The Resume

(March 18, 1944- )
Awarded the Baden Powell Award after doing 14 years in the scouting movement (1966)
Founded 'Dick Smith Electronics' (1968)
Started supplying CB radios in his Dick Smith Electronics store (late 1970s)
Sold Dick Smith Electronics to Australian owned Woolworths (1982)
First person to solo flight a helicopter around the world (1983)
Founded the Australian Geographic Magazine (1986)
Australian of the Year (1986)
First person to fly to the North Pole in a helicopter (1987)
First person to fly around the world via the poles (1989)
Chairman of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Board (1990-1992, 1997-1999)
First person to do a non-stop balloon crossing around the Australian continent (1993)
Chairman of the National Centenary of Federation Council (1996-2000)
Ambassador for the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (1998)
Founded 'Dick Smith Foods' (1999)
First person to do a Trans-Tasman Balloon flight (2000)
Supported many charities

Why he might be annoying:

He use to wear thick black rimmed glasses.
On his Dick Smith Electronics store logo he has his head between Dick and Smith, unintentionally implying that he is Dickhead Smith.
A lot of the Dick Smith Electronics components are not Australian made but imported from Asia.
He no longer owns Dick Smith Electronics.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is one of the most successful business men in Australia.
He now strongly supports products being Australian made and fights for Australia to keep Australian businesses from being sold overseas.
When he was young, he was into radio and the bush (the scouting movement).
He boosted CB radio sales in Australia when his Dick Smith Electronics store supplied CB radios in the late 70s when CB radios were legalized in Australia.
He donated a lot of money to many charities.
His new enterprise, 'Dick Smith Foods,' has helped to keep more money in Australia.
His 'Dick Smith Peanut Butter' grabbed an 18% market share after he told the TV audiences that top brands like Kraft and Eta are actually owned by cigarette company Philip Morris, Inc.
He is adventurous.
He released 'Fun Way Into Electrics' volumes 1 to 3 and the electronic kits to go with it.

Credit: The Typical Aussie Bloke

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Dicks and Johnsons
• I Come from Oz
• I was a Boy Scout
• My Name, My Company
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 90)
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Profiles 9001-9250 (Ranked: 9193)
• Smith Versus Jones

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 39 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 118 Votes: 47.46% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 47 Votes: 51.06% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 55 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 143 Votes: 49.65% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 109 Votes: 62.39% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 182 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 244 Votes: 63.11% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 116 Votes: 72.41% Annoying