Buster Martin

Buster Martin (actually: Pierre Jean Martin; * September 1, 1906 or 1913 in France; † 13 April 2011) was considered the oldest worker in the UK.

According to the company Martin was born in 1906 in France, but soon came to an orphanage in Cornwall, where he had received the nickname " Buster " (Eng. " boy "). With ten years you 've put him in front of the door because he " grew too fast and ate too much ." At the age of 14, he had married his wife in France Iriana who had died in the 1950s, and fathered 17 children with her. However, none of this information is not yet confirmed by an official certificate.

Buster Martin became famous by the fact that the plumbing business Pimlico Plumbers, worked as a car washer for Martin until his death in 2011, announced that he was the oldest worker in the UK. In 2007, he made ​​headlines when he successfully beat off a violent attack by three juvenile criminals to defend .. The same year, Buster Martin joined as the oldest member of the band The Zimmers in appearance, with a recording of The- Who- classic My Generation drew attention to the problems of old people.

Martin took part in the London Marathon in 2008 and reached the finish line in just over ten hours. He would be the oldest person who has ever completed a marathon. However, the Guinness Book of World Records received information according to which Martin had the date of birth September 1, 1913 specified for the National Health Service, and realized these age record for the time being not to. The previously oldest marathon finisher is the Greek Dimitrion Yordanidis, who at the age of 98 years in Athens 7 hours and 33 minutes for the 42.195 kilometers needed in 1976.

In an interview, Martin claimed to have begun at the age of seven years with tobacco smoking. He drank until his death also passionate about beer.