# The Top Witches **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097 "2016-01-14T01:59:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/1 "2016-01-14T01:59:24Z")
I’ve been binge-watching a YouTube channel that specializes in Top Ten lists, and started thinking of what lists they haven’t done. Yet. So to steal a march on them, I invite all present to nominate their favorite witches. For me, Willow Rosenberg leads the list, but I have to acknowledge the original: all entertainment witches owe a debt to Samantha Stevens and her always cute nose twitch. Honorable mentions for Piper, Phoebe, and Prue. Also Professor McGonagall. Which witch makes you twitch? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/2 "2016-01-14T02:04:43Z")
Samantha Stephens. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/3 "2016-01-14T02:05:27Z")
Belatrix Lestrange, played by my favorite actress. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/4 "2016-01-14T02:06:31Z")
Granny Weatherwax. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/5 "2016-01-14T02:08:02Z")
Jennifer (played by Veronica Lake) ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/6 "2016-01-14T02:51:23Z")
Rowena MacLeod ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/7 "2016-01-14T02:55:16Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Granny Weatherwax. Granny would be #1 for me, or better still the Granny Weatherwax/Nanny Ogg/Magrat coven. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/8 "2016-01-14T03:00:21Z")
Gillian Holroyd ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/9 "2016-01-14T03:00:45Z")
Zatanna Zatara. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/10 "2016-01-14T03:02:01Z")
She’s old enough now - Hermione Granger. I’m not proud of that. Even Willow Rosenberg should be with a younger man than I. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/11 "2016-01-14T03:03:34Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Zatanna Zatara. Zatanna as a witch? Not sure about that one. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/12 "2016-01-14T03:05:44Z")
> [@bup](#): > > She’s old enough now - Hermione Granger. > > I’m not proud of that. Even Willow Rosenberg should be with a younger man than I. I don’t think the OP is looking for “Top Wtches You’d Like to Bang.” If he is, I’d like to retract my nomination. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/13 "2016-01-14T03:09:24Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Zatanna as a witch? Not sure about that one. I checked the dictionary and it said _“a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people”_, so I shrugged. (Wait, is the Scarlet Witch a witch?) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/14 "2016-01-14T03:09:49Z")
Sabrina. :o ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/15 "2016-01-14T03:15:49Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I don’t think the OP is looking for “Top Wtches You’d Like to Bang.” > > If he is, I’d like to retract my nomination. No, that wasn’t the … er… thrust of this question, although I suppose a certain insouciant sexiness would contribute to a top ranking. But this was more a combination of overall witchy appeal and cultural entertainment relevance, not just a list of WILFs. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/16 "2016-01-14T03:34:27Z")
Still, nothing’s stopping me. Tabitha played by Lisa Hartman. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/17 "2016-01-14T03:39:23Z")
The Witch (voice: Julie Walters) from “Brave.” ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/18 "2016-01-14T03:41:12Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Gillian Holroyd and Gillian Owens. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/19 "2016-01-14T03:51:26Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > Tabitha played by Lisa Hartman. Oh, God, yes!!! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097/20 "2016-01-14T03:52:34Z")
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