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Famous Witches - Contemporary Witches

After the mid-20th Century, modern Wicca became established, and these biographies include selected early adopters and promoters of Wicca and some of the major influences on the development of its various different traditions:

Eleanor Bone (1910 - 2001) | Stewart Farrar (1916 - 2000) | Rosaleen (“Roie”) Norton (1917 - 1979) | Doreen Valiente (1922 - 1999) | Sybil Leek (1922 - 1982) | Monique Wilson (1923 - 1982) | Alex Sanders (1926 - 1988) | Patricia Crowther (1927 - ) | Anton LaVey (1930 - 1997) | Laurie Cabot (1933 - ) | Ray Buckland (1934 - ) | Zsuzsanna Budapest (1940 - ) | Margot Adler (1946 - ) | Janet Farrar (1950 - ) | Gavin Bone (1964 - ) | Raven Grimassi (1951 - ) | Starhawk (1951 - ) | Silver RavenWolf (1956 - )

You can use the Witches Menu on the right of each page to navigate around this section, and to access other historical periods (such as the sections on Biblical, Mythical and Folklore Witches, Medieval and Renaissance Witches and Modern Era Witches).

 




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