65.5% of matchups won
394 matchups
Elo 1596
tracked 2025/06/01 → 2026/10/28
mission: Promote civil liberties and tolerance · Literature and philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing67%
picked as helping wellbeing
340 matchups
56%
picked as hurting wellbeing
54 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
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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70.8% wins · Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
02
Leo Tolstoy
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55.0% wins · Russian author (1828–1910)
03
Jean-Paul Sartre
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60.4% wins · French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
04
Thomas More
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64.7% wins · English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
05
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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55.5% wins · French general and politician (1757–1834)
Known for
- Freedom of speech advocacy
- Critique of religion
- Published Candide
- Historical writings
- Defended Jean Calas
Based on 394 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/28. Full rankings ·
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