The Resume

(December 31, 1939-February 6, 2007)
Olympic Long Jump Silver Medalist (1956)
Olympic 4x100 meter relay Silver Medalist (1964)

Why she might be annoying:

She picked cotton to make money.

Why she might not be annoying:

She competed in five different Olympics.
She was raised by her grandparents.
She donates time to coach poverty stricken kids.
She established the Willye White Foundation.
She said: 'The Olympic Movement taught me not to judge a person by the color of their skin, but by the contents of their hearts. I am who I am because of my participation in sports.'
She was selected #79 by Sports Illustrated for Women's Century's Greatest Sportswomen.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black and White
• Born on New Year's Eve [December 31st] (Ranked: 1939)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12311939)
• I Died in 2007 (Ranked: 67)
• I Have Pancreatic Cancer
• Profiles 7501-7750 (Ranked: 7608)
• Red, White and Blue
• Sports Illustrated Women Century's Greatest Sportswomen (Ranked: 79)
• Track and Field

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 19.35% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 138 Votes: 45.65% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 140 Votes: 44.29% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 196 Votes: 47.96% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 338 Votes: 44.67% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 401 Votes: 43.64% Annoying