José Saramago was an acclaimed Portuguese writer who won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature. Known for his imaginative and subversive storytelling, his works often address historical events through allegory and explore the human condition.
This is based on winning 1 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 22 head-to-head matchups.
Most recently José Saramago lost a matchup to Muhammad Ali (#52) voted by someone from United States.