The Resume

(January 24, 1732-May 18, 1799)
Birth name was Pierre-Augustin Caron
Wrote ‘Le Sacristan (1765),’ ‘Le Barier de Séville (1775),’ ‘La Folle journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro (1784)’ and ‘La Mère coupable (1792)’

Why he might be annoying:

He married rich widows for their money.
He was accused of murdering his first two wives for the inheritance.
His second wife’s son also died mysteriously.
He was known for his philandering.
He briefly worked as a slave trader.
He got in legal trouble many times.
His plays were banned for obscenity and subversion.
He loved arguing.
He played the harp.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was an inventor who produced several innovations in watch-making.
When a man broke his sister’s heart, Beaumarchais chased him down in Spain.
He ran guns to the rebel colonists during the American Revolution.
He was a spy for France in Britain and Germany.
His plays satirized the class system of his time.
He fought against censorship most of his life.
His ‘Figaro’ plays were turned into great operas by Mozart and Rossini.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• I am a Citizen of France
• I am an Adulterer
• I Inspired a Musical
• I Outlived My Child
• Inventors
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Powdered Wig Wearers
• Profiles 16001-16250 (Ranked: 16052)
• Satirists and Wits
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 7]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 27 Votes: 81.48% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 117 Votes: 52.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 99 Votes: 59.60% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 83 Votes: 72.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 123 Votes: 80.49% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 785 Votes: 67.01% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 64 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 144 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 118 Votes: 66.95% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 71 Votes: 60.56% Annoying