Magician

Magician may refer to:

Performers of magic

• Magician (paranormal), a person who claims to perform feats using supernatural means
• Magician (fantasy), a character in a fictional fantasy context who performs supernatural feats; also known as magic-user, sorcerer, witch, wizard, warlock, etc.
• Magician (illusion), an entertainer or performing artist who creates illusions of impossible or supernatural feats (magic tricks); also known as a stage magician or illusionist
• A practitioner of escapology: an entertainer or performing artist who specializes in escapes from restraints and other perils; also known as an escape artist
• Mentalism, an entertainer or performing artist who appear to demonstrate highly developed mental or intuitive abilities.
• A practitioner of ceremonial magic, a system of occult techniques for spiritual development
• Magician (children's), a magician (illusionist) who primarily performs for younger audiences

Books

• The Magician, an 18th-century novel by Leitch Ritchie
• The Magician (Maugham novel), a 1908 novel by Somerset Maugham
• The Magicians (Priestley novel), a 1954 novel by J.B. Priestley
• The Magician (novel), a 1971 young adult novel by Sol Stein
• Magician (novel), a 1982 novel in the Riftwar series by Raymond E. Feist
• The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, a 2008 novel by Michael Scott
• The Magicians (Grossman novel), a 2009 novel by Lev Grossman
• Magician, a minor character in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe

Film and television

• The Magician (1900 film), a silent film by Thomas Edison
• The Magician (1926 film), a horror film directed by Rex Ingram
• The Magician (1958 film), a drama directed by Ingmar Bergman
• The Magician (1993 film), a crime drama directed by Terry Winsor
• The Magician (2005 film), a crime drama directed by Scott Ryan
• The Magician (2006 film), a comedy drama directed by Cem Yılmaz
• Magicians, a 2000 film directed by James Merendino and starring Til Schweiger and Claire Forlani
• Magicians (film), a 2007 comedy directed by Andrew O'Connor
• Magic Mansion, an American AFRTS Network sitcom series that aired 1965-1967
• The Magician (TV series), an American series that aired in 1973-1974
• The Magician (animated series), an animated series that aired in 1999
• The Magicians (TV series), a British series beginning in 2011

People

• Eyal Berkovic (born 1972), Israeli soccer player
• Antonio Esfandiari (born 1978), Iranian-born American poker player, and formerly a stage magician
• Shaun Murphy (snooker player) (born 1982)
• Jonathon Power, Canadian squash player
• Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), English snooker player
• Fabrice Santoro (born 1972), French tennis player
• Robert Wagner (darts player) (born 1965), Norwegian darts player
• Paul Daniels (born 1938), British magician and television performer
• Dynamo (magician) (born 2002), Dynamo: Magician Impossible
• Robert Fox (magician) (born 2002), Magician and Mind Reader

Other uses

• The Magician (Tarot card)
• Magician (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Magician (video game)

See also

• List of magicians
• List of magicians in fantasy
• The Magicians (disambiguation)