70.2% of matchups won
450 matchups
Elo 1521
tracked 2025/05/29 → 2026/10/13
mission: Advocate for social justice and equality · Philosophy and activism · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing71%
picked as helping wellbeing
374 matchups
64%
picked as hurting wellbeing
76 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
W. E. B. Du Bois
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68.3% wins · American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
02
Bertrand Russell
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58.7% wins · British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
03
Cornelius Castoriadis
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39.3% wins · Greek-French philosopher (1922–1997)
04
Simone Weil
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47.3% wins · French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
05
Cory Booker
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72.8% wins · American politician (born 1969)
Known for
- Influential books published
- Presidential candidate 2024
- Anti-racism activism
- Created Center for African American Studies
- Co-hosted popular podcast
Based on 450 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/13. Full rankings ·
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