The Most Famous
MAGICIANS from Hungary
This page contains a list of the greatest Hungarian Magicians. The pantheon dataset contains 11 Magicians, 1 of which were born in Hungary. This makes Hungary the birth place of the 3rd most number of Magicians behind United States, and United Kingdom.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Hungarian Magicians of all time. This list of famous Hungarian Magicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926)
With an HPI of 75.61, Harry Houdini is the most famous Hungarian Magician. His biography has been translated into 78 different languages on wikipedia.
Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known as Harry Houdini ( hoo-DEE-nee), was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts. Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in the United States and then as Harry "Handcuff" Houdini on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from and hold his breath inside a sealed milk can with water in it. In 1904, thousands watched as Houdini tried to escape from special handcuffs commissioned by London's Daily Mirror, keeping them in suspense for an hour. Another stunt saw him buried alive and only just able to claw himself to the surface, emerging in a state of near-breakdown. While many suspected that these escapes were faked, Houdini presented himself as the scourge of fake spiritualists, pursuing a personal crusade to expose their fraudulent methods. As president of the Society of American Magicians, he was keen to uphold professional standards and expose fraudulent artists. He was also quick to sue anyone who imitated his escape stunts. Houdini made several movies but quit acting when it failed to bring in money. He was also a keen aviator and became the first man to fly a powered aircraft in Australia, on March 18, 1910 at Diggers Rest, a field roughly 20 miles (32 km) from Melbourne.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Hungarian magicians born between 1874 and 1874. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Hungarian magicians include Harry Houdini.
