Medieval Europe
- Abraham Abulafia, kabalist "messiah"
- Albertus Magnus, had many magical texts attributed to him
- Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, associated with the goddess Áine
- Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, shapeshifter skilled in the black arts
- Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, alchemist thought to have magical powers
- Gilles de Rais, serial killer accused of sorcery
- Jābir ibn Hayyān, Persian alchemist that influenced all Medieval alchemy
- John of Nottingham and Robert Marshall, accused of attempting to kill Edward II with magic
- Merlin, Arthurian wizard
- Morgan le Fay, witch sister of King Arthur
- Nicolas Flamel, alchemist
- Pietro d'Abano astrologer and purported author of the Heptameron
- Ramon Llull, syncretic mystic
- Roger Bacon, philosopher accused of magic
- Michael Scot, Magician
- Ímar Ua Donnubáin, Norse-Gaelic navigator and sorcerer
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