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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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Charlie Miller

American close-up magician and highly regarded sleight-of-hand artist whose technical expertise with cards and coins inf...

American Historical Close Up Coins

8.6 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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Nate Leipzig

Swedish-born American sleight-of-hand artist active in the early 20th century, celebrated among magicians for exceptiona...

American Historical Close Up Cards

8.5 Great

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Jerry Andrus

American magician and inventor known for creating original optical illusions and close-up effects, celebrated for his pr...

American Inventor Close Up Cards

8.3 Great

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Persi Diaconis

Persi Diaconis is an American mathematician at Stanford University and former professional card magician who mathematica...

American Contemporary Cards Mathematical Magic

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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Eddie Fechter

Eddie Fechter was an American close-up magician who performed nightly at the Forks Hotel bar in Buffalo, New York, becom...

American Historical Close Up Cards

8.1 Great

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David Ben

David Ben is a Canadian magician and magic historian best known for writing an authoritative biography of Dai Vernon and...

Contemporary Canadian Close Up Cards

7.9 Good

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Dr. Jacob Daley

American physician and amateur magician of the mid-20th century, best known for originating 'Daley's Last Trick,' a cele...

American Historical Close Up Coins

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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Bert Allerton

American close-up magician (1896–1958) known as The Close-Up Magician, who built his reputation performing table-side at...

American Historical Close Up Cards

7.7 Good

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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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Eric Mead

American close-up magician known for his polished, literary performing style, association with the Magic Castle in Holly...

American Contemporary Theory Author

7.6 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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Joe Turner

British comedy magician and entertainer known for corporate and cabaret performances that blend stand-up comedy with clo...

American Contemporary Comedy Close Up

6.8 Fair