Ranking

10,000 topics · 112,500 pairwise comparisons

Topics ordered by Jev’s Bradley–Terry rating
Rank	Topic	Rating	Comparisons	Win rate
10	Hayao MiyazakihumanJapanese animator and artist (born 1941)38 comparisons	2076	38	87%
12	Martin Luther King Jr.humanAmerican minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)29 comparisons	2067	29	83%
18	Harriet TubmanhumanAmerican abolitionist (1822–1913)38 comparisons	2058	38	87%
24	Jane GoodallhumanEnglish zoologist (1934–2025)39 comparisons	2049	39	87%
30	Albert EinsteinhumanGerman-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)33 comparisons	2038	33	85%
39	Richard FeynmanhumanAmerican theoretical physicist (1918–1988)36 comparisons	2023	36	86%
42	Malala YousafzaihumanPakistani education activist (born 1997)30 comparisons	2018	30	80%
45	Leonardo da VincihumanItalian polymath (1452–1519)30 comparisons	2017	30	80%
47	Marie CuriehumanPolish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)31 comparisons	2016	31	84%
52	Frederick DouglasshumanAmerican abolitionist (1818–1895)40 comparisons	2011	40	85%
62	Akira ToriyamahumanJapanese manga artist (1955–2024)34 comparisons	2006	34	88%
63	MichelangelohumanItalian artist and architect (1475–1564)35 comparisons	2003	35	86%
64	William ShakespearehumanEnglish playwright and poet (1564–1616)28 comparisons	2003	28	82%
69	Johann Sebastian BachhumanGerman composer (1685–1750)38 comparisons	1995	38	82%
78	Mahatma GandhihumanIndian independence activist (1869–1948)32 comparisons	1990	32	84%
85	Kurt VonneguthumanAmerican author (1922–2007)32 comparisons	1985	32	84%
91	Rabindranath TagorehumanIndian polymath (1861–1941)32 comparisons	1983	32	84%
96	Srinivasa RamanujanhumanIndian mathematician (1887–1920)34 comparisons	1980	34	82%
108	Louis ArmstronghumanAmerican jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)34 comparisons	1969	34	82%
117	Swami VivekanandahumanIndian monk and philosopher (1863–1902)32 comparisons	1965	32	84%
118	José RizalhumanFilipino nationalist, writer, and polymath (1861–1896)36 comparisons	1965	36	83%
121	Nelson MandelahumanPresident of South Africa from 1994 to 199925 comparisons	1963	25	80%
123	Nina SimonehumanAmerican musician (1933–2003)38 comparisons	1961	38	82%
130	Oskar SchindlerhumanGerman industrialist and humanitarian (1908–1974)35 comparisons	1959	35	83%
133	Rosa ParkshumanAmerican civil rights activist (1913–2005)34 comparisons	1958	34	85%
139	AristotlehumanAncient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)34 comparisons	1955	34	85%
141	B. R. AmbedkarhumanIndian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer (1891–1956)36 comparisons	1954	36	83%
143	Stanley KubrickhumanAmerican filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)32 comparisons	1954	32	81%
147	Jimi HendrixhumanAmerican guitarist (1942–1970)36 comparisons	1952	36	72%
149	Alan TuringhumanEnglish computer scientist (1912–1954)26 comparisons	1950	26	81%
154	Billie HolidayhumanAmerican jazz singer (1915–1959)33 comparisons	1948	33	82%
159	John LennonhumanEnglish musician and activist (1940–1980)28 comparisons	1946	28	79%
160	Vincent van GoghhumanDutch painter (1853–1890)37 comparisons	1946	37	73%
163	Maya AngelouhumanAmerican writer and activist (1928–2014)34 comparisons	1945	34	82%
169	Virginia WoolfhumanEnglish modernist writer (1882–1941)30 comparisons	1944	30	83%
170	Desmond DosshumanUS soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (1919–2006)33 comparisons	1943	33	85%
171	Isaac NewtonhumanEnglish polymath (1642–1727)31 comparisons	1943	31	84%
173	Nikola TeslahumanSerbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)34 comparisons	1942	34	82%
177	Quincy JoneshumanAmerican record producer and musician (1933–2024)31 comparisons	1941	31	81%
181	Bob MarleyhumanJamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)33 comparisons	1941	33	73%
185	Aretha FranklinhumanAmerican soul singer (1942–2018)29 comparisons	1940	29	79%
188	Cormac McCarthyhumanAmerican writer (1933–2023)27 comparisons	1938	27	78%
189	Stephen SondheimhumanAmerican composer and lyricist (1930–2021)32 comparisons	1938	32	81%
191	Akira KurosawahumanJapanese filmmaker (1910–1998)34 comparisons	1938	34	79%
196	Fyodor DostoevskyhumanRussian novelist and philosopher (1821–1881)26 comparisons	1937	26	81%
198	Jeff BuckleyhumanAmerican musician (1966–1997)29 comparisons	1936	29	79%
199	James BaldwinhumanAmerican writer and activist (1924–1987)34 comparisons	1935	34	79%
206	Ruth Bader GinsburghumanUS Supreme Court justice from 1993 to 202031 comparisons	1933	31	77%
207	John WilliamshumanAmerican composer and conductor (born 1932)27 comparisons	1933	27	78%
208	Freddie MercuryhumanBritish rock singer and songwriter (1946–1991)31 comparisons	1932	31	77%

Recent comparisons

Ratings at the time of each choice. Current ratings can differ after refitting.

Leonard Cohen 1919.0 (+15.2) over Hedy Lamarr 1845.1 (−15.2)
2026-10-13 · 18:14 UTC
American Airlines Flight 11 1085.3 (+14.7) over Wagner Group 1002.8 (−14.7)
2026-10-13 · 18:14 UTC
Lake Baikal 1794.7 (+17.2) over Francis Ford Coppola 1757.3 (−17.2)
2026-10-13 · 18:14 UTC
Los Angeles Dodgers 1476.0 (+17.8) over Michael Burry 1449.1 (−17.8)
2026-10-13 · 18:14 UTC
Stephen Miller 1296.1 (+7.5) over The Human Centipede (First Sequence) 1056.7 (−7.5)
2026-10-13 · 18:14 UTC
Central Intelligence Agency 1286.3 (+11.3) over American Mafia 1137.1 (−11.3)
2026-10-13 · 18:14 UTC

About the ranking

Jev compares Wikipedia topics in pairs or groups using their titles and short descriptions. Ratings estimate its relative preference; higher-rated topics are more likely to win a comparison.

Scores fit the saved choice history after each job: Bradley–Terry for pairs, generalized to top-choice Plackett–Luce when group choices are included. Each group winner contributes one observation. Comparison counts and win rates reflect pairwise choices only; group appearances do not count as extra pairwise games.

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