This is a list of magicians/illusionists, prestidigitators, mentalists, escapologists, and other practitioners of stage magic. For the list of supernatural magicians, see List of occultists. Magicians are listed by the most common name used in performance. Magicians' actual names, when applicable, follow in parentheses.

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* Aalto, Simo * Abbot, David * Acer, David * Ackerman, Allan * Adams, Curtis * Aich, Jewel * Alexander, C. A. (Claude Alexander Conlin) * Alexander, Jason * Alexander, Jay * Amazing Johnathan (John Edward Szeles) * Ammar, Michael * Amodei, Ivan * Anckorn, Fergus ("Wizardus") * Anderson, Harry * Anderson, John Henry * Andrus, Jerry * Andruzzi, Tony (Tom S. Palmer) * Angel, Criss (Christopher Sarantakos) * Annemann, Theodore (Theodore John Squires) * Archer, John * Aronson, Simon * Atkins, Jeffery

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* Baker, Al * Balducci, Ed * Baldwin, Samri * Ballantine, Carl (Meyer Kessler) * Bamberg II, David Tobias (Fu Manchu) * Bamberg, Tobias *

Banachek Banachek (born Steven Shaw; 30 November 1960) is an English mentalist, magician, and "thought reader". He first came to public attention as a teenager for his role in James Randi's Project Alpha experiment, which exposed the lack of objectiv ...

(Steven Shaw) *

Barry and Stuart Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod are a duo of Scottish BAFTA-nominated magicians and comedians whose work has been seen on television and on stage around the world. The double act are known for their comically dark performing style, for taking ...

(Barry Jones & Stuart MacLeod) * Barry, Keith * Bartl, János * Bavli, Guy * Becker, Herbert L. * Ben, David * Berglas, David * Bertram, Charles * Frank K. Berry * Biere, Arnold de * Black, Ariann * Blackstone, Gay * Blackstone, Harry, Sr. * Blackstone, Harry, Jr. * Blaine, David * Bobo, J.B. * Bongo, Ali (William Oliver Wallace) * Born, John * Branson, L. H. * Brodien, Marshall * Dick Brooks (entertainer) also known as Dick Brookz, Bravo the Great or Grate, and Ray Carter (John Bravo) * Brown, Derren * Brown, James * Brushwood, Brian * Buchinger, Matthias * Burger, Eugene * Burton, Lance * Burlingame, H. J. * Bux, Kuda (Khuda Bakhsh)

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* Cagliostro, Alessandro * Calvert, John (Elbern Madren Calvert) * Cameron, Charles *

Canuplin Canuto Francia (January 28, 1904 – September 4, 1979), better known as Canuplin, was a Filipino stage performer and magician who gained fame for his impersonation of Charlie Chaplin in Filipino movies and the local bodabil circuit. Biography ...

(Canuto Francia) * Carbonaro, Michael * Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford) * Carlyle, Francis (Francis Xavier Finneran) * Carnegie, Dean * Carney, John * Carter, Charles Joseph * Cassidy, John * Caveney, Mike * Chen, Juliana * Chen, Lu * Shamsudheen Cherpulassery from Kerala, India * Christopher, Milbourne * Coby, Rudy * Cohen, Al * Cohen, Steve * Colombini, Aldo * Comte, Louis *

Comus In Greek mythology, Comus (; grc, Κῶμος, ''Kōmos'') is the god of festivity, revels and nocturnal dalliances. He is a son and a cup-bearer of the god Dionysus. He was represented as a winged youth or a child-like satyr and represents ana ...

(Ledru, Nicolas-Philippe) * Cook, Ali * Cooper, Tommy * Copperfield, David (David Seth Kotkin) * Corinda, Tony (Thomas William Simpson) * Cox, Chris * Crowley, Aleister (Edward Alexander Crowley) * Culpitt, Fred * Cunningham, Doc * Curry, Paul

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* Daniels, Paul (Newton Edward Daniels) *

Dante the Magician Harry August Jansen (October 3, 1883 – June 15, 1955) was a Danish-born entertainer who settled in the United States. He traveled the world as a professional magician under the name Dante the Magician. Biography He was born on October 3, 1883 ...

(Harry August Jansen) *

Daryl Darryl is an English name, a variant spelling of Darell. Male variations of this name include: Darlin, Daryl, Darrell, Darryl, Daryll, Darryll, Darrell, Darrel. Female and unisex variations of this name include: Daryl, Darian, Dareen, Darelle ...

(Daryl Easton, Daryl Martinez) * Davenport, Lewis (George Ryan) * Davenport, William Henry and Erastus, Ira *

Dedi Djedi (also Dedi or Djedi of Djed-Sneferu) is the name of a fictional ancient Egyptian magician appearing in the fourth chapter of a story told in the legendary Westcar Papyrus. He is said to have worked wonders during the reign of king (phar ...

* de Vère, Clémentine * De Kolta, Buatier * Devant, David (David Wellington or David Wighton) * Diaconis, Persi * Dietrich, Dorothy * Dill, Dean * Dingle, Derek * Dinardi (Alfred Körber) * Downs, Thomas Nelson * Drake, Simon (Simon Alexander) * Draper, Paul W. * Dunninger, Joseph * Durham, Geoffrey *

Dynamo "Dynamo Electric Machine" (end view, partly section, ) A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator. Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry, and the foundat ...

(Steven Frayne)

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* Eason, Doc * Eliason, Frank Eugene * Eliason, Oscar * Ellis, Tim * Elmsley, Alex * Erdnase, S. W. * Erkin, Sermet * Evans, Henry R. * Evans, Sophie * Evanswood, Terry

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* Fakir of Ava (Isaiah Harris Hughes) * Farla, Christian * Farquhar, Shawn * Ferguson, Rich (Richard Jeffrey Evans) * Ferré, Norbert * Finney, Michael * Finch, Jon * Firman, Pete * Fischbacher, Siegfried, see

Siegfried & Roy Siegfried & Roy were a duo of German-American magicians and entertainers, best known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers. It was composed of Siegfried Fischbacher (June 13, 1939 – January 13, 2021) and Roy Horn (born Uwe ...

* Fitzkee, Dariel (Dariel Fitzroy) * Flom, Justin * Flosso, Al (Albert Levinson) * Foo, Ching Ling (Chee Ling Qua) * Fox, Imro (Isidore Fuchs) * Franco, Mat (Mat Franco) * Freedman, James * Freer, Winston * Frewin, Greg * Frischman, Dan

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Guimaraes, Helder * Ganson, Lewis * Garcia, Frank * Gardner, Martin * Gazzo (Gary Osbourne) * Germain, Karl * Gertner, Paul *

Gibson, Walter B. Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 – December 6, 1985) was an American writer and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character '' The Shadow''. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote "more than ...

* Giobbi, Roberto * Gladwin, Andi * Green, Lennart * Goldenberg, Haim * Goldin, Horace * Goldston, Will *

Gopinath Muthukad Gopinath Muthukad (born 10 April 1964) is an Indian magician and motivational speaker from Kerala. He employs magic as a medium to convey his messages to public. Muthukad founded the world's first magic academy, The Academy of Magical Science ...

* Gore, Steve * Gunawan, Hendra

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* Harary, Franz * Hamman, Br. John * Hammer, Virginia Edmunda *

Hardeen Theodore "Dash" Hardeen (born Ferenc Dezső Weisz; March 4, 1876 – June 12, 1945) was a Hungarian-American magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Houdini. Hardeen, who usually billed himself as the "brother of Ho ...

(Ferencz Dezso Weisz) * Harris, Neil Patrick * Harris, Paul * Hatfield, Murray and Teresa * Haydn, Whit "Pop" * Heath, Royal Vale * Henning, Doug * Herrmann, Alexander * Hilliard, John Northern *

Houdini, Harry Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician R ...

(Erik Weiss) * Hugard, Jean *

Han Ping Chien Han Ping Chien (1891–1930) was a Chinese magician, whose popularity peaked during the later part of America's vaudeville era (circa 1909) with his Peking Mysteries Troupe. Unlike the many Oriental conjurers who were really of European or Amer ...

* Hyde, Timothy

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* Interrante, Scott * Işınbark, Ertuğrul

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* James, Kevin * James, P. (V. Kennedy) * Jarrow, Emil * Jay, Joshua * Jay, Ricky (Ricky Potash) * Jennings, Larry * Jermay, Luke * John George * Jillette, Penn, see also

Penn & Teller Penn & Teller, Penn Jillette and Teller, are American magicians, entertainers, and scientific skeptics who have performed together since the late 1970s. They are noted for their ongoing act that combines elements of comedy with magic. The duo h ...

* Johnson, Kristen * Jonathan, The Amazing (John Edward Szeles) * Jones, Barry * Jordan, Charles

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* Kane, Peter * Kaps, Fred (Abraham Pieter Adrianus Bongers) * Katterfelto, Gustavus * Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller) * Kent, Michael * Kieve, Paul * King, Mac * Kio, Emil (Emil Teodorovich Girshfeld-Renard) * Kio, Igor (Igor Emilievich Renard Kio) * Klok, Hans * Knauss, Eric (The Great Zucchini) * Kole, André (Robert Gurtler, Jr.) * De Kolta, Buatier (Joseph Bautier) * Koran, Al (Edward Doe) *

Milton Kort Milton Kort (1917 – August 1, 2003) was an American professional pharmacist who dabbled in sleight of hand. He was a hobbyist magician who seldom traveled outside the Detroit area and rarely performed. Yet he was a man whom the professionals a ...

* Kredible, Justin (Justin Willman) * The Amazing Kreskin (George Joseph Kresge, Jr.) * Kwong, David

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* Labero, Joe (Lars Bengt Roland Johansson) * Laflin, Duane * Lancaster, Lou (Louis Lancaster McClung) * Latimer, Jason * Lee, Misty * Leifer, Debbie * Lenert, Tina * Lenier, Minnette Gersh * Le Roy, Servais * Levi, Eliphas (Alphonse Louis Constant) * Levit, Jonathan * Lim, Shin * Lorayne, Harry * Lovell, Curtis II * Lovell, Simon * Lovick, John * London, Tom * Lal, K (Kantilal Girdharilal Vora)

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* MacGregor, John * Macleod, Stuart *

Magic Babe Ning Ning Cai (; born 16 October 1982) is a Singapore Literature Prize nominated author. She is best recognized for her illusionist/escapologist stage character Magic Babe Ning and was named by Channel News Asia as Southeast Asia's first professio ...

(Ning Cai) * Mahdi Moudini * Magic Christian (Christian Stelzel) * Majax, Gérard (Gérard Fater) * Malini, Max (Max Katz Breit) * Malone, Bill * Mandrake, Leon (Leon Giglio) * Marcy, Matt * Marlo, Ed (Edward Malkowski) * Marshall, Jay (James Ward Marshall) * Marvey, Peter * Maskelyne, Jasper * Maskelyne, John Nevil * Maskelyne, Nevil * Masklyn ye Mage: see Tony Andruzzi * de Matos, Luis *

Matt the Knife Matt the Knife (also called MTK; born 1988) is a magician and mentalist. He has broken a number of Guinness World Records. He began his career as a professional con man. Career Sometime around 2000 he began to perform magic. Since then, he has ...

* Maven, Max (Phil Goldstein) * Mayne, Andrew (Andrew Harter) * McBride, Jeff * McComb, Billy * McKenzie, Doug * Méliès, Georges (Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès) * Menna, Lisa * Milner, John * Minkin, David * Money-Coutts, Drummond * Morgan The Escapist * Mulhern, Stephen * Mulholland, John * Mullica, Tom * Munoz, Oscar * Muthukad, Gopinath

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* Namboothiri, Vazhakkunnam * Neutert, Natias * Nicholson, Chris * Nixon, David * Nova, Aldo * Nu, Alain * Nyman, Andy

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* Ogawa, Shoot * Okito ( Tobias Bamberg) * Orleans, Danny * Ortiz, Darwin * Osterlind, Richard * Ovette, Great (Joseph Ovette) * Özdemir, İlkay * O.P. Sharma

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* Page, Pat * Palladino, Eusapia (Minerverno Murge) * Palmer, Johnny "Ace" * Paterson, Alex * Pearlman, Oz * Pendragons (Jonathan and Charlotte Pendragon) * Penn, David *

(see also

Penn Jillette Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, actor, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. The duo has been featured i ...

and Teller) * Penrose, Scott * Philadelphia, Jacob (Jacob Meyer) * Pinetti, Joseph (Joseph Pinetti Willedall de Merci) * Polgar, Franz * Pollock, Channing * Potter, Richard * Presto, Fay (Letitia Winter, Oliver Winter) * P. C. Sorcar Sr. (Indian magician, 1950s) * P. C. Sorcar Jr. and

P. C. Sorcar, Young P. C. Sorcar, Young (formal name Provas Chandra Sorcar) (born 1950) is an Indian magician based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the third son of Indian magician P. C. Sorcar. He is the winner of the Samurai Crown for the Best Magic Show i ...

(Indian Magicians)

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* Qualter, Noel

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* Randi, James (Randall James Hamilton Zwinge) * Reveen, Peter * Reynolds, Charles * Robert, Étienne-Gaspard * Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène * Robinson, William Ellsworth: see

Chung Ling Soo William Ellsworth Robinson (April 2, 1861 – March 24, 1918) was an American magician who went by the stage name Chung Ling Soo (). He is mostly remembered today for his accidental death due to a failed bullet catch trick. Early years Robinson ...

* Role, Brian * Romany, the Diva of Magic * Roth, David *

Rovi TiVo Corporation, formerly known as the Rovi Corporation and Macrovision Solutions Corporation, was an American technology company. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company is primarily involved in licensing its intellectual property ...

(Ivor Parry) * Rowland, Ian

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* Sadowitz, Jerry * Salwak, Dale * Sam, Long Tack (Lung Te Shan) * Sankey, Jay * Saville, Ian * Saxe, Melinda * SawChuck, Murray *

Scarne, John John Scarne (; March 4, 1903 – July 7, 1985) was an American magician and author who was particularly adept at playing card manipulation. He became known as an expert on cards and other games, and authored a number of popular books on cards, ...

(Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia) * Schindler, George * Schmidt, Pauline * Schwarzman, Howie * Scott & Muriel (Scott Nelson and Muriel Brugman) * Seeman, Baron Hartwig * Selbit, P. T. (Percy Thomas Tibbles) * Setteducati, Mark * Shaxon, Alan (Alan Arthur Howson) * Sheridan, Jeff * Shokyokusai, Tenkatsu (Madame Tenkatsu) *

(Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn) * Silano, Rocco * Silvan (Aldo Savoldello) * Aaron Smith * Slydini, Tony (Quintino Marucci) * Solomon, Thomas * Soo, Chung Ling (William Ellsworth Robinson) * Sorcar, P. C. (Protul Chandra Sarcar) * Sorcar, P. C. Jr. (Prodip Chandra Sarcar) * Steinmeyer, Jim * Stone, David * Stone, Tom (Thomas Bengtsson) * Strebler, Morgan (Matthew Glenn Milligan) * Sum, J C (Sum Jan-chung) *

Suhani Shah Suhani Shah (born 29 January 1990) is an Indian mentalist, magician, and YouTuber. Early life Suhani Shah was born on 29 January 1990 in Udaipur, Rajasthan in a Marwadi family. She left her school in class 2 to pursue her passion. She was ...

(India) * Sungur, Zati * Swiss, Jamy Ian * Sylvester the Jester (Daniel Sylvester Battagline)

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* Takayama, Cyril * Talma, Mercedes (Mary Ann Ford) * Tamariz, Juan (Tamariz-Martel Negrón) * Tarbell, Harlan * Thompson, Johnny (The Great Tomsoni) * Teller (Raymond Joseph Teller): see also

* Tempest, Marco * Tenko, Princess (Mariko Itakura) * Thurston, Howard * Timon, Margo (Margo Tucker) * Tobin, Neil * Topas * Turner, Richard

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* Valentino, Val (The Masked Magician) * Andrew Van Buren * Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner) * Vincent, Michael (Michael Vincent Louis)

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* Walker, Val * Walton, Roy * Watson, Alan * Wayne, Matt (Matthew Wayne Tomasko) * Webster, Sue-Anne * Welles, Orson * Willard, Frances * Williams, Dick * Wilson, Gregory * Wilson, Mark * Wilson, R. Paul * Wind, Tommy * Witt, Wittus (Hans-Günter Witt) * Wonder, Tommy (Jacobus Maria Bemelman) * Wood, Dominic * Wood, Greg * Wyrick, Steve

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* Zabrecky, Rob * Zamloch, Anton *

The Zancigs Julius and Agnes Zancig were stage magicians and authors on occultism who performed a spectacularly successful two-person mentalism act during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Julius Zancig (1857–1929) – born Julius Jörgensen in Cop ...

* Zarrow, Herb * Zenon, Paul * Zimmer, Florian

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