The Resume

(March 12, 1923-May 3, 2007)
Mercury Seven astronaut
Commanded the Sigma 7 Mercury craft (October 3, 1962)
Fifth American in space
Commanded Gemini 6A (December 15, 1965-December 16, 1965)
Commanded the Apollo 7 (October 11, 1968-October 22, 1968)
Received Emmy for first television pictures from inside a U.S. manned spacecraft (1968)
Member of the Aerospace Hall of Fame

Why he might be annoying:

He was cocky.
He did ads for Actifed.
He was the first person to catch a cold in space.
His Gemini 6A mission failed to complete it's mission of docking with Gemini 6.
He was a member of the Sigma Phi fraternity and even incorporated 'Sigma' into his Mercury mission title.

Why he might not be annoying:

He could fly a plane at age 15.
He graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
He served his country in World War II and in the Korean War.
He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with an oak leaf cluster for his service in Korea.
President John Kennedy presented him with the US Distinguished Service Medal.

Credit: Fandango

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Astronauts
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Celebrity San Diego Padre Fans
• Fandango/Zoidberg/New Zealand History X's Profiles [Series 3]
• I Died in 2007 (Ranked: 84)
• I was a Boy Scout
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing an Aluminum Suit
• NASA Astronauts Group 1 [Mercury 7]
• Profiles 17751-18000 (Ranked: 17980)
• Served in the Korean War
• Served in World War II
• Sigma Phi Fraternity

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 92 Votes: 51.09% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 70 Votes: 47.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 94 Votes: 37.23% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 123 Votes: 32.52% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 191 Votes: 43.46% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 105 Votes: 43.81% Annoying