The Resume

(November 21, 1854-January 22, 1922)
Born in Genoa, Italy
Birth name was Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa
Archbishop of Bologna (1907-14)
259th Pope (1914-22)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a small and delicate man, nicknamed 'Il Piccolito' ('The Little Man').
At the insistence of his father, he got a law degree before studying for the priesthood.
He was a cardinal for only three months before being elected Pope.
His attempts to mediate a peace settlement during World War I were rejected by both sides.

Why he might not be annoying:

During World War I, he focused on humanitarian efforts such as prisoner exchanges and food deliveries to occupied countries.
He was open to modernization, saying 'Let us live in the present and not in history.'
He was known for his generosity.
Pope Benedict XVI called him 'that courageous prophet of peace who guided the church through turbulent times of war.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 21]
• I Died in 1922 (Ranked: 67)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• I Had Pneumonia
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 291)
• Popes
• Profiles 26251-26500 (Ranked: 26262)
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2005 [April 2005]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 103 Votes: 46.60% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 156 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 118 Votes: 44.92% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 318 Votes: 64.47% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 136 Votes: 27.94% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 19.05% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 349 Votes: 47.28% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 104 Votes: 37.50% Annoying