31.7% of matchups won
224 matchups
Elo 1516
tracked 2025/05/31 → 2026/08/08
mission: Explore varied literary identities · Literature and philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing29%
picked as helping wellbeing
210 matchups
79%
picked as hurting wellbeing
14 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
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Petrarch
→
41.6% wins · Italian scholar and poet (1304-1374)
02
Novalis
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36.6% wins · German poet and writer (1772-1801)
03
Mario Vargas Llosa
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63.4% wins · Peruvian novelist and writer (1936–2025)
04
Voltaire
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65.5% wins · French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
05
Jean-Pierre Faye
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32.7% wins · French philosopher and writer (born 1925)
Known for
- Created 75 heteronyms
- Published 'Mensagem'
- Authored 'The Book of Disquiet'
- Influenced modernist literature
- Recognized as a literary icon
Based on 224 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/08/08. Full rankings ·
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