The Resume

(June 23, 1894-August 25, 1956)
Professor at Indiana University
Founder of Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University (1947)
Interviewed over 18,000 people for their sexual histories for the famed 'Kinsey Reports'
Published 'Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948)'
Published 'Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953)'
Subject of the film 'Kinsey (2004)'
Subject of the book 'The Inner Circle' by T.C. Doyle (2004)

Why he might be annoying:

His sex research was considered immoral, inappropriate and dangerous by conservatives.
He was criticized for promoting unhealthy sexual behaviors.
Joseph McCarthy thought his research would help communism spread in America.
He was reportedly a bisexual masochist with odd sexual behaviors.
His research methods were not scientifically accurate.
One quarter of his original survey sample were prisoners, which skewed his results.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first person to do extensive sex research, and his findings are still cited in many studies.
He underminded the social taboo of discussing sexual behavior to create the field of sexology.
He was among the first to study women's sexual behavior.
He helped trigger the Sexual Revolution of the 1960's.
He graduated Bowdoin College magna cum laude and did graduate work at Harvard.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• Bisexuals
• Bow Tie Wearers
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6231894)
• D's Profiles [Series 01]
• I Attended Harvard
• I Died in 1956 (Ranked: 62)
• I was a Boy Scout
• Open Marriages
• Playboy's 55 Most Important People in Sex [2008] (Ranked: 1)
• Playboy's 55 Most Important People in Sex [January 2009] (Ranked: 1)
• Profiles 13001-13250 (Ranked: 13119)
• Sex Professors
• Subjects of 'Drunk History'

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 44 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 44.90% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 55 Votes: 43.64% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 112 Votes: 49.11% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 208 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 336 Votes: 55.06% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 273 Votes: 49.82% Annoying