2. Harry Houdini
The mark that Harry Houdini has left in the magic scene is obvious from the fact that even 90 years after his death, he is considered one of the most successful magicians ever. Houdini was well-known for his jaw-dropping escape tricks, the most famous of which was probably the one in 1904 when a newspaper dared him to try to escape from a pair of handcuffs that had been carefully constructed over a period of 5 years. The test was accepted without hesitation, and thousands came to behold the trick. The audience waited with bated breath as Houdini struggled to escape from the cuffs that bound him, but they were no match for the illusionists for he managed to break free and earned enthusiastic applause. He was basically the founder of a new form of magic which later became known as escapology.
Another interesting thing to note about Houdini’s passion was his extreme disapproval of people posing as psychics or spiritualists. He exposed frauds during his career, paving the way for other magicians to do the same.
