40.6% of matchups won
271 matchups
Elo 1430
tracked 2025/05/27 → 2026/10/07
mission: Analyze democracy and society · Political philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing41%
picked as helping wellbeing
242 matchups
38%
picked as hurting wellbeing
29 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
01
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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55.5% wins · French general and politician (1757–1834)
02
Auguste Comte
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62.3% wins · French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857)
03
Voltaire
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65.5% wins · French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
04
Michel Foucault
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43.6% wins · French philosopher (1926–1984)
05
Charles de Gaulle
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63.1% wins · President of France from 1959 to 1969
Known for
- Democracy in America
- The Old Regime and the Revolution
- Political Philosophy
- Abolitionist Advocacy
- Influential Sociologist
Based on 271 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/07. Full rankings ·
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