John Michael Green is an American author of young adult fiction, YouTube video blogger and creator of online educational videos. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and his most recent novel, The Fault in Our Stars debuted at number 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list in January 2012. The 2014 film adaptation opened at #1 at the box office. In 2014 Green was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Aside from being a novelist, Green is also well known for his YouTube ventures. In 2007 he launched the VlogBrothers channel, which he runs with his brother, Hank Green. Since then Green has launched events such as Project for Awesome and VidCon and created a total of 11 online series, along with his brother, such as Crash Course, an educational channel teaching literature, history, and science. 

August 24th, 1977 in Indianapolis  /  Died:   May 28th, 2016