The Resume

(1974-January 8, 1991)
Committed suicide in his high school English class
Subject of the Pearl Jam song ‘Jeremy'

Why he might be annoying:

He shot himself in front of his entire English class.
A girl standing between him and the blackboard could have been killed.
His last words were ‘Miss, I got what I really went for.'
He is the subject of countless websites from people claiming to have known him.
The people who knew him had no idea how depressed he was.
Many of the children who witnessed his suicide have required intense therapy to deal with it.

Why he might not be annoying:

His parents divorced when he was five years old.
He was lonely and depressed.
His suicide prompted more awareness for teen suicide prevention.
The contents of his suicide note were never disclosed.
Eddie Vedder read a newspaper article about Jeremy's suicide and was so moved by it, he wrote the song ‘Jeremy' that night.

Credit: Tina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• I Committed Suicide
• I Died Before My 18th Birthday (Ranked: 16)
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 16)
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Uni-polar]
• Profiles 16751-17000 (Ranked: 16982)
• Tina's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 46 Votes: 71.74% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 37 Votes: 62.16% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 34 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 81 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 80 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 115 Votes: 48.70% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 206 Votes: 44.66% Annoying