The Resume

(April 7, 1938- )
Born in San Fransisco, California
Birth name is Edmund Gerald Brown
Has served as California Secretary of State (1971-1975), Governor of California (1975-1983), Mayor of Oakland, California (1988-2006), Attorney General of California (2006-10). Re-elected as Governor (November 2, 2010)
Ran for President as a Democrat in 1976, 1980, and 1992

Why he might be annoying:

He was not well-liked as governor of California.
He failed his first bar exam.
He proposed launching satellites and space academies in space that would be funded only by California.
He ran for President in 1976 and 1980 because he didn't like Jimmy Carter.
He filmed a 30-minute campaign commercial in his 1980 Presidential bid.
His Presidential bid recieved support from Jane Fonda and Jesse Jackson.

Why he might not be annoying:

He appointed the first minorities to the California Supreme Court.
As governor of California, he refused to live in the Governor's mansion or ride in a limo.
In his 1992 Presidential bid, he only accepted contributions from individuals.
He went from last place to being Bill Clinton's chief rival for the 1992 nomination.
He has a blog on Typepad.

Credit: Darrell

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4071938)
• Darrell's Profiles [Series 1]
• Donald Trump Doesn't Like Me
• Frontline - Commentators [PBS]
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1978 - Select by Teen Boys] (Ranked: 7)
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1978 - Select by Teenagers] (Ranked: 8)
• I Attended Yale
• I Have Prostate Cancer
• I Married in 2005
• I Probably Banged Natalie Wood
• Look at Me, Yes You! - Finger Pointers
• People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People [1975]
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1970s] (Ranked: 1976)
• Playgirl Magazine's 10 Sexiest Men [1979]
• Profiles 20501-20750 (Ranked: 20718)
• Stuttering John Interviewed Me for Howard Stern's WWOR Show
• Tim Curry 'I Do the Rock' References
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2014 [April 2014]
• U.S. Governors

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 134 Votes: 60.45% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 187 Votes: 56.15% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 86 Votes: 54.65% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 100 Votes: 42.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 97 Votes: 51.55% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 180 Votes: 60.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 88 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 238 Votes: 60.08% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 147 Votes: 57.82% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 199 Votes: 66.83% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 154 Votes: 81.17% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 518 Votes: 47.49% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 973 Votes: 41.11% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 69 Votes: 72.46% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 172 Votes: 43.60% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 104 Votes: 47.12% Annoying