Takeru Kobayashi, Japanese competitive eater

Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi is a retired Japanese competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport.

March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 291 days remain until the end of the year.