34.9% of matchups won
1,123 matchups
Elo 1592
tracked 2025/05/27 → 2026/09/06
mission: Promote individualism and nature · Philosophy and ecology · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing36%
picked as helping wellbeing
626 matchups
33%
picked as hurting wellbeing
497 matchups
People are split on it.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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59.5% wins · American philosopher (1803–1882)
02
Edward Abbey
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40.5% wins · American author and essayist (1927-1989)
03
Thomas Hobbes
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28.2% wins · English philosopher (1588–1679)
04
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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70.8% wins · Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
05
Thomas Paine
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43.9% wins · American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)
Known for
- Wrote 'Walden'
- Pioneered civil disobedience
- Influenced Gandhi
- Advocated environmentalism
- Key abolitionist voice
Based on 1,123 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/06. Full rankings ·
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