Tyler Oakley

American YouTuber
Person human Q15111952
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Tyler Oakley was born on March 22, 1989, in Jackson. He attended Okemos High School and Michigan State University. He works across the fields of YouTube, pop art, and humorous literature[1].

Professionally, Oakley is a YouTuber, podcaster, humorist, LGBTQ rights activist, essayist, and writer.

Tyler Oakley

Summary

Tyler Oakley is a human[1]. Born in Jackson[2], he… he was born on +1989-03-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a YouTuber[4], podcaster[5], humorist[6], LGBTQ rights activist[7], and essayist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (456 views/month, #6,893 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Tyler Oakley's place of birth was Jackson[2].
  • Tyler Oakley was born on +1989-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tyler Oakley held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Tyler Oakley worked as a YouTuber[4].
  • Tyler Oakley's professions included podcaster[5].
  • Tyler Oakley worked as a humorist[6].
  • Tyler Oakley worked as a LGBTQ rights activist[7].
  • Tyler Oakley worked as an essayist[8].
  • Tyler Oakley worked as a writer[11].
  • Tyler Oakley's field of work was Q866[12].
  • Tyler Oakley's field of work was pop art[13].
  • Tyler Oakley's field of work was humorous literature[14].
  • Tyler Oakley was educated at Michigan State University[15].
  • Tyler Oakley was educated at Okemos High School[16].
  • Tyler Oakley's image is recorded as Tyler Oakley by Gage Skidmore.jpg[17].
  • Tyler Oakley is recorded as male[18].
  • Tyler Oakley's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Tyler Oakley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000451159265[20].
  • Tyler Oakley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316798024[21].
  • Tyler Oakley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015095796[22].
  • Tyler Oakley's IMDb ID is recorded as nm5285568[23].
  • Tyler Oakley's Commons category is recorded as Tyler Oakley[24].
  • Tyler Oakley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0swn4jw[25].
  • Tyler Oakley's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kv2016900517[26].
  • Tyler Oakley's family name is recorded as Oakley[27].

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Origins and Family

Tyler Oakley's place of birth was Jackson[2]. He was born on +1989-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Michigan State University[15], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1855[30], headquartered in East Lansing[31] and Okemos High School[16], a high school[32], in United States[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include YouTuber[4], podcaster[5], humorist[6], LGBTQ rights activist[7], essayist[8], and writer[11]. Fields of work include Q866[12], a video streaming service[34], in United States[35], founded in 2005[36], headquartered in San Bruno[37], written by Steve Chen[38]; pop art[13], an art movement[39], founded in 1950[40]; and humorous literature[14], a literary genre[41].

Why It Matters

Tyler Oakley ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (456 views/month, #6,893 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Tyler Oakley born?

Born in Jackson[2], Tyler Oakley…

What did Tyler Oakley do for work?

Tyler Oakley worked as YouTuber[4], podcaster[5], humorist[6], LGBTQ rights activist[7], and essayist[8].

Where did Tyler Oakley go to school?

Tyler Oakley was educated at Michigan State University[15] and Okemos High School[16].

References

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  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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