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Penn Jillette

1955 - Today

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Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, actor, comedian, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. The duo has been featured in numerous stage and television shows, such as Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, and is as of 2025 headlining in Las Vegas at The Rio. Jillette serves as the act's orator and raconteur. Jillette has published eight books, including the New York Times Bestseller, God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Penn Jillette is the 10th most popular magician (up from 11th in 2019), the 15,886th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,512th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Magician.

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Among MAGICIANS

Among magicians, Penn Jillette ranks 10 out of 11. Before her are Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, James Randi, David Blaine, Ricky Jay, Criss Angel, and Dynamo. After her are Derren Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Penn Jillette ranks 703. Before her are Kazuhiko Takemoto, Boris Alexandrov, Newton Thomas Sigel, Vinod Khosla, Cynthia McKinney, and Evan Bayh. After her are Ann Grant, Lusia Harris, Steve Wooddin, Geraldine Brooks, Hariharan, and Rebecca Blank.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Penn Jillette ranks 15,893 out of 20,380. Before her are Cupcakke (1997), Chris Smith (1953), Scott Silver (1964), Sepp Kuss (1994), Alcee Hastings (1936), and Nat Wolff (1994). After her are John Capel Jr. (1978), Deanna Russo (1979), James Gould Cozzens (1903), Emilie Autumn (1979), Daniella Monet (1989), and Douglas Wilder (1931).

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Among MAGICIANS In United States

Among magicians born in United States, Penn Jillette ranks 5. Before her are David Copperfield (1956), David Blaine (1973), Ricky Jay (1946), and Criss Angel (1967).

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