Dan Howell

Daniel James "Dan" Howell (born 11 June 1991) is a British video blogger and radio personality. He is best known for his YouTube channel danisnotonfire, which has reached over 5 million subscribers. Together with frequent collaborator Phil Lester, Howell presented Sunday night entertainment show Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and since September 2014 has been a monthly host on the station's Internet Takeover slot.

Personal life

Howell was born and raised in Wokingham, Berkshire. He has a younger brother.

Before starting his YouTube channel, he worked in retail chains Focus DIY at the age of 16, and later at supermarket Asda. After attending The Forest School, Howell went to the University of Manchester in 2010 to study law, but dropped out in order to pursue video blogging as a profession.

He currently lives in London with fellow YouTuber, BBC Radio 1 presenter and best friend Phil Lester, and has since August 2011.

During a YouNow live chat with fans in August 2015, in response to a query as to whether he was a feminist, he replied "absolutely" before criticising jokes, misunderstandings and ignorance surrounding feminism. He also described the ignorance surrounding feminism as "honestly terrifying and dangerous" and commented that the way in which feminism is viewed by general society makes him "panic for the future of humanity".