4F Magic’s Guests Of Honor
Since 1977 every convention was dedicated to a “Guest Of Honor” for their contributions to close-up magic. The Recipients were:
| 1977-1994 | 1995-2011 | 2012-2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1977-Jim Ryan* | 1995-Paul Daniels* | 2012-David Stone |
| 1978-Eddie Fechter* | 1996-Jerry Andrus* | 2013-Stephen Bargatze |
| 1979-Larry Jennings* | 1997-Johnny Thompson* | 2014-Shawn Farquhar |
| 1980-Gene Gordon* | 1998-Juan Tamariz | 2015-Oscar Muñoz |
| 1981-Bob Read* | 1999-Lennart Green | 2016-Dani DaOrtiz |
| 1982-Sid Lorraine* | 2000-Bill Malone | 2016-Christian Engblom |
| 1983-Steve Dusheck* | 2001-Herb Zarrow* | 2016-Miguel Angel Gea |
| 1984-Rick Johnsson* | 2002-Max Maven* | 2017-Rocco Silano |
| 1985-Tom Mullica* | 2003-Meir Yedid | 2018-Pit Hartling |
| 1986-Jay Marshall* | 2004-Pat Page* | 2019-Mike Powers |
| 1987-Tom Craven* | 2005-Gene Anderson | 2023-Mark Mason |
| 1988-Phil Willmarth* | 2005-Dan Garrett* | 2024-Charming Choi |
| 1989-Gary Ouellet* | 2006-Aldo Colombini* | 2024-Jimmy Cieslinski |
| 1990-Shigeo Takagi* | 2007-Ton Onosaka | 2024-Christian Schenk |
| 1991-Harry Lorayne* | 2008-Boris Wild | 2025-Eric DeCamps |
| 1992-Daryl* | 2009-Henry Evans | 2026-Tom Gagnon |
| 1993-Paul Gertner | 2010-Obie O’Brien* | |
| 1994-Derek Dingle* | 2011-Steve Beam | |