Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame
Inductees
Table:
Class /
year

Country

Inductee

Weighted
ballot %

Ballot rank
within class

2005

United States

Jon Finkel

97.10%[4]

1

2005

United States

Darwin Kastle

62.32%[4]

2

2005

United States

Alan Comer

52.17%[4]

3

2005

Finland

Tommi Hovi

46.38%[4]

4

2005

Sweden

Olle Råde

34.78%[4]

5

2006

United States

Bob Maher

60.01%[5]

1

2006

United States

Dave Humpherys

56.78%[5]

2

2006

France

Raphaël Lévy

42.58%[5]

3

2006

Canada

Gary Wise

39.03%[5]

4

2006

United States

Rob Dougherty

38.20%[5]

5

2007

Germany

Kai Budde

90.42%[6]

1

2007

United States

Zvi Mowshowitz

62.28%[6]

2

2007

Japan

Tsuyoshi Fujita

49.74%[6]

3

2007

Norway

Nicolai Herzog

41.50%[6]

4

2007

United States

Randy Buehler

35.58%[6]

5

2008

Germany

Dirk Baberowski

52.36%[7]

1

2008

United States

Mike Turian

50.13%[7]

2

2008

Netherlands

Jelger Wiegersma

48.19%[7]

3

2008

France

Olivier Ruel

46.01%[7]

4

2008

United States

Ben Rubin

45.62%[7]

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The United States of America ( USA ) , commonly known as the United States ( U.S. or US ) or America , is a country consisting of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . [ g ] At 3.8 million square miles ( 9.8 million km2 ) , it is the world 's third or fourth-largest country by total area [ b ] and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe . Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico . With an estimated population of over 328 million , the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the most populous city is New York City . Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from the thirteen British colonies established along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies led to the American Revolutionary War lasting between 1775 and 1783 , leading to independence . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century - gradually acquiring new territories , displacing Native Americans , and admitting new states - until by 1848 it spanned the continent . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the abolition of slavery in the United States . The Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed the country 's status as a global military power .
Jon Finkel ( born May 18 , 1978 in Brockport , New York ) is an American Magic : The Gathering and poker player . Finkel is one of the most decorated players in the history of professional Magic : The Gathering play and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time . During his career he has won three Grand Prix events and made the Top 8 of a record 16 Pro Tour events , winning three of those . In the year 2000 , he became the Magic : The Gathering World Champion , as well as playing for the United States National Team , which won the team portion of the competition .
Darwin Kastle Mess ( born 26 July 1971 ) , more commonly known as simply Darwin Kastle , is a champion Magic : The Gathering player from the United States of America , and was a member of the inaugural class elected to the Magic : The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in 2005 . Kastle also ranks 12th on the all time Pro Tour earnings list . Kastle 's likeness is depicted on the card Avalanche Riders , which he also designed after winning the second Magic Invitational . Darwin Kastle is also a game designer and the Creative Director for White Wizard Games . Their deckbuilding game Star Realms has won numerous awards , including the 2015 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Award , four Golden Geek Awards for Best 2-Player Game , Best Card Game , Best Indie Game and Best Handheld Game , two Dice Tower Awards for Best Two-Player Game and Best Small Publisher , and Best Card Game : Fan Favorite at Origins 2015 . He has designed Star Realms , Hero Realms , The Battle for Hill 218 , The Battle for Sector 219 , and Space Station Assault . He has also worked on Epic Card Game , the VS Trading Card game , Battleground Fantasy Warfare , EpicTCG , and Ascension : Chronicle of the Godslayer . )
Finland ( Finnish : Suomi [ ˈsuo̯mi ] ( listen ) ; Swedish : Finland [ ˈfɪ̌nland ] ( listen ) , Finland Swedish : [ ˈfinlɑnd ] ) , officially the Republic of Finland ( Finnish : Suomen tasavalta , Swedish : Republiken Finland ( listen to all ) ) , [ note 1 ] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea , Gulf of Bothnia , and Gulf of Finland , between Sweden to the west , Russia to the east , Estonia to the south , and north-eastern Norway to the north . The capital and largest city is Helsinki . Other major cities are Espoo , Tampere , Vantaa , Oulu , Turku , Jyväskylä , Lahti and Kuopio . Finland 's population is 5.52 million as of July 2019 , the majority of whom live in the central and south of the country and speak Finnish , a Finnic language from the Uralic language family , unrelated to the Scandinavian languages . Finland is the eighth-largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . It is a parliamentary republic of 310 municipalities , and includes an autonomous region , the Åland Islands . Over 1.4 million people live in the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area , which produces one third of the country 's GDP . Swedish is the second official language of Finland , which is mainly spoken in certain coastal areas and on Åland . A large majority of Finns are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church . Finland was inhabited when the last ice age ended , approximately 9000 BC . Comb Ceramic culture introduced pottery 5200 BC and Corded Ware culture coincided with the start of agriculture between 3000 and 2500 BC . The Bronze Age and Iron Age were characterised by extensive contacts with other cultures in the Fennoscandian and Baltic regions .
Tommi Hovi ( born 5 January 1980 ) is a former professional Magic : The Gathering player from Finland . He was inducted into the Magic : The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in the inaugural class in 2005 . Hovi was also the first player to win two Pro Tour championships .
Sweden ( Swedish : Sverige [ ˈsvæ̌rjɛ ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish : Konungariket Sverige [ ˈkôːnɵŋaˌriːkɛt ˈsvæ̌rjɛ ] ( listen ) ) , is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe . It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east , and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund Strait . At 450,295 square kilometres ( 173,860 sq mi ) , Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe , the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area . The capital city is Stockholm . Sweden has a total population of 10.3 million of which 2.5 million have a foreign background . Persons who have foreign backgrounds are defined as persons who are foreign born , or born in Sweden with foreign born parents . It has a low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometre ( 57/sq mi ) and the highest urban concentration is in the central and southern half of the country . Sweden is part of the geographical area of Fennoscandia . The climate is in general mild for its northerly latitude due to significant maritime influence . In spite of the high latitude , Sweden often has warm continental summers , being located in between the North Atlantic , the Baltic Sea and the vast Eurasian Russian landmass . The general climate and environment varies significantly from the south and north due to the vast latitudal difference and much of Sweden has reliably cold and snowy winters . Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural , while the north is heavily forested and includes a portion of the Scandinavian Mountains .
Olle Råde ( born 11 December 1978 ) is a professional Magic : The Gathering player from Sweden . He was inducted to the Magic : The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 2005 . Olle was also the first player awarded with the coveted Player of the Year award and was the first non-American player to win a pro tour event . He was also the youngest pro tour event winner at the time ( at only 17 years old at the time of his win . ) He appears in the artwork of Sylvan Safekeeper , which he designed after winning the first Magic Invitational . In April 2015 a poll was conducted by www.svenskamagic.com , the official Magic the Gathering-page of Sweden . There Olle was voted best Swedish magic player of all time , with 37.3% of the votes . In May 2016 Olle won the Swedish Open Championship of Magic the Gathering , playing his trademark deck white weenie with a red splash .
Robert Maher Jr. ( born July 10 , 1978 in Wisconsin ) , is a professional Magic : The Gathering player . He picked up the Magic game after sustaining a football injury in high school , and has gone on to become one of the most celebrated players in the game 's history , earning the nickname The Great One .
David Humpherys ( born 11 June 1972 ) is a former professional Magic : The Gathering player from the United States . Humpherys now works for the company that produced Magic , Wizards of the Coast . He was inducted to the Magic : The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in November 2006 .
France ( French : [ fʁɑ̃s ] ( listen ) ) , officially the French Republic ( French : République française , pronounced [ ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz ] ( listen ) ) , is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . [ XIII ] The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . It is bordered by Belgium , Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast , Switzerland and Italy to the east , and Andorra and Spain to the south . The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . The country 's 18 integral regions ( five of which are situated overseas ) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres ( 248,573 sq mi ) and a total population of 67.02 million ( as of July 2019 [ update ] ) . France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban areas include Lyon , Marseille , Toulouse , Bordeaux , Lille and Nice . France , including its overseas territories , has the most number of time zones of any country , with a total of 12 . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . Rome annexed the area in 51 BC , holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476 , who formed the Kingdom of Francia . The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned Francia into East Francia , Middle Francia and West Francia . West Francia , which became the Kingdom of France in 987 , emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , following its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337-1453 ) .
Raphaël Lévy is a professional Magic : The Gathering player . He was inducted to the Magic : The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in November 2006 . He is the first player to have been inducted while active on the Pro Tour . He is one of only six players to have won a Grand Prix on three different continents ( the others being Shuhei Nakamura , Alex Shvartsman , Carlos Romão , Yuuya Watanabe , and Martin Juza ) . He also currently holds the record for lifetime Pro Points .
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 million square kilometres ( 3.85 million square miles ) , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area . Its southern border with the United States , stretching some 8,891 kilometres ( 5,525 mi ) , is the world 's longest bi-national land border . Canada 's capital is Ottawa , and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto , Montreal , and Vancouver . As a whole , Canada is sparsely populated , with most of its land area dominated by forest and tundra . Its population is highly urbanized , with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , and 70 percent residing within 100 kilometres ( 62 mi ) of the southern border . Canada 's climate varies widely across its vast area , ranging from Arctic climate in the north to hot summers in the southern regions , with four distinct seasons . Various indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization . Beginning in the 16th century , British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast . As a consequence of various armed conflicts , France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 . In 1867 , with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation , Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces . This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom .
Gary Wise is a Canadian professional Magic : The Gathering player . He was inducted to the Magic : The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in November 2006 . He also wrote the Wise Words and Limited Skills articles . Gary Wise is also involved with poker . Gary now writes for Bluff Magazine as well his own poker strategy website called WiseHandPoker.com where he details individual hands played by some of the most well known professional poker players . Not only does Gary write for the above-mentioned sites but he has also been known to provide content for the World Poker Tour website as well as some other high-profile poker sites .
Robert R. Dougherty ( born August 9 , 1969 ) is a professional Magic : The Gathering player from Framingham , Massachusetts . He was inducted to the Magic Hall of Fame in November 2006 . He is also a tournament organizer and the founder of Your Move Games . Your Move Games is the name of one of the most respected teams in the history of the game as well as the name of a chain of game stores owned by Dougherty . Rob is also a game designer and the CEO of White Wizard Games . Their deckbuilding game Star Realms has won numerous awards , including the 2015 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Award , four Golden Geek Awards for Best 2-Player Game , Best Card Game , Best Indie Game and Best Handheld Game , two Dice Tower Awards for Best Two-Player Game and Best Small Publisher , and Best Card Game : Fan Favorite at Origins 2015 . He has designed Epic Card Game , the EpicTCG and Battleground Fantasy Warfare . He has also worked on Hero Realms , Ascension : Chronicle of the Godslayer , Solforge , and the VS Trading Card Game .
Germany ( German : Deutschland , German pronunciation : [ ˈdɔʏtʃlant ] ) , constitutionally the Federal Republic of Germany ( German : Bundesrepublik Deutschland , listen ( help·info ) ) , [ f ] is a country in Central and Western Europe . It borders Denmark to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria and Switzerland to the south , France to the southwest , and Luxembourg , Belgium , and the Netherlands to the west . Germany includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of 357,386 square kilometres ( 137,988 sq mi ) , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With 83 million inhabitants , it is the second most populous state of Europe after Russia , the most populous state lying entirely in Europe , as well as the most populous member state of the European Union . Germany is a very decentralised country . Its capital and largest metropolis is Berlin , while Frankfurt serves as its financial capital and has the country 's busiest airport . Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity . A region named Germania was documented before AD 100 . Beginning in the 10th century , German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire . During the 16th century , northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation . After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire , the German Confederation was formed in 1815 . The German revolutions of 1848-49 resulted in the Frankfurt Parliament establishing major democratic rights .
Kai Budde ( born October 28 , 1979 ) , is a semi-retired professional Magic : The Gathering player , who holds the record for Pro Tour victories , and for a long time held the records for earnings and lifetime Pro Points . His performances earned him the nicknames The ( German ) Juggernaut and King of the Grand Prix . Kai left the game in late 2004 to focus on his studies , and his appearances in tournaments are less frequent than in earlier years . Budde is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest Magic : The Gathering players . He has won five individual Pro Tour titles ( no other player has won more than three ) , and two Team Pro Tour titles ( alongside fellow Germans Marco Blume and Dirk Baberowski ) . Budde also won the 1999 Magic World Championship in Tokyo . His cash winnings in six years of premier Magic : The Gathering tournaments are well over $ 300,000 . He has also been awarded a record four Player of the Year titles : 1999 , 2001 , 2002 , and 2003 . Budde also won the 2001 Magic Invitational tournament in Cape Town . His prize was the rare opportunity to design an actual card ; the result was Voidmage Prodigy . In 2007 , Kai Budde was inducted into the Pro-Tour Hall of Fame .
Zvi Mowshowitz is a former professional Magic : The Gathering player who also held a developer intern position at Wizards of the Coast Magic R & D . He is known for having created innovative and sometimes game-breaking decks TurboZvi and My Fires . His first-place finishes include a Pro Tour and a Grand Prix . He has placed in the top eight of four Pro Tours , and earned over $ 140,000 playing Magic competitively . In 2007 , Mowshowitz was elected into the Magic Hall of Fame . Mowshowitz is also an avid internet writer , previously with The Dojo , Mindripper , Brainburst , StarCityGames , and then for the official Magic website MagicTheGathering.com . In April 2006 , he stopped writing for MagicTheGathering.com . [ citation needed ] Mowshowitz was the CEO of MetaMed , a medical research analysis firm . Mowshowitz is the son of American biochemist Deborah Mowshowitz .
Japan ( Japanese : 日本 , Nippon [ ɲippoꜜɴ ] ( listen ) or Nihon [ ɲihoꜜɴ ] ( listen ) ) is an island country located in East Asia . It is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east , and spans more than 3,000 kilometers ( 1,900 mi ) along the coast of the continent from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Philippine Sea in the south . Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire , Japan encompasses a stratovolcanic archipelago of about 6,852 islands , with five main islands ( Hokkaido , Honshu , Kyushu , Shikoku , and Okinawa ) comprising 97% of the country 's total area of 377,975 square kilometers ( 145,937 sq mi ) . Japan is officially divided into 47 prefectures and traditionally into eight regions . Approximately two-thirds of the country 's terrain is mountainous and heavily forested , and less than one-eighth of land is suitable for agriculture . Consequently , Japan is among the most densely populated and urbanized countries in the world , with over 90% of its population living in urban areas . The largest of these is the metropolitan area centered on the capital city of Tokyo , which is the most populous in the world and home to more than 38 million people . Japan itself is the world 's eleventh most populous country with a population of 126.2 million , of which 97.8% are ethnically Japanese . The kanji ( or Chinese characters ) that make up the name of Japan in the Japanese language mean sun origin ; in the Western world , the country is often known by the sobriquet Land of the Rising Sun . Periods of influence from other regions , primarily China , followed by periods of isolation , particularly from Western Europe , have characterized the history of Japan . While archaeological evidence indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period , the first written mention of the archipelago appears in Chinese texts from the first century AD . Between the fourth and ninth centuries , the kingdoms of Japan became gradually unified under an Emperor and imperial court based in Heian-kyō ( modern Kyoto ) .
Tsuyoshi Fujita ( 藤田剛 , Fujita Tsuyoshi ) , ( born Osaka Prefecture , January 27 , 1961 ) is a former Japanese rugby union player . He played as hooker .
Norway ( Norwegian : Norge ( Bokmål ) or Noreg ( Nynorsk ) ; Northern Sami : Norga ; Lule Sami : Vuodna ; Southern Sami : Nöörje ) , officially the Kingdom of Norway , is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula ; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway . [ note 2 ] The sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island is a dependent territory and thus not considered part of the kingdom . Norway also lays claim to the Antarctic territories of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island . Norway has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres ( 148,729 sq mi ) and a population of 5,312,300 ( as of August 2018 ) . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden ( 1,619 km or 1,006 mi long ) . Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east , and the Skagerrak strait to the south , with Denmark on the other side . Norway has an extensive coastline , facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea . The maritime influence also dominates Norway 's climate with mild lowland temperatures on the sea coasts , whereas the interior , while colder , is also a lot milder than areas elsewhere in the world on such northerly latitudes . Even during polar night in the north , temperatures above freezing are commonplace on the coastline . The maritime influence brings high rainfall and snowfall to some areas of the country . Harald V of the House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway . Erna Solberg has been prime minister since 2013 when she replaced Jens Stoltenberg .
Randolph E. Randy Buehler Jr. is an American game developer . He was the Vice President of Digital Gaming at Wizards of the Coast , Inc. , a subsidiary of Hasbro , Inc. , as well as the commentator for the Magic Pro Tour . He was formerly a weekly writer for Magicthegathering.com 's Latest Developments column and former Magic Pro Tour player .
Dirk Baberowski is one of the most successful professional Magic : The Gathering players . He has won three Pro Tours , tying him in second place with Jon Finkel . Two of those victories were won at team Pro Tours with his teammates of Phoenix Foundation , Kai Budde and Marco Blume . In 2008 , Barberowski was voted in the Hall of Fame . He was inducted during the World championship in Memphis .
Michael Turian is a successful professional player of Magic : The Gathering . He won Pro Tour New York with Team Potato Nation . Turian also won two Grand Prixs . In 2008 Mike Turian was voted in the Hall of Fame . He was inducted during the World championship in Memphis .
The Netherlands ( Dutch : Nederland , [ ˈneːdərlɑnt ] ( listen ) ) , informally Holland , is a country in Northwestern Europe with some overseas territories in the Caribbean . In Europe , it consists of 12 provinces that border Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , with maritime borders in the North Sea with those countries and the United Kingdom . Together with the Caribbean Netherlands - Bonaire , Sint Eustatius and Saba - it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . The official language is Dutch and a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian . In the north and east of the country , Low Saxon is also spoken , and in the southeast , Limburgish . In the Caribbean Netherlands English and Papiamento are recognised languages . The five largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague , Utrecht and Eindhoven . Amsterdam is the country 's most populous city and nominal capital , while The Hague holds the seat of the States General , Cabinet and Supreme Court . The Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe , and the busiest in any country outside Asia . Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands , and the third busiest in Europe . The country is a founding member of the EU , Eurozone , G10 , NATO , OECD and WTO , as well as a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union . It hosts several intergovernmental organisations and international courts , many of which are centered in The Hague , which is consequently dubbed 'the world 's legal capital ' .
Jelger Wiegersma ( born 4 December 1981 ) is a Dutch Magic : The Gathering player . Though no longer a professional player , he still regularly attends Pro Tours . He won Pro Tour Seattle 2004 as a member of team Von Dutch with teammates Jeroen Remie and Kamiel Cornelissen . He also won two Grand Prix , in 2003 and 2008 . In 2008 , he was elected to the Magic : The Gathering Hall of Fame .
Olivier Ruel ( born 24 July 1981 in Aubervilliers , France ) is one of the most successful professional Magic : The Gathering players . He holds the record for most Grand Prix Top 8s , and is one of twenty players with five or more Pro Tour top 8s . After Pro Tour San Juan 2010 , Olivier surpassed Kai Budde as the leader in lifetime Pro Points . However , Budde regained that title later that season .
Ben Rubin is an American Magic : The Gathering player . Rubin played his first Pro Tour in Los Angeles at the age of 15 , making it to the finals of the tournament , where he lost to David Price . He is the only player who has won two Masters tournaments . Ben Rubin also made the Top 8 of four Pro Tours and six Grand Prixs , winning two of the Grand Prix . In 2008 he was inducted into the Magic : The Gathering Hall of Fame . Despite having not attended many Pro Tours for several years , in 2015 Rubin returned to the game by playing at Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir .