People in the videos

Everyone other than John and Hank who is named in a video, 2007–2026: 2,658 people, 7,468 appearances. Relation comes from the entity registry; the role (takes part, credited, talked about, recommended…) from each mention. Every name links to a section listing each appearance with its video and timestamp.

By relation

relation	people	appearances	videos	years	top roles
Family	12	1215	838	2007–2026	personal story 925, takes part 103, passing 59
Staff & team	52	259	177	2008–2026	credited 129, takes part 55, personal story 46
Collaborators & friends	85	609	434	2007–2026	credited 202, passing 107, personal story 101
Nerdfighter community	88	279	208	2007–2026	credited 130, subject 64, takes part 25
Fellow creators	172	587	320	2007–2026	credited 159, passing 104, cited 86
Public figures	2249	4519	1515	2007–2026	cited 1137, passing 781, credited 645

Public figures by field: Writers & thinkers (370) · Musicians (165) · Film, TV & comedy (261) · Politics & public life (213) · Science, tech & business (106) · Sports (66) · History & religion (82) · Other people (986)

Who was around, year by year

Number of videos per year for the 40 most-seen people outside the public-figure group (family, staff, collaborators, community, fellow creators).

person	relation	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Sarah Urist Green	Family	60	25	25	19	22	11	26	14	18	11	7	13	12	15	15	17	8	10	10	10
Katherine Green	Family	65	30	21	19	25	15	17	9	9	10	5	11	7	2	8	8	14	13	9	12
Henry Green	Family				32	22	15	20	13	9	7	6	5			1	2	3	3	2	5
Mike Green	Family	27	5	11	5	7	6	6	3	3	4	3	8	3	2	2	2	4	5	3	6
Sydney Green	Family	23	8	10	8	8	7	7	3	8	2	2	5	3	1	1	3	5	1		7
Rosianna Halse Rojas	Staff & team		2		1	2	1	5	5	11	17	6	7	8	3	7	2	4	2	1	1
Orin Green	Family										5	7	9	7	5	7	12	10	5	6	9
Maureen Johnson	Collaborators & friends	16	18	7	11	5	1	3			3	1		5			1	1		1
Alice Green	Family							13	1	8	4	6	2	1	3	2	4	3	1	3	4
Esther Earl	Nerdfighter community				6	5	4	4	4	2	1	4	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	3
Ze Frank	Fellow creators	6	3	6	7	2	6	3	3	1	1					1	1	1			1
Craig Benzine	Collaborators & friends			4	6	1	2	11	6		4	1				1	1		2	1	1
Daniel Biss	Collaborators & friends	19	7	1	3	2	1		1	3		1	1				1		1
Charlie McDonnell	Collaborators & friends	1	3	5	8	2	7	1	1	3	3
Alan Lastufka	Collaborators & friends	1	4	12	3	5	2				1			1				1			1
Michael Aranda	Staff & team			3			13	5	7	1		2
Karen Kavett	Nerdfighter community			2	10	9	3	1	1		1					1			1
Amy Krouse Rosenthal	Collaborators & friends	1	5	1	5	1	1				2	1	1	2	3	1	1				2
Grace Helbig	Fellow creators						1	11	5		4		1				1			1
Hannah Hart	Collaborators & friends						1	12	3	2	6
Henry Reich	Fellow creators						3	9	2	2	1	1		2		2			1
Chris Waters	Collaborators & friends								1		4	4	1	1	2	2		2		1	4
Julie Strauss-Gabel	Collaborators & friends	4		1	1	4	1	1	1	3	1	1		1		1	1			1
Stan Muller	Staff & team					2	1	2		1	2	1		1	2	3				3	4
CGP Grey	Fellow creators						4	5	2	1	4	3								1
Alex Day	Collaborators & friends		2	3	5	5	3		1
Andrew Huang	Collaborators & friends							1	5	2	2	2	1	3		1				1
David Levithan	Collaborators & friends	2		3	9	1				1	1										1
Emily Graslie	Collaborators & friends						2	5	3	1	3	1	1				1			1
Shawn Ahmed	Nerdfighter community		6	3	5		1
Rob Scallon	Fellow creators						1	1	5	2	2		1							1
Valerie2776	Nerdfighter community			1		1	2	2	3		1					2					1
Destin Sandlin	Fellow creators						2	1	1		2		1	1			1	1			2
Ilene Cooper	Collaborators & friends	1				4		1	1		1			1				2		1
Natalie Tran	Fellow creators			6	2				2							1				1
Ningmaster Tom	Nerdfighter community			5	4	2	1
Tyler Oakley	Fellow creators				1			2	3	4	2
Vi Hart	Fellow creators				1		3	2	1		1	2					1	1
Molly Lewis	Collaborators & friends		1	4	3	1			1				1
Bill Martin	Nerdfighter community		3	3	1	3

New faces and guests by year

For each year: people from the close circle seen for the first time (with their first appearance), and everyone who took part in a video (on camera or as a voice).

2007

New in the close circle (39):

Mike Green (Family) — first named as personal story: 2007-01-02 · John says downloading Hank's 2-minute-1-second video took him 2 hours 13 minutes because he is at their parents' house, which has dial-up internet. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 2nd (00:00:03)
Sarah Urist Green (Family) — first named as personal story: 2007-01-02 · John says his wife Sarah does not wish to take part; like the Yeti she will feature in many stories but will rarely be seen. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 2nd (00:00:37)
Sydney Green (Family) — first named as takes part: 2007-01-02 · Off camera, the brothers' mother answers John's prompt by telling Hank she loves him. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 2nd (00:01:19)
Katherine Green (Family) — first named as personal story: 2007-01-03 · Through the list Hank confesses he spilled beer on his wife's MacBook, which would not boot, nearly ruining the project, until reinstalling the battery worked; he hadn't told her. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 3rd (00:01:21)
Daniel Biss (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2007-01-08 · John says the first draft of his new novel is due on January 21, which Daniel Biss, a mathematician he knows, tells him is 13 days away. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 8, 2007 (00:01:27)
Maureen Johnson (Collaborators & friends) — first named as passing: 2007-01-16 · John praises the new Brotherhood 2.0 website, then says it is 6:30 a.m., he is extremely tired with a long day of writing ahead, so he will be quick and go 'school style'. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 16, 2007 (00:00:12)
Brian (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2007-01-29 · Two of Hank's best friends who live in Athens, Brian and Jessalyn, are featured in the video and helped a great deal with the project. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 29th (00:00:50)
Jessalyn (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2007-01-29 · Two of Hank's best friends who live in Athens, Brian and Jessalyn, are featured in the video and helped a great deal with the project. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 29th (00:00:50)
Ze Frank (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2007-01-30 · Starting a comments segment, John notes 'something from the comments' is Ze Frank's thing and renames it 'Voices from the comments'. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 30, 2007 (00:00:53)
Secret Brother Tom (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2007-02-20 · Hank asks who Tom is: he did not know they had a secret brother named Tom, who seems like a nice guy. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 20th: Computer Trouble (00:01:48)
Joel (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2007-03-30 · To console himself, Hank goes to his friend Joel's house: Joel, a hunter and fisherman with dogs and guns, has invited Hank and Katherine to a venison steak dinner. — March 30th: Manliness! (00:00:10)
Ethan Youngerman (Nerdfighter community) — first named as personal story: 2007-04-10 · John introduces 'noted American nerdfighter' Ethan Youngerman, creator of The Sublet Experiment, a play that will probably be performed inside John's apartment. — Brotherhood 2.0: April 10th: Role Models (00:00:10)
Perez Hilton (Fellow creators) — first named as criticized: 2007-04-10 · John says that is why he stopped reading PerezHilton.com: it made his brain go gooey. — Brotherhood 2.0: April 10th: Role Models (00:01:16)
Julie Strauss-Gabel (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part, credited: 2007-04-30 · John says many people wanted to say hi to Hank this weekend, so he let them: his editor and a number of authors greet Hank on camera. — Brotherhood 2.0: April 30: Hellos from Los Angeles (00:00:10)
Brooke (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2007-05-14 · A commenter, Brooke, proposed the 'evil baby orphanage': go back in time, take evil babies from their bad homes and raise them as heroic nerdfighter babies; John loves it. — Brotherhood 2.0: May 14: The Evil Baby Orphanage (00:00:40)
Blake (cousin in law, mentioned from 2007) (Family) — first named as personal story: 2007-06-04 · John thanks his cousins-in-law Phyllis and Blake, Brotherhood 2.0 viewers, for introducing the video in their wedding clothes ('We're already married!'). — Brotherhood 2.0: June 4th: The First Nerdfighter Wedding! (00:00:04)
Phyllis (Family) — first named as personal story: 2007-06-04 · John thanks his cousins-in-law Phyllis and Blake, Brotherhood 2.0 viewers, for introducing the video in their wedding clothes ('We're already married!'). — Brotherhood 2.0: June 4th: The First Nerdfighter Wedding! (00:00:04)
the brothers' grandfather (Family) — first named as passing: 2007-06-13 · — June 13: Dominican Debacles (00:01:10)
Ilene Cooper (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2007-07-31 · John also recommends Ilene Cooper's 32-page The Golden Rule, the cutest book ever written about the Golden Rule. — July 31: HP, Secret Siblings, and Books (00:01:23)
Winekone (Fellow creators) — first named as credited, passing: 2007-08-01 · In the song Hank sweats in his basement watching 'Hotness Prevails' by Winekone, calling him his favorite YouTube star. (video description) — August 1: It's Too Hot (00:02:25)
MelissaJenna (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject, passing: 2007-08-16 · Hank thanks Melissa for becoming a nerdfighter and a secret sibling, saying it's really cool to have such a high-profile user as a secret sibling. — Re: Vlog 6: Secret Siblinghood! (00:00:03)
Chris Crocker (Fellow creators) — first named as subject: 2007-09-18 · John notes Chris Crocker recently made a YouTube video crying in defense of Britney Spears; he won't judge, having felt bad for Kurt Cobain at Chris's age. — September 18: In Defense of Chris Crocker (00:00:35)
Philip DeFranco (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2007-10-05 · Hank offers new feud items with his picks: cheese over chocolate (more kinds of cheese), sxePhil over What the Buck, and Star Trek: The Next Generation over the Original Series. — October 5th: Feuding, Goonies and Politics (00:01:12)
wynflete (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2007-10-19 · Hank is filming from an airplane; before the flight he and Katherine drove from Montana through Idaho into Washington, which he shows as a travelogue. (video description) — October 19th: Missoula to Seattle (00:00:03)
Lauren Myracle (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2007-10-22 · John announces he is also working on another book, Let It Snow, with his friends Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle. — October 22nd: The Anniversary of Young Earth Creationism (00:01:32)
anonymous secret sibling (2007) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2007-11-01 · One of the secret siblings, unnamed at her request, has just started seeing a somewhat prominent Nerdfighter. — November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like (00:01:19)
secret sibling's Nerdfighter boyfriend (2007) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2007-11-01 · One of the secret siblings, unnamed at her request, has just started seeing a somewhat prominent Nerdfighter. — November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like (00:01:19)
David Levithan (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2007-11-19 · John says that several years ago he and his writer friend David Levithan started writing a book together, and today he hopes to learn whether, by whom and for how much it will be published. — November 19th: HOORAY HOORAY HAPPY HOORAY! (00:00:03)
Alex (community member, mentioned from 2007) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as passing: 2007-11-26 · Answering Alex's question, John advises young writers to write a story that, unlike his childhood book, has a beginning, a middle and an end. — Nov. 26th: Writing Advice (And Notes on Surnameless Tiffany) (00:02:23)
Paige Lester-Niles (Nerdfighter community) — first named as personal story: 2007-11-27 · Hank says Paige Lester-Niles, director of Eagle's Nest Camp, emailed him: many people have been calling and emailing the camp about Tiffany with no last name. — November 27th: Eagle's Nest, Blogger's Choice and Shopping (00:00:00)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2007-12-04 · Asked about the end of the year, John says writer Amy Krouse Rosenthal taught him the word wabi-sabi and he feels very wabi-sabi about it all. — December 4th: Question Tuesday!!!! (00:01:08)
Abby (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2007-12-05 · Hank says two other people are doing projects similar to Song Wednesday: CharlieIsSoCool in the Vloglovers channel and Abby2R in her new Songs from a Hat series; he is very excited about both. — December 5th: The Adorable Cannibal (PG-13) (00:00:01)
Charlie McDonnell (Collaborators & friends) — first named as passing: 2007-12-05 · Hank says two other people are doing projects similar to Song Wednesday: CharlieIsSoCool in the Vloglovers channel and Abby2R in her new Songs from a Hat series; he is very excited about both. — December 5th: The Adorable Cannibal (PG-13) (00:00:01)
Alan Lastufka (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2007-12-17 · Hank declares December 17 secret project day and welcomes viewers to the 2007 Nerdfighter Power Project for Awesome. (video description) — Project for Awesome: Explanation and Humane Societies (00:00:00)
Nalts (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2007-12-18 · Answering whether there will be a punishment before year's end, John says yes: Hank communicated with him in the comments of Nalts's video, so Hank will be punished. — Dec 18th: The Project for Awesome and Question Tuesday!!! (00:00:39)
Michael Buckley (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2007-12-19 · The song recounts that the Project for Awesome began on December 17 with the goal of decreasing world suck, helped by sxePhil, Nalts and WhatTheBuck. — December 19: The Day that the Nerds Took Over YouTube (00:01:05)
Debbie Kitto (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2007-12-24 · Debbie Kitto's song tells viewers not to contain their joy: whenever the feeling grabs you, anywhere and with anyone, everyone has a happy dance. — THE NERDFIGHTER HAPPY DANCE PROJECT (00:01:36)
Calvin (child) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2007-12-28 · John breaks off his greeting to let Calvin, a child, do the intro, and asks him how many parts the video should have. — Dec. 28th: John's Last Brotherhood 2.0 Video (00:00:10)
Tay Zonday (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2007-12-31 · The song recalls the year on YouTube: 'the Buck' taking over, Chris Crocker crying, Tay Zonday singing, Lonelygirl dying and 'some guy' saying 'don't tase me bro'. — Dec 31: Goodbye Brotherhood 2.0 (00:00:40)

On camera (28 people in 28 videos):

2007-01-02 · Brotherhood 2.0: January 2nd — Sydney Green (00:01:19)
2007-01-10 · Brotherhood 2.0: January 10, 2007 — Daniel Biss (00:01:51)
2007-01-22 · Brotherhood 2.0, January 22, 2007 — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:52)
2007-01-27 · Week 2 Condensed Highlight Reel — Daniel Biss (00:02:45)
2007-01-29 · Brotherhood 2.0: January 29th — Brian (00:00:50), Jessalyn (00:00:50), Katherine Green (00:00:50)
2007-02-19 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 19, 2007 — Daniel Biss (00:00:00)
2007-02-20 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 20th: Computer Trouble — Secret Brother Tom (00:01:48)
2007-02-23 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 23, 2007: Books — Maureen Johnson (00:00:57)
2007-03-08 · Brotherhood 2.0: Giving Away Peeps — Kurt (bystander guest) (00:02:27)
2007-03-19 · Brotherhood 2.0: March 19th: Urban Exploration — M. T. Anderson (00:00:05), the guide (Detroit urban explorer) (00:00:05)
2007-03-30 · March 30th: Manliness! — Joel (00:00:10)
2007-04-04 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 2: A Day in the Writer's Life — Justine Larbalestier (00:00:11), Lauren McLaughlin (00:00:11), Maureen Johnson (00:00:11), Scott Westerfeld (00:00:11)
2007-04-18 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 18th: Prom and Consequences — Emily Gould (00:00:11)
2007-04-23 · April 23rd: Celebrity — Robert Michael Pyle (00:00:00)
2007-04-30 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 30: Hellos from Los Angeles — Cecil Castellucci (00:00:10), Dana Reinhardt (00:00:10), Julie Strauss-Gabel (00:00:10), M. T. Anderson (00:00:10), Sonya Sones (00:00:10), T Cooper (00:00:10), Francesca Lia Block (00:00:32), Coe Booth (00:01:40)
2007-05-01 · May 1st: Neil Gaiman in Helena — Neil Gaiman (00:00:12)
2007-05-18 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 18: How to Write a Book Proposal — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:43)
2007-06-04 · Brotherhood 2.0: June 4th: The First Nerdfighter Wedding! — Maureen Johnson (00:00:34), Scott Westerfeld (00:00:34)
2007-08-14 · August 14th: The Blenderized Happy Meal (and Leg Waxing) — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:41)
2007-08-27 · August 27th: Thanks Yous and Cameos — Mike Green (00:02:28)
2007-08-28 · August 28th: Starring Mom — Sydney Green (00:01:42)
2007-09-24 · September 24: Airports and M. T. Anderson — M. T. Anderson (00:01:29)
2007-10-11 · October 11th National Coming Out Day — Katherine Green (00:00:09)
2007-12-14 · Dec. 14th: John and Maureen Johnson: LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY — Julie Strauss-Gabel (00:00:31), Maureen Johnson (00:01:00)
2007-12-19 · December 19: The Day that the Nerds Took Over YouTube — Katherine Green (00:00:39)
2007-12-24 · THE NERDFIGHTER HAPPY DANCE PROJECT — Debbie Kitto (00:01:36)
2007-12-27 · December 27th: The Gig! — Katherine Green (00:03:07)
2007-12-28 · Dec. 28th: John's Last Brotherhood 2.0 Video — Calvin (child) (00:00:10)

2008

New in the close circle (29):

Alex Day (Collaborators & friends) — first named as passing: 2008-01-08 · Hank started the new year sledding, as he did last year (2007), at a place he says was even more beautiful (the description: northern Montana). (video description) — Sledding and YouTube Tag (00:00:01)
Ransom Riggs (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2008-01-08 · Hank tags five YouTubers in turn, among them Ransom Riggs and Maureen Johnson. — Sledding and YouTube Tag (00:03:26)
frezned (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2008-03-15 · John also recommends the Australian vlogger frezned, whom he calls just brilliant. — Ruins, LOLBooks, and the Blurbing Book Club (00:02:35)
Shawn Ahmed (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2008-04-08 · John admires that Shawn realised poverty is about us and simply went; John admits he could not do that himself. — Nerdfighting in Bangladesh (00:01:51)
Molly Lewis (Collaborators & friends) — first named as recommended: 2008-04-16 · Hank adds three YouTube musicians he did not get to mention in the video: ReinaDelCid, SweetAfton23 and LaurenOC12. (video description) — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:00:00)
Lauren (musician, mentioned from 2008) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2008-05-07 · Hank thanks everyone for his happy birthday videos. (video description) — From the Airport: And some Nerdfighterlike (00:00:00)
Bill Martin (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2008-05-11 · The song at the end of the video is 'Nerdfighter Till the End' by Bill Martin. (video description) — Nerdfighting IRL (00:00:00)
Mike Lee (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2008-05-11 · Hank says the event was filmed by many cameras, including some fairly prominent YouTubers such as Mike Lee, and he uses their footage from YouTube with permission, linked in the sidebar. — Nerdfighting IRL (00:00:44)
Emily Johnson (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited, passing: 2008-05-19 · So far most Omnictionary entries were written by John, Hank or a talented young writer named Johnson; the wiki's story differs from Paper Towns and has no beginning, middle or end. — Three Things (00:02:44)
Stuart Kitto (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2008-05-30 · John recalls an earlier encyclopedia-like site credited to Stuart Kitto and asks anyone who can make and host a wiki to email him. — The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) (00:02:47)
Lindsay (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2008-06-19 · Inspired by a post on his friend Lindsay's blog, John imagines what he would tell the people of the 14th century in a video only 60 seconds long. — Memo to the Fourteenth Century (and to the Tobians) (00:02:18)
Debbie (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2008-06-26 · John calls 'Mummy, How Do I Know If I'm a Nerdfighter?' by Debbie, 'the queen of Australian nerdfighting', the great work of Nerdfighter literature, of which only about five copies exist. — Don't Suck on That Bone (00:02:16)
Marion (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2008-06-27 · Marion gets the book, repeats that she can't believe she got it, and describes the signature as 'J, scribble'. — Marion the Nerdfightarion (00:01:25)
Lisa Donovan (Fellow creators) — first named as joke: 2008-07-22 · John asks readers to finish the first half of the book, to the end of chapter 15, by next Tuesday (29 July 2008) so they can discuss it. — OMFG CATCHER IN THE RYE!!! (00:02:14)
Adam (Nerdfighter community) — first named as passing: 2008-07-30 · Because the day coincides with the Harry Potter conference Terminus, John says special guests will come: Secret Brother Adam, Secret Sister Rosianna, some of the Five Awesome Girls and Guys, and a surprise guest. — Audiobooks and 8 8 08 (00:00:25)
Rosianna Halse Rojas (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2008-07-30 · Because the day coincides with the Harry Potter conference Terminus, John says special guests will come: Secret Brother Adam, Secret Sister Rosianna, some of the Five Awesome Girls and Guys, and a surprise guest. — Audiobooks and 8 8 08 (00:00:25)
Liane Graham (Nerdfighter community) — first named as personal story: 2008-08-12 · Hank says the one un-awesome thing: he and LeAnne took orders for CDs sold out at Terminus, but the slips with buyers' addresses fell out of his pocket while he danced. — Eight Days of Awesome (00:03:39)
Paige Harwood (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2008-09-13 · Hank shares a performance of Paige Harwood's arrangement of Accio Deathly Hallows for string quartet, calling it pretty awesome. — Hank Vlogs (and a String Quartet) (00:03:30)
Jodi Reamer (Collaborators & friends) — first named as joke: 2008-09-21 · John leaves a voicemail telling Oprah she was pwned and asking her to call back through his agent Jodi Reamer at Writers House. — The Pwning of Oprah (00:02:14)
Karen (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2008-10-08 · Hank credits a Nerdfighter named Karen, designer of the voted-on Welcome to Nerdfighteria shirt (probably on sale on tour), with a map of all tour stops. — Hanks actual Vlog (00:01:01)
Kristina Horner (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2008-10-16 · Hank says someone recalled that during Brotherhood 2.0 he performed a song every Wednesday, so he is going to do so. (video description) — Paper Towns Collab Album Project!!! (00:00:00)
Lauren Fairweather (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2008-10-16 · Hank says someone recalled that during Brotherhood 2.0 he performed a song every Wednesday, so he is going to do so. (video description) — Paper Towns Collab Album Project!!! (00:00:00)
Brooke Brodack (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2008-10-17 · A guest recalls watching early YouTube videos (a rap, Brooke Brodack, lonelygirl15) and says she now understands how such videos get made: amazing to be there, puzzling to watch online. — Vital Status Report from NYC (00:01:27)
Caitlin Hill (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2008-10-17 · A guest recalls watching early YouTube videos (a rap, Brooke Brodack, lonelygirl15) and says she now understands how such videos get made: amazing to be there, puzzling to watch online. — Vital Status Report from NYC (00:01:27)
Charles Trippy (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2008-10-24 · Others will use caffeine but Hank goes substance-free; with Shay Carl, Charles Trippy and other YouTube peers, whoever stays up longest wins. — Talking to Myself (00:03:14)
Shay Carl (Fellow creators) — first named as joke: 2008-10-24 · Hank asks viewers to keep his BlogTV stream open, even muted, because he wants more viewers than Shay Carl. — IRON MAN BLOGTV CHALLENGE! (00:01:17)
SharkeyeJones (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2008-11-07 · Hank credits the CD's design to SharkeyeJones, pointing viewers to the YouTube channel and calling him one of the greatest illustrators of his generation. — Vlogging from Gadsden (00:00:46)
Dave Days (Collaborators & friends) — first named as cited: 2008-11-24 · Hank says the label signed him first and has also signed CharlieIsSoCoolLike, Chameleon Circuit (a band singing only about Doctor Who) and Dave Days; it is working on an album by a musician he admires. — DFTBA Records (00:01:22)
the brothers' grandmother (Family) — first named as personal story: 2008-12-26 · John says cootie-oping reminds him of his beloved grandmother's word for making out, 'Scootily Poopin''. — Skoodilypooping (00:02:07)

On camera (16 people in 15 videos):

2008-05-11 · Nerdfighting IRL — Maureen Johnson (00:00:00)
2008-06-26 · Don't Suck on That Bone — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:00)
2008-06-27 · Marion the Nerdfightarion — Marion (00:01:25)
2008-07-08 · Hank Tried to Kill Me With a Hammer — Sydney Green (00:02:15)
2008-07-13 · Willy's Elusive Head Turn — Sarah Urist Green (00:01:13)
2008-07-30 · Audiobooks and 8 8 08 — Dan John Miller (00:01:59)
2008-09-13 · Hank Vlogs (and a String Quartet) — Paige Harwood (00:03:30)
2008-09-21 · The Pwning of Oprah — Daniel Biss (00:01:25)
2008-10-01 · The Man Who Throws the Tetris Piece — Bill Martin (00:01:49)
2008-10-06 · Berlin and Let it Snow (in Your Pants) — German actor and chess boxer (name not given) (00:02:49)
2008-10-17 · Vital Status Report from NYC — Alex Day (00:00:00), Charlie McDonnell (00:00:00), Jodi Reamer (00:00:00), Katherine Green (00:00:00), Liane Graham (00:00:00), Maureen Johnson (00:00:58), Scott Westerfeld (00:00:58), Caitlin Hill (00:01:27)
2008-10-30 · Hank and Katherine...On the Rise — Katherine Green (00:00:03)
2008-11-17 · Life on Tour — Maureen Johnson (00:01:24)
2008-11-19 · Sharing Presents in Westport — Katherine Green (00:00:00)
2008-12-08 · I Am Afraid of Heights — Sarah Urist Green (00:02:02)

2009

New in the close circle (41):

Natalie Tran (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2009-01-06 · Hank tells John and Nerdfighters to check out Community Channel's most recent video, which holds a surprise for them. — The Rock-Afire Explosion Controversy (00:02:14)
Stefan Chin (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2009-01-21 · Hank tags five YouTubers to do the meme because he thinks it would be funny: Nerimon, Dr. Noise, Sistersalad, Short sisters and pilocrates. — Google Verb! A Meme. (00:02:02)
Caitlin Sky (Collaborators & friends) — first named as passing: 2009-02-11 · Hank announces that DFTBA Records hosts the DFTBA Radio Hour tonight at 9 pm Eastern, with Toddly00 and Caitlin Sky talking about nerdy and musical things. — A Song About an Anglerfish (00:02:32)
Toddly00 (Collaborators & friends) — first named as passing: 2009-02-11 · Hank announces that DFTBA Records hosts the DFTBA Radio Hour tonight at 9 pm Eastern, with Toddly00 and Caitlin Sky talking about nerdy and musical things. — A Song About an Anglerfish (00:02:32)
AmberTheAmberyOne (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-02-18 · AmberTheAmberyOne will organise the forum and head Nerdfighter projects, featuring the best Nerdfighter videos on the Ning every Monday. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters (00:02:04)
Benny Boo Boo (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-02-18 · Hank says Ningmaster Benny Boo Boo has a banana suit and will do whatever they ask while wearing it, and asks viewers for suggestions in the comments. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters (00:03:26)
Chip (community member, mentioned from 2009) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-02-18 · Three forum moderators, Panny (a supermod on a big Zelda forum), Jennafighter (with a Nerdfighter licence plate) and Chip (on the forum since its creation), will feature forum content on weekends. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters (00:02:33)
CuteWithChris (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2009-02-18 · Hank says the Nerdfighter whose proposal he relayed on Brotherhood 2.0.0.9 hid in his girlfriend's attic, waiting for her to check vlogbrothers, CuteWithChris and Stuff on My Cat. — Fake Movie Talk With A Sock (00:01:31)
Eric (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-02-18 · KatieMonster will be chat moderator and post whatever she wants on Wednesdays; Eric of Eric's Every New Day will be Tuesday's content promoter. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters (00:02:04)
Jennafighter (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-02-18 · Three forum moderators, Panny (a supermod on a big Zelda forum), Jennafighter (with a Nerdfighter licence plate) and Chip (on the forum since its creation), will feature forum content on weekends. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters (00:02:33)
KatieMonster (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-02-18 · KatieMonster will be chat moderator and post whatever she wants on Wednesdays; Eric of Eric's Every New Day will be Tuesday's content promoter. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters (00:02:04)
Ningmaster Tom (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-02-18 · Tom becomes the Images Ningmaster: he will promote the good images submitted to the Ning and post the week's best images every Thursday. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters (00:01:19)
Panny (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-02-18 · Three forum moderators, Panny (a supermod on a big Zelda forum), Jennafighter (with a Nerdfighter licence plate) and Chip (on the forum since its creation), will feature forum content on weekends. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters (00:02:33)
Sarah (community member, mentioned from 2009) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-02-18 · Sarah (Maddy's Grace), an English teacher, becomes books editor: she will promote book reviews on Fridays and help organise the Blurbing Book Club, which Hank admits they have completely neglected. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters (00:02:33)
Craig Benzine (Collaborators & friends) — first named as recommended: 2009-03-10 · John names Ransriggs and Wheezy Waiter as recent favourite new YouTubers, linked in the sidebar. — How to Get Girls to Like You (00:02:51)
Travis Ritchie (Nerdfighter community) — first named as recommended: 2009-03-18 · Hank asks viewers to vote, preferably once a day for seven days, for Nerdfighter Travis Ritchie to become a member of the Big Gay Sketch Show; no sign-up needed. — Lighting Candles for Rwanda (00:02:14)
Tom Milsom (Collaborators & friends) — first named as subject, recommended: 2009-04-01 · Hank says a young musician, Tom, is trying to fool the UK iTunes chart for April Fool's Day and asks UK viewers to buy his song, but not before April 1. — A Few Of My Favorite Things (00:02:11)
KevJumba (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2009-04-16 · The song says Hank will still have his subscriptions, wanting Kevjumba, Smosh and Buck over 'high-budget junk'. — The Day the YouTubes Died (00:02:06)
Michael Aranda (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2009-04-23 · Hank credits Michael Aranda as the most important person: Hank wrote rap lyrics but didn't know how to make them a song, so he instant-messaged Michael. — DFTBA (00:04:13)
Katie (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2009-04-25 · Asked who created the original DFTBA acronym, John credits his friend Katie (surname heard as 'Els'). — Saturday Video?!?!?! (00:01:04)
Lauren (musician, mentioned from 2009) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as recommended: 2009-06-03 · A guest says reaching the hot-dog stand by bus meant a long walk and a two-hour lunch break; the group reaches an industrial park where the vendor should be, but he is not there. (video description) — LeakyCon Fun! (00:00:00)
Kelly (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2009-06-30 · John phones the requesting viewer's girlfriend, apologises for misspelling her name when he signed her book, then asks whether she will marry her boyfriend; she says yes. — Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (00:01:25)
Phil (Nerdfighter community) — first named as personal story: 2009-06-30 · John phones the requesting viewer's girlfriend, apologises for misspelling her name when he signed her book, then asks whether she will marry her boyfriend; she says yes. — Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (00:01:25)
Ryan Higa (Fellow creators) — first named as joke: 2009-07-01 · Hank sings one-line takes on top channels: Nigahiga has multiple personalities, Smosh is hilariously dumb, Machinima is where he gets video-game news, Buck has superior sass. — Most Subscribed: A Song (00:00:27)
Marina Orlova (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2009-08-02 · Videos go to the Global Geek Week YouTube group and are judged by a committee including Hank, Lisa Nova, HotForWords, Guy Kawasaki and the 2008 U.S. Sudoku champion. — ANNOUNCING: Global Geek Week!!! (00:00:58)
Karen Kavett (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2009-08-06 · John and other Nerdfighters, in a BlogTV room, invented DJ Paige Railstone's identity, history and career; Alan made a website, Karen Kavett photos, plus Twitter and Facebook pages. — Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone (00:01:49)
Paige (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2009-08-06 · A Nerdfighter named Paige emailed suggesting Nerdfighters make someone up and convince 20q.net's AI that the person is real. — Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone (00:01:08)
Lidewij (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2009-08-24 · The description credits the Ze Frank clip, picked as the 'Biggest Get', to Tom, Patricia, Lidewij and Lotte (Lotte and Lidewij also run Best Wishes from NL), and names Valerie2776 for 'Best Painter's Tape'. (video description) — HAPPY JOHN DAY!!! (00:00:00)
Lotte (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2009-08-24 · The description credits the Ze Frank clip, picked as the 'Biggest Get', to Tom, Patricia, Lidewij and Lotte (Lotte and Lidewij also run Best Wishes from NL), and names Valerie2776 for 'Best Painter's Tape'. (video description) — HAPPY JOHN DAY!!! (00:00:00)
Valerie2776 (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2009-08-24 · The description credits the Ze Frank clip, picked as the 'Biggest Get', to Tom, Patricia, Lidewij and Lotte (Lotte and Lidewij also run Best Wishes from NL), and names Valerie2776 for 'Best Painter's Tape'. (video description) — HAPPY JOHN DAY!!! (00:00:00)
Jesse (Family) — first named as personal story: 2009-09-16 · Hank tells how his three-year-old nephew Jesse's balloon toy popped on a cactus, and Hank, who likes talking to toddlers that way, told him all things are ephemeral. — #@$%#!!! From Maine (00:01:02)
Dan Brown (creator) (Fellow creators) — first named as subject: 2009-09-29 · Hank says Truth or Fail is doing extremely well; its last guest host, Dan Brown, did a wonderful job on a Truth or Fail about The Lost Symbol. — DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! (00:01:27)
Anne (Collaborators & friends) — first named as subject: 2009-10-28 · Hank says that as soon as Anne's students produce videos, they'll be featured on nerdfighters.com and possibly on vlogbrothers. — We Win When Everyone Wins (00:03:08)
Chris (vlogger, mentioned from 2009) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-11-10 · Hank reports that Chris, a 'really great young vlogger' with a collab project with a YouTuber Hank likes, was in a serious car accident last week (week of 2 November 2009). — ChartJackers, Chris, Touring and Duckies (00:01:38)
Brittani Louise Taylor (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2009-12-09 · Hank lists who will attend: Nerdfighteria creators from CharlieIsSoCoolLike to WheezyWaiter and online video stars including Michael Buckley, Dave Days, Shay Carl, Natalie Tran and Shane Dawson. — ANNOUNCING! VidCon: Online Video IRL (00:01:29)
David Choi (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2009-12-09 · Hank lists who will attend: Nerdfighteria creators from CharlieIsSoCoolLike to WheezyWaiter and online video stars including Michael Buckley, Dave Days, Shay Carl, Natalie Tran and Shane Dawson. — ANNOUNCING! VidCon: Online Video IRL (00:01:29)
Mitchell Davis (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2009-12-09 · Hank lists who will attend: Nerdfighteria creators from CharlieIsSoCoolLike to WheezyWaiter and online video stars including Michael Buckley, Dave Days, Shay Carl, Natalie Tran and Shane Dawson. — ANNOUNCING! VidCon: Online Video IRL (00:01:29)
Ray William Johnson (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2009-12-09 · Hank lists who will attend: Nerdfighteria creators from CharlieIsSoCoolLike to WheezyWaiter and online video stars including Michael Buckley, Dave Days, Shay Carl, Natalie Tran and Shane Dawson. — ANNOUNCING! VidCon: Online Video IRL (00:01:29)
Shane Dawson (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2009-12-09 · Hank lists who will attend: Nerdfighteria creators from CharlieIsSoCoolLike to WheezyWaiter and online video stars including Michael Buckley, Dave Days, Shay Carl, Natalie Tran and Shane Dawson. — ANNOUNCING! VidCon: Online Video IRL (00:01:29)
Meekakitty (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2009-12-13 · John says a noted Nerdfighter and YouTuber is in an eyelash company's $100,000 giveaway; if she wins, most goes to college and some to Heifer.org to buy an ark. — Eyelash Malaria (00:02:05)
Kassem G (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2009-12-20 · John thanks everyone who rated, commented and favorited, and above all everyone who made a video, from big YouTubers like Lisa Nova, Shay Carl and Kassem G to people with under 100 subscribers. — Awesome Project Is Awesome (00:01:22)

On camera (7 people in 10 videos):

2009-03-11 · I'm Not Edward Cullen: A Song — Katherine Green (00:00:57)
2009-04-16 · The Day the YouTubes Died — Charlie McDonnell (00:03:39)
2009-04-23 · DFTBA — Michael Aranda (00:04:13)
2009-06-01 · DFTBA Street Team In Your Pants — Maureen Johnson (00:00:44)
2009-06-10 · Eating a FAT SANDWICH — Sarah Urist Green (00:01:24)
2009-06-30 · Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL — Paul DeGeorge (00:00:00), Kelly (00:01:25)
2009-07-09 · The Katherine is a Master of Science! — Katherine Green (00:00:07)
2009-07-28 · Love and Romance Questions ANSWERED — Sarah Urist Green (00:02:34)
2009-11-29 · John Reviews Twilight and New Moon — Sarah Urist Green (00:01:38)
2009-12-22 · John and Hank Take on X-Scape! — Katherine Green (00:02:53)

2010

New in the close circle (34):

Henry Green (Family) — first named as subject: 2010-01-20 · Hank announces that January 20 is the birthday of John and Sarah's son: early that morning their 'two became three' when the baby was born. — OMG MY BROTHER HAD A BABY (00:00:00)
Mickeleh (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2010-01-29 · takes part (no line attributed to them) — An Extremely Brief History of Superbowl Commercials (00:00:00)
Joe Penna (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2010-03-03 · Hank says VidCon mixes serious talks, like Ze Frank's, with fun such as Rhett and Link writing a song on stage and Mystery Guitar Man making a stop-motion video with audience sounds. — VidCon Schedule Spectacular! (00:02:31)
Heather (friend, mentioned from 2010) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2010-03-08 · Hank says the host, Heather, is an egg farmer, the kind of profession people have in Montana where he lives. — GIGANTIC CHICKEN EGG!! (00:02:20)
Mike Lombardo (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2010-05-05 · speaks: Mike Lombardo's song 'You Should Know' tells Hank how much these people care, that this is just the beginning, and that they will be standing there for him. — HANKO DE MAYO!!!!11!! (00:08:55)
Esther Earl (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2010-05-14 · John says Esther Earl, one of their favourite Nerdfighters, is sick, and asks Nerdfighters to sign her guestbook en masse to say they are thinking of her and think she is awesome. — Advice on First Kisses, Stalkers, College Majors, and More (00:03:39)
David Bleja (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2010-05-26 · Hank explains Breathing Earth, made by David: in real time it marks births and deaths by country and flashes a country red each time it emits a thousand tons of carbon dioxide. — How to Be Green Without Being a Prick (00:00:29)
Shmed (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2010-05-31 · Hank says he wrote the song a while ago, when FarmVille was a little more culturally relevant. (video description) — Farmville!!!!! A Song (00:00:00)
JustDean (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2010-07-02 · Hank, Charlie McDonnell and JustDean will be on a local LA news show on Tuesday the 6th; Hank tells LA viewers to tune in to KTLA. — VidCon by the Numbers (00:00:52)
James at War (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2010-07-08 · Hank introduces James at War, maker of amazingly popular parody videos, the first YouTuber he ran into at random, and interviews him. — Los Angeles Earthquake at VidCon (00:00:57)
hiimrawn (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2010-07-14 · John's number seven: hiimrawn asked him to dress as a turkey for his musical production, and when John asked what to do, Rawn told a man dressed as Batman to be a leader. — Top 10 VIDCON MOMENTS (00:00:50)
DeStorm Power (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2010-07-16 · Hank jokes that he has slept for four days to recover from VidCon, where he says he did not sleep at all. (video description) — VidCon, Oil Spill, Punishments, Shane Dawson, and my Balls (00:00:00)
Elmify (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2010-07-16 · Hank jokes that he has slept for four days to recover from VidCon, where he says he did not sleep at all. (video description) — VidCon, Oil Spill, Punishments, Shane Dawson, and my Balls (00:00:00)
LizzieRadio (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2010-07-16 · Hank jokes that he has slept for four days to recover from VidCon, where he says he did not sleep at all. (video description) — VidCon, Oil Spill, Punishments, Shane Dawson, and my Balls (00:00:00)
Rootberry (Fellow creators) — first named as cited, passing: 2010-07-26 · They watched jugglers, less impressive to Hank since seeing Rootberry perform, then kayakers on the Clark Fork's kayak wave, which still impress him. — Hank's Life in a Day (00:00:58)
Toby Turner (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2010-08-04 · Hank says the Vlogbrothers are now the 81st most subscribed channel on YouTube and are about to be passed by Toby Turner; he jokes 81st is as high as they will go. — Family, Love and BISON ATTACKS! (00:00:00)
Freddie Wong (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2010-08-10 · Hank reports that despite Toby Turner's efforts the Vlogbrothers did not stay 81st; they are now 83rd, passed by Toby Turner and Freddie Wong. — JOIN THE PEN15 CLUB!! (00:02:50)
Ed Blann (Collaborators & friends) — first named as performed: 2010-08-16 · With his secret sister Rosianna, John went to an East End basement club to read while three musicians, including Tom Milsom and Alex Day, played. — Lust and Folly in London and Edinburgh (00:01:12)
Paul (Nerdfighter community) — first named as performed: 2010-08-16 · After staying up almost all night, John took a train to Edinburgh, where nerdfighters on a beautiful hill said good morning to Hank and songsfrompaul sang. — Lust and Folly in London and Edinburgh (00:02:00)
Tobias (community member, mentioned from 2010) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2010-08-16 · At Piccadilly Circus John met Ningmaster Tom, Lidewij and Nerdfighter Tobias, to whom his half of Will Grayson, Will Grayson is dedicated; they went to Funland, mostly simulated murder. — Lust and Folly in London and Edinburgh (00:00:42)
Sam Rudge (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2010-08-24 · An application Hank and Sam Rudge invented puts the submitted images together into one video starring thousands of people. — FRENCH THE LLAMA! John is 33! (00:00:00)
Vondell Swain (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2010-09-06 · John reminds Nerdfighteria that a vlogbrothers shirt designed by Nerdfighter Vondell Swain is on pre-order at DFTBA.com for one more week: get it now. — I HATE PENNIES!!!! (Also Nickels.) (00:03:37)
sivartis (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2010-09-06 · John thanks the YouTuber sivartis for the correction to his penny and nickel figures. (video description) — I HATE PENNIES!!!! (Also Nickels.) (00:00:00)
Rick (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2010-09-14 · Hank says Rick, a YouTube employee who was very clearly a giant nerdfighter, gave him a little tour of YouTube. — Thoughts from Places: YouTube HQ (00:00:29)
Fran (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2010-09-24 · Taking up Hank's order to dump his 15-year-old girlfriend, John phones Fran, his girlfriend at 15, to 'break up'; both are now married, and they agree to stay friends. — Dumping My Girlfriend (00:00:55)
Sam (developer (friend of Hank)) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2010-10-20 · Hank says the song is at dft.ba/quarks, made possible by his friends Sam and Alan, who created dft.ba, a URL shortener that reminds people not to forget to be awesome. — Strange Charm: A Song about Quarks (00:01:48)
Tyler Oakley (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2010-11-26 · As models, the description points to Shawn's Uncultured Project video, Tyler Oakley's for the Trevor Project and Kristina Horner's about First Book. (video description) — p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger (00:00:00)
TheDanc1ngHawk (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2010-12-01 · Hank reports the Dancing Hawk's calculation, which includes shipping supplies to build a lunar farm: Moon pasta about 6,500 times less efficient than Earth beef, which Hank finds sound. — Makin' Babies: A Song (00:02:39)
Stanage (Nerdfighter community) — first named as cited: 2010-12-03 · John notes a Nerdfighter named Stanage found space pasta might beat Earth beef if the space shuttle rather than Apollo 11 picked it up, provided pasta were already on the Moon, which as far as we know it isn't. — Giant Squids OF LOVE (00:02:56)
Joe Felice (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2010-12-13 · Through Joe Felice's The Station is Watching You, a show giving new YouTubers a bigger audience, John was paired with Vi Hart, whom he calls amazing. — 8 Things I Love (00:02:17)
Vi Hart (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2010-12-13 · John says Vi Hart has been a Nerdfighter since 2007 and designed the original Nerdfighter pirate logo. — 8 Things I Love (00:02:30)
Hassan (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2010-12-17 · John recalls watching news just after the invasion of Iraq with his friend Hassan: the newsman read Arabic graffiti on a bombed house as anger, but Hassan laughed because it said 'happy birthday, sir, despite the circumstances'. — PROJECT FOR AWESOME 2010: Save the Children and Partners in Health (00:00:47)
Brent Kore (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2010-12-22 · John says last week (the week of 13 December 2010) was one of the worst of his life: Henry was very sick and crying all night, so they were scared and up every night. (video description) — I Was on Jeopardy!!!! (00:00:01)
Julia (nerdfighter, mentioned from 2010) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2010-12-22 · John says a Nerdfighter librarian, Julia, on Jeopardy! yesterday, didn't know the Final Jeopardy answer and wrote 'Who is John Green?' as a shout-out, so Alex Trebek said his name. — I Was on Jeopardy!!!! (00:01:04)

On camera (22 people in 21 videos):

2010-01-22 · ThisIsNotJohn — Maureen Johnson (00:00:00)
2010-01-27 · Boobs and the iPad — Maureen Johnson (00:00:00)
2010-01-29 · An Extremely Brief History of Superbowl Commercials — Mickeleh (00:00:00)
2010-02-05 · DARE TO SUCK — Maureen Johnson (00:00:00)
2010-02-10 · HOW TO GET AN AGENT — Maureen Johnson (00:00:00)
2010-03-08 · GIGANTIC CHICKEN EGG!! — Heather (friend, mentioned from 2010) (00:02:20)
2010-04-07 · Shmancy Hotel Room Is Shmancy — David Levithan (00:00:04)
2010-04-26 · Nerdfighters, They Named a PLANE After Us — David Levithan (00:00:00)
2010-05-05 · HANKO DE MAYO!!!!11!! — Molly Lewis (00:01:31), Mike Lombardo (00:08:55)
2010-06-16 · In Defense of Contemporary Art — Sarah Urist Green (00:01:10)
2010-06-25 · Book Nerd PARADISE — Julie Strauss-Gabel (00:00:34)
2010-07-05 · With Esther — Esther Earl (00:01:00)
2010-07-08 · Los Angeles Earthquake at VidCon — James at War (00:00:57)
2010-08-04 · Family, Love and BISON ATTACKS! — Katherine Green (00:02:00)
2010-08-13 · The Marvelous Mystery of The Dan — Dan Brown (creator) (00:00:00)
2010-08-16 · Lust and Folly in London and Edinburgh — Alex Day (00:00:02), Charlie McDonnell (00:00:02), Lidewij (00:00:42), Ningmaster Tom (00:00:42), Tobias (community member, mentioned from 2010) (00:00:42)
2010-08-27 · Rest In Awesome, Esther — Esther Earl (00:03:07)
2010-09-14 · Thoughts from Places: YouTube HQ — Rick (00:00:29)
2010-09-24 · Dumping My Girlfriend — Fran (00:00:55)
2010-10-04 · The Terrible Burden of Destiny: Chicago and Waupaca — Amy Krouse Rosenthal (00:01:56)
2010-12-22 · I Was on Jeopardy!!!! — Daniel Biss (00:00:47), Craig Benzine (00:01:44)

2011

New in the close circle (15):

suchducks (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2011-02-09 · Because Nerdfighter suchducks claimed in a video that they make fewer inside jokes than they used to, John reveals the Pizza John mustache for the second time. — NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) (00:00:00)
iDoInternet (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2011-02-14 · John plays Chubby Bunny, a game he saw YouTuber iDoInternet play: eat marshmallows and keep saying 'chubby bunny'. — CHUBBY BUNNY...blergh! (00:00:00)
Timothy DeLaGhetto (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2011-03-21 · Hank thanks Water.org and Haiti Outreach, and points viewers to Lisa Nova's and Timothy DeLaGhetto's channels: they were in Haiti with him and made videos about it. — Helping Haiti (00:03:29)
Mattie Boosh (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2011-04-15 · John says that a couple of days later Nerdfighter Mattie Boosh posted an animation of Hank humping the TARDIS on his Tumblr, and the Humpy Hank phenomenon was born. — Humpy Hank (00:00:05)
Tobias (nerdfighter, mentioned from 2011) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2011-05-09 · John met Nerdfighter Tobias, the only person in Amsterdam not wearing orange, and says the orange-clad crowds make him anxious. — Trading Underwear for Rice Crispy Treats: Queens Day in Amsterdam (Thoughts from Places) (00:01:01)
Corey Vidal (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2011-06-08 · Hank proposes a punishment adapted from Corey Vidal's video where viewers clicked annotations to choose two items he blended and drank: viewers will pick two of six ingredients for John's sandwich. — Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies (00:01:19)
Geoff Pepos (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2011-07-01 · Hank says Geoff Pepos filmed it because Katherine probably wouldn't want to, and once told it was a punishment he made sure it was punishing, as in a long shot of Hank humping a restaurant sign. — Humping the Town (00:02:20)
Lex Croucher (Collaborators & friends) — first named as passing: 2011-07-04 · John names the Nerdfighters to vote for in YouTube NextUp Europe: missxrojas, DeEelcoShow, BarryAldridge, dutchforn00bs, Beckie0, booksandquills, OMFGItsJackAndDean, tristopiatv, willsodyssey, thegearskeepturning, musicfromblueskies and tyrannosauruslexxx. (video description) — How to Turn Your Dumb Summer Job Into $162,000 (00:00:00)
Meghan Tonjes (Fellow creators) — first named as subject: 2011-08-05 · John says Meghan Tonjes performed on the VidCon main stage and he almost cried listening to her play on the couch. — Vidcon: Thoughts from Places (00:00:32)
Paul Vasquez (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2011-08-05 · John lists VidCon moments: resting on beanbags, Charlie McDonnell playing Rock Band, meeting 'the actual Yosemite Bear', Philip DeFranco playing a game (name unclear) with him, and the Gregory Brothers. — Vidcon: Thoughts from Places (00:00:03)
Danica (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2011-09-21 · John thanks Danica and Stan for helping with Nerd Factor, and everyone who took part. (video description) — NERD FACTOR (00:00:00)
Stan Muller (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2011-09-21 · John thanks Danica and Stan for helping with Nerd Factor, and everyone who took part. (video description) — NERD FACTOR (00:00:00)
Laurena Segura (Nerdfighter community) — first named as recommended: 2011-10-14 · Laurena Segura, Nerd Factor winner for her song 'Permafrost', has an EP out on iTunes through DFTBA Records by popular demand, with 'Permafrost', a song in French and 'Fireflies of Montreal', which John plays. — Defying Wadsworth! (00:01:01)
Rosie (Nerdfighter community) — first named as cited: 2011-12-19 · Other P4A projects also succeeded, such as iJustine's project to get wells built in the developing world and Rosie raising money for the Stroke Association. — Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath (00:00:43)
iJustine (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2011-12-19 · Other P4A projects also succeeded, such as iJustine's project to get wells built in the developing world and Rosie raising money for the Stroke Association. — Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath (00:00:43)

On camera (18 people in 14 videos):

2011-02-21 · Hank Interviews His Mayor — John Engen (00:00:45)
2011-03-25 · Hank is an Adorable, Drunk Princess — Greg DiCostanzo (00:00:31), Mike Phirman (00:00:31), Paul Sabourin (00:01:32)
2011-05-05 · IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! — Henry Green (00:00:17)
2011-05-09 · Trading Underwear for Rice Crispy Treats: Queens Day in Amsterdam (Thoughts from Places) — Tobias (nerdfighter, mentioned from 2011) (00:01:01)
2011-06-10 · Then I Took Off My Bra — Sydney Green (00:00:20)
2011-06-15 · Question Tuesday! Paula Deen Riding Me (and critical reading) — Henry Green (00:00:58)
2011-07-11 · Hank Talks to NASA About the Space Shuttle — Charles Bolden (00:00:29), Robert D. Braun (00:01:28), Mike Massimino (00:02:26), Lori Garver (00:03:24)
2011-07-13 · ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video — Katherine Green (00:02:11)
2011-07-27 · 150,000 Autographs — Daniel Biss (00:01:54)
2011-09-12 · Adorable Baby and Insufficient Cartography — Henry Green (00:00:03)
2011-09-16 · Narrowly Avoiding Arrest: Some Airport Insanity — Cassandra Clare (00:00:00), Holly Black (00:00:00), Josh Lewis (00:00:00), Maureen Johnson (00:00:00)
2011-09-20 · Fifth Anniversary with The Katherine — Katherine Green (00:00:02)
2011-10-03 · The LHC and Alex's Survey — Joe Incandela (00:02:07)
2011-10-31 · Pumpkin Slashing, Sexy Watermelons, and Zombie Tools with Jayne — Katherine Green (00:00:00)

2012

New in the close circle (28):

Dave (friend, mentioned from 2012) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2012-01-06 · The dog at the end of the video is Sam, belonging to Hank's friends Heather and Dave, who own the TV; Sam had just had a bit of surgery but is doing fine. (video description) — Kill your TV (00:00:00)
Heather (friend, mentioned from 2012) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2012-01-06 · The dog at the end of the video is Sam, belonging to Hank's friends Heather and Dave, who own the TV; Sam had just had a bit of surgery but is doing fine. (video description) — Kill your TV (00:00:00)
CGP Grey (Fellow creators) — first named as subject: 2012-02-07 · John says CGP Grey, one of his favorite YouTubers, recently debunked ten popular misconceptions, which inspired him to debunk more. — 10 Misconceptions Debunked! (00:00:00)
Bruce (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2012-02-21 · John says Mary Fran and Bruce asked him to join their independent study reading James Joyce's Ulysses, joined by sophomore Randy; a class on one book turned out to be very hard. — Life is Weird. Also beautiful. (00:00:19)
Mary Fran (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2012-02-21 · John says Mary Fran and Bruce asked him to join their independent study reading James Joyce's Ulysses, joined by sophomore Randy; a class on one book turned out to be very hard. — Life is Weird. Also beautiful. (00:00:19)
Elyse Marshall (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2012-04-24 · John spent a morning in downtown LA with publicist Elyse Marshall and his old friend, best-selling author Ransom Riggs, who showed them the building where part of Blade Runner was filmed. — Beneath an Abandoned Hospital: Thoughts from Places (00:00:03)
Michael Gardner (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2012-05-05 · John thanks the people at NASA and Northrop Grumman who made Hank's present possible, especially Ron Birk, Charlie Atkinson and Rolf Danner, and Michael Gardner at EcoGeek for facilitating it. (video description) — It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! (00:00:00)
Sarah Turbin (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2012-06-12 · John was at BEA for interviews and signings and to reveal the new An Abundance of Katherines cover, designed by a 17-year-old longtime nerdfighter who then left for her prom. — Chris Colfer, John Green, Mob Wives, and Jeffrey Eugenides: Thoughts from Places Book Expo (00:00:29)
Destin Sandlin (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2012-06-26 · In the description John says he is at the Perimeter Institute learning by watching YouTube, and lists educational channels to subscribe to: Crash Course, SciShow, CGP Grey, MinutePhysics, Smarter Every Day. (video description) — Insufficient Funds: A Story of Canada (00:00:00)
Henry Reich (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2012-06-26 · In the description John says he is at the Perimeter Institute learning by watching YouTube, and lists educational channels to subscribe to: Crash Course, SciShow, CGP Grey, MinutePhysics, Smarter Every Day. (video description) — Insufficient Funds: A Story of Canada (00:00:00)
Michael Stevens (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2012-06-26 · John is in a hotel in Canada at a conference about educational video featuring CGP Grey, Vsauce, MinutePhysics, Vi Hart and many other fascinating people. — Insufficient Funds: A Story of Canada (00:00:06)
Brady Haran (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2012-07-03 · John's VidCon highlight was an hour away from the craziness discussing the Monty Hall problem with Vi Hart, Brady and Derek. — The Physics of Book Clubs and Vidcon (00:00:37)
Derek Muller (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2012-07-03 · John's VidCon highlight was an hour away from the craziness discussing the Monty Hall problem with Vi Hart, Brady and Derek. — The Physics of Book Clubs and Vidcon (00:00:37)
Buddy Tegenbosch (Nerdfighter community) — first named as personal story: 2012-08-14 · Just then a Dutch Nerdfighter and author, Buddy, visiting the Bean because part of Will Grayson, Will Grayson is set there, ran into its co-author; he gave John his book and they exchanged DFTBAs. — To Be Anything At All: Thoughts from Places, Chicago and LeakyCon 2012 (00:02:54)
roxinpunch (Nerdfighter community) — first named as subject: 2012-08-21 · John takes up long-time Nerdfighter roxinpunch's Tumblr question whether college, with its overpriced degrees, is even worth it, as relevant to students and to people still repaying loans. — Is College Worth It? (00:00:02)
Erin (Nerdfighter artist, mentioned from 2012) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2012-09-25 · John announces posters from work by Erin, a 19-year-old student in California, and two shirts by college student Marina: 'Daisy Buchanan Thinks You're a Beautiful Fool' and Augustus Waters' first t-shirt. — Do Businesses Need to Suck? (00:02:26)
Kristen Franklin (Staff & team) — first named as personal story: 2012-09-25 · John says DFTBA grew to one employee, Kristen Franklin, who he says was the first to use the words 'French the Llama' in Nerdfighteria, during the 2009 Project for Awesome. — Do Businesses Need to Suck? (00:00:58)
Marina (Nerdfighter designer, mentioned from 2012) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2012-09-25 · John announces posters from work by Erin, a 19-year-old student in California, and two shirts by college student Marina: 'Daisy Buchanan Thinks You're a Beautiful Fool' and Augustus Waters' first t-shirt. — Do Businesses Need to Suck? (00:02:26)
May (Nerdfighter community) — first named as cited: 2012-09-25 · John found watercolor paintings with quotes from his books by Malaysian Nerdfighter May; they print posters he signs, and the royalties can support her through university and a graphic-design job search. — Do Businesses Need to Suck? (00:01:56)
Tatyana (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2012-09-25 · John announces that 19-year-old Tatyana from Kazakhstan designed the winning This Star Won't Go Out contest shirt, now on pre-order at DFTBA.com. — Do Businesses Need to Suck? (00:03:24)
Rob Scallon (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2012-11-23 · Hank's description announces DFTBA.com deals all weekend and $3 flat shipping worldwide on Saturday only. (video description) — Black Friday: An Accident of History (00:00:00)
Grace Helbig (Fellow creators) — first named as personal story: 2012-11-30 · Hank says he hung out at YouTube's creator space, which he calls possibly literally insane, and filmed My Drunk Kitchen with Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart (not related), with Grace Helbig there too. — VidCon 2013! (00:01:47)
Hannah Hart (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2012-11-30 · Hank says he hung out at YouTube's creator space, which he calls possibly literally insane, and filmed My Drunk Kitchen with Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart (not related), with Grace Helbig there too. — VidCon 2013! (00:01:47)
Mamrie Hart (Fellow creators) — first named as personal story: 2012-11-30 · Hank says he hung out at YouTube's creator space, which he calls possibly literally insane, and filmed My Drunk Kitchen with Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart (not related), with Grace Helbig there too. — VidCon 2013! (00:01:47)
Emily Graslie (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2012-12-07 · Hank says this and similar places are tremendously under-supported and could not exist without full-time volunteers like Emily. — Thoughts from Dead Animals (00:03:08)
Blake (staff, mentioned from 2012) (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2012-12-21 · Hank introduces Blake, the head of editorial, who says he is writing about the world's largest penguin, now extinct. — Meet the Team: The Missoula Office (And P4A and TheBrainScoop) (00:00:00)
Nick (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2012-12-21 · Hank says Nick is building the new Crash Course set, and that viewers may know Nick's voice from a Super Mario Bros. Wii video and from his YouTube channel The Lonely Director. — Meet the Team: The Missoula Office (And P4A and TheBrainScoop) (00:00:50)
Peter (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2012-12-21 · Hank says Nick is building the new Crash Course set, and that viewers may know Nick's voice from a Super Mario Bros. Wii video and from his YouTube channel The Lonely Director. — Meet the Team: The Missoula Office (And P4A and TheBrainScoop) (00:00:50)

On camera (19 people in 18 videos):

2012-03-02 · LEGO Millenium Falcon Fun — Michael Aranda (00:00:00)
2012-03-24 · Disgusting Cookies - The 2012 Hungry Games — Michael Aranda (00:00:00)
2012-04-06 · Can I be Space President? — Ze Frank (00:03:25)
2012-04-20 · Thoughts on Growing up — Michael Aranda (00:00:00)
2012-04-27 · Hank Talks to Charlie McDonnell — Charlie McDonnell (00:00:00)
2012-05-08 · Tiny Chickens Invade, But Still I Vote — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:52)
2012-05-29 · Nerds at the Beach: A REUNION VIDEO! — Katherine Green (00:02:12)
2012-06-08 · How to be More Productive...With Hank! — Michael Aranda (00:01:53)
2012-06-12 · Chris Colfer, John Green, Mob Wives, and Jeffrey Eugenides: Thoughts from Places Book Expo — M. T. Anderson (00:01:27)
2012-06-15 · Flinching in the Shower — Ze Frank (00:00:04)
2012-08-03 · I Don't Understand My Life — Kimya Dawson (00:00:08)
2012-08-13 · John and Rainn Wilson Talk Romance — Rainn Wilson (00:00:00)
2012-10-09 · Attacked by Squirrels and Neoclassicism: Thoughts from Places, Washington D.C. — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:12)
2012-10-16 · Burning Peeps, My OTP, and Velociraptors: It's Question Tuesday — Henry Green (00:02:01)
2012-10-19 · Revolutionizing Education...With Weirdos — Derek Muller (00:00:58), Brady Haran (00:01:27), Destin Sandlin (00:02:14), Henry Reich (00:02:41), Michael Stevens (00:02:41), Vi Hart (00:02:41)
2012-11-06 · Terrible at Frenching: My Spicy Summer Camp Story — Sarah Urist Green (00:01:18)
2012-12-07 · Thoughts from Dead Animals — Michael Aranda (00:00:07), Emily Graslie (00:03:08)
2012-12-21 · Meet the Team: The Missoula Office (And P4A and TheBrainScoop) — Blake (staff, mentioned from 2012) (00:00:00), Katherine Green (00:00:00), Michael Aranda (00:00:00), Nick (00:00:50), Peter (00:00:50)

2013

New in the close circle (46):

Ashley Clements (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2013-01-15 · Ashley Clements and Daniel Gordh read the Anne Frank House chapter of The Fault in Our Stars, ending with Hazel and Augustus's kiss, the applause and the walk back to the hotel. — An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall (00:39:10)
Daniel Gordh (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part, quoted: 2013-01-15 · Ashley Clements and Daniel Gordh read the Anne Frank House chapter of The Fault in Our Stars, ending with Hazel and Augustus's kiss, the applause and the walk back to the hotel. — An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall (00:39:10)
John Darnielle (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2013-01-15 · John Darnielle says many people would never have heard The Mountain Goats if John weren't relentlessly telling them to listen, and plays 'Love Love Love', a song John digs. — An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall (01:32:38)
Sean Titone (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2013-01-15 · For the finale John brings out the performers, his parents, Julie Strauss-Gabel, Jodi Reamer, Elyse Marshall who made the evening possible, Sean Titone, Katherine, Sarah (whom he first forgot) and Valerie2776. — An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall (02:50:08)
Shannon (Collaborators & friends) — first named as cited: 2013-01-22 · John says he and his friend Shannon, who lived together for more than five years in their twenties, are not 'just friends' because they never made out; they shared each other's worst and best days. — How to Be More Than Friends: Question Tuesday (00:01:25)
Ashild (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2013-01-29 · After a couple of weeks of detective work, John and Nika found the poster's maker: another 16-year-old Nerdfighter, living in Norway, named Ashild. — Across Three Continents: A Tale of Tumblr, Copyright, and Excellent Posters (00:01:56)
Nika (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2013-01-29 · Asked on Tumblr who designed it, a 16-year-old Filipino Nerdfighter, Nika, said she made the painting, but someone else had turned it into the poster. — Across Three Continents: A Tale of Tumblr, Copyright, and Excellent Posters (00:01:27)
Dave Loos (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2013-02-01 · Hank says he is on a plane to England right now; three weeks earlier he decided to film this video, knowing America would be in a Super Bowl frenzy. (video description) — Football For Nerds (00:00:00)
Benny Fine (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2013-04-12 · Hank says he had many good conversations with Felicia, Hannah and others at a lunch: smart people work in this business and it is great to have them around. — Felicia Day, Hannah Hart, and The Fine Brothers (00:01:35)
Rafi Fine (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2013-04-12 · Hank says he had many good conversations with Felicia, Hannah and others at a lunch: smart people work in this business and it is great to have them around. — Felicia Day, Hannah Hart, and The Fine Brothers (00:01:35)
Meg Turney (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2013-04-19 · Hank writes that he wanted a frank, adult video about sexual orientation, but since he is pretty much totally straight he asked friends to share their experiences, and thanks Hannah Hart, Tyler Oakley, Ze Frank and Meg Turney of SourceFed for sticking their necks out. (video description) — On Sexual Orientation, with Hannah, Ze, Tyler, and Meg (00:00:00)
Mark (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2013-05-07 · John says Mark is the producer and director of the Mental Floss channel, and Stan, as always, is working on Crash Course. — The Clif Bars Go in the Jar Because Mice: An Office Tour (00:02:11)
Meredith (Staff & team) — first named as personal story: 2013-05-07 · John says Meredith writes for Mental Floss and, more importantly, is the CEO of the Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers. — The Clif Bars Go in the Jar Because Mice: An Office Tour (00:00:33)
MagicTurtle643 (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2013-05-28 · John names Nerd Factor winners MagicTurtle643 and Nerdy and Quirky, who will stand in for him on Tuesdays during his paternity leave. — NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) (00:01:27)
Ruby Day (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2013-05-28 · John declares two more winners, both singers: Ruby Day and the Swot Sisters, whose whole song he calls amazing. — NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) (00:02:51)
Sabrina Cruz (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2013-05-28 · John calls Nerdy and Quirky one of the best YouTubers he has come across in years and shows a clip from her video about fangirls. — NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) (00:02:24)
Alice Green (Family) — first named as personal story: 2013-05-31 · Hank pre-congratulates John on his baby, due any day, and jokes that John will be relaxing on paternity leave while Hank fixes all the world's problems. — Optimism is Not Insane (00:00:00)
Lindsey Doe (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2013-06-21 · Hank says that, somewhat without John's knowledge, he decided to make Sexplanations, an entertaining sex-education show, with Lindsay Doe and team. — New Channels, New Songs, and Just Plain News (00:00:55)
Matthew (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2013-06-21 · DFTBA has finished packing all the TFIOS audiobooks and most have already shipped. — New Channels, New Songs, and Just Plain News (00:02:20)
Andrew Willis (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2013-07-26 · Hank credits developer Peter Jaros, designer Andrew Willis and the support of Nerdfighteria for making Subbable possible. — Introducing Subbable (00:02:38)
Peter Jaros (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2013-07-26 · Hank credits developer Peter Jaros, designer Andrew Willis and the support of Nerdfighteria for making Subbable possible. — Introducing Subbable (00:02:38)
Finn Harries (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2013-08-06 · John says VidCon was so fun he mostly forgot to film anything, showing only a few clips, including 'creepy' distant footage of Jack and Finn. — Million Dollar Ideas (00:00:00)
Jack Harries (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2013-08-06 · John says VidCon was so fun he mostly forgot to film anything, showing only a few clips, including 'creepy' distant footage of Jack and Finn. — Million Dollar Ideas (00:00:00)
Josh Sundquist (Fellow creators) — first named as quoted: 2013-08-09 · Hank learned from Josh Sundquist that concentrating on the 2% you can't do while ignoring the 98% you can do is idiotic. — What I Learned at VidCon (00:01:38)
Troye Sivan (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2013-10-22 · Whether Troye Sivan's song about TFIOS goes on the soundtrack is not John's decision, though he loves the song. — Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition (00:01:27)
Mike Diva (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-11-08 · In the description Hank says one of his favourite yearly things is editing a YouTuber's music with VidCon clips; this year (2013) he used Mike Diva's BFD. (video description) — VidCon, Punishments, Comments, and Pumpkins (00:00:00)
Aaron Carroll (Collaborators & friends) — first named as subject: 2013-11-12 · John recommends Dr. Aaron Carroll's Healthcare Triage, a show about drug trials, insurance and why sugar highs are not caused by sugar; link in the description. — But Is Worm Pizza Poisonous? (00:00:31)
Andrew Huang (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2013-11-15 · Hank is making the album with some of his favorite musicians: Nick Jenkins (who films, edits and directs Crash Course Chemistry), Rob Scallon, Joe DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters, and Andrew Huang of Songs To Wear Pants To. — I Have a Band? (00:00:23)
Nick Jenkins (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2013-11-15 · Hank is making the album with some of his favorite musicians: Nick Jenkins (who films, edits and directs Crash Course Chemistry), Rob Scallon, Joe DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters, and Andrew Huang of Songs To Wear Pants To. — I Have a Band? (00:00:23)
Franchesca Ramsey (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2013-11-22 · Hank recommends Chescaleigh's video on apologizing, which helped him and is more specific to being called out for hurting a whole group with your language or actions; he calls her really amazing. (video description) — How to Apologize like a Fartbag (00:00:00)
Gunnarolla (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-11-29 · The description says the brothers are in North Carolina visiting their parents for Thanksgiving and are thankful for each other, their families and viewers. (video description) — REUNION! Arm Wrestling, Drawing, and Questions with Hank and John! (00:00:00)
Alli Trippy (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Women of YouTube charity calendar featured Justine Ezarik, Mamrie Hart, Felicia Day, Meekakitty, Hannah Hart, Daily Grace, Alli Trippy, Ashley Clements, Emily Graslie, Meghan Tonjes, Emma Blackery, Lee Newton, Trisha Hershberger and Meg Turney. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Caspar Lee (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Connor Franta (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Elliott Morgan (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The P4A 2013 livestream hosts included Hannah Hart, Joe Beretta, Elliott Morgan, Kristina Horner, Joe Holmes, Henry Reich, Vi Hart, Patrick Rothfuss, Wil Wheaton, Meghan Tonjes, Karen Kavett, Emily Graslie, Liam Dryden, Michael Aranda, Stefan Chin and others. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Emma Blackery (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Women of YouTube charity calendar featured Justine Ezarik, Mamrie Hart, Felicia Day, Meekakitty, Hannah Hart, Daily Grace, Alli Trippy, Ashley Clements, Emily Graslie, Meghan Tonjes, Emma Blackery, Lee Newton, Trisha Hershberger and Meg Turney. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
JC Caylen (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Joe Beretta (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The P4A 2013 livestream hosts included Hannah Hart, Joe Beretta, Elliott Morgan, Kristina Horner, Joe Holmes, Henry Reich, Vi Hart, Patrick Rothfuss, Wil Wheaton, Meghan Tonjes, Karen Kavett, Emily Graslie, Liam Dryden, Michael Aranda, Stefan Chin and others. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Kian Lawley (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Laura Chernikoff (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · P4A 2013 credits: web development by Sam Rudge, hosting by Fastly, design by Karen Kavett, Michael Aranda and Vondell Swain (the coin), perk fulfillment by Dave Loos, Matthew Gaydos, Katherine Green and Michael Gardner, perk development by Laura Chernikoff and Colin Hickey. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Lee Newton (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Women of YouTube charity calendar featured Justine Ezarik, Mamrie Hart, Felicia Day, Meekakitty, Hannah Hart, Daily Grace, Alli Trippy, Ashley Clements, Emily Graslie, Meghan Tonjes, Emma Blackery, Lee Newton, Trisha Hershberger and Meg Turney. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Liam Dryden (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The P4A 2013 livestream hosts included Hannah Hart, Joe Beretta, Elliott Morgan, Kristina Horner, Joe Holmes, Henry Reich, Vi Hart, Patrick Rothfuss, Wil Wheaton, Meghan Tonjes, Karen Kavett, Emily Graslie, Liam Dryden, Michael Aranda, Stefan Chin and others. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Ross Everett (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Steve Zaragoza (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Trevor Moran (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Trisha Hershberger (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2013-12-20 · The Women of YouTube charity calendar featured Justine Ezarik, Mamrie Hart, Felicia Day, Meekakitty, Hannah Hart, Daily Grace, Alli Trippy, Ashley Clements, Emily Graslie, Meghan Tonjes, Emma Blackery, Lee Newton, Trisha Hershberger and Meg Turney. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)

On camera (49 people in 30 videos):

2013-01-15 · North Korean Chicken, Stagecoach Travel, and other Thoughts from before Carnegie Hall — Kimya Dawson (00:01:01)
2013-01-15 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — Ashley Clements (00:39:10), Daniel Gordh (00:39:10), John Darnielle (01:32:38), Hannah Hart (01:44:05), Neil Gaiman (01:44:05), Kimya Dawson (02:18:10), Grace Helbig (02:30:51), Jodi Reamer (02:50:08), Julie Strauss-Gabel (02:50:08), Katherine Green (02:50:08), Sean Titone (02:50:08), Valerie2776 (02:50:08)
2013-01-18 · Thoughts from Carnegie Hall — Emily Graslie (00:02:59)
2013-02-05 · Headless Statues and Elton John's Piano: Seeing Sights in London (Thoughts from Places) — CGP Grey (00:01:56), Katherine Green (00:01:56)
2013-02-26 · Cooking with a 3-Year-Old: The Mac & Cheese and Communist Celery Edition — Henry Green (00:00:00)
2013-03-29 · Caviar Brownies - The Second Annual Hungry Games — Emily Graslie (00:00:24), Michael Aranda (00:00:24)
2013-04-12 · Felicia Day, Hannah Hart, and The Fine Brothers — Hannah Hart (00:00:32), Felicia Day (00:01:01), Benny Fine (00:01:35), Rafi Fine (00:01:35)
2013-04-19 · On Sexual Orientation, with Hannah, Ze, Tyler, and Meg — Hannah (guest, mentioned from 2013) (00:00:00), Meg (guest, mentioned from 2013) (00:00:00), Tyler (00:00:00), Ze (00:00:00)
2013-05-07 · The Clif Bars Go in the Jar Because Mice: An Office Tour — Danica (00:00:19), Mark (00:02:11), Stan Muller (00:02:11)
2013-05-17 · GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! — Henry Reich (00:02:18)
2013-05-28 · NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) — MagicTurtle643 (00:01:27), Sabrina Cruz (00:02:24), Ruby Day (00:02:51)
2013-06-11 · How To Be John Green — Craig Benzine (00:00:23)
2013-06-18 · 50 Ways to Pretend to Be Smarter — Grace Helbig (00:00:36)
2013-06-21 · New Channels, New Songs, and Just Plain News — Emily Graslie (00:00:00), Lindsey Doe (00:00:55)
2013-06-25 · Thoughts from Places: Dog Days of Summer — Hannah Hart (00:00:00)
2013-06-28 · Plane Butts, Fish Farts, LeakyCon, and Marriage Equality — Devon Murray (00:01:58)
2013-07-02 · The Perks of Being John's Assistant — Rosianna Halse Rojas (00:00:01)
2013-07-09 · The World Needs More Magic — MagicTurtle643 (00:03:16)
2013-07-16 · The Ghost of Teenaged Future — Sabrina Cruz (00:00:03)
2013-07-23 · Watermelon Internet Trolls — Maureen Johnson (00:00:01)
2013-08-23 · Thoughts from Bath: The Legacy of Wealth — Charlie McDonnell (00:00:30)
2013-08-27 · On the TFIOS Movie Set — Ansel Elgort (00:00:30)
2013-09-10 · Secrets of the Movies: Thoughts from The Fault in Our Stars Set — Ben Richardson (00:00:52), Josh Boone (00:01:24), Isaac Klausner (00:01:57), Nat Wolff (00:02:15), Ansel Elgort (00:02:53), Shailene Woodley (00:03:22)
2013-09-17 · Question Tuesday with Nat Wolff (aka Isaac in The Fault in Our Stars movie) — Nat Wolff (00:00:10)
2013-10-04 · Q&A with Ansel Elgort and Mike Birbiglia from The Fault in Our Stars Movie Set — Ansel Elgort (00:00:19), Mike Birbiglia (00:02:15)
2013-11-12 · But Is Worm Pizza Poisonous? — Henry Green (00:02:15)
2013-11-15 · I Have a Band? — Andrew Huang (00:00:23), Joe DeGeorge (00:00:23), Rob Scallon (00:00:23)
2013-12-10 · Cooking with a 3-Year-Old: Slobber Carrots and Gross Barbecue — Henry Green (00:00:00), Sarah Urist Green (00:01:37)
2013-12-13 · Mom and Dad Green! Extra Special Question Tuesday — Mike Green (00:00:01), Sydney Green (00:00:01)
2013-12-27 · The Kidney That Was In 3 People - And Other Amazing Science Things — Michael Aranda (00:00:00)

2014

New in the close circle (38):

Flula Borg (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2014-01-10 · Hank says it is nice in Montana, where it gets to about -20 once every year, so he doesn't know what everyone is complaining about. (video description) — Global Warming and the Polar Vortex (00:00:02)
Chris Waters (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2014-02-25 · On the phone John and Chris agree to do 'this meet in the middle thing'; John offers to bring Eugenia Price's Beauty from Ashes if Chris brings a snack. — John and Chris Meet in the Middle (00:00:05)
Courtney (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2014-03-21 · On the way they stop at the farm of their friends Jacob and Courtney on the Rocky Mountain Front, which Hank describes as the land before the Rockies, mostly corn and wheat. — The Great Goose Migration (00:01:05)
Jacob (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2014-03-21 · On the way they stop at the farm of their friends Jacob and Courtney on the Rocky Mountain Front, which Hank describes as the land before the Rockies, mostly corn and wheat. — The Great Goose Migration (00:01:05)
Mike Rugnetta (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2014-03-28 · Hank announces the recently launched channel How to Adult, with Mike and Emily: a guide to graduating from adolescence without completely crashing and burning. — New Album, New Channels, New Fabric, New Internet Thing! (00:01:20)
Risa Rodil (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2014-05-09 · Hank credits the video to Risa Rodil, known for her work on Tumblr, and thanks two friends who came over late to help with the dancing parts. — Oh JK Rowling - Kinetic Typography (00:01:41)
Caroline (TFIOS tour fan) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as cited: 2014-05-12 · During a Q&A a young woman told them The Fault in Our Stars has helped her as she lives with lymphoma; everyone was emotional, and thousands in the crowd began chanting her name. — Perfect Puff and Endless Interviews: Touring and Hollywood Press Junkets (00:02:47)
Evelina Barry (Fellow creators) — first named as personal story: 2014-05-12 · John was reunited with friends who played the support group in the film, all of whom have lived with cancer, and toured with YouTuber Evelina Barry as co-host. — Perfect Puff and Endless Interviews: Touring and Hollywood Press Junkets (00:00:29)
Augusto (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2014-05-16 · Hank announces a new channel launching this week (week of 12 May 2014) with Jessi Knudsen Castañeda and her husband Augusto, SciShow regulars who bring rescued animals to educate the world; it is Jessi's passion. — The Myth of Greatness (00:01:59)
Caitlin Hofmeister (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2014-05-16 · SciShow producer Caitlin Hofmeister will document the passion and toil of running a small business that feeds hundreds of mouths, two of them twin infant children. — The Myth of Greatness (00:02:14)
Dave (staff, mentioned from 2014) (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2014-06-27 · Hank introduces Dave: their warehouse manager, VidCon merch manager, SciShow writer and a really good friend. — My Day Before VidCon (00:00:43)
Julie (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2014-06-27 · Hank introduces Julie, who makes his life work ("most of the time," she adds). — My Day Before VidCon (00:00:54)
Monica (staff, mentioned from 2014) (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2014-06-27 · Backstage, Hank greets Tyler Oakley and Troye; they plan what mics they need, with Monica telling them what to do. — My Day Before VidCon (00:02:09)
Rob (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2014-06-27 · Hank introduces Julie, who makes his life work ("most of the time," she adds). — My Day Before VidCon (00:00:54)
Akilah Hughes (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2014-07-01 · John says VidCon was so fun he took hardly any video; it was basically that level of sensory input for 72 straight hours. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
BeautyCrush (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2014-07-01 · John says VidCon was so fun he took hardly any video; it was basically that level of sensory input for 72 straight hours. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
Essie (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2014-07-01 · John says VidCon was so fun he took hardly any video; it was basically that level of sensory input for 72 straight hours. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
Patricia Bright (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2014-07-01 · Among his favourite makeup tutorials John also links SprinkleOfGlitter's everyday makeup routine, a tutorial from Tanya Burr, Patricia Bright's everyday makeup routine and Zoe's spring makeup tutorial. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
SprinkleOfGlitter (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2014-07-01 · Among his favourite makeup tutorials John also links SprinkleOfGlitter's everyday makeup routine, a tutorial from Tanya Burr, Patricia Bright's everyday makeup routine and Zoe's spring makeup tutorial. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
Tanya Burr (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2014-07-01 · Among his favourite makeup tutorials John also links SprinkleOfGlitter's everyday makeup routine, a tutorial from Tanya Burr, Patricia Bright's everyday makeup routine and Zoe's spring makeup tutorial. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
Zoe (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2014-07-01 · Among his favourite makeup tutorials John also links SprinkleOfGlitter's everyday makeup routine, a tutorial from Tanya Burr, Patricia Bright's everyday makeup routine and Zoe's spring makeup tutorial. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
Reid Reimers (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2014-08-22 · Hank challenges SciShow hosts Reid Reimers, Caitlin Hofmeister and 'that guy' to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. — Kidneys, LlamaJohn, Frankenstein, Back to School, and The Nerdfighter Online Video Workshop! (00:03:24)
Meheret (Nerdfighter community) — first named as takes part: 2014-09-09 · In Ethiopia John met a group of the university's students with Bill Gates, including Meheret, who started an anti-domestic-violence initiative. — Going to College (in Ethiopia) (00:00:48)
PewDiePie (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2014-09-26 · Hank says that by watching, viewers grant him power; in a world of infinite content (30 Rock, Breaking Bad, PewDiePie, cat videos) he finds it weird they choose this, and is honored by their time. — Gettin' Real with Hank (00:01:30)
Phil Plait (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2014-11-07 · Hank says that in 2015 they hope to make four Crash Courses: Government with Craig Benzine (WheezyWaiter), Astronomy with Phil Plait, Physiology with Hank, and hopefully Economics. — New Crash Course and Pizzamas! (00:02:37)
Bethany Mota (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-11-20 · In the montage Jeffrey Katzenberg says those in online video today will understand it best tomorrow, and that is what he is investing in. — Announcing VidCon 2015! (00:00:24)
Burnie Burns (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-11-20 · In the montage Jeffrey Katzenberg says those in online video today will understand it best tomorrow, and that is what he is investing in. — Announcing VidCon 2015! (00:00:24)
Jenna Marbles (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-11-20 · In the VidCon 2014 montage Jenna Marbles says she lives for the hugs, for VidCon and for the meet and greets. — Announcing VidCon 2015! (00:00:04)
Jon Cozart (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-11-20 · In the montage Jeffrey Katzenberg says those in online video today will understand it best tomorrow, and that is what he is investing in. — Announcing VidCon 2015! (00:00:24)
Michelle Phan (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-11-20 · In the montage Jeffrey Katzenberg says those in online video today will understand it best tomorrow, and that is what he is investing in. — Announcing VidCon 2015! (00:00:24)
Amanda Steele (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-11-25 · — Tyler, Ingrid, Troye, Hannah, Mandy, Jenn, and Rosianna Visit Paper Towns (00:01:50)
Ingrid Nilsen (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-11-25 · When Ingrid Nilsen, like Hannah Hart, names the unreleased Paper Towns as her favourite movie, John calls it smart to pick a movie nobody has seen, since nobody knows yet if it's good. — Tyler, Ingrid, Troye, Hannah, Mandy, Jenn, and Rosianna Visit Paper Towns (00:01:41)
Jenn McAllister (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-11-25 · Jenn McAllister: the meaning of life is to find something you're passionate about, do it all the time and love doing it. — Tyler, Ingrid, Troye, Hannah, Mandy, Jenn, and Rosianna Visit Paper Towns (00:03:44)
Ryder Burgin (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-12-06 · Hank thanks Ryder Burgin for helping with the episode and asks viewers to check out their other collaboration, A Brief History of Harry Potter, on Ryder's channel. — A Brief History of Homestar Runner (00:03:52)
Alli Speed (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-12-19 · Hank, in a onesie-like outfit, explains Butfartman: wear two very similar shirts, one on top and one on the bottom, and you too can be Butfartman. — BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! (00:02:47)
Link Neal (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-12-19 · Link Neal says 'we' appreciate what the brothers have done to create this outlet. — BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! (00:03:18)
Matt Lieberman (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-12-19 · In a clip Hank says he heard guests promised to eat a bowl of crickets if $10,000 was raised; Steve Zaragoza says 'that was this guy' and Matt Lieberman says he said he would eat it. — BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! (00:00:11)
Rhett McLaughlin (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2014-12-19 · In a clip John pledges that if viewers donate $10,000 in the next hour, he and Sarah will cover their faces in peanut butter. — BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! (00:00:33)

On camera (66 people in 33 videos):

2014-01-14 · Giving Away Over $700,000 — Rosianna Halse Rojas (00:00:30)
2014-02-25 · John and Chris Meet in the Middle — Chris Waters (00:00:05)
2014-03-21 · The Great Goose Migration — Katherine Green (00:00:48), Courtney (00:01:05), Jacob (00:01:05)
2014-03-28 · New Album, New Channels, New Fabric, New Internet Thing! — Sarah Urist Green (00:01:29)
2014-04-01 · VELOCIRAPTORS — Henry Green (00:02:53)
2014-04-15 · Walking the Red Carpet: Thoughts from Los Angeles — Ansel Elgort (00:01:38)
2014-05-30 · Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! — LeVar Burton (00:03:39)
2014-06-03 · The Fault in Our Stars Movie Premiere — Nat Wolff (00:01:32)
2014-06-06 · Thoughts from the TFiOS Premiere! — Katherine Green (00:01:01)
2014-06-27 · My Day Before VidCon — Dave (staff, mentioned from 2014) (00:00:43), Craig Benzine (00:00:54), Julie (00:00:54), Michael Gardner (00:00:54), Rob (00:00:54), Monica (staff, mentioned from 2014) (00:02:09), Troye Sivan (00:02:09), Tyler Oakley (00:02:09), Ze Frank (00:02:56), Natalie Tran (00:03:09)
2014-07-01 · Why I Love Makeup — Bridget (00:00:17)
2014-07-11 · Touring with a Rock Band in 1,8X&,00B Simple Steps — Andrew Huang (00:00:00), Rob Scallon (00:00:00)
2014-07-29 · Listen: Thoughts from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Mulualem Gessesse (00:00:32)
2014-08-19 · Baby Names: Thoughts from Rural Ethiopia — Bill Gates (00:01:03)
2014-08-22 · Kidneys, LlamaJohn, Frankenstein, Back to School, and The Nerdfighter Online Video Workshop! — Michael Aranda (00:03:24)
2014-08-26 · Food Is Weird: Understanding Agriculture in the Developing World — Bill Gates (00:00:12)
2014-09-09 · Bill Gates and John Green Discuss Global Health — Bill Gates (00:00:08)
2014-09-09 · Going to College (in Ethiopia) — Meheret (00:00:48)
2014-09-22 · Bill Gates and John Green Discuss Agriculture — Bill Gates (00:00:00)
2014-09-29 · Bill Gates and John Green Discuss Progress — Bill Gates (00:00:00)
2014-10-28 · The Paper Towns Movie IS HERE! — Isaac Klausner (00:00:24), Jake Schreier (00:00:24), Halston Sage (00:01:25), Jaz Sinclair (00:01:37), Justice Smith (00:01:57), Michael H. Weber (00:03:04), Scott Neustadter (00:03:04)
2014-11-04 · Mustaches and Movies: Day One of Paper Towns — Nat Wolff (00:00:33), Wyck Godfrey (00:02:02)
2014-11-10 · The Woman Without a Face - Pizzamas Day 1 — Matthew (00:01:32)
2014-11-11 · Lacey and Angela Question Tuesday: Pizzamas Day 2 — Halston Sage (00:00:27), Jaz Sinclair (00:00:30)
2014-11-17 · Combines and Movie Magic: Pizzamas Day 6 — Justice Smith (00:01:04), Nat Wolff (00:01:04), Jake Schreier (00:01:42), David Lanzenberg (00:02:01)
2014-11-19 · The Future of the Project for Awesome: Pizzamas Day 8 — Cara Delevingne (00:00:06), Nat Wolff (00:01:06)
2014-11-20 · Announcing VidCon 2015! — Jenna Marbles (00:00:04), Bethany Mota (00:00:24), Burnie Burns (00:00:24), Fred Seibert (00:00:24), Grace Helbig (00:00:24), Jeffrey Katzenberg (00:00:24), Jon Cozart (00:00:24), Michelle Phan (00:00:24), Toby Turner (00:00:24)
2014-11-21 · The Sleepiest Sleepyhead in Sleeptown — Cara Delevingne (00:00:43), Nat Wolff (00:00:43)
2014-11-25 · Tyler, Ingrid, Troye, Hannah, Mandy, Jenn, and Rosianna Visit Paper Towns — Tyler Oakley (00:00:01), Hannah Hart (00:01:41), Ingrid Nilsen (00:01:41), Amanda Steele (00:01:50), Rosianna Halse Rojas (00:02:13), Troye Sivan (00:02:55), Jenn McAllister (00:03:44)
2014-12-06 · A Brief History of Homestar Runner — Ryder Burgin (00:03:52)
2014-12-09 · Question Tuesday with Cara Delevingne of Paper Towns — Cara Delevingne (00:00:06)
2014-12-16 · Jelly Face, Sharpie Face, Peanut Butter Face, and Mummy Dancers: The 2014 Project for Awesome — Henry Green (00:00:12), Sarah Urist Green (00:01:49)
2014-12-19 · BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! — Matt Lieberman (00:00:11), Steve Zaragoza (00:00:11), Hannah Hart (00:00:33), Michael Aranda (00:00:33), Rhett McLaughlin (00:00:33), Craig Benzine (00:01:23), Felicia Day (00:01:23), Henry Green (00:01:23), Henry Reich (00:01:23), Jessi Knudsen Castañeda (00:01:23), Reid Reimers (00:01:23), Grace Helbig (00:01:42), Sarah Urist Green (00:01:42), Destin Sandlin (00:02:02), Emily Graslie (00:02:02), Alli Speed (00:02:47), Matthew (00:02:47), Wil Wheaton (00:02:47), Link Neal (00:03:18), Joia Mukherjee (00:03:23), Ettore Rossetti (00:03:27)

2015

New in the close circle (9):

GloZell (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2015-01-23 · Hank officially has an outfit for the interview and GloZell pulls its tag off for him; a man who has played Obama in their rehearsals is introduced. — Interviewing the President (00:00:32)
Melody (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2015-02-17 · John says Melody now gets lots of hateful asks in her Tumblr inbox from people accusing her of stealing John Green's quote. — Places I've Never Been (00:02:01)
Zulaiha (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2015-05-12 · John says Tameka Norris's assignment 'Become Someone Else' has stuck with him, so he tries it with his friend Zulaiha, office manager and long-time nerdfighter. — Becoming Someone Else (00:00:26)
Jo Garrett (Staff & team) — first named as subject: 2015-05-26 · DFTBA Records has a new CEO, Jo Garrett, a Nerdfighter who will help DFTBA Records get people their stuff in a timely manner. — Sixteen Parts (00:00:58)
Allison Raskin (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2015-07-14 · The Dallas stop of the Paper Towns tour at The Bomb Factory features a performance by Saint Motel, whose song 'My Type' is on the film's soundtrack, and is hosted by Allison and Gaby of Just Between Us. (video description) — On Exhaustion (00:00:00)
Gaby Dunn (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2015-07-14 · The Dallas stop of the Paper Towns tour at The Bomb Factory features a performance by Saint Motel, whose song 'My Type' is on the film's soundtrack, and is hosted by Allison and Gaby of Just Between Us. (video description) — On Exhaustion (00:00:00)
Maggie Stiefvater (Collaborators & friends) — first named as subject: 2015-09-29 · Separately from NerdCon, John and his friend Maggie Stiefvater will race actual race cars at Princeton Speedway outside Minneapolis on October 9 at 7:30; $5 at the door, proceeds to the charity Drivers Edge. — Writing, Walling, Racing, and Wizard Schooling (00:00:32)
Casey Neistat (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2015-11-06 · Hank thanks everyone who has supported VidCon and tells those who can't come not to worry: the real celebration of online video happens on the internet every day. — Announcing VidCon 2016! June 23 - 25 (and Pizzamas 2015!) (00:00:00)
Kevin Allocca (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2015-11-06 · In the opening montage Felicia Day says video, to her, is a way to make people feel like they belong. — Announcing VidCon 2016! June 23 - 25 (and Pizzamas 2015!) (00:00:15)

On camera (27 people in 19 videos):

2015-01-06 · AFC Wimbledon v. Liverpool: Thoughts from the Greatest Game on Earth — Rosianna Halse Rojas (00:00:00), Sarah Urist Green (00:00:19)
2015-01-20 · REUNION MINIGOLF — Sydney Green (00:00:13)
2015-01-23 · Interviewing the President — Bethany Mota (00:00:00), Steve Grove (00:00:18), GloZell (00:00:32), Barack Obama (00:02:51), Katherine Green (00:03:24)
2015-03-06 · WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism — Katherine Green (00:03:42)
2015-04-14 · A Long Good Day — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:01), Alex Wolff (00:01:02), Justice Smith (00:01:02)
2015-04-17 · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport — Katherine Green (00:03:52)
2015-04-24 · Mother Pheasant Plucker - A Song — Katherine Green (00:02:53)
2015-05-01 · A $100,000 Egg and A 200M Year Old Pinecone — Emily Graslie (00:00:23)
2015-05-12 · Becoming Someone Else — Zulaiha (00:00:26)
2015-06-16 · Paper Towns Madrid with Nat Wolff! THE TOUR BEGINS — Henry Green (00:00:01), Alice Green (00:00:16), Nat Wolff (00:02:11)
2015-06-23 · Question Tuesday with Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff — Cara Delevingne (00:00:06), Nat Wolff (00:00:06)
2015-07-03 · Thoughts from Yachts — Katherine Green (00:03:15)
2015-07-28 · Paper Towns, Agloe, and Touring: Thoughts from (Many) Places — Nat Wolff (00:00:16)
2015-08-21 · Book Towers for Miles — Katherine Green (00:03:08)
2015-09-15 · John Gets a Tattoo — Laura (tattoo artist, mentioned from 2015) (00:00:26)
2015-09-24 · Continents are Dumb — Charlie McDonnell (00:03:20)
2015-10-13 · John Green's Fiery Race Car Disaster — Alan (00:00:37)
2015-10-20 · Nerdfighteria's Resident Comptroller? — Daniel Biss (00:03:00)
2015-11-06 · Announcing VidCon 2016! June 23 - 25 (and Pizzamas 2015!) — Casey Neistat (00:00:00), Alli Speed (00:00:15), Connor Franta (00:00:15), Felicia Day (00:00:15), Kevin Allocca (00:00:15), Franchesca Ramsey (00:00:21), Katie Couric (00:00:21)

2016

New in the close circle (42):

Bill Wurtz (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-02-05 · Hank recommends Bill Wurtz's History of Japan, a weird art piece from a creator who came out of nowhere, which he thinks everybody should watch. — Honest YouTube Talk Time (00:01:06)
Jake Roper (Fellow creators) — first named as personal story: 2016-04-01 · Hank spent a day at a collab camp, a new idea to him, where he met many YouTubers; later he visited 3 Black Dot to talk shop and try the HTC Vive. — Loving Loving Things in Los Angeles (00:00:59)
Markiplier (Fellow creators) — first named as personal story: 2016-04-01 · Hank says he still has more to do: shooting YouTubers React and recording with the Gilmore Guys and Travis McElroy. — Loving Loving Things in Los Angeles (00:01:25)
MatPat (Fellow creators) — first named as personal story: 2016-04-01 · Hank says he still has more to do: shooting YouTubers React and recording with the Gilmore Guys and Travis McElroy. — Loving Loving Things in Los Angeles (00:01:25)
Meghan Camarena (Fellow creators) — first named as personal story: 2016-04-01 · Hank lists collab shoots: Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig, a Good Mythical Morning with Rhett and Link, stuff at SourceFed, two Just Between Us with Gaby and Allison. — Loving Loving Things in Los Angeles (00:00:18)
Arielle Scarcella (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Ava Gordy (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Bree Essrig (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Darren Vongirdner (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
F0xy (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Hartbeat (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Jimmy Wong (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Matt Watson (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Nicola Foti (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Reina Scully (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Ruba Wilson (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Taylor Peters (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
William Haynes (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-04-08 · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Lilly Singh (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2016-06-10 · Hank joins the Roast Yourself challenge that Ryan Higa started, with lyrics roasting himself, while calling it probably a bad idea. (video description) — Hank Roasts Himself Diss Track - Roast Yourself Challenge (00:00:00)
Hannah (creator, mentioned from 2016) (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2016-06-17 · Hank says that after watching Hannah's video this week (week of 13 June 2016) he could not not do this. — Hey, Let's Change Some Things (00:02:40)
Nathan Zed (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-07-15 · Hank thanks Ashley Ford, Ahsante Bean and Nathan Zed for looking over the script of this video. (video description) — On Lives and Mattering (00:00:00)
Melvin (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2016-07-22 · Some say plussing makes discussion harder in a sea of pluses; for them a nerdfighter named Melvin made a Chrome extension removing plus comments, and Hank thanks him. — Ending the Age of Outrage (at least in ourselves, if not in the world) (00:02:36)
Satchell Drakes (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2016-07-22 · Among videos to watch, the description recommends CGP Grey's 'This video will make you angry' and Satchell Drakes's 'How to Speak on the Internet'. (video description) — Ending the Age of Outrage (at least in ourselves, if not in the world) (00:00:00)
Nicole Sweeney (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2016-08-05 · Hank credits the project's team: Taylor Behnke Peters (writing and research), Derek Knabenbauer (editing), Nicole Sweeney (graphics), Nick Jenkins (director), and Spanish translators Liza Platae, Rafael Arévalo, Amber J Holder and John Flores. (video description) — Our Massive Project: How to Vote in Every State (00:00:00)
Peter Hollens (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-08-19 · Hank says Peter Hollens just released a collab video in which Hank sings Hobbit drinking songs with him; he is proud of it and links it in the description. — 16 Sports that Should Be in the Olympics (00:02:05)
Joe (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2016-09-06 · John says Joe and Stan in their office have worked for over a year, with help and funding from Bill Gates' BGC3, to build educational materials around Crash Course videos. — How We're Spending Your Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report (00:02:12)
Anthony Vincent (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-09-08 · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Dan Bull (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-09-08 · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Landon Austin (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-09-08 · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Taryn Southern (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-09-08 · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Todd Bryanton (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-09-08 · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Marina (friend, mentioned from 2016) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2016-09-27 · John says that yesterday he and Sarah flew to New York City and met up with their best friends Chris and Marina. — Books, Movies, and Wonder: Thoughts from a Red Carpet (00:00:01)
Adriene Hill (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2016-10-11 · John thanks Mark Olsen for graphics, Rosianna Halse Rojas for graphics and fact-checking, and Amanda McCloughlin and Adriene Hill for fact-checking, and says any errors are his own. (video description) — Understanding Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's Tax Plans (00:00:00)
Victoria (staff) (Staff & team) — first named as personal story: 2016-10-28 · Hank says others, he thinks mostly Victoria, will tweet as him to announce things like P4A, VidCon or Pizzamas. — Give Me Your Tweets, I'll Give You My Phone · Last Video Before Leave! (00:01:46)
Orin Green (Family) — first named as personal story: 2016-11-01 · John announces Hank is a dad: Katherine had a baby boy, Orin, over the weekend (30 October 2016); he is adorable and John is very happy. — BABY! BABY! BABY! (And the 10th Annual Project for Awesome) (00:00:00)
Caenaan (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2016-11-10 · Dave, DFTBA's operations manager, introduces the staff: Caenaan the warehouse manager, Rachel the head of creator support and Meg the head of customer service. — The Museum of Pizza Johns Past (00:00:01)
Meg (staff, mentioned from 2016) (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2016-11-10 · Dave, DFTBA's operations manager, introduces the staff: Caenaan the warehouse manager, Rachel the head of creator support and Meg the head of customer service. — The Museum of Pizza Johns Past (00:00:01)
Rachel (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2016-11-10 · Dave, DFTBA's operations manager, introduces the staff: Caenaan the warehouse manager, Rachel the head of creator support and Meg the head of customer service. — The Museum of Pizza Johns Past (00:00:01)
Sam Schultz (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2016-11-10 · Dave, DFTBA's operations manager, introduces the staff: Caenaan the warehouse manager, Rachel the head of creator support and Meg the head of customer service. (video description) — The Museum of Pizza Johns Past (00:00:01)
Viktorayy (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2016-11-15 · John thanks Viktorayy for the video's title, far better than the one he originally had. (video description) — Good News/Bad News: A Pizzamas Video in Nine Slices (00:00:00)
Dodie Clark (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2016-12-01 · The description lists VidCon Europe guests including Hannah Hart, Rhett and Link, Nathan Zed, Mamrie Hart, Charlie McDonnell and Dodie Clark. (video description) — See you in Amsterdam, Melbourne, or Anaheim!! (also Boston) (00:00:00)
Tessa Violet (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2016-12-16 · Tessa introduces herself at the end: she makes video blogs and original music. — Fear in Art (00:02:54)

On camera (42 people in 23 videos):

2016-01-15 · Eating Weird Food from the 50s (with Katherine) — Katherine Green (00:00:01)
2016-03-01 · Question Tuesday: The Potato Edition — Henry Green (00:03:09)
2016-03-15 · The Extraordinary Story of Hussam: Teenager, Writer, and Syrian Refugee — Hussam (00:00:01)
2016-04-08 · 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling — Flula Borg (00:00:00), Hannah Hart (00:00:00)
2016-05-27 · Reaction Video: THE THING! — Katherine Green (00:00:22)
2016-05-31 · The Most Amazing Day — Mike Green (00:03:09)
2016-06-07 · Zaatari: Thoughts from a Refugee Camp — Ubay (00:00:09), Aida (refugee interviewee) (00:00:52), Musa Mohammed (00:02:15)
2016-07-01 · So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria) — Charlie McDonnell (00:02:52), Emily Graslie (00:02:52), George Watsky (00:02:52), Lindsey Doe (00:02:52), Maureen Johnson (00:02:52), Meghan Tonjes (00:02:52)
2016-08-12 · AMERICA, DAMMIT! - Thoughts from Glacier National Park — Katherine Green (00:03:10)
2016-09-27 · Books, Movies, and Wonder: Thoughts from a Red Carpet — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:01), Chris Waters (00:00:06), Ransom Riggs (00:01:05)
2016-10-21 · Coming Out, Goats, Government, and Attack Ads with Denise Juneau — Denise Juneau (00:00:12)
2016-11-04 · Stress and Joy — Sabrina Cruz (00:00:03)
2016-11-07 · It's Pizzamas!!! (Thoughts From the Place Where they Print Our Shirts) — Chris (business owner, mentioned from 2016) (00:00:46), Lou (00:00:54), Cory (00:01:19)
2016-11-10 · The Museum of Pizza Johns Past — Caenaan (00:00:01), Dave (staff, mentioned from 2014) (00:00:01), Meg (staff, mentioned from 2016) (00:00:01), Rachel (00:00:01), Valerie2776 (00:00:35)
2016-11-11 · The Trouble with Wishful Thinking — Hannah Hart (00:00:42)
2016-11-14 · Who the Eff Is Hank? — Craig Benzine (00:00:13)
2016-11-16 · Why We Left Buzzfeed (Some Thoughts on Taking Risks) — Allison Raskin (00:00:00), Gaby Dunn (00:00:00)
2016-11-18 · Are Pets Ethical? — Lex Croucher (00:00:15)
2016-11-25 · You're Not Good Enough — Nathan Zed (00:00:00)
2016-12-02 · Logging Off — Rosianna Halse Rojas (00:00:02)
2016-12-09 · The Difference A Decade Makes: The 10th Annual Project for Awesome Is Here! — Muhammad (community health worker, mentioned from 2016) (00:00:54)
2016-12-13 · P4A 2016 Hilarity Reprise - OVER $2M RAISED!! — Ettore Rossetti (00:00:00), Grace Helbig (00:00:00), Hannah Hart (00:00:00), Link Neal (00:00:00), Mamrie Hart (00:00:00), Rhett McLaughlin (00:00:00), Gaby Dunn (00:01:02), Nathan Zed (00:01:04), Sabrina Cruz (00:01:09), Lex Croucher (00:01:56), Destin Sandlin (00:02:01), Charlie McDonnell (00:02:05), Rosianna Halse Rojas (00:02:09)
2016-12-16 · Fear in Art — Tessa Violet (00:02:54)

2017

New in the close circle (28):

Claire Emery (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2017-01-03 · The brothers asked Montana-based artist Claire Emery for limited-edition woodblock prints for the 10th anniversary; her three prints are on pre-order at DFTBA.com, black and white or hand-coloured. — 10 Years on YouTube (...and MORE GREAT NEWS) (00:01:20)
Laura (trainer, mentioned from 2017) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2017-01-03 · John says people at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston next month (February 2017) can do a live workout with him, Chris and their trainer Laura. — 10 Years on YouTube (...and MORE GREAT NEWS) (00:00:45)
Alyssa (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2017-01-20 · Caitlin says she is reading about ways to start a new job for a How to Adult script, not because she is looking for one. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:01:02)
Amy (staff, mentioned from 2017) (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Amy shows her updated calendar collection, one available on DFTBA unless sold out; Hank says it is now sold out. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:02:24)
Caitlin (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Caitlin says she is reading about ways to start a new job for a How to Adult script, not because she is looking for one. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:01:02)
Ceri (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Ceri says she is editing Crash Course Film. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:00:53)
Julia (staff, mentioned from 2017) (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Hank finds Julia looking at maps of Amsterdam and Melbourne, which she says she has to think about. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:02:21)
Marcus (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Marcus, the newest staff member, says he is learning to animate on top of Hank's videos. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:01:26)
Marie Ann (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Hank introduces Marie Ann as his assistant, who helps him with everything; she is working on his many emails. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:01:57)
Michael (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Henry, who does not work for Hank, says he rents his office from Hank. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:01:46)
Natalie (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Hank goes on to the warehouse, then home. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:03:07)
Nicole (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Ceri says she is editing Crash Course Film. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:00:53)
Rodney (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Hank goes on to the warehouse, then home. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:03:07)
Valerie (staff, mentioned from 2017) (Staff & team) — first named as takes part: 2017-01-20 · Valerie says she is working on signage for NerdCon: Nerdfighteria. — Behind the Scenes of My Life (00:02:44)
Luzu (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2017-02-17 · Hank introduces Luzu, who makes YouTube videos mostly in Spanish but also in English. — As Cold as The Milk: Learning Spanish with Luzu (00:00:01)
Evelyn from the Internets (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2017-05-12 · Hank recommends Evelyn from the Internets: she makes him laugh, welcomes him into her content and gives him a different perspective. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:40)
Lindsay Ellis (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2017-05-12 · Hank recommends Lindsay Ellis: she makes him laugh, has a strong community and always has great takes on culture. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:50)
Steven Suptic (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2017-05-12 · Hank recommends Steven Suptic and the other former SourceFed hosts; Steven's content is weird, great and hilarious. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:32)
Xidnaf (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2017-05-12 · Hank recommends Xidnaf: linguistics and stick figures. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:47)
Kallie Moore (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2017-06-30 · Hank invites viewers to watch Eons' first episode at youtube.com/eons, where he, Blake and Callie will take them through the history of life on Earth. — Eyes Made of Crystal? - Trilobites are Bizarre (00:03:25)
Renetto (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2017-07-14 · Reading the 2007 page's 'latest YouTube drama' box, Hank says there has been YouTube drama since there has been YouTube. — YouTube History Lesson: Vlogbrothers Through the Ages (00:02:52)
Chelsea Fagan (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2017-09-22 · The description says Hank wishes he could talk finances with Chelsea and Lauren all day and links their channel, blog, Twitters and a longer cut. — How to Invest (and other money questions with The Financial Diet) (00:00:00)
Lauren Ver Hage (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2017-09-22 · The description says Hank wishes he could talk finances with Chelsea and Lauren all day and links their channel, blog, Twitters and a longer cut. — How to Invest (and other money questions with The Financial Diet) (00:00:00)
Beth Radloff (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2017-10-30 · John shows a comfy pajama top, a sweatshirt designed by Beth Radloff, a high-quality Pizza John fidget spinner and his last surprise, a Pizza John shot glass. — I Mustache You: A Pizzamas Reunion! (00:02:23)
Evan Palmer (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2017-10-30 · John shows designs by Evan Palmer and Joey Chou, all available at DFTBA.com only for two weeks. — I Mustache You: A Pizzamas Reunion! (00:01:18)
Joey Chou (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2017-10-30 · John shows designs by Evan Palmer and Joey Chou, all available at DFTBA.com only for two weeks. — I Mustache You: A Pizzamas Reunion! (00:01:18)
Lily Nashita (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2017-10-30 · Every year different designers make Pizzamas designs, their take on Pizza John; Hank shows Lily Nashita's chibi John, Swerve's drippy pizza face and one by Thought Cafe. — I Mustache You: A Pizzamas Reunion! (00:01:01)
Swerve (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2017-10-30 · Every year different designers make Pizzamas designs, their take on Pizza John; Hank shows Lily Nashita's chibi John, Swerve's drippy pizza face and one by Thought Cafe. — I Mustache You: A Pizzamas Reunion! (00:01:01)

On camera (29 people in 13 videos):

2017-01-20 · Behind the Scenes of My Life — Matthew (00:00:32), Nick (00:00:32), Ceri (00:00:53), Nicole (00:00:53), Caitlin (00:01:02), Marcus (00:01:26), Henry (00:01:46), Michael (00:01:46), Marie Ann (00:01:57), Julie (00:02:08), Julia (staff, mentioned from 2017) (00:02:21), Amy (staff, mentioned from 2017) (00:02:24), Valerie (staff, mentioned from 2017) (00:02:44), Natalie (00:03:07), Rodney (00:03:07), Victoria (staff) (00:03:07)
2017-01-27 · Screaming for Four Minutes Straight (with WheezyWaiter) — Craig Benzine (00:00:00)
2017-02-10 · Valentines Candy Taste Test with Hank and Katherine — Katherine Green (00:00:50)
2017-02-17 · As Cold as The Milk: Learning Spanish with Luzu — Luzu (00:00:01)
2017-03-03 · PUNISHED: Blenderized Audience Choice: LIVE! — Maureen Johnson (00:00:00)
2017-03-14 · Green Brothers Reunited! — Alice Green (00:00:00), Henry Green (00:00:00)
2017-06-20 · FIRST! Green Brothers Reunited Again — Sydney Green (00:01:18)
2017-08-04 · Why Bullets are Good for the Environment — Michael (00:03:44), Brit (00:03:46), Ceri (00:03:52)
2017-08-08 · What You Make of It: Thoughts from Venice, Italy — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:25)
2017-09-08 · How to Win Australia — Grace (person, mentioned from 2017) (00:01:34)
2017-09-22 · How to Invest (and other money questions with The Financial Diet) — Chelsea Fagan (00:00:00), Lauren Ver Hage (00:00:00)
2017-11-06 · Banana Milk and Almond Orchards — Brock (00:00:17)
2017-12-22 · Christmas Questions Answered (With Katherine and Hank) — Katherine Green (00:00:02)

2018

New in the close circle (19):

Logan Paul (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2018-02-23 · The description says watching a Logan Paul video or reading about Tide Pod challenges makes an older adult's natural response overwhelming anxiety for the next generation. (video description) — Dear Young People, You Terrify Me (00:00:00)
Grant Sanderson (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2018-04-13 · Hank thanks John and Taha Khan for advising him and helping him get things right, and Grant of 3Blue1Brown for the neural network image. (video description) — Who is in Control? (00:00:00)
Taha Khan (Fellow creators) — first named as credited: 2018-04-13 · Hank thanks John and Taha Khan for advising him and helping him get things right, and Grant of 3Blue1Brown for the neural network image. (video description) — Who is in Control? (00:00:00)
Elle Mills (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2018-04-27 · Hank recommends Elle Mills, always. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:02:57)
Chip (friend, mentioned from 2018) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2018-06-05 · John calls the third edition a deeply flawed book: published 35 years ago, it contains almost no poems from the last 40 years; but it is his, or at least Chip's. — WHERE IS MY NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY (00:00:16)
Diana Cowern (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2018-06-22 · Hank's list of the people in the video also names Emily Graslie (dead animals), Destin Sandlin (physics and slow-mo), Thomas Frank (college prep), Jessie Hendricks (chemistry and science), Kati Morton (mental health), Patrick (biology via games) and Diana Cowern (physics), with links to their channels. — Stumping EDU Creators - Trivia at VidCon (00:00:00)
Jessie Hendricks (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2018-06-22 · Hank's list of the people in the video also names Emily Graslie (dead animals), Destin Sandlin (physics and slow-mo), Thomas Frank (college prep), Jessie Hendricks (chemistry and science), Kati Morton (mental health), Patrick (biology via games) and Diana Cowern (physics), with links to their channels. — Stumping EDU Creators - Trivia at VidCon (00:00:00)
Patrick (youtuber) (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2018-06-22 · Hank's list of the people in the video also names Emily Graslie (dead animals), Destin Sandlin (physics and slow-mo), Thomas Frank (college prep), Jessie Hendricks (chemistry and science), Kati Morton (mental health), Patrick (biology via games) and Diana Cowern (physics), with links to their channels. — Stumping EDU Creators - Trivia at VidCon (00:00:00)
Sean (friend, mentioned from 2018) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2018-06-22 · After his last quiz, with Kati Morton, Hank asks her husband Sean, a great friend of his, who Le Pétomane is. — Stumping EDU Creators - Trivia at VidCon (00:02:44)
DoctorBenjyFM (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2018-08-14 · John is geeking out about a novel by Tommy Orange, DoctorBenjyFM's YouTube series managing a fictional football team (never so invested in pixels), and the new season of the podcast In the Dark. — Question Tuesday: Secrets & Primes (00:00:55)
Andy J. Pizza (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2018-10-29 · John unboxes the designer Pizza John shirts: Abstract Pizza John by Sofia Cardone, a Mr. Potato Man Pizza John by Andy J. Pizza, and shirts by Maria Wynn and David Pemberton. — PIZZAMAS IS HERE! (00:01:05)
David Pemberton (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2018-10-29 · John unboxes the designer Pizza John shirts: Abstract Pizza John by Sofia Cardone, a Mr. Potato Man Pizza John by Andy J. Pizza, and shirts by Maria Wynn and David Pemberton. — PIZZAMAS IS HERE! (00:01:05)
Maria Wynn (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2018-10-29 · John unboxes the designer Pizza John shirts: Abstract Pizza John by Sofia Cardone, a Mr. Potato Man Pizza John by Andy J. Pizza, and shirts by Maria Wynn and David Pemberton. — PIZZAMAS IS HERE! (00:01:05)
Sofia Cardone (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2018-10-29 · John unboxes the designer Pizza John shirts: Abstract Pizza John by Sofia Cardone, a Mr. Potato Man Pizza John by Andy J. Pizza, and shirts by Maria Wynn and David Pemberton. — PIZZAMAS IS HERE! (00:01:05)
Hiroko Matsushima (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2018-11-07 · The standard version, like other pub trivia, is hosted by a person at the venue and comes with a slideshow of the questions designed by SciShow's Hiroko Matsushima. — A New Thing? (00:01:27)
Maia Ledesma (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2018-12-14 · The description says Hank did the punishment during the P4A livestream, filmed by Matt Gaydos, Maia Ledesma and Tuna Metesh. (video description) — Cute Goth Shock Collar Trivia Punishment for Charity (00:00:00)
Matt Gaydos (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2018-12-14 · The description says Hank did the punishment during the P4A livestream, filmed by Matt Gaydos, Maia Ledesma and Tuna Metesh. (video description) — Cute Goth Shock Collar Trivia Punishment for Charity (00:00:00)
Megan Toenyes (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2018-12-14 · Hank introduces Dave, who works on Truth or Fail Trivia, as the trivia provider, and Megan. — Cute Goth Shock Collar Trivia Punishment for Charity (00:00:00)
Mark Rober (Fellow creators) — first named as subject, quoted: 2018-12-21 · Hank assumes John has seen Mark Rober's amazing new video, in which Rober builds a bait package that explodes glitter on people who steal it; its engineering is very good. — The Psychology of Package Thieves (00:00:00)

On camera (23 people in 10 videos):

2018-02-13 · What Can't a Billion Dollars Buy? — Bill Gates (00:01:39)
2018-02-16 · Thoughts from VERY Dead Animals — Kallie Moore (00:00:12), Tuna (00:00:12)
2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — Steve Bullock (00:00:07)
2018-04-24 · This Video is about Red Eyed Tree Frogs? — Henry Green (00:00:00)
2018-06-22 · Stumping EDU Creators - Trivia at VidCon — Destin Sandlin (00:00:00), Diana Cowern (00:00:00), Emily Graslie (00:00:00), Jessie Hendricks (00:00:00), Joe Hanson (00:00:00), Mike Wilson (00:00:00), Miriam Nielsen (00:00:00), Patrick (youtuber) (00:00:00), Thomas Frank (00:00:00), Toby Hendy (00:00:00), Kati Morton (00:02:44), Sean (friend, mentioned from 2018) (00:02:44)
2018-07-20 · Making Bad Decisions with My Dad — Mike Green (00:00:12)
2018-09-07 · Frightened Leech Science with Tessa Violet — Tessa Violet (00:00:00)
2018-12-14 · Cute Goth Shock Collar Trivia Punishment for Charity — Dave (staff, mentioned from 2014) (00:00:00), Megan Toenyes (00:00:00)
2018-12-21 · The Psychology of Package Thieves — Robert Tyminski (00:01:47)
2018-12-28 · The Cutest Thing My Son Has Done and More (With Katherine) — Katherine Green (00:00:50)

2019

New in the close circle (3):

Sharon (Nerdfighter) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2019-01-15 · John recommends Valentines by Nerdfighter Sharon, available at DFTBA.com. — On Burning Resentment (00:03:24)
Deboki (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2019-07-05 · Deboki Chakravarti provided research assistance for the video. (video description) — You Need to Know About This Ridiculous Fish (00:00:00)
Bailor Barrie (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2019-09-17 · Amid talk of ending the stigma of mental and other illnesses, Dr. Bailor Barrie told John in Sierra Leone that we can't know how to end stigma until we grapple with its causes. — 'end the stigma' (00:00:00)

On camera (19 people in 9 videos):

2019-01-15 · On Burning Resentment — Jacqueline Woodson (00:03:24)
2019-03-19 · Writing and Marriage Advice from Michelle Obama — Michelle Obama (00:00:00)
2019-06-18 · Question Tuesday with Miles and the Colonel: Manolo! — Charlie Plummer (00:00:43), Denny Love (00:00:43)
2019-07-23 · What to Love and How — Alice Green (00:03:51)
2019-09-24 · I, Too, Dislike It — Julian Randall (00:02:10)
2019-10-01 · Why Are Poor Countries Poor? — Bailor Barrie (00:02:26)
2019-10-08 · Looking for Alaska (...with Alaska) — Jay Lee (00:00:58), Sofia Vassilieva (00:01:27), Kristine Froseth (00:01:56)
2019-11-05 · Letting It Snow with Kiernan Shipka, Shameik Moore, Anna Akana, and Blogbrother John Green — Anna Akana (00:00:00), Isabela Merced (00:00:00), Jacob Batalon (00:00:00), Kiernan Shipka (00:00:00), Lauren Myracle (00:00:00), Maureen Johnson (00:00:00), Odeya Rush (00:00:00), Shameik Moore (00:00:00)
2019-12-13 · Is This the Cutest Animal Noise? — Jessi Knudsen Castañeda (00:00:43)

2020

New in the close circle (7):

Nicola (Fellow creators) — first named as takes part: 2020-02-21 · Hank goes to meet a mudlark whose YouTube channel he watches and loves, saying he is in the enviable position of easily meeting YouTube creators he loves. — The Muck of Millennia (00:01:03)
Cam Jeffers (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2020-04-28 · The description says that for Zwift racing John enjoys watching Cam Jeffers and the real-life pro cyclist Alex Dowsett. (video description) — get your game on (00:00:00)
Erin (musician, mentioned from 2020) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2020-05-05 · John says a musician and sing-a-ma-jig specialist named Erin made Hank a proper All Star sing-a-ma-jig symphony, which he plays. — YOU'RE AN ALL STAR! (00:01:19)
Rebecca (nerdfighter, mentioned from 2020) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2020-05-05 · John says a nerdfighter in Tokyo named Rebecca, helped by her partner Ocean, found one, shipped it to him and brought his quest to an end. — YOU'RE AN ALL STAR! (00:00:50)
Sarah Suda (Collaborators & friends) — first named as passing: 2020-06-26 · Hank isn't ending it: he announces a new YouTube channel, Bizarre Beasts, co-hosted with Sara Suta, one weird animal a month, with the Pin Club continuing and opening to more people. — You Might as Well Swim! (00:03:22)
Maddie (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2020-10-05 · In a P.S., John says Hank's video on the All Star project left out that it was inspired by YouTube comments, especially one from Maddie. — Thank God It's Over and PIZZAMAS IS HERE!!!!!!! (00:03:18)
Kimmy (person, mentioned from 2020) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2020-10-07 · John loves seeing people draw circles in response to his circle drawings; a Pizzamas t-shirt is such a drawing, made by a nerdfighter named Kimmy. — The Golden Age of Vlogbrothers (00:01:56)

On camera (8 people in 7 videos):

2020-02-21 · The Muck of Millennia — Nicola (00:01:03)
2020-05-01 · I Need to Get Myself Away from this Place — Michael Carmichael (00:01:35)
2020-06-05 · So Much to Do — Maya Rupert (00:00:00)
2020-06-12 · Fed to the Rules — Ashley C. Ford (00:03:28), Cory Doctorow (00:03:28), Roman Mars (00:03:28)
2020-06-19 · Only Shooting Stars — Ashley C. Ford (00:00:00), Cory Doctorow (00:00:00), Roman Mars (00:00:00)
2020-10-23 · 10 Reasons to Vote RIGHT NOW — Boston voter in Hank's clip (00:02:11)
2020-11-17 · Our Biggest Project Yet: A One Year Update — Isata Dumbuya (00:02:26)

2021

New in the close circle (2):

Julia (nerdfighter, mentioned from 2021) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2021-02-09 · Last week (week of 1 February 2021) nerdfighter Julia, inspired by one of John's signing livestreams, made an animated video, Lo-Fi Lang Syne Beats to Sign Your Name 250,000 Times To; John closes with part of it. — Lesser Known YouTube Channels I Love (00:02:52)
Simon Vin (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2021-04-09 · Hank mentions a website, born of a running joke among some people on Twitter, that counts the days since he last started a new thing; it stands at seven days, since the launch of the Life's Little Lies TikTok. (video description) — A Thought is Not an Idea (00:00:00)

On camera (3 people in 3 videos):

2021-04-13 · My Truly Mortifying Self-Talk — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:00)
2021-06-08 · Feelings, Little Tunnels, and Oprah: It's Question Tuesday with Ashley C. Ford — Ashley C. Ford (00:00:03)
2021-10-06 · Searching for Betsy in Brazil — Betsy (00:02:58)

2022

On camera (9 people in 7 videos):

2022-04-26 · An Amazing Day — Isaac Klausner (00:00:00)
2022-05-24 · Hello! Meet Daisy! — Cree Cicchino (00:00:00)
2022-06-07 · Hello! Meet Aza! — Isabela Merced (00:00:00)
2022-07-05 · Director Hannah Marks Is Nervous To Meet You — Hannah Marks (00:00:29)
2022-08-12 · The Biggest Climate Bill of Your Life - But What does it DO!? — Jesse Jenkins (00:02:32), Michael Regan (00:04:00)
2022-09-26 · PIZZAMAS IS UPON US — Henry Green (00:03:36), Alice Green (00:03:40)
2022-09-27 · The Wildest Way it Could Possibly Have Gone - Our 16 Year Anniversary — Katherine Green (00:02:41)

2023

New in the close circle (9):

Payton (Nerdfighter community) — first named as personal story: 2023-01-24 · Feeling the club, not he, should have all those followers, John handed the password to longtime nerdfighter Payton and bid farewell to Twitter. — Behind the Scenes of my TUMBLR MEME LORD ERA (00:00:58)
John Chew (Collaborators & friends) — first named as passing: 2023-05-02 · Isata Dumbuya, the nurse midwife leading maternal health at the hospital, works closely with Build Health International engineer John Chew and his team on the building. — GOOD NEWS (00:01:56)
Ariel Bissett (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2023-06-20 · John praises DFTBA merch: Nathan Zed's Good Enough Hoodies, Ariel Bissett's I'm Thinking About Books shirt, Tyler Thrasher's Cicada Plushie and Kurzgesagt's Timeline of Complex Life. — Reflections from a Terrible CEO (00:02:45)
Tyler Thrasher (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2023-06-20 · John praises DFTBA merch: Nathan Zed's Good Enough Hoodies, Ariel Bissett's I'm Thinking About Books shirt, Tyler Thrasher's Cicada Plushie and Kurzgesagt's Timeline of Complex Life. — Reflections from a Terrible CEO (00:02:45)
Abi Rein (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2023-08-01 · The description thanks Abi Rein and Jessica Rollins for traveling to Colombia, the DFTBA staff who packed the coffee orders, Rosianna Halse Rojas for translation and captions, Sucafina and roaster First Crack. (video description) — Three Mornings (00:00:00)
Jessica Rollins (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2023-08-01 · The description thanks Abi Rein and Jessica Rollins for traveling to Colombia, the DFTBA staff who packed the coffee orders, Rosianna Halse Rojas for translation and captions, Sucafina and roaster First Crack. (video description) — Three Mornings (00:00:00)
Laura Joukovski (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2023-08-01 · The description names Laura Joukovski as DFTBA's incoming CEO. (video description) — Three Mornings (00:00:00)
Zoe Rider (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2023-08-29 · John credits DFTBA's Zoe Ryder with brilliant soap descriptions, e.g. unscented Enigma as the liminal air of a spring evening and tangerine-sage Trailblazer as an unseen curve in a winding trail. — Breaking News: CEO Demoted (00:01:14)
LJ (Staff & team) — first named as personal story: 2023-12-01 · Hank developed a secret goal while sitting on the domain and shared it with LJ while interviewing her for DFTBA CEO; she said yes. — It's OK if you think less of me after this! (00:04:14)

On camera (11 people in 6 videos):

2023-08-15 · Henry — Henry Reider (00:04:42)
2023-09-14 · Talking Tuberculosis, GeneXpert, J&J, and more with MY HEROES — Animesh Sinha (00:00:42), Carole Mitnick (00:00:42), Nandita Venkatesan (00:00:42), Phumeza Tisile (00:00:42)
2023-09-19 · So, um.... GOOD NEWS?!?!?! — Phumeza Tisile (00:01:31)
2023-09-26 · THE REVEAL — Katherine Green (00:02:32)
2023-11-03 · We Need to talk about Sarapocial Relationships — Brittany Broski (00:00:50)
2023-12-24 · John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated — Sarah Urist Green (00:01:18), Alice Green (01:00:54), Henry Green (01:00:54), Maureen Johnson (02:31:52)

2024

New in the close circle (8):

Stephanie Patrick (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2024-01-26 · Hank says Tom Scott and Matt and Stephanie represent two versions of this; Tom Scott ended the song, leaving a whole body of work. — On YouTuber Retirement (00:02:05)
MrBeast (Fellow creators) — first named as cited: 2024-01-30 · John says MrBeast is the Tom Brady of YouTube and wishes him luck, since it seems a very stressful job. — How Vlogbrothers Will End (00:02:24)
Alys (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2024-02-16 · A Nerdfighter named Alys made zines adapting Vlogbrothers videos into art; after she made one on her own, Hank paid her to make more as P4A perks. — How Much Does it Cost to be a Nerdfighter (00:06:33)
Grace (friend, mentioned from 2024) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as takes part: 2024-03-15 · speaks: In a clip from her video, Grace voices the post-treatment urge to make up for lost time: get creative, get a schedule, work out. — The Worst Things About Not Having Cancer (00:00:00)
Kelsey (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2024-08-23 · Hank, whose company owns much of the data, asks lawyers who think Complexly has a case to email Kelsey at Complexly. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:03:53)
David (person) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2024-11-13 · Hank says an email via their agent offered a podcast with a big host; on a pre-call he added an email address as manager of his Facebook page, and it was a scam. — Some New Things… (00:01:46)
Vicky Reed (Collaborators & friends) — first named as subject: 2024-11-26 · The week before, John attended the Partners In Health board meeting with global health leaders from Mexico, Rwanda, Peru, New Jersey and elsewhere, and met Vicky Reed, head of Partners In Health Sierra Leone. — Good News (00:01:12)
Camille (Fellow creators) — first named as recommended: 2024-12-02 · Hank recommends a video by Camille called 'Oh Rats, It's the Trolley Problem', marvelling that it exists. — John, You're Doing Great (00:00:55)

On camera (13 people in 12 videos):

2024-02-23 · The Juiciest Hank in the World — Tyler Thrasher (00:00:00)
2024-03-01 · Flyana Boss Asks Hank Anything — Bobbi Lanier (00:00:00), Folayan Opeyemi (00:00:00)
2024-03-15 · The Worst Things About Not Having Cancer — Grace (friend, mentioned from 2024) (00:00:00)
2024-04-27 · Katie Mack Explains The Big Bang To John Green — Katie Mack (00:03:44)
2024-05-09 · We’re Here Because... Something Broke — Katie Mack (00:00:00)
2024-05-10 · Three Whole Onions with Secretary Pete Buttigieg — Pete Buttigieg (00:11:14)
2024-05-23 · The Weird Timescales of the Universe — Katie Mack (00:00:00)
2024-05-24 · An Ancient Apocalypse — Katherine Green (00:00:00)
2024-08-30 · The Two Coolest Things we Know About Sharks — Sofishtication (00:00:00)
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse (00:00:29)
2024-11-13 · Some New Things… — Sarah Urist Green (00:00:51), Henry Green (00:07:43), Alice Green (00:45:32)
2024-11-15 · Whales are Fish (and Everything Else is Beetles) with Lindsay Nikole — Lindsay Nikole (00:01:57)

2025

New in the close circle (3):

Hank's wolf-biologist friend (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2025-04-18 · Hank has just come from talking with a close college friend who is now a wolf biologist studying wolf genomics at Princeton, so he can ask her about the dire wolf news. — This one's for your mom (00:01:58)
Alex (friend, mentioned from 2025) (Collaborators & friends) — first named as personal story: 2025-10-09 · John films in his kids' treehouse, which he and his friend Alex built together; the kids never really used it because by then they were too old. — I Like Being Alive (00:00:29)
Kathleen DeVere (Collaborators & friends) — first named as credited: 2025-10-10 · Hank suggests one radical act of taking back attention might be getting Kathleen DeVere's Pizzamas one-shot and gathering people for collaborative storytelling, a resistance against the attention of oligarchs. — Maybe This is My Problem (00:05:45)

On camera (16 people in 10 videos):

2025-01-10 · SECRET PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT! — Michelle (00:02:44), Akilah Hughes (00:03:02), Jacob Collier (00:03:02), Vic Michaelis (00:03:02)
2025-01-14 · So I Bought My Team a Pro Football Player — Marcus Browne (00:02:55)
2025-03-18 · ITS ALL HAPPENING — Elyse Marshall (00:00:00)
2025-04-15 · Chatting with ... a U.S. Senator? — Adam Schiff (00:00:34)
2025-07-29 · Dad and Daughter Play Dress to Impress — Alice Green (00:00:00)
2025-08-01 · We Stole a Man's Blood — Chris (bone marrow donor, mentioned from 2025) (00:00:00)
2025-11-13 · Fighting TB in Kids: A Discussion with Doctors without Borders — Ani Herna Sari (00:02:49), Natalia (00:16:39), Mariama (00:26:42), Cathy Hewison (00:43:17)
2025-11-24 · Good Store Holiday Gift Guide LIVE with Hank and John — Henry Green (00:44:47)
2025-11-28 · Three Things! (Wait, no, actually four...) — Sandi Toksvig (00:00:00)
2025-12-05 · Why Don't Rockets Melt Themselves — Irwin (00:00:00)

2026

New in the close circle (9):

Charlotte McDonnell (Fellow creators) — first named as passing: 2026-02-14 · Hank reads the schedule: Animal Wonders with Jessi Knudsen Castañeda next, John from seven o'clock, then John and Charlotte McDonnell, Hank and Destin, Taylor and Miriam, and Hank again for the late-night shift from 12 o'clock Eastern. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! (06:59:50)
Lindsay Ballantyne (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2026-02-14 · John says Esther Earl, part of the group Catitude, was in some ways a co-founder of the Project for Awesome, and that its current director, Lindsay Ballantyne, was also in Catitude. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! (00:37:32)
John Lee (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2026-02-15 · Thanks to a power boost activated by website manager John Lee, every dollar donated counts as $2.50 to the 2026, or arguably 2027, Project for Awesome until the boost runs out, so John says now is the best time to donate. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! (02:12:21)
Sari Riley (Staff & team) — first named as credited: 2026-02-15 · John thanks the Project for Awesome team: the Foundation to Decrease World Suck board, producers Laura Chernikoff, Lindsay Ballantyne, Sari Riley, Sylvia Roma Miller and Amy Darling, the web, design, perk and social media staff, moderators, video reviewers and matching donors. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! (02:12:52)
Tofu (Nerdfighter community) — first named as cited: 2026-03-10 · TB fighter Tofu designed a brilliant website showing who your elected leaders are and whether they signed important dear colleague letters on global health and TB funding. — Is Hank Green Running for Congress? (00:05:02)
Kimmy (nerdfighter, mentioned from 2026) (Nerdfighter community) — first named as credited: 2026-09-15 · John says he loves art enjoyed in community, and a nerdfighter named Kimmy has created a Discord server so readers of Hollywood, Ending can read it together on September 22. — YouTube Says This Video Has 683,183 Views, It Actually Has 312,584 (00:04:52)
Rene Ritchie (Fellow creators) — first named as quoted: 2026-09-18 · Hank discloses that Rene Ritchie, YouTube's creator liaison, is his friend, and that he knows Todd, then the YouTube Shorts lead and now at Instagram, a little. — John was Wrong about YouTube Views (00:00:29)
Lee (Nerdfighter community) — first named as quoted: 2026-10-16 · Answering Lee's reply, Hank says it matters so much to the people in his life that he is happy, they matter to him, and he wants what they want: a powerful frame he had not tapped into before. — Is Happiness the Goal? (00:02:58)
Austin Witherspoon (Staff & team) — first named as passing: 2026-10-23 · Hank has brought on developer Austin Witherspoon to help with his games, which he finds rewarding and wants to do much more with. — The Best Email I Ever Got (00:02:58)

On camera (30 people in 11 videos):

2026-02-13 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! — Erika Ishii (00:11:28), Travis McElroy (00:11:28), Demi Adejuyigbe (01:04:18), Freddie Wong (01:56:19), Tessa Violet (02:04:48)
2026-02-13 · Project for Awesome 2026 Kickoff! — Joia Mukherjee (01:05:49), Henry Green (01:17:37), Gary (03:24:04), Tyler Thrasher (05:16:46), Orin Green (06:04:52), Sarah Urist Green (06:45:42), Danielle Bainbridge (07:29:23)
2026-02-14 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! — Stan Muller (00:09:38), Phil Plait (01:25:58), Alexis Nikole (02:30:37), Tom Lum (03:15:33)
2026-02-14 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! — Vicky Reed (00:05:41), Alice Green (00:10:33), Sarah Urist Green (00:10:33), Charlotte McDonnell (01:43:39), Orin Green (01:55:50), Destin Sandlin (02:06:21)
2026-02-15 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! — Alice Green (02:09:07), Rosianna Halse Rojas (02:11:09)
2026-04-07 · I've Been Pooping All Wrong — Trisha Pasricha (00:00:29)
2026-07-03 · Why I Didn't Buy TED — Abigail Thorn (00:06:19), Katie Mack (00:06:19), Mark Rober (00:06:19), Simone Giertz (00:06:19), Wyna Liu (00:06:19)
2026-07-08 · Project for Awesome Recap Video 2026!! — Freddie Wong (00:00:00)
2026-08-26 · Jad Abumrad on Dolly Parton: 'The Unicorn of Unicorns' — Jad Abumrad (00:00:00)
2026-09-04 · This is a Terrible Idea… — Katherine Green (00:07:22)
2026-09-11 · Our Last YouTube View… — Craig Benzine (00:00:30)

How people first showed up, and what came later

For people in the close circle named in at least two different years: the first time each took part, was credited or acknowledged (often in the video description) and was recommended, next to the first appearance of any kind.

person	relation	first named	first took part	first credited or acknowledged	first recommended
Sarah Urist Green	Family	2007-01-02 personal story (00:00:37)	2007-01-22 (00:00:52)	2007-11-01 (00:02:53)	2011-10-21 (00:01:56)
Katherine Green	Family	2007-01-03 personal story (00:01:21)	2007-01-29 (00:00:50)	2007-07-20 (00:01:34)
Henry Green	Family	2010-01-20 subject (00:00:00)	2011-05-05 (00:00:17)	2021-08-31 (00:00:00)
Mike Green	Family	2007-01-02 personal story (00:00:03)	2007-08-27 (00:02:28)	2007-11-02 (00:01:12)
Sydney Green	Family	2007-01-02 takes part (00:01:19)	2007-01-02 (00:01:19)	2012-10-05 (00:01:29)
Rosianna Halse Rojas	Staff & team	2008-07-30 passing (00:00:25)	2013-07-02 (00:00:01)	2011-06-29 (00:00:00)	2012-02-14 (00:00:00)
Orin Green	Family	2016-11-01 personal story (00:00:00)	2026-02-13 (06:04:52)
Maureen Johnson	Collaborators & friends	2007-01-16 passing (00:00:12)	2007-02-23 (00:00:57)	2007-01-23 (00:01:57)	2009-04-21 (00:02:04)
Alice Green	Family	2013-05-31 personal story (00:00:00)	2015-06-16 (00:00:16)
Esther Earl	Nerdfighter community	2010-05-14 subject (00:03:39)	2010-07-05 (00:01:00)	2014-01-28 (00:01:15)
Ze Frank	Fellow creators	2007-01-30 credited (00:00:53)	2012-04-06 (00:03:25)	2007-01-30 (00:00:53)	2009-06-23 (00:00:53)
Craig Benzine	Collaborators & friends	2009-03-10 recommended (00:02:51)	2010-12-22 (00:01:44)	2009-12-20 (00:00:00)	2009-03-10 (00:02:51)
Daniel Biss	Collaborators & friends	2007-01-08 personal story (00:01:27)	2007-01-10 (00:01:51)	2007-09-06 (00:01:30)	2008-09-21 (00:01:08)
Charlie McDonnell	Collaborators & friends	2007-12-05 passing (00:00:01)	2008-10-17 (00:00:00)	2009-05-20 (00:02:50)	2010-12-13 (00:01:33)
Alan Lastufka	Collaborators & friends	2007-12-17 credited (00:00:00)		2007-12-17 (00:00:00)	2009-06-17 (00:00:00)
Michael Aranda	Staff & team	2009-04-23 takes part (00:04:13)	2009-04-23 (00:04:13)	2009-04-23 (00:00:26)
Karen Kavett	Nerdfighter community	2009-08-06 credited (00:01:49)		2009-08-06 (00:01:49)	2010-12-13 (00:00:49)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal	Collaborators & friends	2007-12-04 credited (00:01:08)	2010-10-04 (00:01:56)	2007-12-04 (00:01:08)	2011-10-05 (00:02:27)
Grace Helbig	Fellow creators	2012-11-30 personal story (00:01:47)	2013-01-15 (02:30:51)	2013-01-18 (00:01:44)	2014-01-03 (00:03:52)
Hannah Hart	Collaborators & friends	2012-11-30 personal story (00:01:47)	2013-01-15 (01:44:05)	2013-01-18 (00:01:44)
Henry Reich	Fellow creators	2012-06-26 recommended (00:00:00)	2012-10-19 (00:02:41)	2012-07-06 (00:00:00)	2012-06-26 (00:00:00)
Chris Waters	Collaborators & friends	2014-02-25 takes part (00:00:05)	2014-02-25 (00:00:05)
Julie Strauss-Gabel	Collaborators & friends	2007-04-30 takes part, credited (00:00:10)	2007-04-30 (00:00:10)	2007-04-30 (00:00:10)
Stan Muller	Staff & team	2011-09-21 passing (00:00:00)	2013-05-07 (00:02:11)	2011-10-05 (00:02:58)
CGP Grey	Fellow creators	2012-02-07 subject (00:00:00)	2013-02-05 (00:01:56)	2014-08-29 (00:00:01)	2012-02-14 (00:01:27)
Alex Day	Collaborators & friends	2008-01-08 passing (00:00:01)	2008-10-17 (00:00:00)	2009-05-20 (00:02:50)	2009-09-29 (00:00:29)
Andrew Huang	Collaborators & friends	2013-11-15 takes part (00:00:23)	2013-11-15 (00:00:23)	2014-03-28 (00:02:33)
David Levithan	Collaborators & friends	2007-11-19 personal story (00:00:03)	2010-04-07 (00:00:04)	2009-02-21 (00:02:15)
Emily Graslie	Collaborators & friends	2012-12-07 takes part (00:03:08)	2012-12-07 (00:03:08)	2013-05-17 (00:03:42)	2017-05-12 (00:00:34)
Shawn Ahmed	Nerdfighter community	2008-04-08 subject (00:01:51)		2010-12-17 (00:01:34)	2009-03-08 (00:00:00)
Rob Scallon	Fellow creators	2012-11-23 credited (00:00:00)	2013-11-15 (00:00:23)	2012-11-23 (00:00:00)
Valerie2776	Nerdfighter community	2009-08-24 credited (00:00:00)	2013-01-15 (02:50:08)	2009-08-24 (00:00:00)
Destin Sandlin	Fellow creators	2012-06-26 recommended (00:00:00)	2012-10-19 (00:02:14)		2012-06-26 (00:00:00)
Ilene Cooper	Collaborators & friends	2007-07-31 credited (00:01:23)		2007-07-31 (00:01:23)
Natalie Tran	Fellow creators	2009-01-06 recommended (00:02:14)	2014-06-27 (00:03:09)	2009-12-20 (00:01:22)	2009-01-06 (00:02:14)
Ningmaster Tom	Nerdfighter community	2009-02-18 subject (00:01:19)	2010-08-16 (00:00:42)	2009-03-22 (00:00:00)
Tyler Oakley	Fellow creators	2010-11-26 cited (00:00:00)	2014-06-27 (00:02:09)	2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Vi Hart	Fellow creators	2010-12-13 recommended (00:02:30)	2012-10-19 (00:02:41)	2013-12-20 (00:00:00)	2010-12-13 (00:02:30)
Molly Lewis	Collaborators & friends	2008-04-16 recommended (00:00:00)	2010-05-05 (00:01:31)	2009-05-20 (00:02:50)	2008-04-16 (00:00:00)
Bill Martin	Nerdfighter community	2008-05-11 credited (00:00:00)	2008-10-01 (00:01:49)	2008-05-11 (00:00:00)	2009-11-04 (00:03:19)
Derek Muller	Fellow creators	2012-07-03 passing (00:00:37)	2012-10-19 (00:00:58)	2016-04-08 (00:00:00)	2012-10-19 (00:02:41)
Michael Buckley	Fellow creators	2007-12-19 credited (00:01:05)		2007-12-19 (00:01:05)	2011-08-19 (00:02:02)
Nathan Zed	Fellow creators	2016-07-15 credited (00:00:00)	2016-11-25 (00:00:00)	2016-07-15 (00:00:00)	2024-12-02 (00:00:55)
Aaron Carroll	Collaborators & friends	2013-11-12 subject (00:00:31)		2015-03-24 (00:06:52)	2017-05-09 (00:00:00)
Philip DeFranco	Fellow creators	2007-10-05 cited (00:01:12)		2007-11-28 (00:00:03)
Ransom Riggs	Fellow creators	2008-01-08 passing (00:03:26)	2016-09-27 (00:01:05)		2009-03-10 (00:02:51)
Secret Brother Tom	Nerdfighter community	2007-02-20 takes part (00:01:48)	2007-02-20 (00:01:48)	2007-08-20 (00:00:09)	2010-07-16 (00:00:00)
Toby Turner	Fellow creators	2010-08-04 recommended (00:00:00)	2014-11-20 (00:00:24)	2010-11-17 (00:03:33)	2010-08-04 (00:00:00)
Elyse Marshall	Collaborators & friends	2012-04-24 personal story (00:00:03)	2025-03-18 (00:00:00)	2013-01-15 (02:50:08)
Sabrina Cruz	Fellow creators	2013-05-28 takes part (00:02:24)	2013-05-28 (00:02:24)	2013-07-30 (00:00:00)
Shay Carl	Fellow creators	2008-10-24 joke (00:01:17)		2009-12-20 (00:01:22)
Tom Milsom	Collaborators & friends	2009-04-01 subject, recommended (00:02:11)		2009-05-13 (00:02:06)	2009-04-01 (00:02:11)
Gaby Dunn	Fellow creators	2015-07-14 credited (00:00:00)	2016-11-16 (00:00:00)	2015-07-14 (00:00:00)	2019-05-14 (00:00:58)
Jessalyn	Collaborators & friends	2007-01-29 takes part (00:00:50)	2007-01-29 (00:00:50)	2011-01-10 (00:03:32)
John Darnielle	Collaborators & friends	2013-01-15 takes part (01:32:38)	2013-01-15 (01:32:38)	2013-01-15 (00:59:48)	2015-06-16 (00:00:00)
Lauren Myracle	Collaborators & friends	2007-10-22 credited (00:01:32)	2019-11-05 (00:00:00)	2007-10-22 (00:01:32)	2019-01-22 (00:00:00)
Mamrie Hart	Fellow creators	2012-11-30 personal story (00:01:47)	2016-12-13 (00:00:00)	2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Meghan Tonjes	Fellow creators	2011-08-05 subject (00:00:32)	2016-07-01 (00:02:52)	2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Sam Rudge	Nerdfighter community	2010-08-24 credited (00:00:00)		2010-08-24 (00:00:00)
SharkeyeJones	Nerdfighter community	2008-11-07 credited (00:00:46)		2008-11-07 (00:00:46)
Vondell Swain	Nerdfighter community	2010-09-06 credited (00:03:37)		2010-09-06 (00:03:37)
Akilah Hughes	Fellow creators	2014-07-01 recommended (00:00:00)	2025-01-10 (00:03:02)	2015-07-14 (00:00:45)	2014-07-01 (00:00:00)
Julie	Staff & team	2014-06-27 takes part (00:00:54)	2014-06-27 (00:00:54)
Kristina Horner	Nerdfighter community	2008-10-16 credited (00:00:00)		2008-10-16 (00:00:00)
Lauren Fairweather	Nerdfighter community	2008-10-16 credited (00:00:00)		2008-10-16 (00:00:00)
Mark Rober	Fellow creators	2018-12-21 subject, quoted (00:00:00)	2026-07-03 (00:06:19)
Matthew	Staff & team	2013-06-21 passing (00:02:20)	2014-11-10 (00:01:32)	2014-05-30 (00:01:24)
Meekakitty	Nerdfighter community	2009-12-13 subject (00:02:05)		2010-07-14 (00:03:33)	2009-12-20 (00:00:00)
Meredith	Staff & team	2013-05-07 personal story (00:00:33)		2013-06-04 (00:01:07)
Michael Stevens	Fellow creators	2012-06-26 cited (00:00:06)	2012-10-19 (00:02:41)	2016-04-08 (00:00:00)	2012-10-19 (00:02:41)
Tessa Violet	Fellow creators	2016-12-16 takes part (00:02:54)	2016-12-16 (00:02:54)
Abby	Fellow creators	2007-12-05 passing (00:00:01)		2008-05-23 (00:00:00)	2008-04-16 (00:02:24)
Allison Raskin	Fellow creators	2015-07-14 credited (00:00:00)	2016-11-16 (00:00:00)	2015-07-14 (00:00:00)
Bailor Barrie	Collaborators & friends	2019-09-17 credited (00:00:00)	2019-10-01 (00:02:26)	2019-09-17 (00:00:00)	2021-12-21 (00:02:55)
Caitlin Hofmeister	Staff & team	2014-05-16 credited (00:02:14)		2014-05-16 (00:02:14)
Dan Brown (creator)	Fellow creators	2009-09-29 subject (00:01:27)	2010-08-13 (00:00:00)	2009-12-06 (00:01:54)	2009-10-28 (00:00:00)
Dave (staff, mentioned from 2014)	Staff & team	2014-06-27 takes part (00:00:43)	2014-06-27 (00:00:43)	2023-10-06 (00:01:31)
Lindsey Doe	Collaborators & friends	2013-06-21 takes part (00:00:55)	2013-06-21 (00:00:55)	2014-03-14 (00:00:35)
Maggie Stiefvater	Collaborators & friends	2015-09-29 subject (00:00:32)		2016-12-06 (00:02:31)
MatPat	Fellow creators	2016-04-01 personal story (00:01:25)		2016-04-08 (00:00:00)
Rachel	Staff & team	2016-11-10 takes part (00:00:01)	2016-11-10 (00:00:01)	2017-11-02 (00:02:05)
Rhett McLaughlin	Fellow creators	2014-12-19 takes part (00:00:33)	2014-12-19 (00:00:33)	2016-04-08 (00:00:00)	2017-08-18 (00:00:00)
Troye Sivan	Fellow creators	2013-10-22 passing (00:01:27)	2014-06-27 (00:02:09)	2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Tyler Thrasher	Collaborators & friends	2023-06-20 credited (00:02:45)	2024-02-23 (00:00:00)	2023-06-20 (00:02:45)
wynflete	Fellow creators	2007-10-19 credited (00:00:03)		2007-10-19 (00:00:03)	2007-12-26 (00:02:46)
Ashley Clements	Collaborators & friends	2013-01-15 takes part (00:39:10)	2013-01-15 (00:39:10)	2013-01-18 (00:01:44)
Blake (staff, mentioned from 2012)	Staff & team	2012-12-21 takes part (00:00:00)	2012-12-21 (00:00:00)	2017-06-30 (00:03:25)
Brian	Collaborators & friends	2007-01-29 takes part (00:00:50)	2007-01-29 (00:00:50)
Brooke	Nerdfighter community	2007-05-14 credited (00:00:40)		2007-05-14 (00:00:40)
Ceri	Staff & team	2017-01-20 takes part (00:00:53)	2017-01-20 (00:00:53)	2022-05-20 (00:02:53)
Dave Days	Collaborators & friends	2008-11-24 cited (00:01:22)		2009-05-20 (00:02:20)
Elmify	Fellow creators	2010-07-16 recommended (00:00:00)		2015-12-01 (00:02:52)	2010-07-16 (00:00:00)
Flula Borg	Fellow creators	2014-01-10 credited (00:00:02)	2016-04-08 (00:00:00)	2014-01-10 (00:00:02)
Freddie Wong	Fellow creators	2010-08-10 passing (00:02:50)	2026-02-13 (01:56:19)
Gunnarolla	Fellow creators	2013-11-29 credited (00:00:00)		2013-11-29 (00:00:00)	2017-05-12 (00:02:20)
Jodi Reamer	Collaborators & friends	2008-09-21 joke (00:02:14)	2008-10-17 (00:00:00)	2013-01-15 (00:59:48)
Kallie Moore	Staff & team	2017-06-30 credited (00:03:25)	2018-02-16 (00:00:12)	2017-06-30 (00:03:25)
Kathleen DeVere	Collaborators & friends	2025-10-10 credited (00:05:45)		2025-10-10 (00:05:45)
Katie	Collaborators & friends	2009-04-25 credited (00:01:04)		2009-04-25 (00:01:04)
Laura Chernikoff	Staff & team	2013-12-20 credited (00:00:00)		2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Lex Croucher	Collaborators & friends	2011-07-04 passing (00:00:00)	2016-11-18 (00:00:15)	2024-03-05 (00:02:22)
Liane Graham	Nerdfighter community	2008-08-12 personal story (00:03:39)	2008-10-17 (00:00:00)	2008-10-16 (00:00:00)
Lindsay Ellis	Fellow creators	2017-05-12 recommended (00:01:50)		2018-06-29 (00:00:00)	2017-05-12 (00:01:50)
Lisa Donovan	Fellow creators	2008-07-22 joke (00:02:14)		2009-12-20 (00:01:22)	2011-03-21 (00:03:29)
Mike Lombardo	Collaborators & friends	2010-05-05 takes part (00:08:55)	2010-05-05 (00:08:55)	2010-05-05 (00:00:00)
Mike Rugnetta	Collaborators & friends	2014-03-28 credited (00:01:20)		2014-03-28 (00:01:20)
Nick Jenkins	Collaborators & friends	2013-11-15 credited (00:00:23)		2013-11-15 (00:00:23)
Nicole Sweeney	Collaborators & friends	2016-08-05 credited (00:00:00)		2016-08-05 (00:00:00)
Sam Schultz	Staff & team	2016-11-10 credited (00:00:01)		2016-11-10 (00:00:01)
Stefan Chin	Fellow creators	2009-01-21 passing (00:02:02)		2009-04-23 (00:00:00)
Steve Zaragoza	Fellow creators	2013-12-20 credited (00:00:00)	2014-12-19 (00:00:11)	2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Connor Franta	Fellow creators	2013-12-20 credited (00:00:00)	2015-11-06 (00:00:15)	2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Danica	Staff & team	2011-09-21 passing (00:00:00)	2013-05-07 (00:00:19)	2013-06-04 (00:01:07)
Dave Loos	Staff & team	2013-02-01 credited (00:00:00)		2013-02-01 (00:00:00)
Deboki	Collaborators & friends	2019-07-05 credited (00:00:00)		2019-07-05 (00:00:00)
DoctorBenjyFM	Fellow creators	2018-08-14 recommended (00:00:55)			2018-08-14 (00:00:55)
Franchesca Ramsey	Fellow creators	2013-11-22 passing (00:00:00)	2015-11-06 (00:00:21)	2015-10-09 (00:03:35)
frezned	Fellow creators	2008-03-15 recommended (00:02:35)			2008-03-15 (00:02:35)
iJustine	Fellow creators	2011-12-19 cited (00:00:43)		2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Jon Cozart	Fellow creators	2014-11-20 takes part (00:00:24)	2014-11-20 (00:00:24)	2016-04-08 (00:00:00)
Kelly	Nerdfighter community	2009-06-30 takes part (00:01:25)	2009-06-30 (00:01:25)	2015-01-13 (00:00:30)
Lee Newton	Fellow creators	2013-12-20 credited (00:00:00)		2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Lidewij	Nerdfighter community	2009-08-24 credited (00:00:00)	2010-08-16 (00:00:42)	2009-08-24 (00:00:00)
Link Neal	Fellow creators	2014-12-19 takes part (00:03:18)	2014-12-19 (00:03:18)	2016-04-08 (00:00:00)
Mark	Staff & team	2013-05-07 takes part (00:02:11)	2013-05-07 (00:02:11)	2013-06-04 (00:01:07)
Michael Gardner	Nerdfighter community	2012-05-05 credited (00:00:00)	2014-06-27 (00:00:54)	2012-05-05 (00:00:00)
Mitchell Davis	Fellow creators	2009-12-09 passing (00:01:29)		2016-04-08 (00:00:00)
Phil Plait	Fellow creators	2014-11-07 passing (00:02:37)	2026-02-14 (01:25:58)	2015-01-16 (00:02:37)
Ray William Johnson	Fellow creators	2009-12-09 passing (00:01:29)		2009-12-23 (00:00:34)
Reid Reimers	Staff & team	2014-08-22 passing (00:03:24)	2014-12-19 (00:01:23)	2020-09-18 (00:03:34)
Ryan Higa	Fellow creators	2009-07-01 joke (00:00:27)		2010-12-17 (00:02:24)
Adriene Hill	Collaborators & friends	2016-10-11 credited (00:00:00)		2016-10-11 (00:00:00)
Alli Speed	Fellow creators	2014-12-19 takes part (00:02:47)	2014-12-19 (00:02:47)
Bethany Mota	Fellow creators	2014-11-20 takes part (00:00:24)	2014-11-20 (00:00:24)
Burnie Burns	Fellow creators	2014-11-20 takes part (00:00:24)	2014-11-20 (00:00:24)
Caenaan	Staff & team	2016-11-10 takes part (00:00:01)	2016-11-10 (00:00:01)
Charles Trippy	Fellow creators	2008-10-24 passing (00:03:14)		2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Chelsea Fagan	Collaborators & friends	2017-09-22 takes part (00:00:00)	2017-09-22 (00:00:00)
Corey Vidal	Fellow creators	2011-06-08 credited (00:01:19)		2011-06-08 (00:01:19)
Debbie	Nerdfighter community	2008-06-26 credited (00:02:16)		2008-06-26 (00:02:16)
Debbie Kitto	Nerdfighter community	2007-12-24 takes part (00:01:36)	2007-12-24 (00:01:36)	2012-11-13 (00:00:42)
Elle Mills	Fellow creators	2018-04-27 recommended (00:02:57)			2018-04-27 (00:02:57)
Grant Sanderson	Fellow creators	2018-04-13 credited (00:00:00)		2018-04-13 (00:00:00)	2020-03-17 (00:02:55)
Ingrid Nilsen	Fellow creators	2014-11-25 takes part (00:01:41)	2014-11-25 (00:01:41)	2016-04-01 (00:00:29)
Jenna Marbles	Fellow creators	2014-11-20 takes part (00:00:04)	2014-11-20 (00:00:04)	2016-04-08 (00:00:00)
Kian Lawley	Fellow creators	2013-12-20 credited (00:00:00)		2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Lotte	Collaborators & friends	2009-08-24 credited (00:00:00)		2009-08-24 (00:00:00)
Maia Ledesma	Staff & team	2018-12-14 credited (00:00:00)		2018-12-14 (00:00:00)
Marie Ann	Staff & team	2017-01-20 takes part (00:01:57)	2017-01-20 (00:01:57)
Matt Lieberman	Fellow creators	2014-12-19 takes part (00:00:11)	2014-12-19 (00:00:11)	2016-04-08 (00:00:00)
Megan Toenyes	Fellow creators	2018-12-14 takes part (00:00:00)	2018-12-14 (00:00:00)	2020-12-04 (00:03:24)
Monica (staff, mentioned from 2014)	Staff & team	2014-06-27 takes part (00:02:09)	2014-06-27 (00:02:09)
Nick	Staff & team	2012-12-21 takes part (00:00:50)	2012-12-21 (00:00:50)
Nicole	Staff & team	2017-01-20 takes part (00:00:53)	2017-01-20 (00:00:53)
Peter Hollens	Fellow creators	2016-08-19 credited (00:02:05)		2016-08-19 (00:02:05)
Risa Rodil	Collaborators & friends	2014-05-09 credited (00:01:41)		2014-05-09 (00:01:41)
Sean Titone	Collaborators & friends	2013-01-15 takes part (02:50:08)	2013-01-15 (02:50:08)
Shmed	Collaborators & friends	2010-05-31 credited (00:00:00)		2010-05-31 (00:00:00)
Trisha Hershberger	Fellow creators	2013-12-20 credited (00:00:00)		2013-12-20 (00:00:00)
Vicky Reed	Collaborators & friends	2024-11-26 subject (00:01:12)	2026-02-14 (00:05:41)
Victoria (staff)	Staff & team	2016-10-28 personal story (00:01:46)	2017-01-20 (00:03:07)
Winekone	Fellow creators	2007-08-01 credited, passing (00:02:25)		2007-08-01 (00:02:25)
Zoe Rider	Staff & team	2023-08-29 credited (00:01:14)		2023-08-29 (00:01:14)
Zulaiha	Staff & team	2015-05-12 takes part (00:00:26)	2015-05-12 (00:00:26)	2015-05-12 (00:00:00)

Named only in video descriptions or titles

210 people never named in the speech, only in a video's description or title.

Mark Olsen (Public figures) — 2016-05-24 · credited · John thanks Mark Olsen for helping with the new camera and credits Rosianna with coming up with the IKEA joke. (video description) — Easier Than IKEA: A Video in Two Parts (00:00:00); 2016-06-21 · credited · The video's graphic of the vetting refugees go through before being accepted for US resettlement is by Mark Olsen, and the description points to a document explaining that process. (video description) — Syrian Refugees in the United States: One Family's Story (00:00:00); 2016-10-11 · credited · John thanks Mark Olsen for graphics, Rosianna Halse Rojas for graphics and fact-checking, and Amanda McCloughlin and Adriene Hill for fact-checking, and says any errors are his own. (video description) — Understanding Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's Tax Plans (00:00:00); +1 more
Dave Loos (Staff & team) — 2013-02-01 · credited · Hank says he is on a plane to England right now; three weeks earlier he decided to film this video, knowing America would be in a Super Bowl frenzy. (video description) — Football For Nerds (00:00:00); 2013-12-20 · credited · P4A 2013 credits: web development by Sam Rudge, hosting by Fastly, design by Karen Kavett, Michael Aranda and Vondell Swain (the coin), perk fulfillment by Dave Loos, Matthew Gaydos, Katherine Green and Michael Gardner, perk development by Laura Chernikoff and Colin Hickey. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00); 2023-08-01 · credited · The description thanks Abi Rein and Jessica Rollins for traveling to Colombia, the DFTBA staff who packed the coffee orders, Rosianna Halse Rojas for translation and captions, Sucafina and roaster First Crack. (video description) — Three Mornings (00:00:00)
Yuval Noah Harari (Public figures) — 2016-12-06 · credited · John's book list credits An Ember in the Ashes to Sabaa Tahir, Sapiens to Yuval Noah Harari and I Contain Multitudes to Ed Yong, and notes that The Raven King, the amazing last book of The Raven Cycle, just came out. (video description) — Exactly Like the Human Sternum (00:00:00); 2016-12-20 · credited · The video's figures for the combined weight of humans, livestock and large wild animals come from Yuval Harari's book Sapiens. (video description) — How Giraffes Mate, and Why It Matters (00:00:00); 2017-09-19 · cited · John says he leaned on Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens for some of the theories about why cities developed. (video description) — Why Cities? (00:00:00)
Amber Straughn (Public figures) — 2012-04-06 · credited · The description corrects the video: at 2:26 Amber Straughn is wrongly presented as a Northrop Grumman employee; she actually works for NASA as Deputy Project Scientist for Education and Public Outreach. (video description) — Can I be Space President? (00:00:00); 2021-12-24 · credited · The description thanks Dr. Amber Straughn for talking with Hank about the Webb and points to their conversation on Hankschannel. (video description) — 29 Days of Astronomical Terror (00:00:00)
Hannis Brown (Public figures) — 2020-12-31 · credited · The episode was edited by Stan Muller, mixed by Joe Plourde and scored by Hannis Brown, and produced by Jenny Lawton and Rosianna Halse Rojas. (video description) — Auld Lang Syne: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:00:00); 2021-01-26 · credited · The description credits Nadim Silverman for the art (all of TAR's art), Stan Muller for editing, Hannis Brown for music, Jenny Lawton and Rosianna Halse Rojas as producers, Joe Plourde as technical director; John wrote it. (video description) — The Sycamore Tree: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:00:00)
Jenny Lawton (Public figures) — 2020-12-31 · credited · The episode was edited by Stan Muller, mixed by Joe Plourde and scored by Hannis Brown, and produced by Jenny Lawton and Rosianna Halse Rojas. (video description) — Auld Lang Syne: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:00:00); 2021-01-26 · credited · The description credits Nadim Silverman for the art (all of TAR's art), Stan Muller for editing, Hannis Brown for music, Jenny Lawton and Rosianna Halse Rojas as producers, Joe Plourde as technical director; John wrote it. (video description) — The Sycamore Tree: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:00:00)
Joe Plourde (Public figures) — 2020-12-31 · credited · The episode was edited by Stan Muller, mixed by Joe Plourde and scored by Hannis Brown, and produced by Jenny Lawton and Rosianna Halse Rojas. (video description) — Auld Lang Syne: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:00:00); 2021-01-26 · credited · The description credits Nadim Silverman for the art (all of TAR's art), Stan Muller for editing, Hannis Brown for music, Jenny Lawton and Rosianna Halse Rojas as producers, Joe Plourde as technical director; John wrote it. (video description) — The Sycamore Tree: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:00:00)
Meg Turney (Fellow creators) — 2013-04-19 · passing · Hank writes that he wanted a frank, adult video about sexual orientation, but since he is pretty much totally straight he asked friends to share their experiences, and thanks Hannah Hart, Tyler Oakley, Ze Frank and Meg Turney of SourceFed for sticking their necks out. (video description) — On Sexual Orientation, with Hannah, Ze, Tyler, and Meg (00:00:00); 2013-12-20 · credited · The Women of YouTube charity calendar featured Justine Ezarik, Mamrie Hart, Felicia Day, Meekakitty, Hannah Hart, Daily Grace, Alli Trippy, Ashley Clements, Emily Graslie, Meghan Tonjes, Emma Blackery, Lee Newton, Trisha Hershberger and Meg Turney. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Ryan Zinke (Public figures) — 2016-06-17 · subject · Hank sent basically the same letter to Senator Steve Daines and Representative Ryan Zinke, who hold very similar positions. (video description) — Hey, Let's Change Some Things (00:00:00); 2016-10-21 · passing · Hank (description) says a gay, American Indian, Democratic woman was nominated against incumbent Ryan Zinke, a former Navy SEAL, and has several times polled within the margin of error. (video description) — Coming Out, Goats, Government, and Attack Ads with Denise Juneau (00:00:00)
Trisha Hershberger (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The Women of YouTube charity calendar featured Justine Ezarik, Mamrie Hart, Felicia Day, Meekakitty, Hannah Hart, Daily Grace, Alli Trippy, Ashley Clements, Emily Graslie, Meghan Tonjes, Emma Blackery, Lee Newton, Trisha Hershberger and Meg Turney. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00); 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Abi Rein (Staff & team) — 2023-08-01 · credited · The description thanks Abi Rein and Jessica Rollins for traveling to Colombia, the DFTBA staff who packed the coffee orders, Rosianna Halse Rojas for translation and captions, Sucafina and roaster First Crack. (video description) — Three Mornings (00:00:00)
Adam Conover (Public figures) — 2017-06-02 · passing · Hank recommends Twitter threads by Vi Hart and Adam Conover on these topics, which he really enjoyed. (video description) — The Paris Accord: What is it? And What Does it All Mean? (00:00:00)
Ahsante Bean (Public figures) — 2016-07-15 · credited · Hank thanks Ashley Ford, Ahsante Bean and Nathan Zed for looking over the script of this video. (video description) — On Lives and Mattering (00:00:00)
Alex Dowsett (Public figures) — 2020-04-28 · recommended · The description says that for Zwift racing John enjoys watching Cam Jeffers and the real-life pro cyclist Alex Dowsett. (video description) — get your game on (00:00:00)
Alex Jimenez (Public figures) — 2024-01-09 · credited · In a later channel comment John says he has made a lot of progress with his fear of heights but still avoids being within ten feet of a proper edge. (video description) — Views (00:00:00)
Alfred Soto (Public figures) — 2016-06-14 · credited · The description recommends the LA Times' profiles of the victims and Alfred Soto's essay 'Only When I'm Dancing Can I Feel This Free'. (video description) — Orlando (00:00:00)
Alli Trippy (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The Women of YouTube charity calendar featured Justine Ezarik, Mamrie Hart, Felicia Day, Meekakitty, Hannah Hart, Daily Grace, Alli Trippy, Ashley Clements, Emily Graslie, Meghan Tonjes, Emma Blackery, Lee Newton, Trisha Hershberger and Meg Turney. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Amanda McCloughlin (Public figures) — 2016-10-11 · credited · John thanks Mark Olsen for graphics, Rosianna Halse Rojas for graphics and fact-checking, and Amanda McCloughlin and Adriene Hill for fact-checking, and says any errors are his own. (video description) — Understanding Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's Tax Plans (00:00:00)
Amber J Holder (Public figures) — 2016-08-05 · credited · Hank credits the project's team: Taylor Behnke Peters (writing and research), Derek Knabenbauer (editing), Nicole Sweeney (graphics), Nick Jenkins (director), and Spanish translators Liza Platae, Rafael Arévalo, Amber J Holder and John Flores. (video description) — Our Massive Project: How to Vote in Every State (00:00:00)
Andrew Robertson (Public figures) — 2019-07-23 · passing · John has been thinking about what we love and how, because loves give us communities, and we need communities bound by enthusiasms to combat what Vonnegut called the terrible disease of loneliness. (video description) — What to Love and How (00:00:00)
Anil Kashyap (Public figures) — 2015-07-07 · credited · John lists the video's sources: Anil Kashyap's primer on the Greek crisis, The New York Times' introduction, Wikipedia's history of the European debt crisis, and The Economist's coverage, which he calls excellent, of Greece, the bailouts, the debt and how the banking system works under capital controls. (video description) — Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece (00:00:00)
Anthony Vincent (Fellow creators) — 2016-09-08 · credited · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Antonius Nazareth (Public figures) — 2012-07-27 · credited · The credits: Molly Gallagher plays Hipster Ariel and Elizabeth Oldak the Fangirl, beside Hank and the Nazareths; Elizabeth Oldak made the Ariel costume and puppet; Antonius Nazareth wrote the lyrics with Hank and the music; Vijay Nazareth and Michael Aranda shot and edited. (video description) — Tumblr: The Musical (00:00:00)
Arielle Scarcella (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Astrokirsten (Public figures) — 2022-02-08 · credited · The description lists the educational grant recipients funded by the ad revenue: MattieWex, Tom Lum, Sofishtication, Alexis Nikole, Entomology Abby, Astrokirsten, The Garbage Queen and Flipping Physics. (video description) — How Much Money Vlogbrothers Makes from YouTube (...and where it goes) (00:00:00)
Audre Lorde (Public figures) — 2020-06-02 · recommended · The description lists books and essays John found helpful on racism's centrality to American life, by Kendi, Anderson, Lorde, Coates, Morrison, Evans, Baldwin, McWhirter, Woodson, Hurston, Wilkerson and Washington. (video description) — --- (00:00:00)
Augustus (Public figures) — 2016-01-01 · passing · Hank's description corrects him: Caesar was not technically Rome's first emperor; he was dictator for life, and his successor Augustus founded the monarchy. (video description) — Why Does January First Start the New Year? - New Year's Explained (00:00:00)
Austin Frakt (Public figures) — 2017-03-28 · recommended · John points readers to The Incidental Economist, where Aaron Carroll and Austin Frakt have written a lot about how US health care outcomes compare with other countries. (video description) — Why Can't America Have a Grown-Up Healthcare Conversation? (00:00:00)
Ava Gordy (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
BeautyCrush (Fellow creators) — 2014-07-01 · recommended · John says VidCon was so fun he took hardly any video; it was basically that level of sensory input for 72 straight hours. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
Bern Lehtinen (Public figures) — 2022-09-26 · credited · The description corrects that John mixed up two designers: the Pizza Johns Starting Lineup is by Josh Taira (Daruma Party) and the Wolf Pizza John by Bern Lehtinen. (video description) — PIZZAMAS IS UPON US (00:00:00)
Brandon (Public figures) — 2015-05-12 · credited · John thanks Zulaiha, Rosianna as always, and Stan and Brandon for shooting the video. (video description) — Becoming Someone Else (00:00:00)
Bree Essrig (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Brent Kore (Fellow creators) — 2010-12-22 · credited · John says last week (the week of 13 December 2010) was one of the worst of his life: Henry was very sick and crying all night, so they were scared and up every night. (video description) — I Was on Jeopardy!!!! (00:00:01)
Brian David Gilbert (Public figures) — 2026-09-29 · credited · The description says Pizzamas is on for only two more weeks, both the videos and the merch at pizzamas.com. (video description) — Pretend You Don't Know This (00:00:00)
Cam Jeffers (Fellow creators) — 2020-04-28 · recommended · The description says that for Zwift racing John enjoys watching Cam Jeffers and the real-life pro cyclist Alex Dowsett. (video description) — get your game on (00:00:00)
Cameron McWhirter (Public figures) — 2020-06-02 · recommended · The description lists books and essays John found helpful on racism's centrality to American life, by Kendi, Anderson, Lorde, Coates, Morrison, Evans, Baldwin, McWhirter, Woodson, Hurston, Wilkerson and Washington. (video description) — --- (00:00:00)
Carol Anderson (Public figures) — 2020-06-02 · recommended · The description recommends online essays: Clint Smith on parenting in the age of Black Lives Matter, Carol Anderson on 1919 and now, Ibram X. Kendi's 'The American Nightmare', and The 1619 Project. (video description) — --- (00:00:00)
Caspar Lee (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Charles E. Rosenberg (Public figures) — 2020-04-14 · credited · John celebrates with champagne that Sarah's book You Are an Artist comes out today, wondering if he can drink champagne on YouTube without being demonetized. (video description) — books that help (00:00:00)
Charles Wysocki (Public figures) — 2019-12-06 · credited · In channel comments Hank names Charles Wysocki for the puzzle images and says he has done many more puzzles over the years than the ones recorded. (video description) — It is Much Easier to Destroy than Create (00:00:00)
Charlie Atkinson (Public figures) — 2012-05-05 · credited · John thanks the people at NASA and Northrop Grumman who made Hank's present possible, especially Ron Birk, Charlie Atkinson and Rolf Danner, and Michael Gardner at EcoGeek for facilitating it. (video description) — It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! (00:00:00)
Cheri Vincent (Public figures) — 2024-03-19 · credited · John thanks those behind the project: USAID's Cheri Vincent and Atul Gawande, PIH's Garrett Wilkinson and Dr. Salmaan Keshavjee, the Philippine Department of Health, activists and NGOs. (video description) — Our $80,000,000 Bet (00:00:00)
Chief Joseph (Public figures) — 2011-05-25 · quoted · Hank quotes Chief White Bird, October 22, 1877: the Nez Perce left their homes as wanderers, robbed of their wealth by white man's greed and made beggars with no country, people or home. (video description) — Thoughts from a Battlefield (00:00:00)
Chris Ashby (Public figures) — 2016-10-25 · cited · John cites election law expert Chris Ashby on why the presidential vote will not be rigged: machines cannot be secretly adjusted, and the decentralized system makes widespread fraud extremely unlikely. (video description) — Will the U.S. Presidential Election Be Rigged? (00:00:00)
Chris Rock (Public figures) — 2014-12-30 · recommended · John recommends non-video voices on race: Roxane Gay's work in Slate and The Butter, a New York Times story on recent black graduates, Chris Rock's interview, Ashley Ford's commentary and Kiese Laymon's writing. (video description) — Racism in the United States: By the Numbers (00:00:00)
Christophe Perrin (Public figures) — 2023-07-11 · credited · The description thanks TB expert Carole Mitnick and MSF's Christophe Perrin for helping John understand drug patents. (video description) — Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson (00:00:00)
Clay Shirky (Public figures) — 2008-04-30 · credited · Citing a video he just watched, Hank says Wikipedia took about as much time to make as it takes 100 million Americans to watch the Super Bowl. (video description) — BLOOD! I'm a KILLER! (00:02:49)
CM Junk (Public figures) — 2022-04-01 · credited · The description says the music is a lo-fi cover of Bo Burnham's 'That Funny Feeling' by CM Junk, used with CM Junk's permission but not Bo's. (video description) — I Don't Have a Good Title for This Video. (00:00:00)
Colin Hickey (Public figures) — 2013-12-20 · credited · P4A 2013 credits: web development by Sam Rudge, hosting by Fastly, design by Karen Kavett, Michael Aranda and Vondell Swain (the coin), perk fulfillment by Dave Loos, Matthew Gaydos, Katherine Green and Michael Gardner, perk development by Laura Chernikoff and Colin Hickey. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Coltan Compton (Public figures) — 2025-09-19 · credited · The description thanks Coltan Compton for this year's (2025) logo, Milo for the edit and Incompetech.com for all of the music over all these years. (video description) — Let's Just Be Stupid For a Moment (00:00:00)
Constance Grady (Public figures) — 2017-10-17 · recommended · The description links Laura Miller's review in Slate and Constance Grady's in Vox, which calls the book 'an existential teenage scream'. (video description) — Look at Tiny Baby Hank (00:00:00)
Dan Bull (Fellow creators) — 2016-09-08 · credited · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Daniel Leon-Davis (Public figures) — 2016-06-14 · credited · The description also recommends Daniel Leon-Davis's Fusion piece on Pulse, an NPR story on what queer Latinos are saying about the shooting, Richard Kim's 'Please Don't Stop the Music', and the Orlando Sentinel's coverage of the victims, what happened, reactions and vigils. (video description) — Orlando (00:00:00)
Darren Vongirdner (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Dave (friend, mentioned from 2012) (Collaborators & friends) — 2012-01-06 · personal story · The dog at the end of the video is Sam, belonging to Hank's friends Heather and Dave, who own the TV; Sam had just had a bit of surgery but is doing fine. (video description) — Kill your TV (00:00:00)
dbzkenny (Public figures) — 2014-12-06 · credited · The description credits the Brothers Chaps art to dbzkenny and points viewers to the companion episode A Brief History of Vlogbrothers. (video description) — A Brief History of Homestar Runner (00:00:00)
Derek Knabenbauer (Public figures) — 2016-08-05 · credited · Hank credits the project's team: Taylor Behnke Peters (writing and research), Derek Knabenbauer (editing), Nicole Sweeney (graphics), Nick Jenkins (director), and Spanish translators Liza Platae, Rafael Arévalo, Amber J Holder and John Flores. (video description) — Our Massive Project: How to Vote in Every State (00:00:00)
Desiree Jennings (Public figures) — 2009-11-08 · subject, cited · John recounts the reported story of Washington Redskins cheerleader 'Denise' (Desiree) Jennings, who after a flu shot had seizures and was diagnosed with incurable dystonia blamed on the vaccine. (video description) — H1N1 Vaccine Fears (00:00:00)
DeStorm Power (Fellow creators) — 2010-07-16 · recommended · Hank jokes that he has slept for four days to recover from VidCon, where he says he did not sleep at all. (video description) — VidCon, Oil Spill, Punishments, Shane Dawson, and my Balls (00:00:00)
Divock Origi (Public figures) — 2019-07-23 · passing · John has been thinking about what we love and how, because loves give us communities, and we need communities bound by enthusiasms to combat what Vonnegut called the terrible disease of loneliness. (video description) — What to Love and How (00:00:00)
Doc Watson (Public figures) — 2007-05-10 · credited · On the third day of his house hunt John says he and Sarah ('the Yeti') have seen 26 houses in two days. (video description) — Brotherhood 2.0: May 10: House Hunted? (00:00:03)
Dodie Clark (Fellow creators) — 2016-12-01 · passing · The description lists VidCon Europe guests including Hannah Hart, Rhett and Link, Nathan Zed, Mamrie Hart, Charlie McDonnell and Dodie Clark. (video description) — See you in Amsterdam, Melbourne, or Anaheim!! (also Boston) (00:00:00)
Drew (Public figures) — 2014-03-07 · credited · Hank thanks Paul and Storm, Jonathan and Drew for putting the cruise together, calling it something so amazing. (video description) — Thoughts from a Cruise (00:00:00)
Duncan Gasiewicz (Public figures) — 2016-11-07 · credited · New this Pizzamas: Duncan's 'Hot and Fresh' shirt comes only in a $39 Pizzamas Pizza Box, delivered in a pizza box with a pizza cutter, a notepad and an apron. (video description) — It's Pizzamas!!! (Thoughts From the Place Where they Print Our Shirts) (00:00:00)
Elizabeth Oldak (Public figures) — 2012-07-27 · credited · The credits: Molly Gallagher plays Hipster Ariel and Elizabeth Oldak the Fangirl, beside Hank and the Nazareths; Elizabeth Oldak made the Ariel costume and puppet; Antonius Nazareth wrote the lyrics with Hank and the music; Vijay Nazareth and Michael Aranda shot and edited. (video description) — Tumblr: The Musical (00:00:00)
Elliott Morgan (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The P4A 2013 livestream hosts included Hannah Hart, Joe Beretta, Elliott Morgan, Kristina Horner, Joe Holmes, Henry Reich, Vi Hart, Patrick Rothfuss, Wil Wheaton, Meghan Tonjes, Karen Kavett, Emily Graslie, Liam Dryden, Michael Aranda, Stefan Chin and others. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Emma Blackery (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The Women of YouTube charity calendar featured Justine Ezarik, Mamrie Hart, Felicia Day, Meekakitty, Hannah Hart, Daily Grace, Alli Trippy, Ashley Clements, Emily Graslie, Meghan Tonjes, Emma Blackery, Lee Newton, Trisha Hershberger and Meg Turney. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Emma Luthi Price (Public figures) — 2017-08-22 · credited · The description thanks Rosianna Halse Rojas for help gathering research and Emma Luthi Price for suggesting the video. (video description) — The Causes of Cholera (00:00:00)
Entomology Abby (Public figures) — 2022-02-08 · credited · The description lists the educational grant recipients funded by the ad revenue: MattieWex, Tom Lum, Sofishtication, Alexis Nikole, Entomology Abby, Astrokirsten, The Garbage Queen and Flipping Physics. (video description) — How Much Money Vlogbrothers Makes from YouTube (...and where it goes) (00:00:00)
Eric J. Rubin (Public figures) — 2026-10-20 · credited · John thanks Dr. Leslie Enane at Indiana University, Dr. KJ Seung and Dr. Eric J. Rubin for their help with the video and says any errors are his own. (video description) — Correcting a Mistake in Everything Is Tuberculosis · 50 x 50 Science (00:00:00)
Essie (Fellow creators) — 2014-07-01 · recommended · John says VidCon was so fun he took hardly any video; it was basically that level of sensory input for 72 straight hours. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
F0xy (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Farhad Manjoo (Public figures) — 2016-10-25 · cited · John says Bush did not steal the Bush–Kerry election in Ohio, pointing to Farhad Manjoo's complete analysis of the vote-rigging claims. (video description) — Will the U.S. Presidential Election Be Rigged? (00:00:00)
Francisco E. Balderrama (Public figures) — 2019-07-30 · credited · The description names Decade of Betrayal by Francisco E. Balderrama and Raymond Rodriguez as the most comprehensive history of the period, where John first learned Jose Lopez's story. (video description) — The Mexican Repatriation (00:00:00)
Gabriel García Márquez (Public figures) — 2020-04-14 · credited · John celebrates with champagne that Sarah's book You Are an Artist comes out today, wondering if he can drink champagne on YouTube without being demonetized. (video description) — books that help (00:00:00)
Garrett Wilkinson (Public figures) — 2024-03-19 · credited · John thanks those behind the project: USAID's Cheri Vincent and Atul Gawande, PIH's Garrett Wilkinson and Dr. Salmaan Keshavjee, the Philippine Department of Health, activists and NGOs. (video description) — Our $80,000,000 Bet (00:00:00)
Gene Cawley (Public figures) — 2010-01-22 · credited · Maureen Johnson introduces herself and says she will be filling in for John while he is off being a father, for the next few days or weeks. (video description) — ThisIsNotJohn (00:00:00)
Geneva (person) (Public figures) — 2013-12-27 · credited · Hank thanks Geneva for categorizing his Tumblr science asks, and links more sledding footage from Michael Aranda. (video description) — The Kidney That Was In 3 People - And Other Amazing Science Things (00:00:00)
Harriet A. Washington (Public figures) — 2020-06-02 · recommended · The description lists books and essays John found helpful on racism's centrality to American life, by Kendi, Anderson, Lorde, Coates, Morrison, Evans, Baldwin, McWhirter, Woodson, Hurston, Wilkerson and Washington. (video description) — --- (00:00:00)
Hartbeat (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Heather (friend, mentioned from 2012) (Collaborators & friends) — 2012-01-06 · personal story · The dog at the end of the video is Sam, belonging to Hank's friends Heather and Dave, who own the TV; Sam had just had a bit of surgery but is doing fine. (video description) — Kill your TV (00:00:00)
Holly Tucker (Public figures) — 2017-10-03 · passing · John credits the authors of two nonfiction books he recommends: City of Light, City of Poison by Holly Tucker and The Water Will Come by Jeff Goddell. (video description) — Let's Talk about Books (00:00:00)
Howaida Abdoulahad (Public figures) — 2016-03-08 · credited · John thanks Howaida Abdoulahad for help with interpreting after he got back home. (video description) — Aida and Majeeda: Thoughts from the Azraq Refugee Camp (00:00:00)
Ibram X. Kendi (Public figures) — 2020-06-02 · recommended · The description recommends online essays: Clint Smith on parenting in the age of Black Lives Matter, Carol Anderson on 1919 and now, Ibram X. Kendi's 'The American Nightmare', and The 1619 Project. (video description) — --- (00:00:00)
Isabel Wilkerson (Public figures) — 2020-06-02 · recommended · The description lists books and essays John found helpful on racism's centrality to American life, by Kendi, Anderson, Lorde, Coates, Morrison, Evans, Baldwin, McWhirter, Woodson, Hurston, Wilkerson and Washington. (video description) — --- (00:00:00)
James Baldwin (Public figures) — 2020-06-02 · recommended · The description lists books and essays John found helpful on racism's centrality to American life, by Kendi, Anderson, Lorde, Coates, Morrison, Evans, Baldwin, McWhirter, Woodson, Hurston, Wilkerson and Washington. (video description) — --- (00:00:00)
JC Caylen (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Jeff Goddell (Public figures) — 2017-10-03 · passing · John credits the authors of two nonfiction books he recommends: City of Light, City of Poison by Holly Tucker and The Water Will Come by Jeff Goddell. (video description) — Let's Talk about Books (00:00:00)
Jeff VanderMeer (Public figures) — 2022-07-01 · passing · The description says Hank next watched Annihilation, far outside his usual viewing; he loves Jeff VanderMeer's books, and it captured their bizarrity; he loved it and cried twice. (video description) — 7 Movie Reviews in Four Minutes (00:00:00)
Jennifer Senior (Public figures) — 2017-10-17 · recommended · John adds that Jennifer Senior's review of the book in the New York Times was very kind. (video description) — Look at Tiny Baby Hank (00:00:00)
Jeremy N. Smith (Public figures) — 2012-11-05 · credited · The description thanks Jeremy Smith for helping coax the story out of Hank's memory and give it structure. (video description) — Spicy Summer Camp Story (00:00:00)
Jessica Rollins (Staff & team) — 2023-08-01 · credited · The description thanks Abi Rein and Jessica Rollins for traveling to Colombia, the DFTBA staff who packed the coffee orders, Rosianna Halse Rojas for translation and captions, Sucafina and roaster First Crack. (video description) — Three Mornings (00:00:00)
Jim Boggia (Public figures) — 2014-03-07 · recommended · Hank's description points viewers to Sara Watkins's and Jim Boggia's YouTube channels and to The Thrilling Adventure Hour's website. (video description) — Thoughts from a Cruise (00:00:00)
Jimmy Wong (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Jo Walton (Public figures) — 2020-07-10 · credited · In a comment Hank calls Shades of Milk and Honey a great fantasy Jane Austen and recommends Jo Walton's Tooth and Claw, like Jane Austen but dragons. (video description) — What a Concept!! (00:00:00)
Joe Arridy (Public figures) — 2026-10-05 · cited · The description cites Joe Arridy's posthumous pardon as an example of people sentenced to death and later exonerated. (video description) — Why Are We So Bad at Executing People? (00:00:00)
Joe Beretta (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The P4A 2013 livestream hosts included Hannah Hart, Joe Beretta, Elliott Morgan, Kristina Horner, Joe Holmes, Henry Reich, Vi Hart, Patrick Rothfuss, Wil Wheaton, Meghan Tonjes, Karen Kavett, Emily Graslie, Liam Dryden, Michael Aranda, Stefan Chin and others. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Joe Day (Public figures) — 2020-02-11 · personal story · In a comment, John reports AFC Wimbledon drew 0-0 with seventh-place Ipswich Town, largely thanks to new goalkeeper Joe Day, and he'll take the point. (video description) — 1,100 Days: A Mental and Physical Health Update (00:00:00)
Joe Holmes (Public figures) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The P4A 2013 livestream hosts included Hannah Hart, Joe Beretta, Elliott Morgan, Kristina Horner, Joe Holmes, Henry Reich, Vi Hart, Patrick Rothfuss, Wil Wheaton, Meghan Tonjes, Karen Kavett, Emily Graslie, Liam Dryden, Michael Aranda, Stefan Chin and others. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Joey Helms (Public figures) — 2023-05-30 · credited · The description thanks Hank for making Crash Course real and everyone who makes it, from the team and teacher advisors to Thought Cafe, freelancers and supporters, and Joey Helms for the coin footage. (video description) — How Does He Do It? (00:00:00)
John Bliss (Public figures) — 2009-06-24 · credited · The description credits the illustrations to SharkeyeJones and the jazz guitar to John Bliss, a professor the uploader met in Oregon, and offers the images for download. (video description) — LOLCat with a Ball Bat (00:00:00)
John Flores (Public figures) — 2016-08-05 · credited · Hank credits the project's team: Taylor Behnke Peters (writing and research), Derek Knabenbauer (editing), Nicole Sweeney (graphics), Nick Jenkins (director), and Spanish translators Liza Platae, Rafael Arévalo, Amber J Holder and John Flores. (video description) — Our Massive Project: How to Vote in Every State (00:00:00)
John W. Jones (Public figures) — 2026-09-25 · cited · The description says John W. Jones signed 1,155,168 Confederate notes, probably significantly more. (video description) — Who Has Signed Their Name the Most Times? (00:00:00)
Jonas Neubauer (Public figures) — 2018-10-23 · cited · The players featured include seven-time champion Jonas Neubauer, new world champion Joseph, and hypertapper extraordinaire Koryan, shown playing Jonas. (video description) — Why Are Humans Suddenly Getting Better at Tetris? (00:00:00)
Josh Taira (Public figures) — 2022-09-26 · credited · The description corrects that John mixed up two designers: the Pizza Johns Starting Lineup is by Josh Taira (Daruma Party) and the Wolf Pizza John by Bern Lehtinen. (video description) — PIZZAMAS IS UPON US (00:00:00)
Julian Rubinstein (Public figures) — 2012-11-27 · credited · For fans of his fictional Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers, John recommends The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, the true story of a Hungarian hockey goalie who robbed banks and escaped prison. (video description) — Nerdfighter Book Recommendations: A Gift Giving Guide for Nerdfightastic Readers (00:00:29)
Kade Fisher (Public figures) — 2018-06-29 · credited · Hank also thanks Lindsay (of the chezapoctube channel), illustrator Pencil Bandit and Kade Fisher, whose DeviantArt piece charts the evolution of the Disney signature logo, for their knowing or unknowing help. (video description) — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:00:00)
Kevin T Porter (Public figures) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Kiese Laymon (Public figures) — 2014-12-30 · recommended · John recommends non-video voices on race: Roxane Gay's work in Slate and The Butter, a New York Times story on recent black graduates, Chris Rock's interview, Ashley Ford's commentary and Kiese Laymon's writing. (video description) — Racism in the United States: By the Numbers (00:00:00)
Kina Grannis (Public figures) — 2014-11-20 · credited · Hank's description: registration for VidCon 2015 is officially open at VidCon.com. (video description) — Announcing VidCon 2015! (00:00:00)
KJ Seung (Public figures) — 2026-10-20 · credited · John thanks Dr. Leslie Enane at Indiana University, Dr. KJ Seung and Dr. Eric J. Rubin for their help with the video and says any errors are his own. (video description) — Correcting a Mistake in Everything Is Tuberculosis · 50 x 50 Science (00:00:00)
Koryan (Public figures) — 2018-10-23 · cited · The players featured include seven-time champion Jonas Neubauer, new world champion Joseph, and hypertapper extraordinaire Koryan, shown playing Jonas. (video description) — Why Are Humans Suddenly Getting Better at Tetris? (00:00:00)
Landon Austin (Fellow creators) — 2016-09-08 · credited · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Lauren (musician, mentioned from 2008) (Nerdfighter community) — 2008-05-07 · credited · Hank thanks everyone for his happy birthday videos. (video description) — From the Airport: And some Nerdfighterlike (00:00:00)
Lauren (musician, mentioned from 2009) (Nerdfighter community) — 2009-06-03 · recommended · A guest says reaching the hot-dog stand by bus meant a long walk and a two-hour lunch break; the group reaches an industrial park where the vendor should be, but he is not there. (video description) — LeakyCon Fun! (00:00:00)
LaurenOC12 (Public figures) — 2008-04-16 · recommended · Hank adds three YouTube musicians he did not get to mention in the video: ReinaDelCid, SweetAfton23 and LaurenOC12. (video description) — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:00:00)
Liam Dryden (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The P4A 2013 livestream hosts included Hannah Hart, Joe Beretta, Elliott Morgan, Kristina Horner, Joe Holmes, Henry Reich, Vi Hart, Patrick Rothfuss, Wil Wheaton, Meghan Tonjes, Karen Kavett, Emily Graslie, Liam Dryden, Michael Aranda, Stefan Chin and others. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Lilly Singh (Fellow creators) — 2016-06-10 · recommended · Hank joins the Roast Yourself challenge that Ryan Higa started, with lyrics roasting himself, while calling it probably a bad idea. (video description) — Hank Roasts Himself Diss Track - Roast Yourself Challenge (00:00:00)
Lily Batchelder (Public figures) — 2016-10-11 · cited · John cites Lily Batchelder's paper, and a PolitiFact story on the same topic, as the source for Trump's plan raising taxes for 7.8 million households. (video description) — Understanding Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's Tax Plans (00:00:00)
Linda Civitello (Public figures) — 2018-02-06 · credited · The description names Linda Civitello's Cuisine and Culture and Reay Tannahill's Food in History as the books that most inspired the video, plus a short Ultimate History Project essay on bread. (video description) — Sawdust Bread (00:00:00)
Liza Platae (Public figures) — 2016-08-05 · credited · Hank credits the project's team: Taylor Behnke Peters (writing and research), Derek Knabenbauer (editing), Nicole Sweeney (graphics), Nick Jenkins (director), and Spanish translators Liza Platae, Rafael Arévalo, Amber J Holder and John Flores. (video description) — Our Massive Project: How to Vote in Every State (00:00:00)
LizzieRadio (Fellow creators) — 2010-07-16 · recommended · Hank jokes that he has slept for four days to recover from VidCon, where he says he did not sleep at all. (video description) — VidCon, Oil Spill, Punishments, Shane Dawson, and my Balls (00:00:00)
Mari Evans (Public figures) — 2020-06-02 · recommended · The description lists books and essays John found helpful on racism's centrality to American life, by Kendi, Anderson, Lorde, Coates, Morrison, Evans, Baldwin, McWhirter, Woodson, Hurston, Wilkerson and Washington. (video description) — --- (00:00:00)
Marie (person, mentioned from 2016) (Public figures) — 2016-11-09 · credited · John thanks Rosianna Halse Rojas, Hank, Sarah Green, Ilene Cooper and his old friend Marie for thoughts that went into the video, and says any mistakes or errors in fact or judgment are his alone. (video description) — My Post-Election Thoughts (00:00:00)
Mark Zandi (Public figures) — 2009-02-15 · recommended · John wears his bronze medal from the 1994 Alabama State Academic Decathlon, joking it shows he was once ranked a third-best high-school economist. (video description) — Stimulus Plan Explained (00:00:00)
Martin Kemp (Public figures) — 2024-02-13 · credited · The description credits Martin Kemp's book Christ to Coke for the heart-shape section, the smiley face metaphor and much background, and calls Wikipedia's article good if limited. (video description) — Why Doesn't ❤️ Look Like a Heart? (00:00:00)
Mason (Public figures) — 2008-05-11 · credited · A Nerdfighter, J272 (Mason), has put the whole Grand Rapids event up on YouTube for anyone who wants to watch it all. (video description) — Nerdfighting IRL (00:00:00)
Mathew McKenna (Public figures) — 2018-08-31 · credited · Hank is in Melbourne, Australia, by the convention center where VidCon is happening as the video is released. (video description) — Beautiful if Damp: Answering Questions in Melbourne (00:00:00)
Matt Gaydos (Staff & team) — 2018-12-14 · credited · The description says Hank did the punishment during the P4A livestream, filmed by Matt Gaydos, Maia Ledesma and Tuna Metesh. (video description) — Cute Goth Shock Collar Trivia Punishment for Charity (00:00:00)
Matt Watson (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Matthew Gaydos (Public figures) — 2013-12-20 · credited · P4A 2013 credits: web development by Sam Rudge, hosting by Fastly, design by Karen Kavett, Michael Aranda and Vondell Swain (the coin), perk fulfillment by Dave Loos, Matthew Gaydos, Katherine Green and Michael Gardner, perk development by Laura Chernikoff and Colin Hickey. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
MattieWex (Public figures) — 2022-02-08 · credited · The description lists the educational grant recipients funded by the ad revenue: MattieWex, Tom Lum, Sofishtication, Alexis Nikole, Entomology Abby, Astrokirsten, The Garbage Queen and Flipping Physics. (video description) — How Much Money Vlogbrothers Makes from YouTube (...and where it goes) (00:00:00)
Megan Griffiths (Public figures) — 2019-06-18 · passing · The description notes that Megan Griffiths, director of the show's sixth episode, watched Brotherhood 2.0 back in 2007. (video description) — Question Tuesday with Miles and the Colonel: Manolo! (00:00:00)
Meitar Almog (Public figures) — 2021-05-25 · credited · The video continues a tradition from 2008, when John read Paper Towns' first chapter; the brothers have since read first chapters of seven books; for this one John and Rosianna asked Meitar Almog to make art. (video description) — The Anthropocene Reviewed, Animated (00:00:00)
Meryl Streep (Public figures) — 2020-05-19 · recommended · In a comment John points to Taika Waititi and others, including Meryl Streep and Cumberbatch, reading Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach to raise money for PIH. (video description) — Didn't Make Sense Not to Live for Fun (00:00:00)
Mike Diva (Fellow creators) — 2013-11-08 · credited · In the description Hank says one of his favourite yearly things is editing a YouTuber's music with VidCon clips; this year (2013) he used Mike Diva's BFD. (video description) — VidCon, Punishments, Comments, and Pumpkins (00:00:00)
Mike Johnson (Public figures) — 2025-06-10 · passing · A later channel comment says 'it's working': PIH hears enough moderate House Republicans told Speaker Johnson they oppose PEPFAR cuts that the White House will amend the package; keep calling. (video description) — 90,000,000 Lives for $20 (00:00:00)
Mike Pence (Public figures) — 2020-12-15 · passing · In a channel comment John says Mike Pence will probably be buried in Columbus, where he is from, rather than at Crown Hill. (video description) — America's Capital of Dead Vice Presidents (00:00:00)
Milo Yiannopoulos (Public figures) — 2017-02-03 · criticized · Hank wants to act for his beliefs without attacking those who disagree: not every Trump supporter is like Milo or Richard Spencer, 50% of Americans still approve of Trump's job, and treating them as a monolithic block of racists does more harm than good. (video description) — Are We Making Things Worse? (00:00:00)
Mohktar Awad (Public figures) — 2013-07-05 · credited · Hank thanks Mohktar Awad for spending a long time on the phone with him the day before, setting him straight on Egypt. (video description) — Egypt....Explained! (00:00:00)
Molly Gallagher (Public figures) — 2012-07-27 · credited · The credits: Molly Gallagher plays Hipster Ariel and Elizabeth Oldak the Fangirl, beside Hank and the Nazareths; Elizabeth Oldak made the Ariel costume and puppet; Antonius Nazareth wrote the lyrics with Hank and the music; Vijay Nazareth and Michael Aranda shot and edited. (video description) — Tumblr: The Musical (00:00:00)
Nadim Silverman (Public figures) — 2021-01-26 · credited · The description credits Nadim Silverman for the art (all of TAR's art), Stan Muller for editing, Hannis Brown for music, Jenny Lawton and Rosianna Halse Rojas as producers, Joe Plourde as technical director; John wrote it. (video description) — The Sycamore Tree: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:00:00)
Nick Lane (Public figures) — 2023-10-20 · credited · In a channel comment, Hank recommends Nick Lane's book Transformer, which he finds fascinating, instead of 'cancer is a metabolic disease' influencers. (video description) — My 'Injury' (00:00:00)
Nicola Foti (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Patife (Public figures) — 2016-07-29 · credited · The description thanks Patife for supplying some of the Comic-Con footage in the video, since Hank didn't film enough himself. (video description) — Thoughts from Comic-Con (NO MORE CHEETO MEDIA!) (00:00:00)
Patricia (Public figures) — 2009-08-24 · credited · The description credits the Ze Frank clip, picked as the 'Biggest Get', to Tom, Patricia, Lidewij and Lotte (Lotte and Lidewij also run Best Wishes from NL), and names Valerie2776 for 'Best Painter's Tape'. (video description) — HAPPY JOHN DAY!!! (00:00:00)
Patricia Bright (Fellow creators) — 2014-07-01 · recommended · Among his favourite makeup tutorials John also links SprinkleOfGlitter's everyday makeup routine, a tutorial from Tanya Burr, Patricia Bright's everyday makeup routine and Zoe's spring makeup tutorial. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
Patrik Svedberg (Public figures) — 2018-03-06 · subject · The description credits Seth Radley with producing, editing and inspiring the video, and thanks Patrik Svedberg for photographing the Broccoli Tree and for rights to his images. (video description) — The Broccoli Tree: A Parable (00:00:00)
Paul Janssen (Public figures) — 2015-01-23 · joke · Hank thanks everyone who helped pull off the interview, says the White House was intense to work with but did a fantastic job, thanks Bethany and GloZell as fantastic company, and jokingly credits Paul Janssen, who first synthesized Imodium's active ingredient. (video description) — Interviewing the President (00:00:00)
Rafael Arévalo (Public figures) — 2016-08-05 · credited · Hank credits the project's team: Taylor Behnke Peters (writing and research), Derek Knabenbauer (editing), Nicole Sweeney (graphics), Nick Jenkins (director), and Spanish translators Liza Platae, Rafael Arévalo, Amber J Holder and John Flores. (video description) — Our Massive Project: How to Vote in Every State (00:00:00)
Raymond Rodriguez (Public figures) — 2019-07-30 · credited · The description names Decade of Betrayal by Francisco E. Balderrama and Raymond Rodriguez as the most comprehensive history of the period, where John first learned Jose Lopez's story. (video description) — The Mexican Repatriation (00:00:00)
Reay Tannahill (Public figures) — 2018-02-06 · credited · The description names Linda Civitello's Cuisine and Culture and Reay Tannahill's Food in History as the books that most inspired the video, plus a short Ultimate History Project essay on bread. (video description) — Sawdust Bread (00:00:00)
Reina Scully (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
ReinaDelCid (Public figures) — 2008-04-16 · recommended · Hank adds three YouTube musicians he did not get to mention in the video: ReinaDelCid, SweetAfton23 and LaurenOC12. (video description) — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:00:00)
Reince Priebus (Public figures) — 2017-01-31 · cited · John lists his sources: two Cato Institute analyses (on terrorism and immigration risk, and on the order's little national security benefit), the 2015 visa waiver law HR 158 and the 2016 addition of three countries, Reince Priebus on Meet the Press, NOAA's odds of death by lightning, the McCain and Graham statement, a Washington Post fact check that Obama slowed but did not stop Iraqi refugee applications in 2011, NPR on the 18-to-24-month approval process, the State Department on resettlement, and Pew on where 2016's refugees came from. (video description) — Understanding Trump's Executive Order on Immigration (00:00:00)
Richard Kim (Public figures) — 2016-06-14 · credited · The description also recommends Daniel Leon-Davis's Fusion piece on Pulse, an NPR story on what queer Latinos are saying about the shooting, Richard Kim's 'Please Don't Stop the Music', and the Orlando Sentinel's coverage of the victims, what happened, reactions and vigils. (video description) — Orlando (00:00:00)
Richard Powers (Public figures) — 2015-11-16 · credited · The description says the photograph inspired Richard Powers' first novel, Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance, which it highly recommends. (video description) — On Our Way to the Dance (Pizzamas Day 6) (00:00:00)
Richard Spencer (Public figures) — 2017-02-03 · criticized · Hank wants to act for his beliefs without attacking those who disagree: not every Trump supporter is like Milo or Richard Spencer, 50% of Americans still approve of Trump's job, and treating them as a monolithic block of racists does more harm than good. (video description) — Are We Making Things Worse? (00:00:00)
Ritchie Valens (Public figures) — 2011-03-30 · passing · Hank shares something fascinating he recently discovered while searching for songs to play on guitar, not on Reddit: the '50s progression. (video description) — The Ice Cream Changes (00:00:00)
Rob Reid (Public figures) — 2018-11-30 · recommended · The description recommends sources Hank used: Rob Reid's Ars Technica piece and its companion podcast, and PBS Space Time on Oumuamua. (video description) — We just had our first interstellar visitor...and it's weird. (00:00:00)
Robert Austin (Public figures) — 2020-12-04 · credited · The description says The Christmas Creature sold out on Erin's store, so a pre-order is up at DFTBA.com. (video description) — The Christmas Creature (00:00:00)
Robert Smithson (Public figures) — 2020-12-01 · credited · In a comment, John says the Romanian monolith seems likely a copycat: its steel was not buffed to a mirror finish and it had not been hidden for years, though he'd love to be wrong. (video description) — The Utah Monolith, What It Means, Why It Matters, and Whether It's Aliens (00:00:00)
Rolf Danner (Public figures) — 2012-05-05 · credited · John thanks the people at NASA and Northrop Grumman who made Hank's present possible, especially Ron Birk, Charlie Atkinson and Rolf Danner, and Michael Gardner at EcoGeek for facilitating it. (video description) — It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! (00:00:00)
Ron Birk (Public figures) — 2012-05-05 · credited · John thanks the people at NASA and Northrop Grumman who made Hank's present possible, especially Ron Birk, Charlie Atkinson and Rolf Danner, and Michael Gardner at EcoGeek for facilitating it. (video description) — It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! (00:00:00)
Ron Cephas Jones (Public figures) — 2019-10-08 · passing · The description says John will be at a Looking for Alaska event on October 16 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale: a first-episode preview and discussion with the showrunners, Timothy Simons, Ron Cephas Jones and John. (video description) — Looking for Alaska (...with Alaska) (00:00:00)
Ross Everett (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Ruba Wilson (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Sam Trammell (Public figures) — 2014-06-03 · passing · (video description) — The Fault in Our Stars Movie Premiere (00:00:00)
Sara Hindi (Public figures) — 2017-03-07 · passing · John thanks Sara Hindi and everyone at Exodus Refugee International for making the video possible, and Mark Olsen for videography and editing. (video description) — Hoping for an Airport Reunion: One Refugee Family's Story (00:00:00)
Sara Roscoe (Public figures) — 2010-01-08 · credited · John credits the Nerdfighters who illustrated the Gus is a Bug video book: Dr. Noise, Kaiti, Becca, Andrea, Minna, Sara Roscoe, Suzanne and SamWiseGirl. (video description) — GUS HAS NO FUZZ! (00:00:00)
Sara Teasdale (Public figures) — 2020-09-22 · criticized · In a channel comment John says Teasdale misses the point: humans are a catastrophe for much life, but also the most interesting thing that ever happened to Earth. (video description) — the world is gonna roll me (00:00:00)
Sara Watkins (Public figures) — 2014-03-07 · recommended · Hank's description points viewers to Sara Watkins's and Jim Boggia's YouTube channels and to The Thrilling Adventure Hour's website. (video description) — Thoughts from a Cruise (00:00:00)
Satchell Drakes (Fellow creators) — 2016-07-22 · recommended · Among videos to watch, the description recommends CGP Grey's 'This video will make you angry' and Satchell Drakes's 'How to Speak on the Internet'. (video description) — Ending the Age of Outrage (at least in ourselves, if not in the world) (00:00:00)
Seth Radley (Public figures) — 2018-03-06 · credited · The description credits Seth Radley with producing, editing and inspiring the video, and thanks Patrik Svedberg for photographing the Broccoli Tree and for rights to his images. (video description) — The Broccoli Tree: A Parable (00:00:00)
Seán Doran (Public figures) — 2021-11-16 · credited · The description credits the space footage to Seán Doran, made from International Space Station images and used with permission. (video description) — Orbital Sunrise: The First Art Made in Space (00:00:00)
Sheridan (Public figures) — 2015-05-26 · credited · John thanks Sheridan for the image of Hannah on the trapeze, and Rosianna, as always, for everything else. (video description) — Sixteen Parts (00:00:00)
Sherri Davidoff (Public figures) — 2019-10-18 · credited · The description thanks Sherri Davidoff of LMG Security for helping with the video and with Hank's recovery from the hack. (video description) — They Hacked Me (00:00:00)
Simon Vin (Nerdfighter community) — 2021-04-09 · credited · Hank mentions a website, born of a running joke among some people on Twitter, that counts the days since he last started a new thing; it stands at seven days, since the launch of the Life's Little Lies TikTok. (video description) — A Thought is Not an Idea (00:00:00)
sivartis (Fellow creators) — 2010-09-06 · credited · John thanks the YouTuber sivartis for the correction to his penny and nickel figures. (video description) — I HATE PENNIES!!!! (Also Nickels.) (00:00:00)
Sopheap Pich (Public figures) — 2019-07-09 · credited · John says the internet is bursting with life hacks that either do not work or do not improve your life, but he will share seven he learned from his wife, all of which work and dramatically improved his life. (video description) — Life Hacks My Wife Taught Me (00:00:00)
SprinkleOfGlitter (Fellow creators) — 2014-07-01 · recommended · Among his favourite makeup tutorials John also links SprinkleOfGlitter's everyday makeup routine, a tutorial from Tanya Burr, Patricia Bright's everyday makeup routine and Zoe's spring makeup tutorial. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
Starline Hodge (Public figures) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Steve Harwell (Public figures) — 2020-08-11 · criticized · Asked in comments, John calls Smash Mouth's August 2020 live concert in South Dakota idiotic and harmful amid the worst pandemic in over a century and tells its lead singer to stay home. (video description) — never get bored (00:00:00)
Suketu Mehta (Public figures) — 2014-04-29 · credited · John says Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world, so he is going to New York for its party. (video description) — Influence, Airports, and the Nerdfighter Book Club (00:00:04)
Taha Khan (Fellow creators) — 2018-04-13 · credited · Hank thanks John and Taha Khan for advising him and helping him get things right, and Grant of 3Blue1Brown for the neural network image. (video description) — Who is in Control? (00:00:00)
Tahar Djaout (Public figures) — 2014-02-18 · credited · John's list credits the last of his recommended books, The Last Summer of Reason, to Tahar Djaout. (video description) — 18 Great Books You Probably Haven't Read (00:00:00)
Taika Waititi (Public figures) — 2020-05-19 · recommended · In a comment John points to Taika Waititi and others, including Meryl Streep and Cumberbatch, reading Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach to raise money for PIH. (video description) — Didn't Make Sense Not to Live for Fun (00:00:00)
Tanya Burr (Fellow creators) — 2014-07-01 · recommended · Among his favourite makeup tutorials John also links SprinkleOfGlitter's everyday makeup routine, a tutorial from Tanya Burr, Patricia Bright's everyday makeup routine and Zoe's spring makeup tutorial. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)
Taryn Southern (Fellow creators) — 2016-09-08 · credited · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Taylor Behnke Peters (Public figures) — 2016-08-05 · credited · Hank credits the project's team: Taylor Behnke Peters (writing and research), Derek Knabenbauer (editing), Nicole Sweeney (graphics), Nick Jenkins (director), and Spanish translators Liza Platae, Rafael Arévalo, Amber J Holder and John Flores. (video description) — Our Massive Project: How to Vote in Every State (00:00:00)
Taylor Peters (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
The Garbage Queen (Public figures) — 2022-02-08 · credited · The description lists the educational grant recipients funded by the ad revenue: MattieWex, Tom Lum, Sofishtication, Alexis Nikole, Entomology Abby, Astrokirsten, The Garbage Queen and Flipping Physics. (video description) — How Much Money Vlogbrothers Makes from YouTube (...and where it goes) (00:00:00)
Théo (Public figures) — 2017-04-07 · credited · The description thanks Théo for the chosen edit and everyone who submitted videos; Hank found it fascinating what people kept or discarded compared with what he would have kept. (video description) — Squeezing Strangers' Bikes in Amsterdam! (00:00:00)
Timothy Simons (Public figures) — 2019-10-08 · passing · The description says John will be at a Looking for Alaska event on October 16 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale: a first-episode preview and discussion with the showrunners, Timothy Simons, Ron Cephas Jones and John. (video description) — Looking for Alaska (...with Alaska) (00:00:00)
Todd Bryanton (Fellow creators) — 2016-09-08 · credited · The description lists the other genre versions: normal by Landon Austin, ska by Rob Scallon, metal by Anthony Vincent, old school rap by Dan Bull, country by Taryn Southern, video game by Todd Bryanton. (video description) — Punk Friends (00:00:00)
Tom (Public figures) — 2009-08-24 · credited · The description credits the Ze Frank clip, picked as the 'Biggest Get', to Tom, Patricia, Lidewij and Lotte (Lotte and Lidewij also run Best Wishes from NL), and names Valerie2776 for 'Best Painter's Tape'. (video description) — HAPPY JOHN DAY!!! (00:00:00)
Tom Cardy (Public figures) — 2026-09-29 · credited · The description says Pizzamas is on for only two more weeks, both the videos and the merch at pizzamas.com. (video description) — Pretend You Don't Know This (00:00:00)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Public figures) — 2019-07-23 · passing · John has been thinking about what we love and how, because loves give us communities, and we need communities bound by enthusiasms to combat what Vonnegut called the terrible disease of loneliness. (video description) — What to Love and How (00:00:00)
Tressie McMillan Cottom (Public figures) — 2021-04-16 · recommended · Hank recommends an episode of the Ezra Klein Show with Tressie McMillan Cottom as amazing. (video description) — Gene Editing and Intelligence: A Bad (00:00:00)
Trevor Moran (Fellow creators) — 2013-12-20 · credited · The Men of YouTube charity calendar featured Kian Lawley, Conner Franta, Rickey Dillion, Sam Portoff, JC Caylen, Trevor Moran, Rhett and Link, Craig Benzine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Kingsley, Elliott Morgan, Joe Beretta, Steve Zaragoza, Ross Everett, Dan and Phil, Shay Carl, Caspar Lee and Charles Trippy. (video description) — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
Ubbe Iwerks (Public figures) — 2018-06-29 · passing · In a tidbit cut from the video, Hank writes that in 1922, when Ubbe Iwerks (co-creator of Mickey Mouse) first met Walt Disney, the 19-year-old Walt was literally practicing variations on his signature, and the piece he seemingly couldn't settle on was the D. (video description) — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:00:00)
Uroš Novina (Public figures) — 2019-05-28 · credited · The description says the old footage is from January 2007 and from John's July 2007 video about leaving New York City, and the night-sky image is by Uroš Novina in Slovenia. (video description) — 3 Minutes and 58 Seconds of Darkness (00:00:00)
Vezitos (Public figures) — 2018-08-17 · credited · Hank points viewers to an animation by Vezitos of him and Katherine. (video description) — My Worst Job Search Fail (00:00:00)
Vijay Nazareth (Public figures) — 2012-07-27 · credited · The credits: Molly Gallagher plays Hipster Ariel and Elizabeth Oldak the Fangirl, beside Hank and the Nazareths; Elizabeth Oldak made the Ariel costume and puppet; Antonius Nazareth wrote the lyrics with Hank and the music; Vijay Nazareth and Michael Aranda shot and edited. (video description) — Tumblr: The Musical (00:00:00)
Viktorayy (Fellow creators) — 2016-11-15 · credited · John thanks Viktorayy for the video's title, far better than the one he originally had. (video description) — Good News/Bad News: A Pizzamas Video in Nine Slices (00:00:00)
White Bird (Public figures) — 2011-05-25 · quoted · Hank quotes Chief White Bird, October 22, 1877: the Nez Perce left their homes as wanderers, robbed of their wealth by white man's greed and made beggars with no country, people or home. (video description) — Thoughts from a Battlefield (00:00:00)
William Gibson (Public figures) — 2011-08-08 · passing · Hank hates the prefix 'cyber' and uses it unwillingly because it became standard, since older newspaper readers and cable-news viewers are comfortable with it; he adds that he loves William Gibson. (video description) — Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. (00:00:00)
William Haynes (Fellow creators) — 2016-04-08 · credited · Hank thanks everyone in the video: Flula, Hannah Hart, Lee Newton, Meghan Camarena, Steve Zaragoza, Phillip DeFranco, Allison Raskin, Gaby Dunn, John Green, William Haynes, Reina Scully, Matt Lieberman, Trisha Hershberger, Bree Essrig, Markiplier, Taylor Peters, MatPat, Jon Cozart, Grace Helbig, Connor Franta, Tyler Oakley, Hartbeat, F0xy, Starline Hodge, Travis McElroy, Jenna Marbles, Mamrie Hart, Jimmy Wong, Arielle Scarcella, Miriam Nielsen, Ruba Wilson, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Derek Muller, Meghan Tonjes, Nicola Foti, Ava Gordy, Matt Watson, Darren Vongirdner, Mitchell Davis, Jake Roper, Michael Stefens, Karen Kavett, and Gilmore Guys podcasters Kevin T Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. (video description) — 47 YouTubers Laugh Without Smiling (00:00:00)
Zoe (Fellow creators) — 2014-07-01 · recommended · Among his favourite makeup tutorials John also links SprinkleOfGlitter's everyday makeup routine, a tutorial from Tanya Burr, Patricia Bright's everyday makeup routine and Zoe's spring makeup tutorial. (video description) — Why I Love Makeup (00:00:00)

Roles by relation

How each group of people appears in the videos (appearances by role; one appearance can have several roles, so the roles add up to more than the appearances).

relation	takes part	credited	personal story	subject	recommended	criticized	cited	quoted	performed	joke	passing
Family	103	52	925	17	2		13	3	1	54	59
Staff & team	55	129	46	3	3		1	1			27
Collaborators & friends	96	202	101	37	26	1	30	13	3	17	107
Nerdfighter community	25	130	21	64	11		10	2	2	1	17
Fellow creators	86	159	44	21	64	4	86	5		30	104
Public figures	206	645	228	463	129	144	1137	347	10	471	781