The Resume

(circa 1398-1468)
Birth name is Henne Gransfleisch zur Laden
Invented the movable-type printing press (1455)
Printed the 'Gutenberg Bible' (1455)
Sparked the revolution of information that has created books, newspapers, television, radio, the Internet

Why he might be annoying:

Little is known about his life.
He made some poor business choices, causing him to die penniless.
You can blame his printing press invention for the tabloids and all your junk mail.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was virtually ignored in his time.
When his printed Bible first appeared, all the money from it went to his business partner.
Before his printing press, everything had to be written slowly by hand, making ideas and information almost impossible to spread.
Without his invention, we could possibly still be living in the Dark Ages.
He was ranked #1 on A&E's Biographies of the Millennium (1999).

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A & E Biographies of the Millennium (Ranked: 1)
• Bears
• Body Part Names
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [D-G]
• I Died in Debt
• I Was Homeless
• Inventors
• Life Magazine's 100 People Who Changed the World [2010] (Ranked: 35)
• Look at Me, I'm with the Cops
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Newspaper Journalists/Editors/Publishers
• Profiles 11251-11500 (Ranked: 11475)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 1]
• Religion's 100 Most Influential People (Ranked: 8)
• Renaissance Men (and Women)
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle
• Wizard Beards

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 233 Votes: 50.64% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 330 Votes: 56.97% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 111 Votes: 49.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 33 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 124 Votes: 66.94% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 38.98% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 187 Votes: 45.99% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 269 Votes: 42.75% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 460 Votes: 42.39% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 267 Votes: 41.20% Annoying