49.3% of matchups won
280 matchups
Elo 1423
tracked 2025/05/28 → 2026/09/28
mission: Document natural history · Natural history · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing48%
picked as helping wellbeing
223 matchups
53%
picked as hurting wellbeing
57 matchups
People are split on it.
Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Plutarch
→
34.7% wins · Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
02
Xenophon
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28.8% wins · Greek philosopher, historian, soldier (c. 430–355/354 BC)
03
Cicero
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36.8% wins · Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
04
Ptolemy
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48.6% wins · 2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer
05
Galen
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56.8% wins · 1st-century Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher
Known for
- Wrote Naturalis Historia
- Military commander
- Participated in German Wars
- Pioneered encyclopedia format
- Died during Vesuvius eruption
Based on 280 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/28. Full rankings ·
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