Ancient World
- Apollonius of Tyana, wizard
- Apuleius, author of a magical novel
- Abaris the Hyperborean
- Elymas, Jewish magus who opposed Paul on Cyprus
- Gyges of Lydia, king said to possess magical artifacts
- Heraclitus, philosopher important in occultism
- Hermes Trismegistus/Thoth
- Iamblichus, neo-platonist philosopher, espoused theurgy
- Iannes and Mambres, magicians at Pharaoh's court mentioned in the New Testament
- Julian, practiced occult theurgy
- Mary the Jewess, oldest known alchemist in western culture
- Plato, philosopher important in occultism
- Plotinus, neo-platonist philosopher important in occultism
- Pythagoras, philosopher important in occultism
- Ptolemy, astrologer
- Simon Magus, magician mentioned in New Testament
- Solomon, king said to be the builder of the first temple with help of demons
- Virgil, subjected to magical legends
- The Witch of Endor, Biblical witch and spirit medium
- Zhang Jiao, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion
- Zhuge Liang, advisor to Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period
- Zoroaster, Founder of the order of the Magi
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