34.7% of matchups won
265 matchups
Elo 1418
tracked 2025/05/31 → 2026/10/14
mission: Preserve and analyze historical figures · Philosophy and History · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing34%
picked as helping wellbeing
200 matchups
35%
picked as hurting wellbeing
65 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
Xenophon
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28.8% wins · Greek philosopher, historian, soldier (c. 430–355/354 BC)
02
Pliny the Elder
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49.3% wins · 1st-century Roman military commander and writer
03
Plato
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63.5% wins · 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
04
Cicero
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36.8% wins · Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
05
Pythagoras
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57.8% wins · Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
Known for
- Wrote Parallel Lives
- Authored Moralia
- Pioneered biography genre
- Influenced Renaissance thinkers
- Preserved ancient philosophies
Based on 265 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/14. Full rankings ·
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