Nathan Winterhalter was born in 1990 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Winterhalter graduated from Maple Grove High School in 2009, and then attended Minnesota State University, Mankato for the pre-nursing program. Winterhalter never lived in the dorms, choosing to live off-campus for his time at Minnesota State University, Mankato. While attending Minnesota State University, Mankato, Winterhalter worked his first year at McDonalds in town, and then worked in the University Archives.