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Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini was an American magician renowned for his daring escapology performances during the late 19th and early 20...

Stage American Historical Escapologist

9.9 Brilliant

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Ed Marlo

Ed Marlo was a prominent American magician specializing in close-up card magic during the mid-20th century. He is notabl...

Card American Historical Close Up

9.6 Brilliant

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Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay was a prominent American magician celebrated for his mastery of close-up card techniques and intricate sleight...

Card American Historical Close Up

9.5 Brilliant

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Paul Harris

Paul Harris was a significant figure in twentieth-century American magic. He developed numerous innovative close-up magi...

American Creator Historical Close Up

9.4 Excellent

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David Roth

David Roth was a prominent American magician specializing in close-up coin manipulation. He gained recognition for his s...

American Coin Historical Close Up

9.4 Excellent

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Harry Kellar

Harry Kellar was a prominent figure in late nineteenth and early twentieth century American stage magic. He gained recog...

Stage American Traditional Historical

9.2 Excellent

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Eugene Burger

Eugene Burger was a prominent American magician specializing in close-up techniques and unusual effects. His innovative...

Teacher American Historical Close Up

9.2 Excellent

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Harlan Tarbell

American magician who developed the Tarbell Course in Magic, a landmark multi-volume correspondence course begun in the...

Stage American Author Historical

8.7 Great

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Tony Corinda

British mentalist and author of 'Thirteen Steps to Mentalism' (1958), a comprehensive foundational reference text for th...

Author Historical British Mentalism

8.5 Great

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Paul LePaul

Paul LePaul was an American card magician whose 1949 book 'The Card Magic of LePaul' became a foundational text on advan...

Stage American Author Historical

8.4 Great

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Al Baker

American magician (1874–1951) celebrated for his inventive card and mentalism effects, widely published in magic journal...

American Inventor Historical Close Up

8.3 Great

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Paul Curry

American magician who invented 'Out of This World' (1942), widely regarded as one of the greatest self-working card tric...

American Inventor Historical Card Magic

8.3 Great

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John Scarne

American magician and gambling authority (1903–1985) whose books on card games and cheating became standard references f...

American Author Historical Gambling

8.2 Great

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Joseph Dunninger

American mentalist known as 'The Amazing Dunninger' who achieved wide fame through popular radio broadcasts and televisi...

Television American Radio Historical

8.1 Great

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Arthur Buckley

American magician and author known for Card Control (1946), a seminal instructional text on card sleight of hand that in...

American Author Historical Coins

8.1 Great

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Martin Gardner

Martin Gardner (1914–2010) was an American writer whose 25-year 'Mathematical Games' column in Scientific American made...

American Author Puzzle Historical

8.1 Great

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Bob Hummer

Bob Hummer was an American magician who created numerous self-working mathematical card effects whose underlying princip...

American Inventor Historical Cards

8.0 Great

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Ralph Hull

American magician known for creating The Tuned Deck and other influential card effects that challenged assumptions about...

American Inventor Historical Close Up

7.6 Good

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Claude Alexander Conlin

American mentalist known as The Man Who Knows (1880–1954), who performed an elaborate crystal ball mind-reading act to a...

Stage American Historical Mentalism

7.4 Good

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Docc Hilford

Docc Hilford is an American mentalist known for creating original psychological magic effects and producing widely circu...

American Contemporary Author Psychological

7.3 Good