The Resume

(March 28, 1836-January 1, 1904)
Born in Nicholausreich, Germany
Birth name was Johann Gottleib Friedrich Pabst
Emigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bought half share of the Philip Best Brewing Company (1864)
Renamed company Pabst Brewing Company (1889)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a ship's captain until he ran his boat aground (December, 1863)
He was able to buy half of the brewery because he was Philip Best's son-in-law.
His brewery's signature Pabst Blue Ribbon brand was allegedly named for its win as 'America's Best' at the 1893 Columbian Exposition, but there is considerable doubt whether any such award was given.

Why he might not be annoying:

His beers did win honors at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition (1876) and Paris World's Fair (1878).
He made the brewery into the world's largest and the first to produce a million barrels of beer in a single year (1892).
He established the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee and a traveling library for the city's German immigrants.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 29]
• I am Alcohol
• I Died in 1904 (Ranked: 67)
• I Died on Day One [January 1st] (Ranked: 1904)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Have Diabetes
• I Have Emphysema
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at me, I'm Busted
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• My Name, My Company
• Profiles 29001-29250 (Ranked: 29135)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 89.47% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 55 Votes: 38.18% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying