzawzqvv3ci \|access-date=2025-06-24 \|website=www.sportingnews.com \|language=en-us}}</ref> and is ranked first in the world by [[Major League Eating]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://majorleagueeating.com/eaters\|title=Current Major League Eating world rankings\|publisher=majorleagueeating.com\|date=2024 \|access-date=June 12, 2024}}</ref> Chestnut has won the [[Major League Eating#Mustard Yellow Belt\|Mustard Yellow Belt]] a [[Guinness World Records\|world record]] 17 times.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Most wins of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest \|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/546575-most-wins-of-the-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-male \|access-date=June 25, 2025 \|website=Guinnessworldrecords.com}}</ref> He is widely considered to be the greatest competitive eater in history.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=These Are The World's Top 7 Most Impressive Competitive Eaters \|url=https://twistedfood.co.uk/these-are-the-worlds-top-7-most-impressive-competitive-eaters \|access-date=2025-06-24 \|website=TwistedFood \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Torre \|first=Pablo \|title=The Greatest Eater of All Time \|url=https://www.pablo.show/p/the-greatest-eater-of-all-time \|access-date=2025-06-24 \|website=www.pablo.show \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gates \|first=Carson \|date=2024-07-24 \|title=The correct top 100 pro athletes of the 21st century - Trainwreck Sports \|url=https://www.trainwrecksports.com/the-correct-top-100-pro-athletes-of-the-21st-century/ \|access-date=2025-06-24 \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=These Are The World's Top 7 Most Impressive Competitive Eaters \|url=https://twistedfood.co.uk/these-are-the-worlds-top-7-most-impressive-competitive-eaters \|access-date=2025-06-25 \|website=TwistedFood \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sabin \|first=Jack \|date=2023-07-04 \|title=Joey Chestnut is the Greatest Athlete of All Time \|url=https://vendettasportsmedia.com/joey-chestnut-greatest-athlete-all-time/ \|access-date=2025-06-25 \|website=Vendetta Sports Media \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-07-04 \|title=Joey Chestnut declared 'greatest athlete of all time' after breaking his own world record for hot dog eating \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/joey-chestnut-hot-dog-competition-nathans-b1878038.html \|access-date=2025-06-25 \|website=The Independent \|language=en}}</ref>

	On July 4, 2007, Chestnut won the 92nd Annual [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]] held at [[New York City]]. Chestnut defeated six-time defending champion [[Takeru Kobayashi\|Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi]] by consuming a world record 66 [[hot dog]]s and [[Hot dog bun\|buns]] (HDB) in 12 minutes, after losing to Kobayashi in 2005 and 2006. Chestnut would go on to win eight consecutive titles from 2007 to 2014,<ref name="ESPN-2015">{{cite web \| url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/13197879/matt-stonie-upsets-joey-chestnut-wins-nathan-hot-dog-eating-contest \| title=Matt Stonie beats Joey Chestnut to win Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest \| publisher=ESPN \| date=July 4, 2014 \| access-date=July 17, 2015 \| author=ESPN.com news services }}</ref> setting a Nathan's record of 69 HDB in 2013.<ref name="ESPN-2013">{{cite web\|title=Joey Chestnut eats 69 hot dogs\|date=July 4, 2013\|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/9450389/joey-chestnut-downs-69-dogs-break-own-mark\|publisher=ESPN\|access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>		On July 4, 2007, Chestnut won the 92nd Annual [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]] held at [[New York City]]. Chestnut defeated six-time defending champion [[Takeru Kobayashi\|Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi]] by consuming a world record 66 [[hot dog]]s and [[Hot dog bun\|buns]] (HDB) in 12 minutes, after losing to Kobayashi in 2005 and 2006. Chestnut would go on to win eight consecutive titles from 2007 to 2014,<ref name="ESPN-2015">{{cite web \| url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/13197879/matt-stonie-upsets-joey-chestnut-wins-nathan-hot-dog-eating-contest \| title=Matt Stonie beats Joey Chestnut to win Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest \| publisher=ESPN \| date=July 4, 2014 \| access-date=July 17, 2015 \| author=ESPN.com news services }}</ref> setting a Nathan's record of 69 HDB in 2013.<ref name="ESPN-2013">{{cite web\|title=Joey Chestnut eats 69 hot dogs\|date=July 4, 2013\|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/9450389/joey-chestnut-downs-69-dogs-break-own-mark\|publisher=ESPN\|access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>