The Resume

(August 8, 1866-March 9, 1955)
Born in Charles County, Maryland
Discovered the North Pole with Robert Peary (April 6, 1909)
Author of 'A Negro at the North Pole (1912)'
Died at 88

Why he might be annoying:

He ran away from home at eleven to become a cabin boy.
He was divorced.
He fathered a child out of wedlock with an Inuit woman.
An action figure was created in his likeness.

Why he might not be annoying:

His mother died when he was only two.
He was raised by an abusive stepmother.
He, not Peary, initially reached the North Pole and planted the American flag.
His achievements as an adventurer were not fully recognized due to racism.
In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower presented him an award recognizing him as the first discoverer of the North Pole.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 06]
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [H-L]
• I Died in 1955 (Ranked: 88)
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• Look at Me, I Got My Arms Folded
• Look at Me, I'm Cold
• Mustaches
• Profiles 22501-22750 (Ranked: 22509)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 40.62% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 78 Votes: 42.31% Annoying