29.9% of matchups won
281 matchups
Elo 1282
tracked 2025/05/29 → 2026/10/23
mission: Develop Marxist theory · Political philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing30%
picked as helping wellbeing
218 matchups
29%
picked as hurting wellbeing
63 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Karl Marx
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70.5% wins · German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
02
Max Weber
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50.7% wins · German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)
03
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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48.9% wins · German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)
04
Antonio Gramsci
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17.8% wins · Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)
05
Adam Smith
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53.0% wins · Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)
Known for
- Co-authored Communist Manifesto
- Published Condition of Working Class
- Edited Das Kapital volumes
- Founded Marxism
- Critiqued capitalism
Based on 281 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/23. Full rankings ·
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