The Resume

(July 16, 1896-December 30, 1968)
First United Nations Secretary-General (February 1946-November 1952)
Norway's Minister of Justice (1935-1939)
Norway's Foreign Minister in exile during WW II

Why he might be annoying:

Although his name is pronounced Lee, it is spelled like the word 'lie.'
His birth year, 1896, is an anagram of his death year 1968.
His middle name was Havldan.
His wife's name was Hjordis and they named their kids Sissel, Guri and Mette.

Why he might not be annoying:

He enjoyed politics and at 15, he became a member of the Norwegian Labor Party Youth Organization (1911).
He earned his law degree at Oslo University (1919).
When Norway was invaded by Germany (April, 1940), he took the Norwegian fleet to England for the Allies.
He was part of the Norwegian Government in exile in England (1940).
He was elected the first secretary general of the U.N. (February 1, 1946).
He led the original Norwegian delegation to the United Nations.
He mediated a border dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia (1959).
United Nations Secretary-Generals:
1. Trygve Lie of Norway (1946-1952)
2. Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden (1953-1961)
3. U Thant of Myanmar (1961-1971)
4. Kurt Waldheim of Austria (1972-1981)
5. Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru (1982-1991)
6. Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt (1992-1996)
7. Kofi Annan of Ghana (1997- )

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7161896)
• Exiles
• I Died in 1968 (Ranked: 72)
• Profiles 7001-7250 (Ranked: 7088)
• U.N. Secretary Generals (Ranked: 1)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19681230)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 46 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 109 Votes: 55.05% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 171 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 233 Votes: 45.06% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 399 Votes: 50.63% Annoying