Public wellbeing report · People

Arthur Irving

Canadian businessman (1930-2024)

#1294
of 1,411 ranked people
Top 93%
24.6% of matchups won 211 matchups Elo 1489 tracked 2025/05/14 → 2026/09/22

mission: Lead Irving Oil · Energy industry · billionaires

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Public sentiment

how often it gets picked, by matchup framing
14%
picked as helping wellbeing
171 matchups
70%
picked as hurting wellbeing
40 matchups

On balance people see it as hurting.

Rating over time

Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29

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Known for
  • Owned Irving Oil
  • Built Arthur L. Irving Institute
  • Inducted into Business Hall of Fame
  • Recipient of Order of Canada
  • Established Acadia research facilities

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Based on 211 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/22. Full rankings ·

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