Randall Patrick Munroe (born October 17, 1984) is an American cartoonist, author, engineer, scientific theorist, and the creator of the webcomic xkcd. He and the webcomic have developed a large fanbase, and shortly after graduating from college, he became a professional webcomic artist. **Source**: [Randall Munroe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Munroe) on Wikipedia.