Guy Martin
Martin was born on 4 November 1981 in a suburb of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. He was named Guy in tribute to Guy Gibson of No. 617 Squadron RAF. His father Ian was a successful privateer motorbike racer who had competed in several Isle of Man TT events, but he was forced to supplement his income with a job as a lorry mechanic, additionally selling bikes. His mother, Rita Kidals, was of Latvian heritage, her father having come to Britain in 1947 as a political refugee. Soon after Martin's birth, the family moved to a house outside the town, where they remained, having four children in total.
Guy Gilpatric
Guy Gilpatric was born on January 21, 1896 in New York. He was the son of a Scottish immigrant. When he was seven years old he saw an airplane for the first time (?Very unlikely: Age 7 from Jan 1903 to Jan 1904; 1st plane Dec 1903 in North Carolina) and decided he wanted to become a pilot. He succeeded at a very young age and in 1912 set the United States altitude record. He was a demonstration, stunt and test pilot and performed in various movies. For one movie it was planned he had to crash an airplane. Gilpatric did so and survived the crash. However, the recordings were not good so he had to do it again.