The Resume

(October 22, 1870-March 20, 1945)
Lover of Oscar Wilde from 1891 to 1900
Son of the ninth Marquess of Queensberry
Known as 'Bosie'

Why he might be annoying:

His treatment of Oscar Wilde has been described as 'psychopathically selfish.'
He was a freeloader, living extravagantly off Wilde's money.
He was promiscuous.
He was a college dropout.
He was a fanatical anti-Semite.
He forced Wilde to sue his father for libel, which resulted in Wilde's imprisonment and eventual death.
After Wilde died, he badmouthed him, renounced his homosexuality and married a woman.
He became impotent with his wife, and remained celibate the rest of his life.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was best known for his good looks.
Some critics feel his poetry is underrated.
His father was an abusive jerk.
He opposed appeasement with Nazi Germany.
Insanity ran in his family.
His only son went mad and was institutionalized.
He died miserable, forgotten and alone.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Poets
• Absinthe Drinkers
• Allegedly Gay Men
• Allegedly Gay Men Who Married Women
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10221870)
• College Drop Outs
• Eminent Victorians
• Homosexual Homophobes
• Husband Thieves
• I Abused Hashish
• I Abused Opium
• I am an Anti-Semite
• I am Disliked by Gays
• I Died in 1945 (Ranked: 74)
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Poets
• Pretty Boys
• Profiles 11251-11500 (Ranked: 11320)
• Sissies
• Supersized Egos
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 41 Votes: 24.39% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 31 Votes: 35.48% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 48 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 47 Votes: 48.94% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 80 Votes: 57.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 650 Votes: 80.31% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 170 Votes: 68.82% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 81 Votes: 71.60% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 238 Votes: 44.96% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 292 Votes: 60.27% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 295 Votes: 69.49% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 261 Votes: 67.82% Annoying