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Cardini

Alfred “Dinky” Cardini was a British magician renowned for his elaborate and technically demanding stage illusions perfo...

Stage Historical British Manipulation

9.5 Brilliant

2

Robert Harbin

Robert Harbin, born Ned Williams, was a British magician and writer who significantly influenced the development of mode...

Stage Creator 20TH Century Illusionist

9.4 Excellent

3

John Gaughan

John Gaughan is an American builder of stage illusions, automata, and magical apparatus based in Los Angeles, California...

Stage Contemporary Illusionist Builder

9.4 Excellent

4

Alan Wakeling

Alan Wakeling was an American magician and illusion designer renowned for his innovative mechanical and optical stage cr...

Stage Creator 20TH Century Illusionist

9.1 Excellent

5

Bautier de Kolta

Bautier de Kolta was a 19th-century French illusionist recognized for inventing several foundational stage magic tricks....

Stage Creator Historical Illusionist

9.1 Excellent

6

Yu Hojin

Yu Hojin is a contemporary Korean stage magician recognized for his intricate and visually stunning card techniques. His...

Korean Stage Contemporary Manipulation

9.0 Excellent

7

Lance Burton

Lance Burton is a renowned American illusionist celebrated for his technically demanding and deeply traditional magic pe...

Stage American Contemporary Traditional

8.8 Great

8

Jeff McBride

Jeff McBride is a contemporary American magician known for his unique approach to illusion. He combines classic sleight...

Stage American Contemporary Manipulation

8.8 Great

9

Rocco Silano

Rocco Silano is a highly respected stage magician specializing in close-up manipulation techniques. He achieved internat...

Stage American Close Up Manipulation

8.8 Great

10

Yann Frisch

Yann Frisch is a French magician recognized for his inventive approach to classic illusions. His stage and close-up work...

Stage French Close Up Manipulation

8.8 Great

11

Doug Henning

Doug Henning was a prominent Canadian illusionist known for his innovative stage and television performances during the...

Television Stage Canadian Historical

8.7 Great

12

Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson was a prominent American illusionist known for his innovative approach to magic presented on television and...

Television Stage American Historical

8.7 Great

13

Jonathan Pendragon

Jonathan Pendragon is a stage magician recognized primarily for his work with his former partner, Charlotte Pendragon, a...

Stage American Historical Illusionist

8.7 Great

14

Lu Chen

Lu Chen is a Taiwanese illusionist and television personality largely credited with popularizing close-up and stage magi...

Television Stage Illusionist Taiwanese

8.7 Great

15

Channing Pollock

Channing Pollock (1926–2006) was an American stage magician celebrated for his sophisticated and graceful stage illusion...

Stage American Historical Manipulation

8.7 Great

16

Siegfried & Roy

Siegfried & Roy were the stage partnership of German-born illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, known for lar...

German Stage Historical Illusionist

8.6 Great

17

P.T. Selbit

P. T. Selbit was the stage name of British magician Percy Thomas Tibbles, an illusionist and inventor active during the...

Stage Historical British Illusionist

8.6 Great

18

Charlotte Pendragon

Charlotte Pendragon is an American magician who performed as one half of The Pendragons, an illusionist duo with her for...

Stage American Female Illusionist

8.5 Great

19

Jack Gwynne

Jack Gwynne was an American stage illusionist who achieved significant fame in the mid-20th century for his elaborate ma...

Stage American Historical Illusionist

8.4 Great

20

Carl Herrmann

Carl Herrmann, born Compars Herrmann in 1816, was a German conjurer who became one of the premier stage illusionists of...

German Stage Historical Victorian

7.8 Good