The Resume

(August 26, 1918-February 24, 2020)
Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Birth name is Katherine Coleman
Aerospace technologist for NASA (1958 - 86)
Human 'Computer' under NACA, from 1953 to 1958
Calculated the trajectory for the first trip to the moon (1961)
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015)
Portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in 'Hidden Figures' (2016)

Why she might be annoying:

She would not license her image for inclusion in Lego's 'Women of NASA' lineup, but gave Mattel the go-ahead to create a Barbie doll in her image a year later.
She worked on plans for a sending a human mission to Mars which (as of 2019 anyway) have yet to be fully implemented.
When asked if she experienced any discrimination or segregation during her time at NASA, she answered '[no] because everybody there was doing research. You had a mission and you worked on it, and it was important to you to do your job and play bridge at lunch.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She graduated from high school at 14.
Her first husband died of an inoperable brain tumor.
Her calculations were essential to the beginning of the Space Shuttle program.
She calculated the emergency return trajectory for Alan Shepard's 1961 spaceflight.
She verified the calculations for John Glenn's first American orbit of Earth.
She computed the trajectory of Apollo 11's flight to the moon.
She worked on the plan that saved Apollo 13's crew and brought them safely back to Earth.
She received a standing ovation during a surprise appearance at the 89th Academy Awards.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Scientists
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 12]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8261918)
• Dicks and Johnsons
• I am a Barbie Doll
• I Died in 2020 (Ranked: 101)
• I Lived to 100 (Ranked: 101)
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom
• Look at Me, I'm in a Wheelchair
• Look at Me, I'm with Barack Obama
• Man's World
• National Women's Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2021)
• Profiles 45001-45250 (Ranked: 45224)
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20200224)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 88 Votes: 48.86% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying