The Resume

(November 4, 1916-April 27, 2002)
Born in Denver, Colorado
Creator of the Barbie and Ken dolls (1959)

Why she might be annoying:

Her invention has been the source of controversy for promoting unrealistic body images.
She named the dolls Barbie and Ken after her two children.
Her son Ken grew up humiliated by the association.
She was indicted for mail fraud and sentenced to community service.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her son Ken was a closeted homosexual who died from AIDS complications in 1994.
She survived breast cancer but later passed away from colon cancer.
She created one of the most popular toys of all time.

Credit: Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [November] (Ranked: 11041916)
• I Died in 2002 (Ranked: 85)
• I Have Breast Cancer
• I Have Colon Cancer
• I Outlived My Child
• I Pissed Off Feminists
• I'm Buried at Hillside Jewish Cemetery [Culver City, Ca]
• Insider’s Most Powerful Woman from Every State [2022] (Ranked: 6)
• Jack Magic's Profiles [Series 03]
• Ladies Home Journal's 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century
• Look at My Toys
• Profiles 24751-25000 (Ranked: 24979)
• Toy Makers

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying