The Resume

(July 24, 1876-November 22, 1916)
Wrote 'White Fang,' 'Call of the Wild' and 'The Sea-Wolf'

Why he might be annoying:

He died at 40, due to a morphine overdose, which many believe was a suicide.
During his teens he was put in jail for 30 days.
He suffered from depression.
He abandoned his wife and child for a younger woman.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was born illegitimately.
He lived in poverty through his teen years.
His books are uplifting, usually the story of an individuals struggling against the elements.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Absinthe Drinkers
• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 2625)
• City Namesakes
• I Abused Morphine
• I am from San Francisco
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [H-L]
• I Attended University of California, Berkeley
• I Did Not Graduate High School [J-M]
• I Died in 1916 (Ranked: 40)
• I Earned a High School Equivalency Diploma
• I Have Kidney Stones
• I Survived The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
• I Write Bildungsroman
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• J-Lo's, Ho-Jo's and A-Rod's
• Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books (Ranked: 37)
• Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books (Ranked: 83)
• Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century [1999] (Ranked: 61)
• Masturbatory Names
• Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century [1998] (Ranked: 88)
• National Endowment for the Arts’ The Big Read Selections [Authors] (Ranked: 2009)
• Profiles 1751-2000 (Ranked: 1916)
• Served in the Mexican Revolution [1910-20]
• The My Hero Project

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 60 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 114 Votes: 35.09% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 72 Votes: 31.94% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 133 Votes: 43.61% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 145 Votes: 51.03% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 295 Votes: 44.75% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 389 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 849 Votes: 40.99% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1940 Votes: 38.25% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 5051 Votes: 43.69% Annoying