The Resume

(June 22, 1903-July 22, 1934)
Escaped from an 'escape-proof' jail in Indiana (1934)
Was shot by J. Edgar Hoover (1934)

Why he might be annoying:

Even as a youngster, he was delinquent.
He raped a girl when he was thirteen.
He dropped out of school at sixteen years old.
He deserted the U.S. Navy after five months (1924).
He was arrested for stealing 41 chickens (1924).
He tried to rob a local grocer with a gun, and was caught and sentence with 10 to 20 years in prison (1924).
He was paroled in 1933, then began a short-lived but infamous career as a bank robber.
He was shot dead by the F.B.I. after exiting the Biograph Theater (July 22, 1934).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a pseudo-hero among Americans.
When he robbed the banks, he destroyed mortgage records, helping depression weary Americans escape their bank debts.
His mother died of a stroke when he was three.
He was raised by his father and 16 year old sister.
He was left handed.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2007 - Most Annoying Public Figures (Ranked: 60)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6221903)
• Celebrity Chicago Cub Fans
• Criminals
• I am a Hoosier [Indiana]
• I am from Chicago
• I am Left Handed - Male [A-G]
• I Died for My Sins
• I Died in 1934 (Ranked: 31)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 31)
• I Escaped From Prison
• I Have a Death Mask
• I Portrayed John Dillinger
• I Smiled During My Mug Shot
• I Took a Bullet
• I'm Buried at Crown Hill Cemetary [Indianapolis]
• Johnny Depp Portrayed Me
• Look at Me, I'm Dead
• Men Destroyed by Women
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 1751-2000 (Ranked: 1934)
• Rapists [Alleged or Convicted]
• Satirized on the Simpsons
• Smithsonian’s 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time [2015] (Ranked: 5)
• Wise Guys

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 84 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 38 Votes: 39.47% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 45 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 513 Votes: 53.61% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 83 Votes: 51.81% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 82 Votes: 63.41% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 92 Votes: 70.65% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 51.06% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 205 Votes: 72.20% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 222 Votes: 59.01% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 320 Votes: 64.06% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 605 Votes: 70.08% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 686 Votes: 60.64% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1929 Votes: 66.30% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 11412 Votes: 62.37% Annoying