born 9 March 1970

Ann Saelens, Bruges, Belgium, actress

Arjan Erkel, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, doctor without borders/successfully ransomed hostage

Erin Ayanian, Santa Monica, California, makeup artist to the stars

Gurjit Singh Hans, Toronto, Ontario, wrestler

Hilmi Sözer, Cubuk, Turkey, actor

Jonas Maximus Steadman, Los Angeles, California, tall cameraman

María Rebeca, Mexico City, actress

Martin Johnson, Solihull, England, tall rugby player

Martin Mysica, birthplace unspecified, Czech-language actor

Paul Anthony Lambert, Birmingham, Alabama, public access host/father of nine

Robert Mosuse (died 20 April 2000), Borgerhout, Belgium, TV actor

Shane Clark, Denver, Colorado, production coordinator

Shannon Leto, Bossier City, Louisiana, brother of Jared Leto

Some very interesting stories in this group. How would you like to have a drink with a medical worker who was freed from his kidnappers by what the papers said was a commando raid, only to have it turn out later that his release resulted from a deal cut by the Dutch government, who later sued the medical worker's aid organization for welshing on its commitment to pay back the secret ransom? Or, how would you like to sit on a plane next to the lifelong beneficiary of this man’s sloppy seconds?

Would you like to know Gurjit Singh Hans’ signature moves? There’s the Spinning Heel Kick, the old Reverse Neckbreaker, the Military Slam, the Camel Clutch and the Small Package Hold (high-pitched ouch!), with the Swinging Bulldog to finish ‘em off. Here’s the thing, though: you won’t be seeing Gurjit execute these maneuvers again himself. They have passed into Internet Legend forever. Never wrestle a man out of doors in Puerto Rico in December: las goats de lluvia son más letales de lo que parecen.

Still, I’m handing today’s championship belt to this man, for his noble efforts to further legitimize public access television, and for the fact that he’s father to nine freaking children, which has to count for something.