Do teachers have favorites?

Hi teachers, I came here to ask you a little question! Do teachers have favorite student/students? I’ve always had this discussion with my English teacher. He’s been my teacher since I was little and we have always had this discussion but never agreed on a point. He always says that no, teachers don’t have favorites but other teachers too had told me that they do have favorites. My history teacher once quoted the saying of parents don’t have a favorite child but deep down they do (lol). I’m just curious for others perspectives on the matter and prove to him that I can be right too! Thank you for reading 🫶🏻