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John Carney

John Carney is a contemporary American magician specializing in close-up magic and stage performance. He’s recognized fo...

Stage American Contemporary Close Up

8.8 Great

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Michael Ammar

Michael Ammar is a contemporary American magician specializing in close-up card magic. He’s recognized for his extensive...

Card Teacher American Contemporary

8.7 Great

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Roberto Giobbi

Roberto Giobbi is a Swiss card magician and author best known for his five-volume Card College series, regarded as a com...

Swiss Contemporary Theory Author

8.7 Great

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Mac King

Mac King is an American magician famous for his long-running, family-friendly comedy magic show, which has been a staple...

Stage American Contemporary Comedy

8.5 Great

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Simon Aronson

American attorney and card magician who developed the Aronson stack, a memorized deck arrangement enabling a wide range...

American Theory Close Up Card Magic

8.4 Great

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Richard Kaufman

American magic publisher, editor of Genii Magazine, and author who has documented close-up magic through extensive books...

American Contemporary Author Publisher

8.3 Great

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Pit Hartling

German card magician and author of Card Fictions, a celebrated book blending narrative storytelling with close-up card s...

German Contemporary Author Close Up

8.2 Great

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Denis Behr

Denis Behr is a German magician who created the Conjuring Archive, a comprehensive free online database indexing thousan...

German Contemporary Author Close Up

8.2 Great

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John Bannon

American attorney and card magician known for mathematically elegant, often self-working card effects, documented across...

American Contemporary Author Close Up

8.1 Great

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Whit Haydn

American magician and founder of School for Scoundrels, widely respected as a teacher of street performance and cups-and...

Stage American Theory Close Up

8.1 Great

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Joshua Jay

Joshua Jay is an American magician who won the FISM World Championship of Magic in 2006 and co-founded Vanishing Inc., a...

American Contemporary Author Card Magic

8.0 Great

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Jon Racherbaumer

Jon Racherbaumer is an American magic historian and writer who edited multiple magic periodicals and authored numerous b...

American Contemporary Author Historian

7.9 Good

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Daniel Garcia

Daniel Garcia is an American magician who created numerous highly popular sleight-of-hand effects and frequently consult...

American Contemporary Creator Close Up

7.8 Good

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Gregory Wilson

Gregory Wilson is an American close-up magician and lecturer specializing in impromptu coin and card magic, widely known...

Television American Contemporary Close Up

7.8 Good

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David Regal

American magician, author, and television writer known for his books on close-up magic and for blending narrative storyt...

Television American Contemporary Author

7.8 Good

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Mat Franco

Mat Franco is an American magician who won the ninth season of America's Got Talent in 2014, later securing the first ma...

Card Stage American Contemporary

7.7 Good

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Bob Neale

Bob Neale is an American magician, origami artist, and retired theology professor noted for intellectually playful magic...

American Author Philosophical Close Up

7.7 Good

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John Lovick

American magician, author, and researcher known for expertise in hat manipulation and for documenting the legacy of lege...

American Contemporary Author Close Up

7.5 Good

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Brad Henderson

American close-up magician respected for his thoughtful writings on magic theory and a refined performing style across c...

American Contemporary Theory Close Up

7.2 Good

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Tom Gagnon

American card magician and creator known for developing original close-up card effects and contributing published work t...

American Contemporary Author Close Up

7.1 Good