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John Michael Green was born on the August 24th, 1977 to Mike and Sydney Green in Indianapolis. He attended Indian Springs School for boarding school and he attended Kenyon College. He is married to Sarah Urist Green, with whom he has two children, Henry and Alice Green. John is one half of the Vlogbrothers. He and his younger brother, Hank Green, are responsible for the creation of the Nerdfighter community with their Vlogbrothers channel. He host(ed) Crash Course World History, Crash Course Literature, Crash Course US History, Mental Floss.

He is the author of several young adult fiction novels.

List of published works:
Looking for Alaska
An Abundance of Katherines
Paper Towns
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
The Fault in Our Stars
Turtles All The Way Down
The Anthropocene Reviewed (upcoming)

Short stories appearing in:
Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork
21 Proms
Let It Snow
Geektastic
What You Wish For

Significant quotations:

  • "It hurt because it mattered."
  • "Some infinities are bigger than other infinities."
  • "Context is everything"
  • "You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world, but you do have some say in who hurts you."
  • "You can't not like the Great Gatsby. It's got the best sentences in like, ever."
  • "Books belong to their readers"
  • "Good morning Hank, it's _______"
  • "Life is full of hardships and disappointment"
  • "You must suffer"
  • "And then I took off my bra"

Green is also a self-described "semi-professional FIFA player". He was manager of the Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers up until late 2013, when he was fired and instead became the manager of the AFC Wimbledon Wimbly Womblys. Since then John has not been a semi-professional FIFA player as all of the proceeds of Wimbly Wombly videos goes to the real life AFC Wimbledon. As a result of the big support of Nerdfighteria as a sponsor of the club, AFC Wimbledon players now have the Nerdfighteria emblem emblazoned on their shorts.

External Links: DFTBA Records | John's Channel Sparksflyup | Tumblr | Twitter | Wikipedia

Date Title Duration Views Transcribed
2022-11-23 A Little Pre-Thanksgiving Stream! 00:00 6,039
2022-11-22 John's 2022 Gift Guide 03:51 196,692
2022-09-13 A Million Things at Once 03:56 165,765
2022-09-06 Some Advice 03:34 259,849
2022-05-24 Hello! Meet Daisy! 03:59 234,631
2022-01-25 My Least Relatable Story: The Parisian Dentist 03:59 173,921
2022-01-18 The Miracle of the Leone Stars 03:58 116,954
2022-01-11 The Fault in Our Stars - Ten Years Later 03:58 194,805
2022-01-04 After 15 Years on YouTube, THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING 09:32 267,453
2021-12-10 What Was Early YouTube Like? (with Hank and John) 03:59 233,342
2021-11-30 Vlogbrothers REUNITED AT LAST 04:00 258,099
2021-08-03 I L*** Hank 03:53 167,121
2021-07-27 Savoring: The Sunset Series Returns 03:55 85,831
2021-07-20 Reviewing Reviews of My Reviews 04:01 176,873
2021-07-13 The Vlogbrothers Videos I Didn't Make 04:01 167,207
2021-07-06 Circle enthusiast John Green (fails to) draw circles while answering your questions 1:20:24 55,537
2021-06-29 Sneezing is not normal. 04:01 448,329
2021-06-22 Mindblowers with Hank and John 04:01 365,187
2021-06-18 QUADRAGOCON 2021!! LET THE GAMES CONTINUE!!!! 03:59 198,149
2021-06-12 The Stono Rebellion: Crash Course Black American History #6 12:01 339,229
2021-06-08 Feelings, Little Tunnels, and Oprah: It's Question Tuesday with Ashley C. Ford 04:00 118,911
2021-06-01 My Two Favorite Books of the Year 04:00 151,413
2021-05-25 The Anthropocene Reviewed, Animated 15:47 324,233
2021-05-18 Saying What I've Needed to Say to Hank for a While 03:57 286,729
2021-05-11 I am a small boat. It's Question Tuesday. 03:50 190,349
2021-05-04 What the Most-Viewed Vlogbrothers Videos Say about YouTube (and about us) 03:59 250,079
2021-04-29 Penguins Of Madagascar and the Smallpox Vaccine 26:50 1
2021-04-27 What is my new book about? 03:34 208,754
2021-04-20 Breaking Ground!!! 03:51 153,186
2021-04-13 My Truly Mortifying Self-Talk 03:41 282,754
2021-03-30 I did it! 03:52 209,016
2021-03-29 THIS IS IT 1:03:42 40,168
2021-03-16 How a Book Cover Gets Designed 03:44 193,246
2020-09-24 Plague 26:01 2
2020-08-28 What History Was, Is, and Will Be: Crash Course European History #50 15:07 252,797
2020-08-27 The Anthropocene Reviewed, Reviewed 24:42 1
2020-08-18 what's wrong with taking the back streets? 03:55 180,050
2020-08-05 Mortification and Civilization 27:35 453
2020-07-16 The Fall of Communism: Crash Course European History #47 13:25 362,034
2020-06-25 Seventeen Listener Suggestions, Reviewed 22:43 952
2020-05-28 You'll Never Walk Alone and Jerzy Dudek 27:33 1,263
2020-03-31 World War II Civilians and Soldiers: Crash Course European History #39 14:25 434,394
2020-03-26 Humanity's Temporal Range 23:01 2,271
2020-02-27 Staphylococcus Aureus and the Non-Denial Denial 23:52 1,966
2019-10-02 Why Are Poor Countries Poor? 08:18 525,254
2019-09-24 I, Too, Dislike It 04:01 293,946
2019-09-17 "end the stigma" 04:01 250,708
2019-09-10 Another Contender in the Room 03:39 224,839
2019-09-03 Death, Love, and John's Religion: The Big Questions Take Over Question Tuesday 03:47 291,296
2019-09-02 Hot Dog Eating Contest and Chemotherapy 25:21 3,571
2019-08-27 Are Viruses Necessary? 03:36 197,611
2019-08-20 Hank and John's Smooth Airport Reunion 03:55 345,088
2019-08-13 How I (barely) Passed 11th Grade English 03:35 273,809
2019-08-06 Uncertain and Afraid 03:53 250,419
2019-07-30 The Mexican Repatriation 04:00 194,024
2019-07-23 What to Love and How 03:58 243,458
2019-07-16 star struck 03:35 218,420
2019-07-14 Scientific Revolution: Crash Course European History #12 15:08 1,243,737
2019-07-12 Why Are We Still Doing This? - Reunion Video! 04:00 329,049
2019-07-09 Life Hacks My Wife Taught Me 03:25 545,505
2019-07-02 On Sunlight 03:55 154,866
2019-06-25 Seemed Like a Good Idea: Eugene Schieffelin and the European Starlings 04:00 150,718
2019-06-18 Question Tuesday with Miles and the Colonel: Manolo! 03:57 253,196
2019-06-11 Why I Haven't Written a New Book 03:40 331,207
2019-06-07 Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9 13:44 866,091
2019-06-04 On Sharing the Walk 03:40 195,561
2019-05-28 3 Minutes and 58 Seconds of Darkness 03:59 224,622
2019-05-21 Keanu Reeves: A Love Letter 03:50 411,392
2019-05-14 An Open Letter to Professional YouTubers 03:49 425,143
2019-05-07 How I Read and Why 03:43 372,345
2019-04-23 untitled 03:46 235,642
2019-04-16 Doing Somethings 03:32 202,440
2019-04-09 The Only Psychiatric Hospital in Sierra Leone 06:22 222,937
2019-03-29 Crash Course European History Preview 06:36 1,423,896
2019-03-26 Optimism and Spider People: Question Tuesday from the Looking for Alaska Set 02:47 149,525
2019-03-19 Writing and Marriage Advice from Michelle Obama 03:51 302,998
2019-03-12 Social Media: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #10 16:51 228,881
2019-03-12 Going Home with Alaska and Miles 03:48 433,545
2019-03-05 Click Restraint: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #9 12:47 164,870
2019-03-05 Way, Way Down the Rabbit Hole 03:54 220,528
2019-02-28 Episode 13: Velociraptors and Harvey 20:37 7,061
2019-02-26 Data & Infographics: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #8 13:02 169,646
2019-02-19 Evaluating Photos & Videos: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #7 13:19 181,352
2019-02-19 Battling Apathy and Searching for Meaning on Question Tuesday 04:00 241,130
2019-02-12 Evaluating Evidence: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #6 13:21 296,954
2019-02-12 Are Textbooks Obsolete? 04:01 235,421
2019-02-05 Using Wikipedia: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #5 14:16 334,547
2019-02-05 Deepfake: A Brief History of Unreliable Images 04:00 323,789
2019-01-29 Who Can You Trust? Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4 14:46 480,836
2019-01-29 Do You Believe in Miracles? 04:01 90,071
2019-01-23 Check Yourself with Lateral Reading: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #3 13:52 678,572
2019-01-22 Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle's Let It Snow 03:39 132,667
2019-01-15 The Facts about Fact Checking: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #2 13:55 520,613
2019-01-15 On Burning Resentment 03:43 241,570
2019-01-08 Introduction to Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #1 13:34 573,770
2019-01-08 I Quit Social Media. Here's How It's Going 03:48 384,850
2019-01-04 Bid Daddy Likes Pork Rinds - P4A Recap 2018! 03:57 87,691
2019-01-01 How to Make Goals, Not Resolutions 03:57 208,440
2018-12-18 Crash Course Navigating Digital Information Preview 05:12 316,206
2018-12-07 BABIES! The 2018 Project for Awesome is here.... 04:01 60,036
2018-06-12 Your 4-Minute Guide to ALL 32 TEAMS at the 2018 World Cup 03:59 518,013
2018-04-11 Coffee Facts and Life Hacks! - Mental Floss Scatterbrained 13:22 135,236
2018-03-06 The Broccoli Tree: A Parable 03:55 595,839
2018-02-17 Still Some Glitches to Work Out: P4A 2017 Recap 04:00 24,581
2018-02-13 Liberals, Conservatives, and Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 412 11:12 437,401
2018-02-07 Pride and Prejudice, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 411 11:44 847,349
2018-01-30 Gender, Guilt, and Fate - Macbeth, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 410 12:07 487,348
2018-01-24 Introducing: Scatterbrained! 01:40 61,965
2018-01-24 Free Will, Witches, Murder, and Macbeth, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 409 12:56 834,286
2018-01-16 To the Lighthouse: Crash Course Literature 408 12:22 355,677
2018-01-10 The Yellow Wallpaper: Crash Course Literature 407 13:35 813,338
2017-11-21 George Orwell's 1984, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 402 12:42 960,079
2017-11-07 1984 by George Orwell, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 401 14:28 2,348,463
2017-10-31 Crash Course Literature Season Four Preview! 02:17 145,588
2017-09-12 How Will the World End? Why Even Get Out of Bed? It's Question Tuesday. 03:39 303,154
2017-09-07 I Love and Apologize to [Insert Location Here]: Surprise Thursday Bonus Video! 02:57 189,587
2017-09-05 John Reads the First Chapter of Turtles All the Way Down 10:31 491,558
2017-08-29 40 03:14 341,310
2017-08-22 The Causes of Cholera 03:58 209,575
2017-08-21 104 - Dove Quivering 45:56 134,691
2017-08-16 26 Wild West Facts - mental_floss List Show Ep. 516 07:42 150,821
2017-08-15 Very Hard to Desclibe 03:10 571,967
2017-08-08 What You Make of It: Thoughts from Venice, Italy 03:20 304,317
2017-08-07 102 - The Friend Bucket 46:36 136,495
2017-08-03 HAPPY ESTHER DAY!!! 02:12 200,228
2017-08-02 31 Facts about National Parks - mental_floss List Show Ep. 515 08:35 129,350
2017-08-01 Death and How to Avoid It (...for a while) 03:50 284,393
2017-07-31 101 - Knit like a Mofo 44:14 138,366
2017-07-25 What OCD Is Like (for Me) 03:51 951,588
2017-07-24 100 - 100th Episode Extravaganza Spectacular!!! 1:03:00 146,908
2017-07-19 33 Facts about Famous Landmarks - mental_floss List Show Ep. 514 08:09 161,280
2017-07-18 Accio Decade Hallows 03:57 317,548
2017-07-11 Signing 200,000 Autographs 03:35 351,970
2017-07-05 34 Historical Fashion Facts - mental_floss List Show Ep. 513 09:30 203,071
2017-07-04 Civil Twilight 03:02 247,255
2017-07-03 099 - A Fusing of the Hair 49:31 156,084
2017-07-03 Cousin Marriage: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #44 17:03 12,008
2017-06-28 Consciousness: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #43 17:13 7,950
2017-06-27 UNBOXING 03:44 394,318
2017-06-26 Cowards!: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #42 16:03 7,265
2017-06-22 My New Book 01:16 434,296
2017-06-21 29 States with Weird Nicknames for their Residents - mental_floss List Show Ep. 512 08:36 174,598
2017-06-21 The Most Amazing News!: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #41 07:46 6,600
2017-06-20 FIRST! Green Brothers Reunited Again 03:45 585,470
2017-06-20 Running My First Half Marathon | 100 Days 05:14 63,155
2017-06-19 097 - Lemon Salty Whales 49:54 145,600
2017-06-19 Compromise: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #40 14:18 6,392
2017-06-14 Huddersfield Town: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #39 14:09 6,139
2017-06-13 Cheyenne, Wyoming 03:23 269,856
2017-06-12 096 - Next Level Laziness 49:08 144,871
2017-06-12 How to Find Books: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #38 13:31 7,152
2017-06-07 39 Facts about Poets - mental_floss List Show Ep. 511 08:12 93,838
2017-06-06 My Favorite Subreddits: Joy, Wonder, Knowledge, and Birds with Arms 04:00 400,056
2017-06-05 095 - Lawn Care Vigilantism 56:41 145,801
2017-05-30 What Should We Keep? 03:40 362,878
2017-05-24 41 Facts about Unique Architecture - mental_floss List Show Ep. 510 08:34 153,247
2017-05-23 Boxes, Butterflies, and Regular Aunts: Live from the Past, It's Question Tuesday 03:38 272,827
2017-05-22 093 - Nothing Fits on a Bumper Sticker 42:08 142,968
2017-05-17 We’re Back!: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #37 10:59 7,012
2017-05-16 The Introducer, My Childhood Dream Job 03:58 386,950
2017-05-15 092 - Cewebrity 49:03 144,512
2017-05-10 30 Interesting Facts about the Ocean - mental_floss List Show Ep. 509 06:39 172,494
2017-05-10 Hankgames Highlights: FIFA 16 Wimbly Womblys ##65-82 03:08 2,307
2017-05-09 Your Neighborhood, Your Life Expectancy 03:37 289,578
2017-05-08 Hankgames Highlights: FIFA 16 Wimbly Womblys #46-64 03:28 3,032
2017-05-03 Desperate Times: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #36 14:43 7,028
2017-05-02 090 - Glitter Soul 50:35 147,321
2017-05-02 The Life Changing Magic of Thumbs Up 02:47 299,736
2017-05-02 Fitness For Nerds - NerdCon: Nerdfighteria | 100 Days 05:38 42,305
2017-05-01 Good News and Great News: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #35 12:41 7,117
2017-04-26 31 Explosive Facts about Volcanoes - mental_floss List Show Ep. 508 08:28 140,321
2017-04-26 The Come to Jesus Moment: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #34 13:09 7,192
2017-04-25 Pokemon, Reviewed by a Dad Who Knows Nothing about Pokemon 03:08 656,467
2017-04-25 More Outtakes! | 100 Days 05:27 49,371
2017-04-24 089 - A Rich Guy with an Affinity for Bats 1:02:54 156,124
2017-04-24 Anxiety at Work: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #33 12:50 7,011
2017-04-19 Reading Non-Fiction: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #32 12:54 7,245
2017-04-18 Framing 02:41 340,139
2017-04-18 The Results | 100 Days 11:27 160,367
2017-04-17 Walt Disney: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #31 12:48 7,610
2017-04-12 27 Facts about Clowns - mental_floss List Show Ep. 507 08:36 125,832
2017-04-12 AFC Wimbledon vs. Franchise MK: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #30 14:30 8,121
2017-04-11 Making the World's Largest Ball of Paint 03:05 274,597
2017-04-11 The Finish Line: Days 99-100 | 100 Days 08:04 91,850
2017-04-11 #ILovePBS 03:35 102,365
2017-04-10 088 - Hank's Profound Graduation Speech 48:32 152,535
2017-04-10 How to Decrease World Suck: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #29 13:54 6,690
2017-04-07 Sometimes You Need a Rest Day: Days 95-98 | 100 Days 07:22 80,449
2017-04-05 How to Get a Book Published: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #28 11:52 7,827
2017-04-04 Why I Won't Run for Office 03:47 479,502
2017-04-04 J.K. Rowling's 5 Minute Plank: Days 91-94 | 100 Days 06:03 66,740
2017-04-03 087 - The Future Is Gonna Rule 51:14 149,935
2017-04-03 Not Giving Up: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #27 12:08 7,425
2017-03-31 Chris Takes Over: Days 87-90 | 100 Days 06:34 64,222
2017-03-29 29 Interesting Archaeological Discoveries - mental_floss List Show Ep. 506 10:44 320,188
2017-03-29 Sharing Economy: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #26 13:44 6,882
2017-03-28 Why Can't America Have a Grown-Up Healthcare Conversation? 07:06 649,831
2017-03-28 Come On and Slam: Days 84-86 | 100 Days 05:42 76,578
2017-03-27 086 - This Week in Ryans 48:56 147,233
2017-03-27 A United Human Society: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #25 11:05 6,935
2017-03-24 The Deadmill: Days 81-83 | 100 Days 06:09 63,566
2017-03-22 Fighting Nazis: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #24 11:41 9,032
2017-03-21 My Information Diet 03:25 442,343
2017-03-21 Chris Breaks the Treadmill: Days 77-80 | 100 Days 05:16 63,322
2017-03-20 085 - Stay Gold, Potaterson 49:43 151,492
2017-03-20 Being Alone and Making Friends: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #23 14:22 8,626
2017-03-17 No Formal Tennis Training: Days 73-76 | 100 Days 07:55 67,885
2017-03-15 28 Facts about the History of Makeup - mental_floss List Show Ep. 505 08:08 132,134
2017-03-15 Help! My Girlfriend and I Have Nothing in Common: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #22 15:53 9,879
2017-03-14 Green Brothers Reunited! 04:01 536,096
2017-03-14 The Fault is Only in Our Stars: Days 71-72 | 100 Days 05:27 70,606
2017-03-13 084 - Live from NerdCon: Nerdfighteria! 1:00:18 136,577
2017-03-13 Career Change?: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #21 14:56 7,635
2017-03-12 Reflections: Day 70 | 100 Days 07:27 105,043
2017-03-10 Self Kindness with Rosianna | 100 Days 08:03 48,596
2017-03-08 Mental Illness and Creativity: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #20 14:22 8,287
2017-03-07 Hoping for an Airport Reunion: One Refugee Family's Story 04:55 163,378
2017-03-07 The New Rules: Days 62-70 | 100 Days 05:53 80,067
2017-03-06 083 - There's No Rock and Roll on Mars 50:29 151,454
2017-03-03 On The 100 Days of Fitness the Trainer Gave To Thee: Days 59-61 | 100 Days 07:32 67,023
2017-03-03 PUNISHED: Blenderized Audience Choice: LIVE! 03:58 120,045
2017-02-28 Boxing is Dancing: Days 55-58 | 100 Days 08:05 71,771
2017-02-28 You Are Here 02:59 130,907
2017-02-24 You Look Like a Coffee Table: Days 49-54 | 100 Days 08:19 80,430
2017-02-22 Henry and Alice: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #19 15:08 11,450
2017-02-21 Does Human Life Have Real Meaning? 03:42 375,932
2017-02-21 We're Halfway There! | 100 Days 07:56 74,931
2017-02-20 082 - Where There Was Previously Nothing 48:07 158,158
2017-02-20 For-Profit Prisons: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #18 13:12 8,516
2017-02-19 Outtakes! | 100 Days 05:53 72,428
2017-02-17 I Am Not a Flexible Person: Days 46-48 | 100 Days 06:44 81,971
2017-02-16 Explore variations of white. | Odili Donald Odita | The Art Assignment 10:57 60,024
2017-02-15 Science or Art Form: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #17 13:55 8,700
2017-02-14 Human Life Is Getting Better. Faster Than Ever Before. 04:34 285,944
2017-02-14 Does Ping Pong Count as Exercise?: Days 42-45 | 100 Days 06:30 93,529
2017-02-13 081 - Always Making Progress Forever 50:04 151,695
2017-02-13 I Played Soccer!: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #16 12:24 8,495
2017-02-10 FUNdamentals of Boxing: Days 39-41 | 100 Days 07:33 73,306
2017-02-08 24 Scientific Studies about Food - mental_floss List Show Ep. 503 10:27 232,757
2017-02-08 Question Tuesday (Part 2): FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #15 13:00 8,971
2017-02-07 Retiring from Roller Skating: Days 36-38 | 100 Days 10:12 79,922
2017-02-07 Good News, YA Books, and Bears: It's Question Tuesday 03:22 354,876
2017-02-06 080 - Life Is Hard and Also Has Good Things 50:06 158,431
2017-02-06 Question Tuesday (Part 1): FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #14 14:56 10,629
2017-02-03 Talking Mental Health with Josh Sundquist | 100 Days 07:39 60,051
2017-02-02 Create an imaginary friend. | JooYoung Choi | The Art Assignment 10:32 69,923
2017-01-31 Understanding Trump's Executive Order on Immigration 07:21 970,812
2017-01-31 I'm King of the World: Days 27-35 | 100 Days 05:50 82,480
2017-01-30 079 - Tiny Useless Pelvises (That Are Still There) 41:29 153,876
2017-01-30 Buckminster Fuller: FIFA 17 Wimbly Womblys #13 14:15 8,557
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