Hank Green
Hank Green makes science videos, writes science fiction, and hosts conversations about being human, from Vlogbrothers and SciShow to Ask Hank Anything and Humans.
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Known for
- Vlogbrothers: Accio Deathly Hallows2007 · Songwriter and performer
YouTube - Crash Course Biology2012 · Co-creator and host
YouTube - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing2018 · Debut novelist
Dutton - A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor2020 · Author
Dutton - Pissing Out Cancer2024 · Writer and performer
Dropout - Ask Hank Anything2025 · Host
YouTube
Overview
- Work
- Science communicator, video creator, novelist, podcaster, and comedian
- Based in
- Montana
- Education
- Biochemistry at Eckerd College; environmental studies at the University of Montana
- Online beginnings
- Built websites in the 1990s, then made environmental technology his work through EcoGeek
- Breakout
- Vlogbrothers with John Green in 2007, with an early boost from Accio Deathly Hallows
Mini bio
How it started.
Hank was building websites in the 1990s, including a Mars exploration page. EcoGeek, his environmental technology blog, later became his job. He studied biochemistry at Eckerd College and earned a master’s degree in environmental studies at the University of Montana.
Finding his people.
In 2007, Hank and his brother John started Brotherhood 2.0, exchanging public video blogs instead of written messages. It grew into Vlogbrothers and the Nerdfighteria community. Hank’s song Accio Deathly Hallows reached YouTube’s front page that summer, bringing new viewers into their conversation.
Making room for curiosity.
The brothers built Complexly around educational video, including SciShow and Crash Course, which began in 2012. Hank also became a novelist: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing arrived in 2018 and became a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, followed by A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor in 2020. Both explore fame, technology, and life online.
Still making things.
Hank turned his experience of cancer treatment into the stand-up special Pissing Out Cancer. His newer projects include the reverse talk show Ask Hank Anything, the focus app Focus Friend with Honey B Games, and the conversation podcast Humans. Alongside the shows, he and John run charitable projects including Project for Awesome and Good.Store, whose profits go to charity.
Creditschronological, newest first
Video, audio & comedy
- 2026HumansCreator and host
- 2025Ask Hank AnythingHost
- 2024Hank Green: Pissing Out CancerWriter and performer
- 2012SciShowCreator and host
- 2012Crash Course BiologyCo-creator and host
- 2007VlogbrothersCo-creator and co-host
Books
- 2020A Beautifully Foolish EndeavorAuthor
- 2018An Absolutely Remarkable ThingAuthor
Apps
- 2025Focus FriendCo-creator with Honey B Games
Awards
- 2026 Webby AwardsAsk Hank Anything: People’s Voice Winner for Creators, Best Series; Honoree for Science, Technology & Education.
- Google Play Best of 2025Focus Friend by Hank Green won Best App and Best for Personal Growth in the U.S.
- VidCon Hall of Fame, 2025Member of the inaugural class of inductees.
Quotes
The greatest thing you build in your life will be yourselfHank Green, MIT commencement address, May 29, 2025
Speaking to MIT’s graduating class about curiosity, building things, and caring for people.
Trivia
- Hank is short for Henry, which is his middle name. His parents called him Hank from birth.
- One of his early websites included his own Mars art and a calculator for your weight on Mars.
- His first paying job was as a Walmart stockboy, including collecting shopping carts in the Florida heat.
- He paints anglerfish for the Project for Awesome charity livestream.
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