The Resume

(March 26, 1941- )
Born in Nairobi, Kenya
Birth name was Clinton Richard Dawkins
Evolutionary biologist
Wrote 'The Selfish Gene' (1976), 'The Blind Watchmaker' (1986), 'Climbing Mount Improbable' (1996) and 'The God Delusion' (2006)
Appeared in the TV documentaries 'The Root of All Evil?' (2006) and 'The Enemies of Reason' (2007)

Why he might be annoying:

He has been divorced twice.
He popularized the overused word 'meme.'
He feels religious people are not just wrong, they're delusional.
He claims that the religious indoctrination of children by parents is a form of abuse.
Some fellow atheists think his confrontational approach does the cause more harm than good.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was good friends with Douglas Adams and dedicated 'The God Delusion' to him.
He is a staunch opponent of creationism, alternative medicine and pseudoscience.
He founded the Out Campaign encouraging atheists to declare their stance publicly and proudly.
He is the namesake for awards given by Oxford (for research into ecology and animal behavior) and the Atheist Alliance International (for the person who has done the most to raise the public awareness of atheism).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Scientists
• 21st Century Scientists
• Amazing James Randi's Least Annoying (Ranked: 1)
• Award Namesakes
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 13]
• Camille Paglia Doesn't Like Me
• Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of Paranormal
• Dicks and Johnsons
• Doctor Who
• I am an Atheist
• I Attended Oxford
• I Don't Pull Punches
• I Gave a TED Talk
• I Married in 1984
• I Married in 1992
• Known By a Middle Name
• New Statesman's 50 Heroes for Our Time [2006] (Ranked: 26)
• Playboy Interview Subjects [2010-2020] (Ranked: 2012)
• Profiles 23501-23750 (Ranked: 23580)
• Real Time with Bill Maher Panelists
• Satirized on South Park
• Scientists
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2007 [May 2007]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 140 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 115 Votes: 53.04% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 531 Votes: 54.61% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 46 Votes: 63.04% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 354 Votes: 67.51% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 176 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 88 Votes: 46.59% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 108 Votes: 60.19% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 113 Votes: 62.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 116 Votes: 51.72% Annoying