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Denys Finch Hatton

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The Resume

    (April 24, 1887-May 14, 1931)
    Born in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Big game hunter and aviator
    Featured in the books 'Out of Africa' by Isak Dinesen and 'West with the Night' by Beryl Markham
    Was the lover of both Dinesen and Markham
    Died in a plane crash in southern Kenya

Why he might be annoying:

    He ran a gambling parlor from his quarters at Oxford.
    He shaved his head for a college prank and the hair never completely grew back.
    Dinesen said he would have excelled in any field he chose if only he could 'be bothered to do anything about it.'
    One writer noted, 'He was famous mainly for being a lover of interesting women.'
    He was portrayed in the film of 'Out of Africa' by Robert Redford who did not much look like him and, more importantly, apparently could not manage an English accent to save his life.

Why he might not be annoying:

    A biographer of Dinesen called him 'the most witty and blessed of men...an admirable friend, a warm student of nature, a great sportsman and an incomparable human being.'
    He freed his leg from the jaws of a crocodile by poking it in the eye.
    He successfully lobbied Parliament to establish wildlife reserves in British East Africa and to ban hunting from vehicles.
    At his request, he was buried in the hills overlooking Nairobi National Park.
    Lions were reportedly fond of sunning themselves on his grave.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying