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James Randi
1928 - 2020
James Randi
James Randi, nato James Hamilton Randall Zwinge (Toronto, 7 agosto 1928 – Plantation, 20 ottobre 2020), è stato un illusionista, divulgatore scientifico e personaggio televisivo canadese naturalizzato statunitense. Conosciuto anche come The Amazing Randi ("Lo stupefacente Randi"), è stato un prestigiatore professionista, un razionalista e uno scettico, nonché un oppositore delle pseudoscienze. È noto in particolare per la One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, il premio di un milione di dollari messo in palio dalla sua fondazione, la James Randi Educational Foundation, che era disponibile per chiunque fosse stato in grado di mostrare, in condizioni scientificamente controllate e preventivamente concordate fra le parti, un qualsiasi fenomeno paranormale di qualunque tipo, o legato all'occultismo, oppure un miracolo. Leggi di più su Wikipedia
His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. James Randi is the 5th most popular mago, the 105th most popular biography from Canada (up from 107th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Mago.
James Randi is most famous for his work as a magician, escape artist, and skeptic. He has debunked many psychics, faith healers, and other frauds.
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Among Magos
Among magos, James Randi ranks 5 out of 11. Before him are Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, Uri Geller, and Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. After him are David Blaine, Ricky Jay, Criss Angel, Dynamo, Penn Jillette, and Derren Brown.
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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 1928, James Randi ranks 128. Before him are Gordie Howe, James Earl Ray, Juan María Bordaberry, Djivan Gasparyan, Helen Frankenthaler, and Hayden White. After him are Al Lettieri, Desmond Morris, Sol LeWitt, Edward Albee, Anne Sexton, and Sid Watkins. Among people deceased in 2020, James Randi ranks 121. Before him are Wim Suurbier, Manu Dibango, Daniel arap Moi, Claude Brasseur, Ulay, and Otto Barić. After him are Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Honor Blackman, Kozo Arai, Nikolai Kapustin, Jerry Rawlings, and Samantha Fox.
Others Born in 1928
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Gordie Howe
HOCKEY PLAYER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 122
James Earl Ray
EXTREMIST
1928 - 1998
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 123
Juan María Bordaberry
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 124
Djivan Gasparyan
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 125
Helen Frankenthaler
PAINTER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 126
Hayden White
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 127
James Randi
MAGICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 128
Al Lettieri
ACTOR
1928 - 1975
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 129
Desmond Morris
BIOLOGIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 130
Sol LeWitt
PAINTER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 131
Edward Albee
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 132
Anne Sexton
WRITER
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 133
Sid Watkins
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2012
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 134
Others Deceased in 2020
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Wim Suurbier
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 115
Manu Dibango
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 116
Daniel arap Moi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 117
Claude Brasseur
ACTOR
1936 - 2020
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 118
Ulay
ARTIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 119
Otto Barić
COACH
1933 - 2020
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 120
James Randi
MAGICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 121
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 122
Honor Blackman
ACTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 123
Kozo Arai
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 124
Nikolai Kapustin
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 125
Jerry Rawlings
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 126
Samantha Fox
ACTOR
1950 - 2020
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 127
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, James Randi ranks 105 out of 1,622. Before him are James Craig Watson (1838), Mike Myers (1963), Denis Villeneuve (1967), G. A. Cohen (1941), Louis Slotin (1910), and Carrie-Anne Moss (1967). After him are Michael Ironside (1950), Simon Newcomb (1835), Yvonne De Carlo (1922), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Edward Dmytryk (1908), and Graham Greene (1952).
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James Craig Watson
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1880
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 99
Mike Myers
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 100
Denis Villeneuve
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 101
G. A. Cohen
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - 2009
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 102
Louis Slotin
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1946
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 103
Carrie-Anne Moss
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 104
James Randi
MAGICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 105
Michael Ironside
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 106
Simon Newcomb
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 107
Yvonne De Carlo
ACTOR
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 108
Ted Kotcheff
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2025
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 109
Edward Dmytryk
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1999
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 110
Graham Greene
ACTOR
1952 - 2025
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 111
Among Magos In Canada
Among magos born in Canada, James Randi ranks 1.
