Tom Leppard

Tom Wooldridge, better known as Tom Leppard and also as Leopard Man or the Leopard Man of Skye, (14 October 1935 – 12 June 2016) was an Englishman^[1] who was noted for previously being considered by Guinness World Records to be the world's most tattooed man^{[2][verification needed]} and later recognized as the most tattooed senior citizen.^{[3][verification needed]}

He is said to have spent £5,500 on his extensive body modifications, which covered his skin nearly entirely with a leopard-like colored pattern. He stated he did not feel any affiliation with leopards, and selected spots solely because they were easy for tattoo artists to do on a grand scale. Leppard was a Roman Catholic.^[4]

Leppard, a soldier spent 28 years’ in the armed forces, including stints with the Royal Navy and then as a color sergeant in the Rhodesian Special Forces,^[5] he moved from London to a small derelict bothy (hut) without amenities on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, where he lived for the next 20 years as a hermit until 2008.^[6] He would travel by kayak to the mainland to buy supplies and pick up his pension and groceries once a week. He then moved to a larger house in Broadford, Skye, followed by sheltered accommodation in a retirement home on the outskirts of the city of Inverness.