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Tyler Winklevoss

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The Resume

    (August 21, 1981- )
    Born in Southampton, New York
    American rower and internet entrepreneur
    Competed in the Men's Pair Rowing event at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with identical twin brother and rowing partner Cameron
    Co-founded social networking service 'ConnectU'
    Portrayed by Armie Hammer in the 2010 film 'The Social Network'

Why he might be annoying:

    Like his twin brother, he is a pretty boy.
    It is very hard to differentiate between him and his twin brother.
    In 2003, they hired future Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg in helping to put some finishing touches on a social networking project called 'HarvardConnection.'
    However, they failed to realize that Zuckerburg would create a rival social networking site that would be the seeds of Facebook.
    They sued Zuckerburg in 2004 claiming that he stole the ideas for Facebook from HarvardConnection (now called ConnectU).
    Ironically, Wayne Chang, founder of social networking site i2hub sued him and Tyler for failing to list Chang in their application for a patent.
    Despite redeeming themselves in the Repechage (wild card) round, the twins finished sixth place at their first Olympics competition.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His father was a professor of actuarial science at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
    He and his brother learned to develop websites at age 13.
    They won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.
    The film 'The Social Network' put the twins in the spotlight.

Credit: Birdienest81


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 38 Votes: 52.63% Annoying