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Randall Munroe

1984 - Today

Randall Munroe

Randall Patrick Munroe (born October 17, 1984) is an American cartoonist, author, and engineer best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd. Munroe has worked full-time on the comic since late 2006. In addition to publishing a book of the webcomic's strips, titled xkcd: Volume 0, he has written four books: What If?, Thing Explainer, How To, and What If? 2. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Randall Munroe is the 399th most popular engineer (down from 388th in 2024), the 19,269th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,060th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Randall Munroe ranks 399 out of 389. Before him are Elián González, Anna Kikina, Heidi Rakels, Jonathan James, Feargus Urquhart, and Tom Stallard. After him are Kimberly Bryant, Alia Sabur, Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, and Sam Dickson.

Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia

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Elián González
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 393
Anna Kikina
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 394
Heidi Rakels
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 395
Jonathan James
1983 - 2008
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 396
Feargus Urquhart
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 397
Tom Stallard
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 398
Randall Munroe
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 399
Kimberly Bryant
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 400
Alia Sabur
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.02
Rank: 401
Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge
1954 - Present
HPI: 28.95
Rank: 402
Sam Dickson
1887 - 1911
HPI: 9.96
Rank: 403

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Randall Munroe ranks 1,229. Before him are Ryu Okada, Oliver Korn, Milko Bjelica, Siti Nordiana, José Ricardo dos Santos Oliveira, and Kensuke Fukuda. After him are Justin Hoyte, Tiana Benjamin, La Lana, Roy Miller, Ma Jianfei, and Cleberson Luis Marques.

Others Born in 1984

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Ryu Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 1,223
Oliver Korn
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 1,224
Milko Bjelica
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 1,225
Siti Nordiana
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 1,226
José Ricardo dos Santos Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 1,227
Kensuke Fukuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 1,228
Randall Munroe
ENGINEER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 1,229
Justin Hoyte
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 1,230
Tiana Benjamin
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 1,231
La Lana
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 1,232
Roy Miller
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 1,233
Ma Jianfei
FENCER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 1,234
Cleberson Luis Marques
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 1,235