The Resume

(July 9, 1933-August 30, 2015)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Resides in New York City
Wrote 'Migraine (1970),' 'Awakenings (1973),' 'A Leg to Stand On (1984),' 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1985),' 'Seeing Voices (1989),' 'The Anthropologist on Mars (1995),' 'The Island of the Colorblind (1997),' 'Uncle Tungsten (2001)' and 'Oaxaca Journal (2002)'

Why he might be annoying:

He dresses like a buffoon, with mismatched clothing and untucked shirts.
He is shy and terrified of social gatherings.
He is celibate.
He eats the same thing for breakfast (cereal and bananas) and dinner (fish and rice) every single day.
He writes on an old-fashioned typewriter instead of a word processor.
He is an obsessive 'Star Trek' fan.

Why he might not be annoying:

When he was a child, his teacher hit him with a cane so hard that it broke. His teacher then charged his family for the cane.
His written case studies of his patients are quite popular.
His book 'Awakenings' was made into a successful film with Robin Williams.
He used to be obese, but lost 120 lbs.
He is reportedly a friendly person.
He has a great curiosity about people and the world around him.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bears
• Egg Heads
• I am an Atheist
• I Attended Oxford
• I Died in 2015 (Ranked: 82)
• I Have Liver Cancer
• I Inspired a Musical
• I Lost a Lot of Weight
• Nerds and Nebbishes
• Profiles 13251-13500 (Ranked: 13382)
• Starbucks ‘The Way I See It’ Quotations
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20150830)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 4]
• Wizard Beards

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 48 Votes: 72.92% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 111 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 73 Votes: 54.79% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 56.34% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 107 Votes: 47.66% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 224 Votes: 48.66% Annoying