born 6 September 1970

Anna Hanski, Helsinki, Finland, singer

Barbora Kodetová, Prague, Czechoslovakia, actress

Daniele Gaither, Saint Paul, Minnesota, actress

David Aykens, Tacoma, Washington, TV director

Emily Maitlis, birthplace unspecified, Canadian TV news anchorwoman

Henk-Jan Vrielink, Leiden, The Netherlands, set decorator

Jessica Muschamp, Melbourne, Australia, actress

Joel Hopkins, London, England, writer/director

Kathi Wolfgramm, San Diego, California, member of The Jets

Kyle Rowling, birthplace unspecified, Australian stuntman

Odin Abbott, Hayward, California, paragon of versatility

Rhett Miller, Austin, Texas, musician

Rodrigo Abed, Mexico City, actor/writer

Stéphane Guivarc‘h, Concarneau, France, soccer player

Steven Derek, Fort Worth, Texas, actor

It’s Labor Day, an appropriate moment to honor the one who has had the greatest variety of jobs. In the three productions he (or perhaps she?) has worked on, Today’s Winner has been tasked with makeup, props, costumes, sound, and set decoration, as well as whatever was entailed by that evergreen catch-all title, production assistant. Here’s a toast to everyone born this year who was willing to do or try anything to get his or her name in the credits.