American YouTuber

MrBeast

James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is an American YouTuber, media personality, businessman, and philanthropist. The founder of Beast Industries, a conglomerate that holds various media channels, MrBeast Burger, Feastables, Lunchly, and more, he produces high-paced YouTube videos built around elaborate challenges and grandiose philanthropic efforts, that are noted for their high production values. With more than 484 million subscribers, his main channel is the most subscribed on YouTube. He is also the third most followed account on TikTok.

Born

1998

May 7

Died

Living

Era

1990s

Country

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Key dates

1998 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

351 The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch.
558 In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
1104 The Seljuk emirs of Mosul and Mardin defeat the Crusader States of Antioch and Edessa.
1190 The Crusader army of emperor Frederick Barbarossa defeats an army of the Rum Seljuks in the battle of Philomelion.

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The world in 1998

When MrBeast arrived

april 10 The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
april 17 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission.
april 20 Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board.
april 5 In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 7

David Hume 1711–1776 Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (born 1711) David Tomlinson 1917–2000 English actor and comedian (born 1917) Derek Taylor 1932–1997 English journalist and author (died 1997) Dick Williams 1929–2011 American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929) Domenico Bartolucci 1917–2013 Italian cardinal and composer (died 2013) Earl Thomas 1989– American football player Eva Perón 1919–1952 Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (born 1919) Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 German pianist and composer (born 1833) Lisa Raitt 1968– Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1998

Coco Jones 1998– American singer-songwriter and actress Deandre Ayton 1998– Bahamian basketball player G Hannelius 1998– American actress and singer Jordan Love 1998– American football player Josh Jacobs 1998– American football player Kenny Pickett 1998– American football player Khalid 1998– American singer and songwriter Lil Skies 1998– American rapper Roddy Ricch 1998– American rapper

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