64.3% of matchups won
375 matchups
Elo 1617
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/10/27
mission: Advance knowledge and philosophy · Philosophy and science · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing66%
picked as helping wellbeing
320 matchups
56%
picked as hurting wellbeing
55 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
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Plato
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63.5% wins · 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
02
Avicenna
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50.0% wins · Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)
03
Pythagoras
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57.8% wins · Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
04
Galen
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56.8% wins · 1st-century Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher
05
Galileo Galilei
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70.4% wins · Italian polymath (1564–1642)
Known for
- Founded formal logic
- Pioneered biological studies
- Influenced Western philosophy
- Developed virtue ethics
- Contributed to political theory
Based on 375 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/27. Full rankings ·
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