57.3% of matchups won
410 matchups
Elo 1656
tracked 2025/05/31 → 2026/05/05
mission: Reviving education and scholarship · Education and theology · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing58%
picked as helping wellbeing
370 matchups
48%
picked as hurting wellbeing
40 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2026-05-02Related
Similar people
01
Al-Biruni
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58.2% wins · 11th-century Persian scholar and polymath (973–1048)
02
Albertus Magnus
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61.6% wins · German-Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)
03
Al-Ghazali
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53.8% wins · Persian Sunni Muslim scholar and mystic (c.1058–1111)
04
Avicenna
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50.0% wins · Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)
05
Erasmus
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74.1% wins · Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian
Known for
- Contributed to Carolingian Renaissance
- Developed Carolingian minuscule
- Influenced Charlemagne's education
- Opposed forced baptism
- Wrote theological treatises
Based on 410 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/05/05. Full rankings ·
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