55.9% of matchups won
345 matchups
Elo 1492
tracked 2025/05/26 → 2026/10/26
mission: Teach spiritual and self-awareness · Spiritual development · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing57%
picked as helping wellbeing
311 matchups
47%
picked as hurting wellbeing
34 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
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60.3% wins · Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)
02
Rudolf Steiner
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40.6% wins · Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
03
The Buddha
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56.1% wins · Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE –...
04
Alan Watts
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51.9% wins · English writer and lecturer (1915–1973)
05
G. K. Chesterton
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41.5% wins · English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)
Known for
- Founded Fourth Way
- Developed sacred dances
- Authored Beelzebub's Tales
- Established Gurdjieff Foundation
- Influenced global spiritual teachings
Based on 345 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/26. Full rankings ·
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