Magician
Harry Houdini
1874 - 1926
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Harry Houdini
His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2024). Harry Houdini is the most popular magician, the 14th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Magician.
Harry Houdini was a famous magician and escape artist. He was most famous for his ability to escape from any type of restraint.
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Among Magicians
Among magicians, Harry Houdini ranks 1 out of 11. After him are David Copperfield, Uri Geller, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, James Randi, David Blaine, Ricky Jay, Criss Angel, Dynamo, Penn Jillette, and Derren Brown.
Most Popular Magicians in Wikipedia
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Harry Houdini
1874 - 1926
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 1
David Copperfield
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 2
Uri Geller
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 3
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
1805 - 1871
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 4
James Randi
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 5
David Blaine
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 6
Ricky Jay
1946 - 2018
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 7
Criss Angel
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 8
Dynamo
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 9
Penn Jillette
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 10
Derren Brown
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 11
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1874, Harry Houdini ranks 6. Before him are Winston Churchill, Guglielmo Marconi, Robert Frost, W. Somerset Maugham, and Arnold Schoenberg. After him are Herbert Hoover, Howard Carter, Johannes Stark, Max Scheler, Ernst Cassirer, and Sunjong of Korea. Among people deceased in 1926, Harry Houdini ranks 7. Before him are Claude Monet, Antoni Gaudí, Rainer Maria Rilke, Mehmed VI, Rudolf Christoph Eucken, and Emperor Taishō. After him are Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Camillo Golgi, Sunjong of Korea, and Mary Cassatt.
Others Born in 1874
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Winston Churchill
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1965
HPI: 88.76
Rank: 1
Guglielmo Marconi
INVENTOR
1874 - 1937
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 2
Robert Frost
WRITER
1874 - 1963
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 3
W. Somerset Maugham
WRITER
1874 - 1965
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 4
Arnold Schoenberg
COMPOSER
1874 - 1951
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 5
Harry Houdini
MAGICIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 6
Herbert Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1964
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 7
Howard Carter
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1874 - 1939
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 8
Johannes Stark
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1957
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 9
Max Scheler
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1928
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 10
Ernst Cassirer
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1945
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 11
Sunjong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1926
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Claude Monet
PAINTER
1840 - 1926
HPI: 88.69
Rank: 1
Antoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 2
Rainer Maria Rilke
WRITER
1875 - 1926
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 3
Mehmed VI
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1926
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 4
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1926
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 5
Emperor Taishō
PUBLIC WORKER
1879 - 1926
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 6
Harry Houdini
MAGICIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 7
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1926
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 8
Felix Dzerzhinsky
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1926
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 9
Olga Constantinovna of Russia
COMPANION
1851 - 1926
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 10
Camillo Golgi
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1926
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 11
Sunjong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 12
Mary Cassatt
PAINTER
1844 - 1926
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 13
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Harry Houdini ranks 14 out of NaN. Before him are Rudolf Steiner (1861), Stephen I of Hungary (975), John von Neumann (1903), Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), Matthias Corvinus (1443), and Miklós Horthy (1868). After him are Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Leo Szilard (1898), Imre Kertész (1929), Imre Nagy (1896), and Edward Teller (1908).
Others born in Hungary
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Rudolf Steiner
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1925
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 8
Stephen I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
975 - 1038
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 9
John von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1957
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 10
Ignaz Semmelweis
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1865
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 11
Matthias Corvinus
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1490
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 12
Miklós Horthy
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1957
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 13
Harry Houdini
MAGICIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 14
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 15
Louis I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1326 - 1382
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 16
Leo Szilard
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1964
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 17
Imre Kertész
WRITER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 18
Imre Nagy
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1958
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 19
Edward Teller
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2003
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 20
Among Magicians In Hungary
Among magicians born in Hungary, Harry Houdini ranks 1.
