Toʻti Yusupova

Toʻti Tojiboyevna Yusupova (; , ; died 28 March 2015) was an Uzbekistani longevity claimant. At the alleged age of , she was claimed to be the oldest living person in the world and oldest person ever, her claimed age exceeding that of the currently recognised claimant Jeanne Louise Calment by 12 years. She was born and died in the same village, but lived in four states: the Khanate of Khiva, the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic, the Soviet Union and independent Uzbekistan.

Early years She was the first of two children from Tojiboy and Uljon. Her father died when she was little. Yusupova worked at the family farm since she was 9 years old. Around 1897 or 1898, she married her husband, and with him, had four biological daughters. They also had an adopted daughter, born in 1941.

"During World War I, I had already had two children," she said. "I experienced the burden of those times. I remember it very well, and the period of collectivization. What can I say, our people suffered greatly ... But I have never been afraid of difficulties. I was busy plowing fields, paving ditches, picking cotton or selling fertilizer. I was always working and was always in motion. Perhaps that is why there was no need to see a doctor."

Known as "Toʻti-Momo", she was deeply respected in her town of Toʻrtkoʻl. "In the run-up to visits, weddings and other events, we always come to her and ask for blessings", said village chairman Ikrom Bekniyozov. "It is a tradition that has developed over the years. You can't have something more unique in your village than having the oldest person in the world there."

After her funeral, her late-issued birth certificate and passport were declared conclusive evidence by Baxadir Yangibayev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, where she lived and died. and that he would pass this information on to Guinness World Records. However, she and her family refused this offer.