This is a list of magicians, illusionists, escapologists, and other practitioners of stage magic. For a list of witches, wizards, and other practitioners of paranormal magic, see: List of occultists.
Magicians are listed by the most common name used in performance. Magicians' actual names, when applicable, follow in parentheses.
A
- David Abbott
- Curtis Adams
- Jewel Aich
- aladin (Eenasul Fateh)
- Alan Alan (Alan Rabinowiz)
- Alemaro (Alejandro Martinez Rosas)
- Alex (Cándor Horváth)
- C. A. Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin)
- David Alexander
- Ali Kazam (Luis Roberto Rivas)
- Michael Ammar
- Harry Anderson
- John Henry Anderson
- Paul Andrews
- Jerry Andrus
- Tony Andruzzi
- Criss Angel (Christopher Sarantakos)
- Theodore Annemann (Theodore John Squires)
- Jon Armstrong
- Joaquin Ayala
B
- Ed Balducci
- Carl Ballantine (Meyer Kessler)
- David Bamberg
- Tobias Bamberg
- Banachek (Steven Shaw)
- Bellachini (Samuel Berlach)
- Tom Bengtsson
- J. B. Benn
- Roy Benson (Edward McQuade)
- David Berglas
- Bernardi (Bernhard Eskilsen)
- Jay Scott Berry
- Charles Bertram (James Bassett)
- Washington Irving Bishop
- Harry Blackstone, Sr.
- Harry Blackstone, Jr.
- David Blaine
- Antonio Blitz
- Gaëtan Bloom (Jean-Luis Blum)
- Fran Bombino (Francisco Guerra)
- Ali Bongo (William Oliver Wallace)
- Borra (Borislav Milojkovic)
- Borra II (Dragisa Milojkovic)
- Borra III (Vojislav Milojkovic)
- Charly Borra (Karl Milojkovic)
- Giovanni Bartolomeo Bosco
- Leon Bosco
- Ben Bradshaw
- James Brandon
- Joan Brandon
- Frederick Braue
- George Brindamour (George Brown)
- Derren Brown
- John Randall Brown
- Matthias Buchinger
- Eugene Burger
- Lance Burton
- Kuda Bux (Khuda Bakhsh)
C
- Conte Alessandro di Caglistro
- Mark Cairns
- John Calvert (Elbern Madren Calvert)
- Charles Cameron
- Cardini (Richard D. Pitchford)
- Carlton (Arthur Philips)
- Francis Carlyle
- John Carney
- Cartelini (Jörge Kitlinski)
- Charles Joseph Carter
- John Cassidy
- Scott Cervine
- Alexander Char (Alexander Vorobiev)
- Li-Ho Chang (Juan José Pablo Jesorum)
- Brad Christian
- Milbourne Christopher
- Cleopatra (Valeria Kasfikis)
- Rudy Coby
- Emmanuel Apollinaire Comte
- Comus (Nicolas Philippe Ledru)
- Comus II
- George Alfred Cooke
- Tommy Cooper
- David Copperfield (David Kotkin)
- Tony Corinda
- Martin Cottet
- Kent Cummins
- Father Murray Cyprian
D
- Paul Daniels (Newton Edward Daniels)
- Dante (Oscar Eliason)
- Dante (Harry August Jansen)
- Ira Erastus and William Henry Davenport
- Lewis Davenport (George Ryan)
- Roy Davenport (Fergus Roy)
- Le Grand David (David Bull)
- Buatier De Kolta (Joseph Bautier)
- Peter De Paula
- Dedi
- David Devant (David Wellington)
- Persi Diaconis
- Abb Dickson (Abner Pope Dickson)
- Derek Dingle
- Ludwig Leopold Döbler
- Wayne Dobson
- Dominique Risbourg
- Thomas Nelson Downs
- Simon Drake
- Paul Driscoll
- Rikki Dunn (Fred Revello)
- Joseph Dunninger
- Geoffrey Durham
E
- Hector El Neco (Nils Sture Hector)
- Tim Ellis
- Alex Elmsley
- Tyler Erickson
- S. W. Erdnase
- Graham Etherington
- Celeste Evans
F
- Glenn Falkenstein
- Fantasio (Ricardo Roucau)
- Isaac Fawkes
- Anna Eva Fay (Anna Eva Heathman)
- Lubor Fiedler
- Siegfried Fischbacher, see Siegfried & Roy
- Al Flosso (Albert Levinson)
- Maurice J. Fogel
- Ching Ling Foo (Chee Ling Qua)
- Karrel Fox
- Frakson (José Jimenez Seville)
- Lady Frances (Frances E. Hess)
- James Freedman
- Greg Frewin
- Wiljalba Frikell
- Fu Manchu (see David Bamberg)
- Shintaro Fujiyama
G
- Luxor Gali-Gali (Mahguob Mohammed Hanafi)
- Frank Garcia
- Martin Gardner
- John Gaughan
- Uri Geller
- Gentleman Jack (Tommy Willy Jörgen Iversen)
- The Great George (Grove C. George)
- Karl Germain (Karl Mattmüller)
- Paul Gertner
- Johnny Giordemaine (Giovanni Giodmaina)
- Dr. Giovanni (Adolph Herczog)
- Andi Gladwin
- Walter Glod
- Brian Glow
- Goldfinger and Dove (Jack Vaughn)
- Horace Goldin (Hyman Elias Goldstein)
- Will Goldston (Wolf Goldston)
- Al Goshman
- Steve Gotson
- Lennart Green
- Dean Gunnarson
- Jack Gwynne
H
- Brother John Hamman
- Erik Van Hanussen (Herschel Steinschneider)
- Franz Harary
- Robert Harbin (Edward Richard Charles Williams)
- Theodore Hardeen
- Paul Harris
- Friedrich Alexander Heimbürger
- Robert Heller (William Henry Palmer)
- Hellström (Axel Vogt)
- Doug Henning
- Adelaide Herrmann (Adelaide Scarcez)
- Alexander Herrmann
- Carl Herrmann
- Leon Herrmann
- Carl Hertz (Leib Morgenstern)
- Miss Hilden (Hildegard Neureiter)
- Scott Hitchcock
- Professor Louis Hoffmann (Angelo John Lewis)
- Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser
- Max Hofzinser (Josef Levin)
- Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn (see Siegfried & Roy)
- Sam Horowitz
- Harry Houdini (Ehric Weiss)
- Alan Hudson
- Jean Hugard
- Burling Hull (Burlingame Gilbert Hull)
- Hume (Daniel Dunglas)
- Ray Hyman
I
J
- Viggo Jahn
- Stanley Jaks (Herbert Siegbert)
- Loyal James (James Pycznski)
- Stewart James
- Emil Jarrow
- Ricky Jay (Ricky Potash)
- Jhoni (Juan Sánchez Flores)
- Penn Jillette (see also Penn & Teller)
- Finn Jon (Finn Hauser)
- The Amazing Johnathan (John Edward Szeles)
- Barry Jones
- Charles Jordan
- Joseph Gabriel Wierzbicki
K
- Kalanag (Helmut Ewald Schreiber)
- Fred Kaps (Abraham Pieter Adrianus Bongers)
- Direktor Kassner
- Gustavus Katterfelto
- Fred Keating
- Harry Kellar (Heinrich Keller)
- Fernando Keops (Fernando Otero T.)
- Marc Kerstein
- Paul Kieve
- Mac King
- Kio (Emil Feodorowisch Hirschfeld-Renard)
- Emil Kio Jr. (Emil Emilievich Kio)
- Igor Emilievich Renard Kio
- Hans Klok
- André Kole (Robert Gurtler)
- Al Koran
- Kreskin (George Joseph Kresge, Jr.)
- Kuma (Kinjiro Tanko Kumajo)
L
- Joe Labero
- Lafayette (Siegmund Ignatius Neuburger)
- William Walter Larsen
- René Lavand
- Servais Le Roy (Jean Henri Servais Le Roy)
- Misty Lee
- Nate Leipzig (Nathan Leipzinger)
- Tina Lenert
- Paul LePaul
- Les Levante (Leslie George Cole)
- Andy Leviss
- De Yip Loo
- Harry Lorayne
- Sid Lorraine
- Simon Lovell
- Vito Lupo
M
- Stuart Macleod
- Tomohiro Maeda
- Magic Christian
- Magic Unlimited (Renzo Kazàn, Oscar Kazàn and Mara)
- Gérard Majax (Gérard Fater)
- The Majestics
- Bill Malone
- Masked Magician (see also Valentino)
- Max Malini (Max Katz Breit)
- Leon Mandrake
- Marco the Magi (Cesáreo Pelaez)
- Jay Marshall (James Ward Marshall)
- Daryl Martinez
- Fredo Marvelli
- Jasper Maskelyne
- John Nevil Maskelyne
- Nevil Maskelyne
- Masklyn ye Mage (see Tony Andruzzi)
- Harry Maurer
- Max Maven (Phil Goldstein)
- Jeff McBride
- Billy McComb
- Georges Méliès
- Lisa Menna
- Mercedes (Joseph Cohen)
- Paco Miller (Eduardo Arozamena)
- Hans Moretti (Johannes Cewe)
- Stephen Mulhern
- John Mulholland
- Ralf Müller
- Tom Mullica
- Murray (Leo Norman Maurien Murray Stuart Carrington-Walters)
N
- Napoleons (Parte Koishi and Bona Ueki Napoleon)
- Bill Neff
- Norm Nielson
- Jyrki Niemi
- David Nixon
- Lance Norris
O
- Dell O'Dell (Nell Newton)
- Shoot Ogawa
- Okita (Julia Ferret)
- Okito (see Tobias Bamberg)
- Darwin Ortiz
- Richard Osterlind
P
- Pat Page
- Cesareo Palaez
- Eusapia Palladino (Minerverno Murge)
- Gogia Pasha (Dhanapat Rai Gogia)
- Omar Pasha
- Johnny Paul (John Paul Zielinski, Jr.)
- Paula Paul (Paula Slape)
- Pavel (Pavel Pomezny)
- William Charles Payne
- Pendragons (Jonathan and Charlotte Pendragon)
- Penn & Teller (see also Penn Jillette and Teller)
- Jacob Philadelphia (Jacob Meyer)
- Philippe (Jacques-André-Noé Talon)
- Piddingtons (Sydney and Lesley Piddington, later with Robyn Piddington)
- Pinetti (Giuseppe Merci/Willedal de Merci/Wildalle)
- Peter Pit (Hermann Claassen)
- Franz Polgar
- Channing Pollock
- Paul Potassy
- Frederick Eugene Powell
- Punx (Ludwig Franz Wilhelm Hanemann)
Q
R
- James Randi (Randall James Hamilton Zwinge)
- Jimmy Ray
- The Great Raymond (Morris Raymond Saunders)
- David Regal
- Richiardi (Ricardo Izquierdo)
- Richiardi Aldo (Aldo Izquierdo Colosi)
- Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
- Robin (Henri-Joseph Donckèle)
- William Ellsworth Robinson (see Chung Ling Soo)
- Rocco Silano
- Maurice Rooklyn
- Paul Rosini (Paul Vucci)
- Richard Ross (Richard Rozenboom)
- David Roth
- Marvin Roy (Marvin A. Levy)
S
- Jerry Sadowitz
- Long Tack Sam
- Jay Sankey
- Santiago (Tim Converse)
- Melinda Saxe
- John Scarne (Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia)
- Girolamo Scotto
- Terry Seabrooke
- P. T. Selbit (Percy Thomas Tibbles)
- Iiro Seppänen
- Steve Shaw (see Banachek)
- Alan Shaxon (Alan Arthur Howson)
- Jeff Sheridan
- Haruo Shimada
- Siegfried & Roy (Siegfried Fischbacker and Roy Horn)
- Silvan (Aldo Savoldello)
- Ross Skiffington
- Henry Slade
- Tony Slydini (Quintino Marucci)
- Thomas Solomon
- Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson)
- P. C. Sorcar (Protul Chandra Sarcar)
- P. C. Sorcar, Jr. (Prodip Chandra Sarcar)
- Robert Steiner
- Jim Steinmeyer
- Tom Stone
- Jamy Ian Swiss
T
- Cyril Takayama
- Mercedes Talma (Mary Ann Ford)
- Juan Tamariz (Tamariz-Martel Negrón)
- Tampa (Raymond Sugden)
- Teller (Raymond Joseph Teller; see also Penn & Teller)
- Marco Tempest
- Ten Ichi (Shokyokusai Hattori)
- Ten Ichi, Jr. (Tenj)
- Ten-i-Chi (Jules De Nijs)
- Mahka Tendo (Takao Yabushita)
- Tenkai (Sadajiro Ishida)
- Tenko (Isao Hikita)
- Princess Tenko (Mariko Itakura)
- Tihanyi (Franz Czeiler)
- Howard Thurston
- Neil Tobin
- Tomsoni & Company (John and Pam Thompson)
- Tom and Liz Tucker
U
V
- Valentino (Val Valentino)
- Armando Vera
- Dai Vernon (David Frederick Wingfield Verner)
- Virgil Harris Mulkey
W
- Peter Warlock (Alec William Bell)
- Frances Willard
- Willard the Wizard
- David Williamson
- Mark Wilson
- Tommy Wonder (Jacobus Maria Bemelman)
- The Great Wong (Ng Bo Oen)
Y
Z
- Julius and Agnes Zancig (Julius Jörgensen and Agnes Claussen, also Ada Zancig)
- Paul Zenon
- Diana Zimmerman
- Steve Zeigler
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Reference
- Randi, James. Conjuring. (1992) ISBN 0312097719