The Resume

(August 16, 1888-May 19, 1935)
Birth name is Thomas Edward Lawrence
Named British liaison officer in the Middle East (1916-1918)
Led the capture of the Turkish stronghold of Akaba (1917)
Wrote 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' and 'The Mint'
Portrayed by Peter O'Toole in the film 'Lawrence of Arabia'
Died in a motorcycle accident (1935)

Why he might be annoying:

He often disobeyed orders to go with his own judgement.
He never felt that he had found his true calling in life.
His reputation is still under attack by critics.

Why he might not be annoying:

He graduated from Oxford.
He united the Arab tribes to fight against Turkey, which was allied to Germany.
He was the most influential figure of World War I in the Middle East.
The rough draft of his book 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' was stolen and he needed to rewrite it from memory.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities on the Cover of Sgt. Pepper
• Cracked.com's 6 Famous Geniuses You Didn't Realize Were Perverts (Ranked: 2)
• David Lean Films
• Golden Girls References
• I am Known by My Initials
• I Attended Oxford
• I Died in 1935 (Ranked: 46)
• I Died in a Car
• I was Involved in a Motorcycle Accident
• I was Tortured
• I Write Bildungsroman
• I'm a Bastard
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Profiles 11251-11500 (Ranked: 11386)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 1]
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle
• Served in World War I
• Teetotalers
• Top 100 Great Britons [BBC, 2002] (Ranked: 53)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 42 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 21.74% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 83 Votes: 65.06% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 37.93% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 104 Votes: 47.12% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 602 Votes: 74.09% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 285 Votes: 42.46% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 190 Votes: 31.58% Annoying