The Resume

(1887- )
Character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Featured in 'The Sign of Four,' 'The Red-Headed League,' 'The Final Problem' and 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a drug addict.
He was a misogynist.
He smoked.
He was an egomaniac.
He faked his own death.
Although credited with the catch phrase, he never said 'Elementary, my dear Watson.'
Some people think he was gay.
His roommate couldn't decide if his military career had ended because he had been shot in the shoulder or the leg.

Why he might not be annoying:

He charged his clients no more than they could afford to pay.
He was on the side of law and order.
He was a distinctive dresser.
He got no respect from the police.
He was a master of disguise.
He is the most popular character in English literature.

Credit: Jon Mullich

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 5049)
• Beekeepers
• Bob Dylan References
• Egg Heads
• Eminent Victorians
• Fiddlers
• I May Have Faked My Own Death
• I Portrayed Sherlock Holmes
• Jon Mullich's Profiles
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Male Pipe Smokers
• Monty Python - Famous People Referenced in Season 2
• MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch - Winners [Season 3]
• People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People [1974]
• Profiles 7251-7500 (Ranked: 7350)
• Satirized on Animaniacs
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle
• Supersized Egos

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 31 Votes: 83.87% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 48 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 77 Votes: 49.35% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 103 Votes: 47.57% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 103 Votes: 36.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 113 Votes: 32.74% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 197 Votes: 44.16% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 325 Votes: 42.15% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 471 Votes: 41.83% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 614 Votes: 41.53% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 987 Votes: 42.45% Annoying