The Resume

(February 5, 1943- )
Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza
Credited for creating the game 'Pong'

Why he might be annoying:

As a kid he blew up his garage doing a science experiment.
His first arcade game, 'Computer Space' in 1970, was too complex for most people and it failed.
He sold Atari to Warner Communications in 1976 and left just a couple of years after.
He also left Chuck E. Cheese after it went bankrupt in 1984.
Magnavox sued him ripping off Ralph Baer's ping pong game for the Odyssey with 'Pong.'
Although others assisted in creating 'Pong,' he gets most of the credit for it.
He smokes.

Why he might not be annoying:

He took over his late father's concrete business at age 15.
He helped create 'Pong,' which became the first popular video game and launched the video game industry.
He returned to Atari for a brief period in the 80's to develop games for the Atari 2600.
He is considered the father of the video game industry.
He lectures at many major universities across the country.
He has started over 20 companies.

Credit: Diplomat

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Least Annoying 501-600 (Ranked: 575)
• Bears
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 6)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2051943)
• Computer Geeks
• Diplomat's Profiles [Series 1]
• Entertainers Loved by Geeks and Nerds
• I am a Mormon
• I Attended Utah State University
• Inventors
• Look at Me, I'm Wet
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Male Pipe Smokers
• National Geographic Channel's Generation X Commentators
• Nerds and Nebbishes
• Old Dads
• Pizza Shop Workers
• Profiles 18251-18500 (Ranked: 18353)
• Santa Claus Look-alikes
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 28 Votes: 10.71% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 187 Votes: 53.48% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 348 Votes: 50.29% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 286 Votes: 59.44% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1121 Votes: 50.76% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 814 Votes: 56.51% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 528 Votes: 52.46% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 65 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 73 Votes: 45.21% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 87 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 766 Votes: 32.25% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 132 Votes: 54.55% Annoying