Influential and notable magicians I have hung out with / met:

Steve Cuiffo
Bill Kalush
Daryl
Ben Stone
The Great Grebnellow
Eugene Burger
Mike Powers
Nate Kranzo
Joe Jesse
Ron Conley
Eric Jones
Cardone

Penn & Teller
Lance Burton
Amazizng Jonathan
David Roth
Paul Harris
Chris Capehart
Aldo Columbini
Eric DeCamps
Darryl
Rich Morata
Jonny Thompson
Banachek
Criss Angel
Simon Lovell
Pit Hartling
Manual Morte
Marc DeSusa
Bev Bergeron
John Ferrentino
David Oliver
Todd Robbins
Michael Chaut
Jamy Ian Swiss
Bruce Kelvar
Doug Edwards
Bob Elliot
Koysta Kimlet
Mark Mason
Mier Yedid
David Kaye (Silly Billy)
Magic Al Garber
Jay Scott Berry
Bob Sheets
Charles Greene III
Seth Kramer
Scott Interrante
Arthur Trace

Harvey Rosenthal
Scotty York
Karl Fulves
Bob Sheets
Steve Spill
Cy Keller
Howie Schwartzman
David Williamson
Al Cohen
David Roth
Jamie Ian Swiss
Martin Nash
Horace Bennett
Woody Landers
Seth Kramer
Darwin Ortiz
Richard Kaufman
Phil Thomas
Bro. Hamman
John Bannon
Mike Close
John Farrentino
Allen Hayden
Mike Gallo
Danny Tong

THis might get long, some of you might be impressed since I am only 14:
David Oliver
Le Grand David
Asi Wind
Todd Robbins
Peter Samelson
Michael Chaut
Franks Brents
Jamy Ian Swiss
Sterling Dietz
Richard Sanders
Fielding West
Lawrence Hass
Joshua Jay
SImon Lovell
David Roth
Roger Dryer
Steven Brown
Doug McKenzie
Chris Korn
Mike Super
David Kaye
John Born
Puck
Mac King
Scott Hithcock
Derren Brown
Dynamo
Ali Bongo
Katie Egleston (Online)
Chris Kenner (Online)
Ken Nrenzel
Herb Zarrow
Meir Yedid
Ryan Oakes
Kostya Kimlat
Seth Kramer
Doug Edwards
Marc DeSouza
Rick Thomas
Murray Sawchuck
Chris Capehart
Eric DeCamps
Penn Jilette
Kozak
Joseph Gabriel
Jon Cassidy
Angelo Carbone
Elliot Zimet
Al Schneider
Rocco
Marco Tempest

-Jesus

I guess you got the trump card.

Jay Sankey
Richard Sanders
Shoot Ogawa
Hayashi
Garrett Thomas
Tyler Wilson
Aaron Fisher
Nathan Kranzo
Juan Tamariz
Doc Eason
Chris Korn
Lee Asher
Jason Palter
Peter Loughran
Boris Wild
Steve Beam

Zenneth Kok (every day, oops...)
Nash Fung (creator of the original Color Fusion, impromtu version)
Fukai (lecture 2 times)
Shoot Ogawa (3 to 4 times when he stayed in Hong Kong, much less in the last 2 years)
Aldo Colombini (2 lectures in total)
Richard Kaufman (one lecture, and one personal talk with him about the development of magic in Asia)
the late Tommy Wonder (Close up gala performance & lecture, I'll miss him forever)
Lee Asher
Michael Ammar (lecture, definitely a true master in magic)
David Stone (FISM 2nd runner up, micro magic)
Simon Lovell (lecture, and two hour with him at the bar, his lecture is so meaningful to young magic hobbists...)
Tim Ellis and his wife (Brilliant lecture, same impact to me as close to the late Tommy Wonder! Also inspiring story about the power of magic! FISM judge)
Aaron Fisher (We had a good time during convention, and I helped him out to look after his booth)
Rannie Raymundo (Brother of magia familia as he introduce me to his friends)

Carlos Vaquera
Christian Chelman

...

I think that's it

I could post a fairly long list but most memorable was last year in Vegas that superb gent known as Losander gave myself and magic bud 4 tickets for the worlds greatest magic show and then drove us and our wives out to Dinner. We had met up with Dirk whilst he was in the UK touring but his generousity and the night out with him made our Vegas trip even more magical, now I wonder what David and Lance are doing next year?
trafman

Dr.Diablo (who goes by other various stage names)
CHRIS KENNER!

Simon Lovell

In person:

Lester Lake
Del Ray
Ronald Haines
George Kirkendall
Nick Niberco (sp?)
David Copperfield
Andre Kole
Doug Henning
Mike Griffin
Eugene Burger
Max Terhune (ventriloquist)
Ginger Corte (hypnotist)
Sylvia Brown (psychic)
Stan Willis
Harold Rice's father

Phone,letter or e-mail correspondence:

James Randi
Steve Baker
Norm Bigelow
Chas Ruben (Rubini)
Sidney H. Radner
Joe Schreck
Karl Bartoni
Prynce Wheeler
Sheila Cannon
Docc Hilford
Forrest Ackerman

Non-magic meetings:

Bob Braun
Larry Smith (puppeteer)
Dick Von Hoene (aka The Cool Ghoul)
Jim Scott (DJ)
Al and Wanda Lewis (local kid-show legends)
Kurt Vonnegut
Joseph Heller
Allen & Beatrice Gardner (Washoe experiment)
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
Ray Harryhausen
Bob Burns (Tracy the gorilla on "Ghostbusters")
Chris Walas
Tom Savini
Mart Nodell (creator of the golden age Green Lantern)
Dave Cockrum

Aldo Colombini
Chris Randall
Ken Simmons
Danny Archer

Well known magicians (and magicians I think worth mentioning) I've met...

Simon Lovell
Penn and Teller
Jeff McBride
Curtis Kam
Kainoa Harbottle
Allen Okawa
Lennart Green
Johnny Thompson
Kevin James
Doc Eason
Garrett Thomas
Oz Pearlman
Justin Kredible
Jimmy Yoshida
Bobby Acoba
Puck
Magick Balay
Dan Fleshman
Jeff Pierce
Richard Hucko (one of my best friends in magic)
George Wang

Now for magicians worth mentioning that I've actually hung out with outside a lecture or convention setting...

Bobby Acoba
Curtis Kam
Kainoa Harbottle
Justin Kredible
Richard Hucko
George Wang
Magick Balay

...I think that's it?

Penn & Teller
Lee Asher
Aldo Colombini
Aaron Fisher
The Pendragons
Whit Haydn
Jay Sankey
Rick Maue
Richard Sanders
Tom Mullica
Juan Tamariz
Steve Beam
David Ben
Oscar Munoz
Boris Wild
Chris Korn
Doc Eason
Christopher Carter
Eugene Burger
Howie Schwarzman
Michael Finney
Max Maven
Dan Tong
Harry Anderson
Arthur Trace
Daryl
Bizarro
Jonathan Levit
Silly Billy
Dan Fleshman
Justin Miller
Steve Daly
Mark Mason
Jay Scott Berry
Tom Craven
David Acer
David Copperfield
Bob Sheets
Docc Hillford
Joshua Jay
David London
Kozmo
Jimmy Molinari
Tom Gagnon
Geoff Williams


That's just off the top of my head, I'm sure there are more.

Would Barry Williams count? For those of us old enough to remember the "Brady Bunch", he was "Greg". Sat at the bar and had drinks with him, watched Carrot Top on TV and showed him a card effect...my favorite, Las Vegas Leaper. He seemed entertained! Got his autograph for my daughter, who at the time was about 10.

Steve

Criss Angel, but I would love to meet something ''not so modern'' because I really don't like the way how Criss performs. Meetin Jeff McBride, or Lance Burton would be awesome!

I've met plenty, but the most notable are:

Jay Sankey
Richard Sanders
Oscar Munoz
Lee Asher
Aaron Fisher
Max Maven
Michael Weber
John Carney
Ricky Smith
Bob Sheets
Johnny Thompson
Stephen Minch
Jamy Ian Swiss
Asi Wind
Eric Mead
Roberto Giobbi
Shawn Farquhar
Juan Tamariz
Jason England

Over the years, I've been privileged to meet quite a few...but....

As a fourteen year old in asbolute awe of magicians period, I was able to spend several hours with Fred Kaps. This was at a Boston "Magicale" back in the 70's and he has one of the headliners. He did his FISM act, and his lecture included the Floating Cork and the Homing Card. The hotel rooms were not ready to be occupied that afternoon. Kaps bought me lunch and kept me company. He was as suave and debonair off stage as he was on. Is was and still is the most "magical" meeting of my life...

He became my role model, and to this day, a version of his Homing Card is in just about every performace I give. Check out the vidoes on You Tube to see a true master at work.

Br. Don