El Mago (Spanish for "the magician") or Mago is a nickname given to:

• Pablo Aimar (born 1979), Argentine retired footballer
• Guido Alvarenga (born 1970), Paraguayan former footballer
• Thiago Alcântara (born 1991), Spanish-Brazilian football player
• William Arjona (born 1979), Brazilian former volleyball player
• Javier Báez (born 1992), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player
• Héctor Blondet (1947–2006), Puerto Rican basketball player
• Alberto Pedro Cabrera (1945–2000), Argentine basketball player
• Rubén Capria (born 1970), Argentine retired footballer
• Guillermo Coria (born 1982), Argentine tennis player
• Alcides Escobar (born 1986), Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
• Walter Gaitán (born 1977), Argentine retired footballer
• Enrique García (Argentine footballer) (1912–1969), Argentine footballer
• Mágico González (born 1958), Salvadoran retired footballer
• Juan Martín Hernández (born 1982), Argentine rugby union player
• Pablo Hernández (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer
• Miguel Ángel Loayza (1940–2017), Peruvian former footballer
• Sergio Markarián (born 1944), Uruguayan football coach
• Juan Mata (born 1988), Spanish footballer
• Dani Olmo (born 1998), Spanish footballer
• Alejandro Sabella (1954–2020), Argentine football manager and former player
• Franklin Salas (born 1981), Ecuadorian footballer
• Pedro Septién (1916-2013), Mexican sports broadcaster
• Sam Shepherd (basketball) (born 1953), American-born Venezuelan former basketball player
• David Silva (born 1986), Spanish footballer
• Vasilios Tsiartas (born 1972), Greek retired footballer
• Jorge Valdivia (born 1983), Chilean footballer

• The Magician (nickname)
• La Maga (disambiguation), the feminine form of the phrase
• El brujo (disambiguation)
• The Wizard (nickname)