The Resume

(October 17, 1912-September 28, 1978)
Birth name was Albino Luciani
Bishop of Vittorio Veneto
Patriarch of Venice
Reigned as Pope - August 26 1978-September 28, 1978 (33 days)

Why he might be annoying:

He is the first pope with two names.
Some said he did not have the constitution to be Pope.
He was too much of an idealist.
His name represented two of the Beatles.

Why he might not be annoying:

He picked the name John Paul to honor the preceding two popes.
He wanted to rid the Vatican Bank of corruption.
He refused to be carried to his coronation on the papal chair and refused to be crowned.
He may have been murdered by corrupt Vatican officials who did not want the Bank situation investigated.
There is a campaign to have him canonized.

Credit: Peacham

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Adults Who Probably Died a Virgin
• I Died in 1978 (Ranked: 65)
• I Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
• I Started When I Should Have Retired
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Lovely Thespian's Least Annoying (Ranked: 8)
• Lovelythesp/Peacham's Profiles
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 220)
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Popes
• Profiles 5251-5500 (Ranked: 5485)
• Religious Icons
• Short Reigns
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 248 Votes: 47.98% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 180 Votes: 50.56% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 134 Votes: 47.01% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 120 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 80 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 58 Votes: 63.79% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 122 Votes: 46.72% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 160 Votes: 46.25% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 165 Votes: 35.76% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 144 Votes: 32.64% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 178 Votes: 52.25% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 534 Votes: 44.94% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 3563 Votes: 42.24% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 1146 Votes: 41.45% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 2061 Votes: 42.46% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 6956 Votes: 46.88% Annoying