List of individual hippopotamids

This is a list of individually notable hippopotamids, a taxonomic family containing two extant species: the common hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Common hippos

Obaysch in London Zoo, 1852

• The Allenton Hippo
• The Armley Hippo
• Fiona, the first common hippopotamus to be imaged on ultrasound pre-natally^[1]
• Huberta, who walked 1,000 miles along the coast of South Africa^[2]
• Knautschke [de], who was born in Berlin Zoo in 1943 and survived the Battle in Berlin^[3]
• Hipolit [pl], whose skeleton is displayed at the Silesian Zoo^[4]
• Obaysch, the first common hippo to live in Europe since the collapse of the Roman Empire^[5]
• Owen, who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and is known for his companionship with an Aldabra giant tortoise called Mzee^[6]
• Teteia [pt], who was the oldest animal in São Paulo Zoo at the time of her death^[7]

Pygmy hippos

Moo Deng in Khao Kheow Open Zoo, 2024

• Billy (full name William Johnson Hippopotamus), the pet of United States president Calvin Coolidge^[8]
• Haggis, who lives at Edinburgh Zoo^[9]
• Moo Deng, subject of an internet meme in late 2024^[10]

See also

• Lists of animals