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Julie Payette

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Astronaut

The Resume

    (October 20, 1963- )
    Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Canadian Space Agency member
    Knight of the National Order of Quebec (2000)
    First Canadian to take part in an International Space Station mission (May 27, 1999)
    Member of STS-127 crew, mission #2J/A (2009)

Why she might be annoying:

    Her facial features loosely resemble Rich Little’s.
    Her hobbies include skiing.
    When asked if she had any inventions, she replied, ‘Surely nothing that would warrant a patent application!’
    She is the classic overachiever, referring to herself as ‘polyvalent’ (French for ‘versatile’).
    Her two sons were born about a decade apart.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was an IBM systems engineer.
    She is a classically trained pianist and vocalist.
    She is fluent in six languages — including Russian.
    Her hobbies include running and deep sea diving.
    Dr. Daniel T. Barry was a member of her inaugural flight — on which she brought a Cirque du Soleil clown nose, several Canadian CDs, a Habs crest, and some maple syrup (which the crew loved).
    She received honorary degrees from 15 different Canadian universities within a seven-year span.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 25 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 103 Votes: 61.17% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 48 Votes: 64.58% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 41 Votes: 56.10% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 235 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 135 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 181 Votes: 51.38% Annoying