The Resume

(October 8, 1910-October 13, 2000)
Born in Cherry Township, Minnesota
Birth name was Arvo Kustaa Halberg
Served 5-1/2 years in prison for conspiring to overthrow the US government in violation of the Smith Act (1951-57)
Chairman of the Communist Party USA (1959-2000)
Ran for US President four times (1972-84)

Why he might be annoying:

He was arrested for transporting bomb making materials during a strike, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was fined $500 (1937).
During an election, he was convicted on fraud and forgery charges and served 90 days in jai (1940).
He was an unrepentant Stalinist who backed the Soviet invasions of Hungary (1956), Czechoslovakia (1968) and Afghanistan (1980).
He opposed Mikhail Gorbachev and glasnost.
A former KGB general claimed that Hall set up a horse breeding farm by siphoning off money that the Soviets sent to subsidize the Communist Party.
His inflexibility drove away much of the party's membership, including his ex-running mate, Angela Davis.
He claimed, 'The world should see what North Korea has done. In some ways it's a miracle. If you want to take a nice vacation, take it in North Korea.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He and his siblings grew up in near-starvation conditions after his miner father was blacklisted for participating in an IWW strike.
He was married to Elizabeth Turner for 65 years until his death.
He served with the US Navy in the Pacific as a machinist during World War II.
He remained a Communist even after the Soviet Union collapsed, so he at least gets points for consistency.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 45]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10081910)
• I am Finnish
• I Did Not Graduate High School [F-I]
• I Died in 2000 (Ranked: 90)
• I Have Diabetes
• I'm a Communist
• Imprisoned at Leavenworth
• Look at My Political Button
• Profiles 33501-33750 (Ranked: 33585)
• Served in World War II
• Third Party U.S. Presidential Candidates
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 83 Votes: 56.63% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 94.44% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 109 Votes: 61.47% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying