55.5% of matchups won
355 matchups
Elo 1560
tracked 2025/05/19 → 2026/04/24
mission: Promote liberty and democracy · Military and politics · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing60%
picked as helping wellbeing
260 matchups
43%
picked as hurting wellbeing
95 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Voltaire
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65.5% wins · French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
02
Alexis de Tocqueville
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40.6% wins · French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign...
03
Thomas Jefferson
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64.9% wins · president of the United States from 1801 to 1809
04
Benjamin Franklin
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73.6% wins · American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
05
Thomas Paine
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43.9% wins · American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)
Known for
- Key role in American Revolution
- Major General at Yorktown
- Authored Declaration of Rights
- Commander of National Guard
- Influential in French Revolution
Based on 355 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/04/24. Full rankings ·
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