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Criss Angel

1967 - Today

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Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos (Greek: Χριστόφορος Νικόλαος Σαραντάκος; born December 19, 1967), known professionally as Criss Angel, is an American magician, illusionist and musician. He is often referred to as one of the world's most successful illusionists, generating in excess of $150 million in tourism revenue for Las Vegas in one year. Angel began his career in New York City, before moving his base of operations to the Las Vegas Valley. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Criss Angel has received more than 4,184,634 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 41 in 2019). Criss Angel is the 8th most popular magician (down from 7th in 2019), the 8,510th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,086th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Magician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MAGICIANS

Among magicians, Criss Angel ranks 8 out of 11. Before him are David Copperfield, Uri Geller, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, James Randi, David Blaine, and Ricky Jay. After him are Dynamo, Derren Brown, and Penn Jillette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Criss Angel ranks 255. Before him are Sam Harris, José Luis Caminero, Edu Manga, Inha Babakova, Yukiko Okada, and Manuela Maleeva. After him are Pierre Coffin, Uli Kusch, Chad Channing, Steve Harwell, Yukito Kishiro, and Khalid Skah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Criss Angel ranks 8,510 out of 20,380. Before him are Richie Kotzen (1970), Kate McKinnon (1984), Daniel Chester French (1850), Marshall Harvey Stone (1903), Dave DeBusschere (1940), and Harvey Fletcher (1884). After him are Shayla LaVeaux (1969), Bobby Hebb (1938), Lisa Fischer (1958), Rick Berman (1945), Bill Haywood (1869), and Paul Williams (1940).

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Among MAGICIANS In United States

Among magicians born in United States, Criss Angel ranks 4. Before him are David Copperfield (1956), David Blaine (1973), and Ricky Jay (1946). After him are Penn Jillette (1955).

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