Randall Munroe

Summary

Randall Munroe is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Easton^[2]. He was born on October 17, 1984^[3]. He worked as a programmer^[4], comics artist^[5], writer^[6], computer scientist^[7], and physicist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,584 views/month, #6,793 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Randall Munroe was born in Easton^[2].
• Randall Munroe was born on October 17, 1984^[3].
• Randall Munroe was born on 1984^[10].
• Randall Munroe held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Randall Munroe worked as a programmer^[4].
• Randall Munroe worked as a comics artist^[5].
• Randall Munroe's professions included writer^[6].
• Randall Munroe worked as a computer scientist^[7].
• Randall Munroe worked as a physicist^[8].
• Randall Munroe worked as an engineer^[12].
• Randall Munroe's education included a stint at Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill^[13].
• Randall Munroe's education included a stint at Christopher Newport University^[14].
• Randall Munroe was educated at Clover Hill High School^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Randall Munroe is xkcd^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Randall Munroe is geohashing^[17].
• Randall Munroe is recorded as male^[18].
• Randall Munroe's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Randall Munroe's Commons category is recorded as Randall Munroe^[20].
• Randall Munroe's sport is recorded as geohashing^[21].
• Randall Munroe's family name is recorded as Munroe^[22].
• Randall Munroe's given name is recorded as Randall^[23].
• Randall Munroe's given name is recorded as Patrick^[24].
• Randall Munroe's official website is recorded as https://xkcd.com/^[25].
• Randall Munroe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Randall Munroe^[26].
• Randall Munroe's work location is recorded as Cambridge^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Randall Munroe was born in Easton^[2]. Recorded date of birth include October 17, 1984^[3] and 1984^[10].

Education

Educated at Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill^[13], a magnet school^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1994^[30]; Christopher Newport University^[14], a university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1961^[33]; and Clover Hill High School^[15], a high school^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1972^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer^[4], comics artist^[5], writer^[6], computer scientist^[7], physicist^[8], and engineer^[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include xkcd^[16], a webcomic^[37], founded in 2005^[38] and geohashing^[17], an outdoor recreation^[39], founded in 2008^[40].

Why It Matters

Randall Munroe ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,584 views/month, #6,793 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Works attributed to him include xkcd^[43], a webcomic^[44], founded in 2005^[45] and What If?^[46], a literary work^[47].

FAQs

Where was Randall Munroe born?

Randall Munroe's place of birth was Easton^[2].

What did Randall Munroe do for work?

Randall Munroe worked as programmer^[4], comics artist^[5], writer^[6], computer scientist^[7], and physicist^[8].

Where did Randall Munroe go to school?

Randall Munroe was educated at Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill^[13], Christopher Newport University^[14], and Clover Hill High School^[15].