Randall Patrick Munroe (USA)

Randall Patrick Munroe (born October 17, 1984) is an American author, former NASA roboticist, and the creator of the webcomic xkcd. He and the webcomic have developed a cult following, and after leaving NASA he became a professional webcomic artist.

Munroe was a fan of the funny pages from an early age, starting off with Calvin and Hobbes. After graduating from the Chesterfield County Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill: A Renaissance Program, he graduated from Christopher Newport University in 2006 with a degree in physics.

Publications:

What If: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. London: John Murray, 2014. ISBN 978-1848549579.
xkcd: volume 0. Breadpig, 2009. ISBN 978-0615314464.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Munroe