71.4% of matchups won
2,091 matchups
Elo 1766
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/10/04
mission: Educational reform and social justice · Education and activism · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing72%
picked as helping wellbeing
1,998 matchups
61%
picked as hurting wellbeing
93 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
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Angela Davis
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56.6% wins · American political activist, scholar, and author
02
Robert Garcia
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72.8% wins · American educator and politician (born 1977)
03
Andrew Young
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71.2% wins · American politician, diplomat, activist and pastor
04
Jeff Yass
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51.4% wins · U.S.-American money manager
05
Edward Said
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23.4% wins · Palestinian-American professor (1935–2003)
Known for
- Co-founded Weather Underground
- Published notable memoir
- Developed school reform programs
- Received Citizen of the Year
- Influenced educational theory
Based on 2,091 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/04. Full rankings ·
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