The Resume

(March 31, 1927-April 23, 1993)
Born near Yuma, Arizona
Founded the National Farm Workers Association (1962), which later became United Farm Workers (UFW)

Why he might be annoying:

He attended over 30 different schools during his childhood and never graduated from high school.
He encouraged Americans to boycott table grapes to help his own cause.
The UFW was slapped with a multi-million dollar lawsuit by a grape company for lost profits due to his boycotts.
He feuded with the Teamsters for nearly a decade over rights to organize field workers.
He said: 'God writes in exceedingly crooked lines.'
State efforts to declare a holiday in his honor create heated debates among voters.

Why he might not be annoying:

His goal was to achieve better wages and working conditions for migrant workers.
He encouraged non-violent methods of protest such as marches, pickets, boycotts and fasting.
His protest efforts often led to bargained deals which did improve worker's rights.
At the time of his death, he was leading another boycott against grape companies for using harmful pesticides.
He was active in registering Hispanic voters in California.
He served in the navy during World War II.
He said: 'To be a man is to suffer for others.'
When California declared 'Cesar Chavez Day' as a holiday, he became the first Mexican-American to receive that honor (2000).
He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton (1994).

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 100 Greatest American Speeches of the 20th Century (Ranked: 88)
• Antioch College Freshman's Most Admired Men Living or Dead [1971] (Ranked: 8)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3311927)
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Civil Rights Activists
• D's Profiles [Series 01]
• Glamour Magazines Modern Day Heroes [1980] (Ranked: 3)
• Golden Girls References
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• Greatest Americans [Discovery Channel, 2005] (Ranked: 70)
• Holiday Names
• I am Mexican
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [A-C]
• I Did Not Graduate High School [C-E]
• I Died in 1993 (Ranked: 66)
• I Went on a Hunger Strike
• Parents.com’s 15 Famous Latinos Who Will Inspire Your Kids [2020] (Ranked: 2)
• Profiles 13001-13250 (Ranked: 13006)
• The My Hero Project
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 28 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 69 Votes: 46.38% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 136 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 120 Votes: 51.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 17.39% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 57 Votes: 45.61% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 114 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 100 Votes: 49.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 64 Votes: 48.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 59 Votes: 45.76% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 82 Votes: 40.24% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 79 Votes: 43.04% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 177 Votes: 44.07% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 285 Votes: 48.42% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 548 Votes: 44.53% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 370 Votes: 41.89% Annoying