born 18 March 1970

Andy Botana, Buenos Aires, Argentina, actor

Carter B. Smith, Washington, D.C., music video director

Dana Owens, Newark, New Jersey, Queen Latifah

Dave Cannon, Seoul, South Korea, reality TV editor

Haim Frank Ilfman, birthplace unspecified, Israeli composer

Isabelle Poupin, Orléans, France, actress

Jenna Wells, birthplace unspecified, German porn star

László Berger, Budapest, Hungary, cinematographer

Liza Fromer, Kitchener, Ontario, TV host

Mineke Vegter, birthplace unspecified, Dutch person

Phil Paul Call, New York, New York, producer of Stephon Marbury’s talk show

Raquel Gardner, North Hollywood, California, actress

Rich Warren, Lubbock, Texas, actor

Sara Erde, New York, New York, juvenile actress

Suzan Anbeh, Oberhausen, West Germany, actress

Tilmar Kuhn, Berlin, East Germany, actor

I’d be very curious to read Today’s Winner’s stats from when she was the power forward on her high school basketball team. Also, her dad’s name is Lancelot, which is awesome.

Honorable mention to Phil Paul Call. If anyone is traveling in China, please see if you can pick up a bootleg DVD of the complete first season of “Stars On Stars” for me.

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Today, I’m suspending new entries for a two week vacation. Much as I am enjoying writing these, I can see no reason to deny myself the leeway to enjoy a trip out of town without strings. When I return, posts for the days I’ve been gone will appear all at once; then, it should back to daily postings from 1 April on.

Here’s a little quiz to keep you on your toes in my absence.

Between the 19^th and the 31^st of March was born the single most famous, most lauded, and most accomplished individual yet to have been born in 1970. By any standard – popularity, name recognition, records held in his field, to name but three – it’s no contest. People will still be talking about him 100 years from now. He is soon to be the subject of a major motion picture. He is, in all likelihood, the champion achiever of this entire year.

Who is he? See if you can guess without resorting to internet sources. Enjoy the anticipation. Thanks for reading; there will be plenty more where this came from.