28.8% of matchups won
236 matchups
Elo 1437
tracked 2025/05/24 → 2026/09/24
mission: Documenting history and philosophy. · Ancient philosophy and history · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing27%
picked as helping wellbeing
198 matchups
37%
picked as hurting wellbeing
38 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
See who rates Xenophon higher
The 1 splits (party, gender, age, US vs. international) are free with an email. No password.
Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
01
Plutarch
→
34.7% wins · Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
02
Pythagoras
→
57.8% wins · Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
03
Zeno of Elea
→
33.8% wins · Greek philosopher (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)
04
Aristotle
→
64.3% wins · 4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath
05
Socrates
→
59.4% wins · 5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
Known for
- Anabasis
- Cyropaedia
- Hellenica
- Constitution of the Lacedaemonians
- Socratic dialogues
Based on 236 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/24. Full rankings ·
Want the full story?
Tracking over time, custom demographic cuts, benchmarking and message testing.
Commission a study →