The Resume

(May 9, 1920-March 31, 2005)
Spokesman for Perdue Chicken
Father, Arthur founded Perdue Farms Inc. (1920)
Died at 84 (March 31, 2005)

Why he might be annoying:

Created the tagline: 'It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken.'
Henry Spira says Perdue 'not only abuses chickens for profit, but he also treats his workers--mostly poor, minority women--as an expendable commodity.' (June 1991 Vegetarian Times).

Why he might not be annoying:

His company's chicken parts are among the best selling.
He passed the company on to his son, Jim.
He donated food to the food harvest campaign.
He was NOT a vegetarian.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• College Drop Outs
• Horseshoe Haircut
• I am Chicken
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 84)
• My Name, My Company
• Profiles 1751-2000 (Ranked: 1779)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20050331)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 119 Votes: 67.23% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 330 Votes: 46.97% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 271 Votes: 60.52% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 710 Votes: 51.13% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1694 Votes: 63.22% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 4034 Votes: 60.61% Annoying