MAGICIAN

Ricky Jay

1946 - 2018

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Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) was an American stage magician, actor, and writer. In a 1993 profile for The New Yorker, Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". In addition to sleight of hand, he was known for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ricky Jay has received more than 1,580,602 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ricky Jay is the 7th most popular magician (up from 8th in 2019), the 8,437th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,071st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Magician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MAGICIANS

Among magicians, Ricky Jay ranks 7 out of 11. Before her are Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, Uri Geller, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, James Randi, and David Blaine. After her are Criss Angel, Dynamo, Derren Brown, and Penn Jillette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ricky Jay ranks 596. Before her are Klaus Wolfermann, Valery Muratov, Hiroshi Ochiai, Gailard Sartain, Marc Faber, and Valeria Bufanu. After her are Harald Irmscher, Igor Starygin, Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Boz Burrell, Stanisław Barańczak, and Richard LeParmentier. Among people deceased in 2018, Ricky Jay ranks 400. Before her are Yelena Shushunova, Kurt Helmudt, Maria Rohm, Afonso Dhlakama, Tadeusz Kraus, and Apisai Ielemia. After her are Cliff Bourland, Irina Beglyakova, David Goodall, Kate Wilhelm, Alfredo del Águila, and William Blum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ricky Jay ranks 8,437 out of 20,380. Before her are Justin Bartha (1978), Mayo Methot (1904), George Pataki (1945), Ken Leung (1970), Richard Olney (1835), and Walter Alvarez (1940). After her are Susan Peters (1921), Jeannie Berlin (1949), Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886), Suzy Parker (1932), Kelly Curtis (1956), and Willie Davenport (1943).

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Among MAGICIANS In United States

Among magicians born in United States, Ricky Jay ranks 3. Before her are David Copperfield (1956), and David Blaine (1973). After her are Criss Angel (1967), and Penn Jillette (1955).

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