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1

Thomas Nelson Downs

American vaudeville magician Thomas Nelson Downs built his reputation on coin manipulation, turning small objects into m...

Stage Historical Close Up Coin Magic

9.19 Excellent

2

Bautier de Kolta

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

Stage Creator Historical Illusionist

9.14 Excellent

3

Albert Goshman

Albert Goshman was an American close-up magician renowned for his coin and sponge ball routines. He popularized the "Gos...

Historical British Close Up Coins

9.12 Excellent

4

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

9.11 Excellent

5

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1857-1910) was a prominent French stage magician who significantly shaped modern illusionism....

Stage French Traditional Historical

9.06 Excellent

6

David Berglas

David Berglas was a British stage magician and mentalist renowned for his innovative techniques and close-up work. He de...

Stage Historical British Mentalist

8.97 Great

7

Gazzo

Gazzo is a British street magician and busker widely recognized in the performance community for his work in open-air th...

Stage Historical British Street

8.94 Great

8

Channing Pollock

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

Stage American Historical Manipulation

8.65 Great

9

David Devant

David Devant was a prominent British magician and stage illusionist during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He wa...

Stage Inventor Historical British

8.40 Great

10

John Nevil Maskelyne

John Nevil Maskelyne (1839–1917) was a British magician, inventor, and theatre manager who became one of the most promin...

Stage Inventor Historical British

8.35 Great

11

Adelaide Herrmann

Adelaide Herrmann was a celebrated British stage magician known for her innovative and daring illusions. Following her h...

Stage Female Historical British

8.28 Great

12

Billy McComb

Billy McComb was an Irish magician and actor whose career spanned several decades in the mid-twentieth century. He was h...

Stage Comedy Historical British

7.96 Good

13

Horace Goldin

Horace Goldin (1873–1939) was a stage magician born in Vilnius, then part of the Russian Empire, who performed extensive...

Stage Historical British Vaudeville

7.95 Good

14

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

7.91 Good

15

Paul Daniels

Paul Daniels was a British magician and television presenter born in 1938 in Middlesbrough, England. He hosted "The Paul...

Television Stage Historical British

7.82 Good

16

Ali Bongo

Ali Bongo, born William Wallace, was a British comedy magician recognized for his theatrical performances and expertise...

Stage Comedy Historical British

7.77 Good

17

David Nixon

David Nixon was a British magician and television presenter who played a pivotal role in popularizing magic on UK televi...

Television Stage Comedy Historical

7.65 Good

18

Maurice Fogel

Maurice Fogel was a British magician and mentalist who achieved prominence in the mid-20th century. He became widely rec...

Stage Historical British Mentalist

7.59 Good

19

Alan Alan

Alan Alan was a British stage magician and escapologist who gained prominence in the United Kingdom during the mid-twent...

Television Stage Historical British

7.35 Good

20

Jasper Maskelyne

Jasper Maskelyne was a British stage magician and a third-generation member of the Maskelyne magic family; his grandfath...

Stage Wwii Historical British

6.70 Fair