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Shane Dawson

1988 - Today

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Shane Lee Yaw (born July 19, 1988), known online as Shane Dawson, is an American YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician. Dawson was one of the first people to rise to fame on YouTube after he began making videos in 2008 at the age of 19 and garnered over 500 million views during the next two years. Most of Dawson's early work consisted of comedy sketches in which he would play original characters, impersonate celebrities, and make light of popular culture. Some of these impressions later drew criticism for their offensive content, including racial stereotypes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shane Dawson is the 12th most popular youtuber (down from 6th in 2019), the 8,817th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,843rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Youtuber.

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Among YOUTUBERS

Among youtubers, Shane Dawson ranks 12 out of 60Before him are Angry Grandpa, Markiplier, Technoblade, KSI, Rémi Gaillard, and Charli D'Amelio. After him are Michael Stevens, Jacksepticeye, Dream, Zoella, James Charles, and Siarhei Tsikhanouski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Shane Dawson ranks 97Before him are Jesse Plemons, Martin Fourcade, Analeigh Tipton, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jiah Khan, and Tori Black. After him are ASAP Rocky, Little Caprice, Ok Taec-yeon, Gregory van der Wiel, Parineeti Chopra, and Emily Browning.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shane Dawson ranks 8,819 out of 20,380Before him are Bill Nye (1955), Jesse Helms (1921), Mary Alden (1883), William Healey Dall (1845), Clifford Robinson (1966), and Gaylord Nelson (1916). After him are H. R. Haldeman (1926), Caroline Aaron (1952), Jack Gilford (1908), Ben Stein (1944), Bobbi Starr (1983), and Zack Ryder (1985).

Among YOUTUBERS In United States

Among youtubers born in United States, Shane Dawson ranks 7Before him are MrBeast (1998), Logan Paul (1995), Jake Paul (1997), Angry Grandpa (1950), Markiplier (1989), and Charli D'Amelio (2004). After him are Michael Stevens (1986), Dream (1999), James Charles (1999), Liza Koshy (1996), Etika (1990), and Josh Peck (1986).