Harry Houdini
	(1874 - 1926)
	Houdini was born as Ehrich Weiss in Budapest, Hungary to a Jewish family; upon immigration to America the family name was changed to Weiss because of immigration purposes and his first-name spelling to Erich. His father, Mayer (Mayo) Samuel Weiss (1829-1892) also known as Samuel Mayer Weisz (1829-1892) was a rabbi; and his mother was Cecilia Steiner (1841-1913). Ehrich had the following siblings: Armin M. Weiss (1863-?); Nathan J. Weiss (1869-?); Gottfried W. Weiss (1872-?); Theodore Weiss (Dash) (1876-1945); and Leopold D. Weiss (1879-?). From 1900 onwards Houdini claimed in interviews to have been born in Appleton, Wisconsin on April 6, 1874, but his Hungarian birth certificate was uncovered by researchers after his death

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