The Resume

(April 9, 1903-August 22, 1967)
Born in Woodbine, New Jersey
Died in Boston, Massachusetts
Co-creator of the combined oral contraceptive ('the Pill')
Passed away from myeloid metaplasia at 64

Why he might be annoying:

He had bushy eyebrows.
He was not granted tenure at Harvard due to his experiments with parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction).
He was forced to conduct clinical trials of the Pill in Puerto Rico because it was illegal to dispense contraception in many American states.

Why he might not be annoying:

He initiated studies of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Margaret Sanger secured a grant for his research involving the Pill.
His studies of sex and steroidal hormones and oncology is considered some of the most influential of the 20th century.
The Pill gave women greater autonomy over their bodies.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A & E Biographies of the Millennium (Ranked: 75)
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 06]
• Guggenheim Fellowship Grant Recipients
• I Attended Harvard
• I Died in 1967 (Ranked: 64)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• Inventors
• Profiles 23251-23500 (Ranked: 23255)
• Religion's 100 Most Influential People (Ranked: 82)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 56 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 32.14% Annoying