Milbourne Christopher (23 March 1914 - 17 June 1984) was an American illusionist.
President of the Society of American Magicians, an honorary vice-president to the Magic Circle, and one of the founding members of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Christopher authored several books, including a biography of Harry Houdini, and thousands of essays relating to magic and mentalism.
Christopher regarded those indiduals who claim ESP or psychic powers to be actually using magic tricks. He wrote three book-length exposes of those he said were false psychics: ESP, Seers & Psychics; Mediums, Mystics, & the Occult; and Search for the Soul. Christopher also commented on the parapsychology experiments and experimenters during his lifetime. Despite his denial of the existence of psychic power, and like fellow magicians Harry Houdini and James Randi, both of whom also worked to expose false psychics, Christopher was accused of himself using psychic power to perform his magic tricks.
The Society of American Magicians presents The Milbourne Christopher Awards annually.
