The Resume

(July 31, 1912-November 16, 2006)
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Wrote 'Capitalism and Freedom' (1962), 'A Monetary History of the United States' (1963), 'There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch' (1975), 'Free to Choose' (1980) and 'Economic Freedom, Human Freedom, Political Freedom' (1992)
Won the Nobel Prize in Economics (1976)

Why he might be annoying:

Although he later called the New Deal 'the wrong cure for the wrong disease,' he took a job with a New Deal agency when he had trouble finding work after college.
While working for the Treasury during World War II, he helped create the payroll withholding tax system.
He was criticized for associating with Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Canadian economist Toby Sanger said that Iceland's 2008-09 economic crisis was a result of the nation adopting Friedman's laissez-faire economic policies in the 1990s.

Why he might not be annoying:

'The Economist' hailed him as 'the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century, possibly of all of it.'
He was married to Rose Director for 68 years until his death.
He said his proudest accomplishment was helping eliminate the draft in favor of a volunteer military.
Ben Bernanke said, 'Among economic scholars, Milton Friedman had no peer.'
Economist Robert Solow called him one of 'the greatest debaters of all time.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 17]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7311912)
• I am a Libertarian
• I Attended Columbia
• I Attended Rutgers
• I Attended University of Chicago
• I Died in 2006 (Ranked: 94)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• Look at Me, I'm on the Cover of Time
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Males Pied [A-J]
• Nobel Prize for Economics (Ranked: 1976)
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1970s] (Ranked: 1973)
• Profiles 24751-25000 (Ranked: 24931)
• Ronald Reagan for President Supporters According to Time Magazine [November 1980]
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 36 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 74 Votes: 43.24% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 62.50% Annoying