28.2% of matchups won
220 matchups
Elo 1636
tracked 2025/05/17 → 2026/10/26
mission: Influencing political philosophy · Political philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing18%
picked as helping wellbeing
170 matchups
64%
picked as hurting wellbeing
50 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Thomas More
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64.7% wins · English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
02
Thomas Paine
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43.9% wins · American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)
03
John Locke
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37.1% wins · English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)
04
Francis Bacon
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60.0% wins · English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
05
Adam Smith
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53.0% wins · Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)
Known for
- Wrote Leviathan
- Introduced social contract
- Defined state of nature
- Pioneered political realism
- Influenced modern governance
Based on 220 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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