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Odell Barnes - Executed in Texas, the prisoner's only request was for equality, justice, and world peace. He didn't end up eating anything.

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Ricky Ray Rector - Ricky Ray Rector's meal was more or less normal—steak, fried chicken, cherry Kool-Aid, and a slice of pecan pie—but what makes this case odd is that he left the pie uneaten, saying that he was saving it for later.

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Timothy McVeigh - The most deadly domestic terrorist in the US ordered two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

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Jonathan Nobles - The inmate wanted bread and wine for his last meal after claiming he had found God and become a born-again Christian.

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Thomas J. Grasso - Grasso ordered an enormous meal of two dozen steamed mussels, two dozen steamed clams, a half dozen BBQ spare ribs, a Burger King double cheeseburger, two strawberry milkshakes, half a pumpkin pie with whipped cream, diced strawberries, and a can of spaghetti and meatballs.

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David Leon Woods - The inmate wanted a cake, and not just any ordinary cake, but specifically a birthday cake.

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Lawrence Russell Brewer - Brewer ordered a huge meal: two chicken fried steaks with sliced onions and gravy, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger with everything on the side, one cheese omelet with beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and jalapeños, a giant bowl of fried okra with ketchup, a pound of barbecued meat, half a loaf of white bread, three fajitas with all the fixings, a Pizza Hut Meat Lovers pizza, a pint of Blue Bell vanilla ice cream, a chunk of peanut butter fudge, and three root beers.

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Lawrence Russell Brewer - However, when the heaping amount of food was placed in front of him, he refused to eat any of it. Texas law has since changed so that inmates can no longer order so much food.

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John William Elliott - Elliott kept his request simple: he wanted one cup of tea and exactly six cookies.

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Ronnie Lee Gardner -

He requested a steak, lobster tail, apple pie with vanilla ice cream, and a 7-Up. However the strange part was the 48-hour self-imposed fast leading up to the execution day, when he requested to watch 'The Lord Of The Rings' trilogy.

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Troy Davis - When asked what he wanted for his last meal, Davis ominously responded that he didn't want anything because it wouldn't be his last meal.

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Aileen Wuornos - Her last day consisted of a single cup of coffee and a threat that she would be returning on the mother ship on June 6.

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Dobie Gills Williams - Williams decided on exactly 12 assorted chocolate bars.

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Bruno Richard Hauptman - The famous Lindbergh baby killer requested an odd mixture of foods: celery, olives, a salmon salad, corn fritters, cheese, a fruit salad, a slice of cake, coffee, and milk.

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Velma Barfield - All she wanted were Cheez Doodles.

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Peter J. Miniel - The inmate ordered the largest meal in history: 20 beef tacos, 20 beef enchiladas, two double cheeseburgers, a jalapeño pizza, fried chicken, spaghetti, fruit cake, a half vanilla and half chocolate cake, cookies-n-cream and caramel pecan fudge ice cream, two cans of Coke, two cans of Pepsi, two root beers, and two glasses of orange juice.

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Philip Workman - Workman, executed in 2007, requested a large vegetarian pizza to be delivered to a homeless person. The prison refused, but word got out and hundreds of residents brought pizzas to homeless shelters on the day he was executed.

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Stephen Anderson - In addition to a long list of food requests, including a pint of cottage cheese, a hominy/corn mixture, and two grilled cheese sandwiches, Anderson specifically requested radishes for dessert.

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Ted Bundy - Ted Bundy refused his last meal, so he was brought the standard assortment: a medium-rare steak, eggs over easy, hash browns, toast with butter and jelly, milk, and juice.

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Marion Albert Pruett - The prisoner asked for a Pizza Hut stuffed crust pizza, four Burger King Whoppers, French fries, three two-liter Pepsi bottles, fried eggplant, fried squash, fried okra, and a pecan pie.

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Clarence Ray Allen - The second oldest person to ever be executed in the US requested sugar-free black walnut ice cream for his last meal.

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Delbert Teague Junior -

The story goes that Delbert Teague Junior initially refused his last meal, and after being forced to choose something, he settled on a cheeseburger. However, he only ate it after his mom came in and reportedly told him, “Now you listen Junior, if you don’t eat your dinner you’re going straight to bed, no execution for you!”

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Gary Carl Simmons, Jr. - This inmate's 29,000 calorie order included a Pizza Hut Supreme Deep Dish pizza with extra mushrooms, extra onions, extra jalapeño peppers, and extra pepperoni, a second pizza with three different cheeses, olives, bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and Italian sausage, 10 eight-ounce packs of Parmesan cheese, 10 cups of ranch dressing, eight ounces of jalapeño nacho cheese, four ounces of jalapeños, two twenty-ounce Cherry Cokes, two large strawberry milkshakes, two pints of strawberry ice cream, and one family-sized bag of Doritos.

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Gerald Lee Mitchell - Executed in 2011, the only "meal" Mitchell requested was an assorted bag of Jolly Ranchers.

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Robert Altin Harris - Among his meal of 21 pieces of KFC chicken, jellybeans, ice cream, 6 cans of Pepsi, and a pack of cigarettes, were 2 Tombstone Pizzas. He changed his original request for Domino's to Tombstone, prompting rumors that he was trying to be ironic.

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Christopher Brooks - His last meal consisted of two Reese's peanut butter cups and a Dr. Pepper.

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Thomas J. Grasso - The inmate specifically asked for room-temperature SpaghettiOs.

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Victor Feguer - Victor Feguer, executed in 1963 for murder, requested a single olive with the pit.

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Joseph Mitchell Parsons - His last meal consisted of three Burger King Whoppers, two large orders of fries, a chocolate shake, chocolate chip ice cream, and a pack of grape Hubba Bubba bubble gum.

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James Edward Smith -

The inmate asked for a pile of dirt for his last meal. However, he was refused the request and ended up settling for a container of yogurt.

See also: Surprising favorite foods of famous historical figures

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