A hate figure is a person, normally in the public eye, who is widely disliked. The public's hatred for that person may be because of horrific acts (Osama Bin Laden

Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...

 or Myra Hindley) but also sometimes may be unexplained (Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, , commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team...

 or Heather Mills).

In football

The Gay Football Supporters Network

Gay Football Supporters Network

The Gay Football Supporters Network is a U.K. non-profit organisation founded in early 1989 by a small group of football fans who happened to be gay...

 contests an annual poll of its members on a number of subjects. This includes a "Hate Figure" category. The winner in 2006 was José Mourinho

José Mourinho

José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....

.
David Cahsman won this in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2008, equalling Darren Shaw's record of four titles won in 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2007.