The Resume

(July 15, 1931-February 24, 2020)
Wrote 'White Death,' 'Fire Ice,' 'Valhalla Rising,' 'Blue Gold,' 'Atlantis Found,' 'Serpent,' 'Flood Tide,' 'The Sea Hunters,' 'Shock Wave,' 'Inca Gold,' 'Sahara,' 'Dragon,' 'Treasure,' 'Cyclops,' 'Deep Six,' 'Pacific Vortex,' 'Night Probe,' 'Vixen 03,' 'Raise the Titanic,' 'Iceberg' and 'Mediterranean Caper'
Founded NUMA ( National Underwater & Marine Agency)

Why he might be annoying:

His books tend to be long.
He wrote himself into one of his books.
He quit smoking at the same time as Dirk.
He said this during an interview, 'My wife says I don't listen to her, but I do if she's talking about something I'm interested in, but if she's just kind of babbling on you just automatically tune her out.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He named the hero of his book after his son.
He is very much like his hero, Dirk Pitt.
He has been involved in discovering more than 70 lost ships of historical significance, including the confederate submarine 'Hunley.'
He collects classic automobiles and has over 85 of the finest examples of classic 30s and 40s coachwork and 50s convertibles to be found anywhere.
He has 21 consecutive 'New York Times' fiction best sellers.
A doctor from New York claimed to have used a technique out of one of CCs books to save his fathers life when they were both caught in a riptide.
He has been married to his wife, Barbara Knight, for over 47 years.

Credit: Travis

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Goatees
• I Died in 2020 (Ranked: 88)
• I Publicly Trashed My Book’s Movie
• I Underwent a Heart Bypass Operation
• I Write Pulp Fiction
• Nerds and Nebbishes
• Profiles 9501-9750 (Ranked: 9637)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20200224)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 47 Votes: 36.17% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 80.65% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 52.86% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 102 Votes: 48.04% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 228 Votes: 42.54% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 259 Votes: 45.56% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 91 Votes: 40.66% Annoying