List of real-world people depicted on Magic cards
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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
Animals
| Animal | Owner | Cards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey | Margaret Organ-Kean | Dwarven Pony[4] | A pony |
| Georgie Tirebiter | Possibly Mr. Wendy | Gwendlyn Di Corci[2] | A cat and the namesake of a song by Sick n Wrong |
| Willow | Chris Rahn | Charmed Stray[38] | A cat |
| Mika | Sam Fraser | Nine Lives[39] | A cat |
| Charlie | Alayna Danner |
|
A cat |
| Jake II | Alayna Danner[42] |
|
A dog |
| Oliver | Alayna Danner |
|
A cat |
| Lucy | Rest in Peace (Secret Lair, #96)[43] | A dog | |
| Hunter | Dig Through Time (Secret Lair, #97)[43] | A dog | |
| Shelby | Ancient Grudge (Secret Lair, #98)[43] | A dog | |
| Westley | Lightning Greaves (Secret Lair, #99)[43] | A dog | |
| Hank | Alayna Danner | Mountain (Secret Lair, #1514)[44] | A dog |
| Hopper | Brian Kowal[45] | Mountain (Secret Lair, #1514)[46] | A Bernese Mountain Dog |
| Charlie | Alayna Danner[42] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A cat |
| Gerald | Alayna Danner | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A cat |
| Jessica | Alayna Danner | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A cat |
| Chai | Mie Illustration[47] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A cat |
| Breya | Molly Michelle Smith & Ben Hayes[47] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A cat |
| Mac | Likely Alayna Danner[48] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A dog |
| Samson | Likely Alayna Danner[48] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A dog |
| Tundra | Likely Alayna Danner[48] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A dog |
| Rhonda | Likely Alayna Danner[48] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A dog |
| Frank | Likely Alayna Danner[48] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A dog |
| Luna | Likely Alayna Danner[48] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A dog |
| Rygel | Sam Burley[47] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A dog |
| Jake I | Alayna Danner[42] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A three-legged Rottweiler |
| Flo | Alayna Danner's mother[42] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A dog |
| Jessica | Likely Alayna Danner[48] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A cat |
| Gerald | Likely Alayna Danner[48] | Plains (Secret Lair, #1513)[41] | A cat |
| Tank | Jason LeMahieu[49] | Dog (Murders at Karlov Manor) (Token) | A dog |
| River | Joel and Michelle Burgess[50] | Dogmeat, Ever Loyal | A German Shepherd |
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
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 21, 2015). "Trivia answer: Rubinia Soulsinger". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b Mike Linnemann (October 11, 2018). "A story from Julie Baroh on Gwendlyn Di Corci". Twitter.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (December 9, 2008). "Ask Wizards: Gleemox and Elves of Deep Shadow". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022.
- ↑ a b c Margaret Organ-Kean (September 19, 2013). "Where My M:tG Art Came From: Who and What I Used for Models". Archived from the original on December 14, 2013.
- ↑ Alex Shvartsman (February 19, 2004). "Post-Development Digest". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021.
- ↑ MagicTheGathering.com Staff (October 19, 2009). "From the Library of Leng: Autumn Willow". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021.
- ↑ a b Ma "Mark Rosewater" Ro (October 1998), Chickens and Cows and Clams, Oh My, The Duelist #30
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (November, 2006). "Ask Wizards - November 2006". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (June 10, 2002). "Five Years in the Making". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 12, 2003). "Player Rewards Voidmage Prodigy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021.
- ↑ Randy Buehler (September 26, 2003). "Post-Development Digest". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (November 12, 2008). "Topic Explosion". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (July 12, 2010). "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (July 13, 2010). "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (October 24, 2011). "The Saga of Snapcaster Mage". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Heather Loveridge (August 18, 2012). "I'm really good friends with Magic artist Steve Argyle. He let me pose for a card! Here's me with an alter of it he did for me! (Chosen/Servant of Markov)". Reddit.
- ↑ Derf (February 6, 2014). "An Interview with AZ Powergirl". SomewhatNerdy.
- ↑ Terese Nielsen (March 1, 2017). "Sydri, Galvanic Genius". Facebook.
- ↑ Zack Stella (February 27, 2018). "Counterspell". Reddit.
- ↑ Zack Stella (March 26, 2018). "Temporal Machinations by Zack Stella". Reddit.
- ↑ Zack Stella (March 27, 2018). "A few people inquired about my reference for Temporal Machinations". Twitter.
- ↑ Jason Rainville (May 14, 2023). "Admiral Beckett Brass (2016)". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Jason Rainville (October 23, 2023). "Admiral Brass, Unsinkable"
- ↑ Jason Rainville (November 12, 2023). "Evacuation Process"
- ↑ a b c d e Jason Rainville (October 23, 2023). "Admiral Brass, Unsinkable". Facebook.
- ↑ a b c Jason Rainville (May 14, 2023). "Admiral Beckett Brass (2016)". Twitter.
- ↑ Seb McKinnon (May 22, 2019). "New art for Giver of Runes". Facebook.
- ↑ Victor Adame Minguez (August 12, 2019). "Doomed Artisan". Instagram.
- ↑ Kieran Yanner (April 10, 2021). "My husband as King Kenrith". Twitter.
- ↑ Nick Miller (June 1, 2022). "MTG Artist Shares Her Process Of Creating Tasha, The Witch Queen". StarCityGames.
- ↑ Tolarian Community College (June 18, 2022). "The new Patron Wizard artwork by Volken Baga (sic) is modeled after MTG artist Donato Giancola". Twitter.
- ↑ Joshua Raphael (October 22, 2022). "Its @silvilokasurya on Magic Card again!!". Instagram.
- ↑ a b Aaron Miller (2022). "Power Plant Worker"
- ↑ Yuta Takahashi (February 19, 2023). "Here is my invitational card!". Twitter.
- ↑ a b Secret Lair (September 15, 2023). "Artist Series: John Avon". Scalefast Inc..
- ↑ Nick Wolf (December 28, 2023). "Your Favorite Artist's Favorite Art of 2023". Commander's Herald.
- ↑ Promo card for former Hasbro CFO, Deb Thomas. Reddit (May 11, 2024).
- ↑ Chris Rahn (April 23, 2019). "Charmed Stray". Twitter.
- ↑ Paul Scott Canavan (June 15, 2020). "Nine Lives". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c Alayna Danner (June 12, 2020). "Animal Sanctuary". Reddit.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Alayna Danner (January 12, 2024). "None of the cats in Cat Forest are mine". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c d Alayna Danner (January 23, 2024). "More lovebutts from the Cats & Dogs Plains". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c d Secret Lair (August 20, 2020). "The card art was inspired by some extremely loved employee pups". Twitter.
- ↑ Alayna Danner (January 11, 2024). "Hank is in the background of this piece". Twitter.
- ↑ Brian Kowal (February 23, 2024). "featuring my best dog Hopper". Twitter.
- ↑ Alayna Danner (January 11, 2024). "The big dog in the front is a Bernese Mountain Dog named Hopper". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c Alayna Danner (January 16, 2024). "Here are everyone's names". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Alayna Danner (January 12, 2024). "This piece is almost completely made up of my past and present babies". Twitter.
- ↑ Alayna Danner (February 14, 2024). "Puppy token from Murders and Karlov Manor". Twitter.
- ↑ Joel Burgess (June 27, 2021). "I said goodbye today to River". Twitter.