| Full Name | Randall James Hamilton Zwinge |
| Date of Birth | August 7, 1928 |
| Place of Birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Date of Death | October 20, 2020 |
| Place of Death | Plantation, Florida, U.S. |
| Other Names | The Amazing Randi |
| Citizenship | Canada, United States |
| Occupations | Stage magician, scientific skeptic, author |
| Years Active | 1946−2016 |
| Spouse | José Alvarez (m. 2013) |
| Net Worth | $1.5 Million |
| Notable Achievements | Co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) |
| Preferred Term | Described himself as an “investigator” rather than a “debunker” |
| Famous Exposures | Exposed fraudulent faith healer Peter Popoff, appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |
| Paranormal Challenge | Founded the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, offering a prize for demonstrating evidence of paranormal claims under test conditions |
| Early Life | Took up magic after seeing Harry Blackstone Sr., confounded doctors with his recovery from a bicycle accident, dropped out of high school to perform as a conjurer in a carnival roadshow |
| Inspiration for Skepticism | Inspired to become a scientific skeptic after exposing a mind-reading trick performed by a church pastor |
