List of famous magicians, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top magicians in the world? This includes the most prominent magicians, living and dead, both in America and abroad. This list of notable magicians is ordered by their level of prominence, and can be sorted for various bits of information, such as where these historic magicians were born and what their nationality is. The people on this list are from different countries, but what they all have in common is that they're all renowned magicians.
List people include Neil Patrick Harris, Penn Jillette and many additional people as well.
From reputable, prominent, and well known magicians to the lesser known magicians of today, these are some of the best professionals in the magician field. If you want to answer the questions, "Who are the most famous magicians ever?" and "What are the names of famous magicians?" then you're in the right place. {#nodes}...more
- Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer,... more
- Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, actor, musician, inventor,... more
- Harry Houdini (; born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October... more
Teller
Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller on February 14, 1948) is an American magician, illusionist,... more- Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos (Greek: Χριστόφορος Νικόλαος Σαραντάκος; born December 19,... more
- David Seth Kotkin (born September 16, 1956), known professionally as David Copperfield, is an... more
- Frederick Allan Moranis (; born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician,... more
- David Blaine White (born April 4, 1973) is an American illusionist, endurance artist and... more
Derren Brown
Derren Brown (born 27 February 1971) is an English mentalist, illusionist, and author. Since... more- Harry Laverne Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018) was an American actor, comedian,... more
- Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English writer known primarily for his work in comic... more
- Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a British prop comedian and... more
Doug Henning
Douglas James Henning (May 3, 1947 – February 7, 2000) was a Canadian magician, illusionist,... more- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (; German: [aˈgʀɪpa]; 14 September 1486 – 18... more
- Josh Dolgin, better known by his stage name Socalled, is a Canadian rapper and record... more
- Johannes Franciscus Catharinus "Hans" Klok (born 22 February 1969) is a Dutch magician,... more
- Roy Horn was a magician, and part of famous duo, Siegfried and Roy. They were a duo of... more
- Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018), known professionally as Ricky Jay, was... more
- Herbert Lawrence Becker is a former magician who also wrote a computer program described by... more
- Steven Frayne (born 17 December 1982), better known by his stage name Dynamo, is an English... more
- John Edward Szeles (born September 9, 1958), better known by the stage name The Amazing... more
Lance Burton
William Lance Burton (born March 10, 1960 in Columbia, Kentucky) is an American stage... more
John Scarne (; March 4, 1903 – July 7, 1985) was an American magician and author who was... more- Siegfried Fischbacher (June 13, 1939 – January 13, 2021) was a magician, and one-half of the... more
- John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 – 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and... more
