The Resume

(October 31, 1795-February 23, 1821)
Died at 25 years old of tuberculosis
Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote 'Adonais' in recognition of Keats
Wrote 'Eve of St. Agnes,' 'La belle dame sans merci,' 'Ode on a Grecian Urn,' 'Ode to a Nightingale,' 'Ode to Autumn,' 'Ode to Melancholy,' 'Lamia' and begins 'Fall of Hyperion' (all in 1819)

Why he might be annoying:

He was extraordinarily moody.
He was obsessively jealous, especially of anyone who spoke to his fiancée, Fanny Brawne.
He believed that in outward beauty, one would find truth.
He suffered from depression.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was trained to be a surgeon.
He enjoyed life and felt poetry was inspiring and enlightening.
He was orphaned at fourteen years old.
He gave up a lucrative career in medicine to pursue his love of poetry.
He wrote 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness...'

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Poets
• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 4110)
• BBC's The Nation's Favourite Poets [2012] (Ranked: 9)
• Born on Halloween [October 31st] (Ranked: 1795)
• Cole Porter's 'You're the Top' References
• I Abused Opium
• I Attended King's College London
• I Contracted Gonorrhea/Clap [Some Rumored]
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 25)
• I Have a Death Mask
• I Have Tuberculosis
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Male
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Monty Python - Famous People Referenced in Season 2
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Physicians Turned Authors
• Poets
• Poets.org's Top 25 Historical Poets [Fall 2009] (Ranked: 22)
• Profiles 1751-2000 (Ranked: 1821)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 177 Votes: 46.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 64 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 55.84% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 215 Votes: 43.26% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 308 Votes: 52.27% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 565 Votes: 43.36% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1726 Votes: 49.94% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 5078 Votes: 46.83% Annoying