The Resume

(April 8, 1938-August 18, 2018)
Seventh Secretary General of United Nations (1997-2006)

Why he might be annoying:

His name sounds like coffee.
When Kofi was a student in Minnesota he swore he would never wear earmuffs, however after a particularly cold winter day, he relented.
In order to get the U.S. to pay $1.6B in back dues, he cut his staff and the United Nations' budget.

Why he might not be annoying:

He won the Nobel Peace Prize (2001)
He speaks several African languages as well as French and English fluently.
He negotiated the release on hostages held in Iraq during the Persian Gulf War.
He is the first black Secretary General of the United Nations.
He graduated Macalester College in Minnesota.
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 (1997-2006)

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Most Annoying 501-603 (Ranked: 524)
• Ebony Magazine's 56 Most Intriguing Blacks [2001]
• Ebony Magazine's 58 Most Intriguing Blacks [2003]
• Esquire's 21 Best Dressed Men in the World [2004]
• Esquire's 21 Best Dressed Men in the World [2005] (Ranked: 13)
• FQ Magazine's Top 10 Dads - World Leaders (Ranked: 4)
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [2003] (Ranked: 12)
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [2006] (Ranked: 11)
• I Attended Michael Douglas-Catherine Zeta-Jones Wedding [November 18, 2000]
• I Attended MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• I Attended Nelson Mandela's Memorial Service [December 10, 2013]
• I Attended Pope John Paul II's Funeral [April 2005]
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 80)
• I Married Outside My Race
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Nobel Peace Prize (Ranked: 2001)
• Profiles 4501-4750 (Ranked: 4517)
• Satirized on Family Guy
• Sesame Street Guests
• The My Hero Project
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2004 [April 2004]
• Twins
• U.N. Secretary Generals (Ranked: 7)
• War on Terrorism Players

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 35 Votes: 25.71% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 58 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 94 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 172 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 69 Votes: 53.62% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 47 Votes: 59.57% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 110 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 266 Votes: 74.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 190 Votes: 77.89% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 150 Votes: 68.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 210 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 272 Votes: 79.04% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 319 Votes: 77.43% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 1536 Votes: 76.50% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 1046 Votes: 66.06% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 422 Votes: 50.47% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 881 Votes: 54.37% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1157 Votes: 58.25% Annoying