37.2% of matchups won
261 matchups
Elo 1404
tracked 2025/05/26 → 2026/09/22
mission: Entertain and mystify audiences · Magic and performance arts · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing33%
picked as helping wellbeing
191 matchups
49%
picked as hurting wellbeing
70 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Penn Jillette
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8.8% wins · American magician and actor (born 1955)
02
James Randi
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36.1% wins · Canadian-American stage magician and skeptical movement adherent
03
Johnny Depp
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56.0% wins · American actor (born 1963)
04
Richard Harris
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55.4% wins · Irish actor, singer, film director and writer (1930–2002)
05
P. T. Barnum
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44.0% wins · American showman and politician (1810–1891)
Known for
- Invented escape acts
- Debunked spiritualists
- First aviator in Australia
- President of magic society
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Based on 261 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/22. Full rankings ·
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