20 Best Magicians of all Time
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Magicians have flabbergasted audiences for many years now from small birthday parties to complicated Los Vegas shows. Here is a list of the greatest magicians of all time.
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1.
Harry Houdini
79 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
2.
Penn & Teller
47 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
3.
David Copperfield
Technically and financially, David Copperfield just might be the most accomplished magician of all time. David has multiple awards including over 20 Emmy Awards and the Living Legend Award. His most famous trick is making the Statue of Liberty disappear.
39 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
4.
Paul Daniels
The Paul Daniels Magic Show ran from 1979 to 1994. His most popular act was his train trip.
26 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
5.
Sigfried and Roy
25 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
6.
Chris Kenner
Created the most revolutionary flourish of all time and created the best coin trick of the past 50 years.
23 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
7.
Chris Angel
Chris Angel maybe the most well know magician of our generation. His tricks such as walking on water and pulling a women in half has puzzled the minds of his fans. Chris began magic when he was only seven, and has been going strong ever sense.
20 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
8.
Jonathan Charlotte Pendragon
These due of husband and wife had more chemistry than any magician to date. Their athleticism allowed them to perform many more impress, but also dangerous tricks. Their most famous tricks were levitation and Interlude.
19 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
9.
Lance Burton
Lance has been around for a while now. He has done numerous television appearances. His most popular performance was escaping from the tracks of a rollercoaster.
18 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
10.
Doug Henning
17 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
11.
Franz Harary
12 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
12.
Ricky Jay
12 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
13.
Dai Vernon
He was considered the best magician. He always said Houdini isn't a magician he simply is a escape artist. He was the only magician ever to fool Houdini with a card trick.
If a guy ranked number 1 on this list got beat by him he should surely be the best magician of all time.
10 points - added 1 minute ago by guest -
14.
Mark Wilson
10 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
15.
Daniel Madison
8 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
16.
Andy field
because he shows impossible magics
7 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
17.
Jeff McBride
7 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
18.
Harry Anderson
7 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
19.
Tejas
5 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
20.
Cyril Takayama
5 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
21.
Hans Klok
3 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
22.
Mac King
2 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
23.
David Blaine
2 points - added 2 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
does not belong on here, his tricks are rehashes of old effects performed terribly.
Added 2 years ago by guest, 3 points
24.
Rocco Silano
0 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
25.
Chad Long
-2 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
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