This is a compilation of 57 United States Guinness records in 2002. You may want to take a look at our complete list of United States Guinness Records broken down by year.
| When | Record name | What | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 2002 | Loudest whistle, steam | New York Wire Company Steam Whistle | |
| December 2002 | Largest collection of model aeroplanes | 5737 total number | John Kalusa |
| December 2002 | Most powerful jet engine | 568927 newton(s) | General Electric GE90-115B |
| 22 November 2002 | Oldest male stripper | Bernard Barker | |
| 15 November 2002 | Most expensive hair sold at auction online | 115120 UK pound(s) sterling | Elvis Presley |
| 14 November 2002 | Largest ice cream sculpture | Unknown | |
| 12 November 2002 | Longest unicycle journey | 14686.82 kilometre(s) | Lars Clausen |
| November 2002 | Most expensive music chart entry | 250 US dollar(s) | Miles Davis |
| 20 October 2002 | Longest distance tap danced - team | 16.73 kilometre(s) | Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts |
| 15 October 2002 | Oldest person to qualify as a flight instructor | Bart Bratko | |
| 14 October 2002 | Speed potting Men (Pool), two US tables | 1/22 minute(s):second(s) | Dave Pearson |
| 10 October 2002 | Oldest drive-in cinema | Shankweiler Drive-in | |
| 02 October 2002 | Oldest kidney transplant recipient | 77/185 year(s):day(s) | Unknown |
| 28 September 2002 | Longest limousine ramp jump | Michael Hughes | |
| 26 September 2002 | Most casinos visited | 358 total number | Edwin Wheeler |
| 17 September 2002 | Largest piece of toffee | 1.33 tonne(s)/metric ton(s) | Susie’s South Forty Confections |
| September 2002 | Fastest metal detectorist | Sergei Teplyakov | |
| 30 August 2002 | Most people sword swallowing simultaneously | 19 people | Sword Swallowers Association International |
| 25 August 2002 | Youngest sports commentator | Zach Spedden | |
| 16 August 2002 | Largest single trading floor | UBS | |
| August 2002 | Youngest R&B chart entrant | Hailie Jade Mathers | |
| 26 July 2002 | Largest board game permanent, Monopoly | Monopoly in the Park | |
| 20 July 2002 | Shortest baby | 24 centimetre(s) | Nisa Juarez |
| 09 July 2002 | Oldest person to have a toncillectomy | John Mazzafer | |
| 29 June 2002 | Largest gravitational wave detector | Unknown | |
| 22 June 2002 | Most golf balls hit into a target area in 24 hours | 10392 total number | David Ogron |
| 22 June 2002 | First independent artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart | first | Brandy Moss-Scott |
| 08 June 2002 | Largest gavel | 2.97/1.6 metre(s) | Vikki Vines Gallery Auctions |
| 26 May 2002 | Farthest distance waterski flying (women) | 69.4 metre(s) | Elena Milakova |
| 25 May 2002 | Largest flotilla of airboats | West Coast Airboat Club Inc | |
| 08 May 2002 | Most expensive picture by Degas | 17601500 UK pound(s) sterling | Edgar Degas |
| 03 May 2002 | Most expensive dress of antique design sold at a private sale | 101500 US dollar(s) | 1888 Charles Frederick Worth court dress |
| 24 March 2002 | Most Oscar nominations before winning | 15 total number | Randy Newman |
| 21 March 2002 | Farthest throw of a playing card | 65.96 metre(s) | Rick Smith Jr. |
| 15 March 2002 | Fastest crossing of America on inline skates (or roller skates) (male) | 69/8/45 day(s):hour(s):minute(s):second(s) | Russell Moncrief |
| 10 March 2002 | Highest audience for a TV documentary | 39000000 people | 9/11 |
| 02 March 2002 | Highest score on Utopia | Mike Morrow | |
| 03 February 2002 | Most expensive advertising campaign on television | 8100000 US dollar(s) | Pepsi Cola |
| 31 January 2002 | Most expensive coin sold at auction | 7590020 UK pound(s) sterling | 1933 double eagle |
| 30 January 2002 | Largest teeth relative to head size - fish | Chauliodus sloani (Viperfish) | |
| 30 January 2002 | Most light sensitive eyes | Gygantocypris | |
| 25 January 2002 | Longest animal in the sea | 30 – 50 metre(s) | Siphonophore Praya dubia |
| 25 January 2002 | Largest ray | 6.8 metre(s) | Mobula birostris |
| 23 January 2002 | Oldest confirmed impact event on Earth | Gary Byerly | |
| 17 January 2002 | Most powerful hybrid rocket | Unknown | |
| 15 January 2002 | Heaviest quince | Edward Harold McKinney | |
| 04 January 2002 | Tallest umbrella plant | Konstantinos Xytakis | |
| 2002 | Most blocks in an NBA career | 3830 total number | Hakeem Olajuwon |
| 2002 | Longest tongue on a dog (ever) | 43 centimetre(s) | Brandy |
| 2002 | First biathlete to win the big four in the same Winter Olympic Games | first | Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
| 2002 | First fourth dimension roller coaster | first | X |
| 2002 | Wealthiest individual to headline a videogame | 2000000000 US dollar(s) | Donald Trump |
| 2002 | Longest career as a baseball announcer | Ernie Harwell | |
| 2002 | Oldest donkey ever | 54 year(s):day(s) | Suzy |
| 2002-2008 | Most consecutive wins of Vocal Group of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards | Rascal Flatts | |
| 2002 | Largest living tree (volume) | ||
| 2002 | Most expensive bridge | 6300000000 US dollar(s) | San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge |