The Resume

(May 24, 1743-July 13, 1793)
Radical left-wing Jacobin revolutionary
Published the several radical newspapers during the French Revolution (1789-1793)
Member of the French National Commune (1792-1793)
Murdered by Charlotte Corday (1793)

Why he might be annoying:

He strongly supported violence as a means to an end.
He helped launch the Reign of Terror, which put down any suspected opponents of the French Revolution.
He branded those who disagreed with him as 'traitors' and encouraged their executions.
Despite declaring himself a friend of the people, thousands of innocent civilians died because of his demands for blood.
He despised authoritarian rule, yet had gained nearly dictatorial powers by the end of his life.
His death made him a martyr for radical revolutionaries.

Why he might not be annoying:

He fought against monarchy.
He suffered from a serious skin disease, spending most of his time in a bathtub to ease the pain.
He was stabbed to death by a woman who blamed him for the bloody Reign of Terror (1793).
He got what was coming to him.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Dictator's Club
• Historical Figures in ‘House of Wax’ [1953]
• Hyphenated Names
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Died for My Sins
• I Died While Bathing
• I Have a Death Mask
• I Have Psoriasis
• I Have Skin Cancer [Melanoma]
• I was Murdered
• I was Stabbed
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Newspaper Journalists/Editors/Publishers
• Physicians Turned Authors
• Profiles 14001-14250 (Ranked: 14206)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 3]
• Served in the French Revolution

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 90 Votes: 42.22% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 98 Votes: 63.27% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 125 Votes: 51.20% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 41 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 57 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 76.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 48 Votes: 60.42% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 57 Votes: 59.65% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 61 Votes: 75.41% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 98 Votes: 73.47% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 177 Votes: 74.01% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 140 Votes: 76.43% Annoying