List of real-world people depicted on Magic cards

This is a list of real-world people whose likenesses have appeared on Magic: The Gathering cards. While many real-world people began appearing on cards with the addition of Universes Beyond, artists have used real-world people as models for illustrations since the game's creation. This list does not include models whose likeness does not appear on the card.
==List==
Person 	Character 	Cards 	Notes
Albert Einstein 	 	 	
Carol Monahan 	Rubinia Soulsinger 	 	First head of sales at Wizards of the Coast.
Mr. Wendy 	Gwendlyn Di Corci 	<c>Gwendlyn Di Corci</c> 	Member of Seattle punk band Sick n Wrong.
Amber Bird 	 	 	Front of post-punk band Varnish.
Margaret Organ-Kean 	 	<c>Implements of Sacrifice</c> 	Self-portrait
Dan Frazier 	 	<c>Soldevi Simulacrum</c> 	Self-portrait
Kaja Foglio 	Autumn Willow 	<c>Autumn Willow</c> 	
Daniel Gelon 	 	<c>Mine, Mine, Mine!</c> 	
Joel Mick 	 	<c>Jalum Grifter</c>Ma "Mark Rosewater" Ro (October 1998), Chickens and Cows and Clams, Oh My, The Duelist #30	
Scott McGough 	Urza 	 	
Darwin Kastle 	 	 	Magic Invitational winner card
Todd Lockwood 	 	<c>Capashen Standard</c> 	The man on the right
Mike Long 	 	 	Magic Invitational winner card
Chris Pikula 	 	 	Magic Invitational winner card
Jon Finkel 	 	
*
* 	
*Magic Invitational winner card
*Test card based on Jon's original Magic Invitational card design
Olle Råde 	 	 	Magic Invitational winner card
Kai Budde 	 	
*
* 	Magic Invitational winner card
Jens Thoren 	 	 	Magic Invitational winner card
Lisa del Giocondo 	 	
*<c>Circle of Protection: Art</c>
*
* 	As the Mona Lisa
Richard Garfield 	 	<c>Richard Garfield, Ph.D.</c> 	
Paolo Parente 	 	<c>Mana Flair</c> 	
Bob Maher 	 	 	Magic Invitational winner card
Terry Soh 	 	 	Magic Invitational winner card
Evan Goldberg 	 	Evan Goldberg 	Actor Special Guest Gift Card
Seth Rogen 	 	Seth Rogen 	Actor Special Guest Gift Card
Joseph Gordon-Levitt 	 	Joseph Gordon-Levitt 	Actor Special Guest Gift Card
Antoine Ruel 	 	 	Magic Invitational winner card
Toby Kebbell 	Drake Stone 	
*<c>Concentrate</c>
*<c>Distract</c>
*<c>Drake Stone</c>
*<c>Enthrall</c>
*<c>Illusory Thoughts</c> 	The Sorcerer's Apprentice promo cards.
Tiago Chan 	 	 	Magic Invitational winner card
Heather Loveridge 	Friend of Steve Argyle 	<c>Chosen of Markov</c> / <c>Markov's Servant</c> 	
Cara Nicole 	Emmara Tandris 	<c>Emmara Tandris</c> 	Also known as cosplayer AZ Powergirl
Luc Mertens 	 	Luc Mertens 	Promotional card
Chris Mertens 	 	Luc Mertens 	Promotional card
Kristi 	 	<c>Sydri, Galvanic Genius</c> 	Terese Nielsen's daughter
Zack Stella 	 	
*
*<c>Temporal Machinations</c> 	Self-portraits
Valerie Rainville 	Beckett Brass 	
*<c>Admiral Beckett Brass</c>
*<c>Admiral Brass, Unsinkable</c>
* 	Jason Rainville's mother
Curtis Maahs 	 	
*<c>Admiral Beckett Brass</c>
*<c>Admiral Brass, Unsinkable</c> 	Jason Rainville's uncle
Jessica Rainville 	 	
*<c>Admiral Beckett Brass</c>
*<c>Admiral Brass, Unsinkable</c> 	Jason Rainville's sister
Jason Rainville 	 	
*<c>Admiral Beckett Brass</c>
*<c>Admiral Brass, Unsinkable</c> 	
Lulu Lovering Shepherd 	 	<c>Giver of Runes</c> 	Seb McKinnon's "sister in spirit"
Noah Bradley 	 	<c>Doomed Artisan</c> 	
Chris 	Algenus Kenrith 	 	Kieran Yanner's husband
Javier Dominguez 	 	<c>Fervent Champion</c> 	Player Spotlight card
Andrew Lincoln 	Rick Grimes 	 	
Norman Reedus 	Daryl Dixon 	 	
Steven Yuen 	Glenn Rhee 	 	
Danai Gurira 	Michonne 	 	
Jeffrey Dean Morgan 	Negan 	 	
Melissa Cowan 	Hannah 	 	
Brian Hillard 	"Well Walker" 	 	
Gino Crognale 	Winslow 	 	
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa 	 	<c>Elite Spellbinder</c> 	Player Spotlight card
David Harbour 	Jim Hopper 	 	
Gaten Matarazzo 	Dustin Henderson 	 	
Millie Bobby Brown 	Eleven 	 	
Caleb McLaughlin 	Lucas Sinclair 	 	
Sadie Sink 	Max Mayfield 	 	
Finn Wolfhard 	Mike Wheeler 	 	
Noah Schnapp 	Will Byers 	 	
Marta Nael 	Tasha 	<c>Tasha, the Witch Queen</c> 	
Donato Giancola 	 	 	Artist Volken Baga's mentor
Post Malone 	 	
*<c>Post the Enchanter</c>
*<c>Post, Son of Rich</c>
*<c>Post's Citadel</c>
*<c>Post's Sigil</c> 	
Silvi Lokasurya 	 	<c>Thopter Engineer</c> 	Tattooist and illustrator
Aaron Miller 	 	<c>Power Plant Worker</c> 	Self-portrait
Miller 	 	<c>Power Plant Worker</c> 	Aaron Miller's father
Regé-Jean Page 	Xenk Yendar 	 	
Justice Smith 	Simon Aumar 	 	
Hugh Grant 	Forge Fitzwilliam 	 	
Michelle Rodriguez 	Holga Kilgore 	 	
Sophia Lillis 	Doric 	/ 	
Chris Pine 	Edgin Darvis 	 	
Yuta Takahashi 	 	<c>Faerie Mastermind</c> 	Player Spotlight card
Tom Baker 	The Fourth Doctor 	
*
*<c>City of Death</c>
*<c>Crisis of Conscience</c>
*<c>The Five Doctors</c>
*<c>The Fourth Doctor</c>
* 	
David Tennant 	The Tenth Doctor 	
*<c>Blink</c>
*
*
*<c>Four Knocks</c>
*<c>The Girl in the Fireplace</c>
*
*
*<c>The Tenth Doctor</c>
*<c>Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey</c>	
David Tennant 	The Fourteenth Doctor 	<c>The Fourteenth Doctor</c> 	
Jodie Whittaker 	The Thirteenth Doctor 	
*
*<c>Bigger on the Inside</c>
*
*<c>Decaying Time Loop</c>
*<c>The Flux</c>
*<c>The Matrix of Time</c>
*
*<c>Quantum Misalignment</c>
*<c>Sonic Screwdriver</c>
*<c>Start the TARDIS</c>
*<c>The Thirteenth Doctor</c>	
Billie Piper 	Rose Tyler 	
*<c>Everything Comes to Dust</c>
*
*<c>The Parting of the Ways</c>
*<c>Rose Tyler</c>
*<c>Run for Your Life</c>	
Elisabeth Sladen 	Sarah Jane Smith 	<c>Sarah Jane Smith</c> 	
Mandip Gill 	Yasmin Khan 	
*<c>Decaying Time Loop</c>
*<c>Start the TARDIS</c>
*<c>Yasmin Khan</c> 	
Michelle Gomez 	Missy 	
*<c>Death in Heaven</c>
*<c>Missy</c>
* 	
Jenna Coleman 	Clara Oswald 	
*<c>Clara Oswald</c>
*<c>Fixed Point in Time</c>
*
*<c>Return the Past</c> 	
Kylie Minogue 	Astrid Peth 	<c>Astrid Peth</c> 	
Jacqueline Hill 	Barbara Wright 	
*<c>Barbara Wright</c>
*<c>Coal Hill School</c> 	
Peter Davison 	The Fifth Doctor 	
*<c>The Fifth Doctor</c>
*<c>The Five Doctors</c>
*<c>The Caves of Androzani</c>
*<c>Time Lord Regeneration</c>	
Nicola Bryant 	Peri Brown 	
*<c>Peri Brown</c>
*<c>The Caves of Androzani</c> 	
Arthur Darvill 	Rory Williams 	
*<c>Crack in Time</c>
*<c>Rory Williams</c>
*<c>This Is How It Ends</c> 	
Bernard Cribbins 	Wilfred Mott 	
*<c>Four Knocks</c>
*<c>Wilfred Mott</c> 	
William Russell 	Ian Chesterton 	
*<c>Coal Hill School</c>
*<c>Ian Chesterton</c> 	
Katy Manning 	Jo Grant 	
*<c>Jo Grant</c>
*<c>The Sea Devils</c> 	
Paul McGann 	The Eighth Doctor 	
*<c>The Eighth Doctor</c>
*<c>The Night of the Doctor</c> 	
Clare Higgins 	Ohila 	
*<c>The Night of the Doctor</c>
*<c>Sisterhood of Karn</c> 	
John Hurt 	The War Doctor 	
*<c>The Day of the Doctor</c>
*<c>The War Doctor</c> 	
Lalla Ward 	Romana II 	
*
*<c>Romana II</c> 	
Janet Fielding 	Tegan Jovanka 	<c>Tegan Jovanka</c> 	
Colin Baker 	The Sixth Doctor 	
*
*<c>The Sixth Doctor</c>
*<c>Trial of a Time Lord</c> 	
Lynda Bellingham 	Darkel 	<c>Trial of a Time Lord</c> 	
Patrick Troughton 	The Second Doctor 	
*<c>The Five Doctors</c>
*<c>Five Hundred Year Diary</c>
*
*
*<c>The Second Doctor</c>
*
*<c>The War Games</c>	
Frazer Hines 	Jamie McCrimmon 	
*<c>Jamie McCrimmon</c>
*<c>The War Games</c> 	
Wendy Padbury 	Zoe Heriot 	<c>The War Games</c> 	
Matt Smith 	The Eleventh Doctor 	
*<c>The Eleventh Doctor</c>
*<c>The Eleventh Hour</c>
*<c>Regenerations Restored</c>
*<c>The Wedding of River Song</c>	
Alex Kingston 	River Song 	
*<c>River Song</c>
*<c>The Wedding of River Song</c> 	
Matthew Waterhouse 	Adric 	<c>Adric, Mathematical Genius</c> 	
William Hartnell 	The First Doctor 	
*
*<c>The First Doctor</c>
*<c>The Five Doctors</c>
*<c>The Toymaker's Trap</c>
*<c>An Unearthly Child</c> 	
Carole Ann Ford 	Susan Foreman 	
*<c>An Unearthly Child</c>
*<c>Coal Hill School</c>
*
*<c>Susan Foreman</c> 	
Stephanie Hyam 	Heather 	<c>Become the Pilot</c> 	
Samuel Anderson 	Danny Pink 	<c>Danny Pink</c> 	
Karen Gillan 	Amy Pond 	
*<c>Amy Pond</c>
*<c>Day of the Moon</c>
*<c>The Eleventh Hour</c>
* 	
Sarah Smart 	Jennifer Lucas 	<c>Flesh Duplicate</c> 	
Gerard Horan 	Father of Mine 	<c>Hunted by The Family</c> 	
Harry Lloyd 	Son of Mine 	<c>Hunted by The Family</c> 	
Lor Wilson 	Aphasia 	<c>Hunted by The Family</c> 	
Rebekah Staton 	Mother of Mine 	<c>Hunted by The Family</c> 	
Freema Agyeman 	Martha Jones 	<c>Martha Jones</c> 	
Matt Lucas 	Nardole 	<c>Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg</c> 	
Sarah Sutton 	Nyssa 	<c>Nyssa of Traken</c> 	
Jon Pertwee 	The Third Doctor 	
*<c>Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster</c>
*<c>The Five Doctors</c>
*
*<c>Reverse the Polarity</c>
*<c>The Sea Devils</c>
*<c>The Third Doctor</c>
*	
Goran Višnjić 	Nikola Tesla 	<c>Surge of Brilliance</c> 	
Mark Strickson 	Vislor Turlough 	
*<c>Vislor Turlough</c>
*<c>Time Lord Regeneration</c> 	
Peter Capaldi 	The Twelfth Doctor 	
*<c>Heaven Sent</c>
*
*<c>The Twelfth Doctor</c> 	
Pearl Mackie 	Bill Potts 	
*<c>Bill Potts</c>
* 	
Christopher Eccleston 	The Ninth Doctor 	
*<c>Coward</c>
*<c>The Ninth Doctor</c>
*<c>The Parting of the Ways</c>
*<c>Run for Your Life</c> 	
John Bishop 	Dan Lewis 	
*<c>Dan Lewis</c>
*<c>Decaying Time Loop</c> 	
Frances Barber 	Kovarian 	
*<c>Day of the Moon</c>
* 	
Catherine Tate 	Donna Noble 	
*<c>Donna Noble</c>
*<c>Human-Time Lord Meta-Crisis</c> 	
Tony Curran 	Vincent van Gogh 	<c>Ecstatic Beauty</c> 	
Adele Lynch 	Iraxxa 	<c>Iraxxa, Empress of Mars</c> 	
Tosin Cole 	Ryan Sinclair 	<c>Ryan Sinclair</c> 	
Sophie Aldred 	Ace 	
*<c>Ace, Fearless Rebel</c>
*<c>The Curse of Fenric</c> 	
Tom Chadbon 	Duggan 	
*<c>City of Death</c>
*<c>Duggan, Private Detective</c> 	
Julian Glover 	Scaroth 	<c>City of Death</c> 	
Jo Martin 	Fugitive Doctor 	
*<c>The Fugitive Doctor</c>
*<c>Fugitive of the Judoon</c>
* 	
Bradley Walsh 	Graham O'Brien 	<c>Graham O'Brien</c> 	
Louise Jameson 	Leela 	<c>Leela, Sevateem Warrior</c> 	
Roger Delgado 	The Master 	
*<c>The Master, Mesmerist</c>
*<c>The Sea Devils</c> 	
Patrick O'Kane 	Ashad 	<c>Ashad, the Lone Cyberman</c> 	
Nicholas Courtney 	Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart	
*<c>Alistair, the Brigadier</c>
*<c>Caught in a Parallel Universe</c> 	
Finlay Robertson 	Larry Nightingale 	<c>Blink</c> 	
Finlay Robertson 	Sally Sparrow 	
*<c>Blink</c>
*<c>Sally Sparrow</c> 	
Sylvester McCoy 	The Seventh Doctor 	
*<c>The Curse of Fenric</c>
*<c>The Seventh Doctor</c> 	
Suranne Jones 	Idris 	<c>Idris, Soul of the TARDIS</c> 	
Catrin Stewart 	Jenny Flint 	
*<c>Jenny Flint</c>
*<c>Madame Vastra</c> 	
Georgia Tennant 	Jenny 	<c>Jenny, Generated Anomaly</c> 	
Jemma Redgrave 	Kate Stewart 	<c>Kate Stewart</c> 	
Anthony Ainley 	The Master 	<c>The Master, Formed Anew</c> 	
Sacha Dhawan 	The Master 	
*<c>The Master, Gallifrey's End</c>
*<c>The Matrix of Time</c> 	
John Simm 	The Master 	
*<c>The Master, Multiplied</c>
*
* 	
Maisie Williams 	Ashildr 	<c>Me, the Immortal</c> 	
Kate O'Mara 	The Rani 	<c>The Rani</c> 	
Timothy Dalton 	Rassilon 	<c>Rassilon, the War President</c> 	
John Levene 	Sergeant John Benton 	<c>Sergeant John Benton</c> 	
Michael Jayston 	Valeyard 	<c>The Valeyard</c> 	
Ingrid Oliver 	Petronella Osgood / Zygon Osgood 	
*
* 	
Caroline John 	Liz Shaw 	<c>Caught in a Parallel Universe</c> 	
Ellen Thomas 	Carmen 	 	
Annabel Scholey 	Claire Brown 	 	
Abigail Eames 	Maebh Arden 	 	
Bill Nighy 	Henry Black 	 	
Sophia Myles 	Madame de Pompadour 	 	
Pat Avon 	 	 	John Avon's wife
James Avon 	 	 	John Avon's son, depicted six times
Bruce Campbell 	Ash Williams 	
*<c>Ash, Destined Survivor</c>
*
*<c>Destroy the Dead</c> 	
Betsy Baker 	Linda 	
*<c>Linda, Kandarian Queen</c>
*<c>Destroy the Dead</c> 	
Ellen Sandweiss 	Cheryl Williams 	 	
Robin Wright 	Princess Buttercup 	
*
*<c>Buttercup, Provincial Princess</c>
*
*<c>Rodents of Unusual Size</c>
*
*<c>Westley, Dread Pirate Roberts</c>	
Cary Elwes 	Westley 	
*
*
*<c>Buttercup, Provincial Princess</c>
*<c>Westley, Dread Pirate Roberts</c> 	
Wallace Shawn 	Vizzini 	
*
*<c>Vizzini, Criminal Mastermind</c>
*<c>Westley, Dread Pirate Roberts</c> 	
Plato 	 	<c>Vizzini, Criminal Mastermind</c> 	Depicted as a bust.
Aristotle 	 	<c>Vizzini, Criminal Mastermind</c> 	Depicted as a bust.
Socrates 	 	
*
*
*<c>Vizzini, Criminal Mastermind</c> 	First depicted as a bust on Vizzini.
André the Giant 	Fezzik 	
*
*<c>Fezzik, Rhyming Giant</c>
*
*<c>Westley, Dread Pirate Roberts</c> 	
Mandy Patinkin 	Inigo Montaya 	
*
*<c>Inigo, Avenging Swordsman</c>
*
*<c>Westley, Dread Pirate Roberts</c> 	
Billy Crystal 	Miracle Max 	<c>Miracle Max, Unemployed</c> 	
Carol Kane 	Valerie 	<c>Miracle Max, Unemployed</c> 	
Chris Sarandon 	Prince Humperdinck 	 	
Christopher Guest 	Count Tyrone Rugen 	 	
Willoughby Gray 	King Lotharon 	 	
Peter Cook 	Impressive Clergyman 	 	
Roger Rainville 	 	<c>Admiral Brass, Unsinkable</c> 	Jason Rainville's father
Ernie 	 	<c>Admiral Brass, Unsinkable</c> 	Jason Rainville's sister's partner
Christina Kraus 	 	<c>Admiral Brass, Unsinkable</c> 	Jason Rainville's partner
Wayne Knight 	Dennis Nedry 	
*<c>Spitting Dilophosaurus</c>
*<c>Permission Denied</c> 	
Laura Dern 	Dr. Ellie Sattler 	<c>Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists</c> 	
Sam Neill 	Dr. Alan Grant 	<c>Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists</c> 	
Jeff Goldblum 	Dr. Ian Malcolm 	
*<c>Ian Malcolm, Chaotician</c>
*<c>Chaotic Chaotician</c>
*<c>Malcolm's Mercurial Mirth</c>
*<c>Ian, Convalescent Charmer</c>
*<c>Dr. Ian Malcolm</c>
*
*<c>Chaos Theory</c>	
Chris Pratt 	Owen Grady 	<c>Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer</c> 	
Samuel L. Jackson 	Ray Arnold 	<c>Permission Denied</c> 	
Richard Attenborough 	John Hammond 	 	
Martin Ferrero 	Donald Gennaro 	<c>Malcolm's Mercurial Mirth</c> 	
Yasmin Finney 	Rose Noble 	<c>Rose Noble</c> 	
Neil Patrick Harris 	The Celestial Toymaker 	<c>The Celestial Toymaker</c> 	
Ncuti Gatwa 	The Fifteenth Doctor 	<c>The Fifteenth Doctor</c> 	
Nick Coss 	 	(2023 North American Legacy Championship promo) 	President of Card Titan and chief organizer of North America's Eternal Weekend
Sheldon Menery 	 	
*
*
* 	The cards were created as a tribute to Sheldon's contributions to Magic: The Gathering and the Commander format.
Nathan Steuer 	 	<c>Duelist of the Mind</c> 	Player Spotlight card
Deborah Thomas 	 	<c>Deb Thomas</c> 	Employee retirement card
Alexander Graham Bell 	 	 	
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach 	 	
*
* 	
Cleopatra 	 	
*
* 	
Mary Read 	 	
*
* 	
Anne Bonny 	 	
*
* 	
Cesare Borgia 	 	 	
Artabanus 	 	 	
Xerxes I 	 	 	
Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts	 	 	
Julius Caesar 	 	 	
Graham Chapman 	Arthur, King of the Britons 	
*
* (token) 	
John Cleese 	Sir Lancelot the Brave 	
* (token)
* 	
John Cleese 	Tim the Enchanter 	 	
John Cleese 	French Taunter 	 	
John Cleese 	Peasant 	 	
Terry Gilliam 	Patsy 	 	
Terry Gilliam 	The Soothsaying Bridgekeeper 	 	
Eric Idle 	Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot	(token) 	
Eric Idle 	Collector of the dead 	 	
Terry Jones 	Sir Bedevere the Wise 	
*
* (token)
* 	
Sir Michael Palin 	Sir Galahad the Pure 	(token) 	
Sir Michael Palin 	Knight who says Ni 	 	
Connie Booth 	Miss Islington, the Witch 	 	
John Young 	"Dead" body 	 	
Don Pugsley 	Technician 	<c>Sorry, Jack . . . Chucky's Back</c> 	
==Animals==
Animal 	Owner 	Cards 	Notes
Smokey 	Margaret Organ-Kean 	<c>Dwarven Pony</c> 	A pony
Georgie Tirebiter	Possibly Mr. Wendy 	<c>Gwendlyn Di Corci</c>	A cat and the namesake of a song by Sick n Wrong
Willow 	Chris Rahn 	<c>Charmed Stray</c> 	A cat
Mika 	Sam Fraser 	<c>Nine Lives</c> 	A cat
Charlie 	Alayna Danner 	
*<c>Animal Sanctuary</c>
*	A cat
Jake II 	Alayna Danner 	
*<c>Animal Sanctuary</c>
*	A dog
Oliver 	Alayna Danner 	
*<c>Animal Sanctuary</c>
*	A cat
Lucy 	 	 	A dog
Hunter 	 	 	A dog
Shelby 	 	 	A dog
Westley 	 	 	A dog
Hank 	Alayna Danner 	 	A dog
Hopper 	Brian Kowal 	 	A Bernese Mountain Dog
Charlie 	Alayna Danner 	 	A cat
Gerald 	Alayna Danner 	 	A cat
Jessica 	Alayna Danner 	 	A cat
Chai 	Mie Illustration 	 	A cat
Breya 	Molly Michelle Smith & Ben Hayes	 	A cat
Mac 	Likely Alayna Danner 	 	A dog
Samson 	Likely Alayna Danner 	 	A dog
Tundra 	Likely Alayna Danner 	 	A dog
Rhonda 	Likely Alayna Danner 	 	A dog
Frank 	Likely Alayna Danner 	 	A dog
Luna 	Likely Alayna Danner 	 	A dog
Rygel 	Sam Burley 	 	A dog
Jake I 	Alayna Danner 	 	A three-legged Rottweiler
Flo 	Alayna Danner's mother 	 	A dog
Jessica 	Likely Alayna Danner 	 	A cat
Gerald 	Likely Alayna Danner 	 	A cat
Tank 	Jason LeMahieu 	(Token) 	A dog
River 	Joel and Michelle Burgess 	 	A German Shepherd
Edward 	Zack Stella's wife 	 	A rabbit
==Trivia==
*Jodie Whittaker has appeared on the most cards, with 11 appearances.
*Professional player Kai Budde is the first person to appear on multiple card arts.
**Artist Zack Stella is the first person to appear as multiple characters and on multiple different cards.
**Actor David Tennant is the first person to appear as multiple named characters, albeit from the same property.
**Artist Alayna Danner's cats Charlie and Oliver and dog Jake II are the first animals to appear on multiple card arts.
==References==
Category:People
Category:Trivia