The Resume

(May 12, 1889-August 19, 1980)
Father of world’s most famous diarist
Auschwitz survivor
Lost his entire family in the Holocaust
Head of the Anne Frank Foundation in Switzerland

Why he might be annoying:

He married his wife on the rebound.
He didn’t love his wife (even though she loved him).
His wife Edith wanted to leave Europe; Otto refused to do so; you know the rest.
He underestimated how far the Nazis would go.
He favored his daughter Anne over his other daughter Margot.
In retrospect, his relationship with Anne was rather inappropriate at times.
He withheld the racier parts of Anne’s diary from being published.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a veteran of World War I (although for the other side).
He risked his life to hide his family and friends.
He was the sole survivor of the ‘Secret Annex’ during WW II.
He was devastated when he learned that his family was killed.
He raised funds to save the building where he hid his family; it is now a museum and one of Amsterdam’s most famous landmarks.
He worked until his death at 91 to keep his daughter’s memory alive.

Credit: Xer

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ben Kingsley Portrayed Me
• I Died in 1980 (Ranked: 91)
• I Lived in the 'Secret-Annexe'
• I Outlived My Child
• I'm Dutch
• Just a Dollar Short [People who Just Missed]
• Maximilian Schell Portrayed Me
• My Child Was Murdered
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Younger than Me
• My Spouse Was Murdered
• Profiles 15251-15500 (Ranked: 15319)
• Served in World War I
• Xer's Least Annoying (Ranked: 8)
• Xer's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 95 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 56 Votes: 58.93% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 123 Votes: 52.03% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 121 Votes: 56.20% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 88 Votes: 57.95% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 59 Votes: 45.76% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 36.59% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 38.30% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 163 Votes: 44.17% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 199 Votes: 41.71% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 174 Votes: 44.83% Annoying