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Randall Munroe

1984 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randall Munroe has received more than 1,255,182 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Randall Munroe is the 357th most popular engineer (down from 323rd in 2019), the 16,194th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,245th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Engineer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 27.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Randall Munroe ranks 357 out of 323. Before him are Ted Jensen, James Guthrie, Julien Simon-Chautemps, Sam Michael, Douglas H. Wheelock, and Jonathan James. After him are Elián González and Alia Sabur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Randall Munroe ranks 822. Before him are Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Laurent Didier, Derlis Florentín, Thomas Vanek, Jürgen Säumel, and Martin Smedberg-Dalence. After him are Alexandru Gațcan, Nayanthara, Steve Missillier, Tatiana Guderzo, Hanna-Maria Seppälä, and Amad Al-Hosni.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randall Munroe ranks 16,194 out of 18,182. Before him are Columbus Short (1982), Austin Aries (1978), Richard Jefferson (1980), Joe Greene (1967), Bob Ehrlich (1957), and Phoebe Bridgers (1994). After him are Justin Meram (1988), Dylan Penn (1991), Josh Hawley (1979), Wes Ball (1980), Vincent Piazza (1976), and Matthew Mercer (1982).

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Among ENGINEERS In United States

Among engineers born in United States, Randall Munroe ranks 45. Before him are Robert Zubrin (1952), Tom Dowd (1925), Jon Hall (1950), Ted Jensen (1954), Douglas H. Wheelock (1960), and Jonathan James (1983). After him are Alia Sabur (1989).

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