The Resume

(November 22, 1918-January 1, 2009)
Born in New York City, New York
US Senator from Rhode Island (1961-97)
Created Pell Grants that provide financial aid for college (1973)
Sponsored the bill that created the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities (1965)

Why he might be annoying:

He was an heir to the Lollilard tobacco fortune.
He would jog while wearing a tweed coat.
As head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was described as leading a coup against himself when he delegated much of his power to subcommittee chairs.
Asked in a 1990 debate what legislation he had sponsored that benefited Rhode Island, he responded 'I couldn't give you a specific answer. My memory's not as good as it should be.'
Time magazine dubbed him 'Senator Oddball' over his interest in ESP, alien abductions, Uri Geller and backward masking.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served with the Coast Guard during World War II.
He was fluent in French, Italian and Portuguese.
He was married to Nuala O'Donnell for 64 years until his death.
Senator Harry Reid noted, 'Any student who has ever received federal aid has Senator Pell to thank for his or her education.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 17]
• I am an Episcopalian
• I Attended Columbia
• I Attended Princeton
• I Attended St. George's
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 90)
• I Died on Day One [January 1st] (Ranked: 2009)
• I Have Parkinson Disease
• I Outlived My Child
• I Raised a Lesbian
• Look at Me, I'm with Ronald Reagan
• Profiles 24501-24750 (Ranked: 24654)
• Served in World War II
• U.S. Senators
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20090101)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 81 Votes: 41.98% Annoying