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Stephen Hawking

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Scientist

The Resume

    (January 8, 1942-March 14, 2018)
    Wrote 'A Brief History of Time' (sold 25 million copies)
    Born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death (January 8, 1942)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a real know it all.
    He used a robotic voice to speak.
    He divorced his wife (Jane Hawkings) for his nurse (Elaine Mason) after almost 30 years of marriage (1990).
    His ex-wife called him a manipulating cruel, scheming man.
    He said the trouble with his speech synthesizer was that it gave him an American accent.
    He warned people not to try communicating with aliens for fear they'll try colonizing Earth.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had A.L.S. (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
    On his web site, he described in quite a humane way, how he copes with ALS.
    His intellect was comparable to Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein.
    He denied emphatically that he was an alcoholic when he was diagnosed with ALS, despite printed articles to the contrary.
    He suffered from depression (at least he has a real reason).
    He was an undergrad at Oxford and obtained his PHD at Cambridge.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 130 Votes: 86.15% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2672 Votes: 44.35% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 616 Votes: 43.51% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 1370 Votes: 46.79% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 303 Votes: 41.91% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2438 Votes: 42.41% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3243 Votes: 47.24% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1373 Votes: 50.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 34 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 267 Votes: 55.81% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 151 Votes: 54.30% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 131 Votes: 54.96% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 79 Votes: 55.70% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 97 Votes: 45.36% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 108 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 87 Votes: 43.68% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 121 Votes: 50.41% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 277 Votes: 43.32% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 441 Votes: 41.95% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 687 Votes: 45.27% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 939 Votes: 42.81% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 4630 Votes: 44.62% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 9934 Votes: 38.06% Annoying