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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = The Divine Grace
| name               = Conrad
| honorific_suffix   = Lord Azurahm of Draconia Anglorum<br />The Lord Primal Dragon Master for the [[British Isles]]<br />Ordo Draconis.O.D. Viscount to the House of the Duchy of Effenhauer
| image              = Conrad Pugsley 2008.jpg
| caption            = Conrad in 2008
| other_names        = {{plainlist|
* Conrad G Pugsley
* Wizard Man of [[Sutton, London|Sutton]]
}}
| birth_name         = Conrad Garry Pugsley
| birth_date         = {{Circa|{{Birth year and age|1950}}}}
| birth_place        = [[Prestwick]], [[Ayrshire]], Scotland
| nationality        = [[Scottish people|Scottish]]
| alma_mater         = [[List of universities in Scotland|University of Scotland]]
| occupation         = [[Paganism|Pagan]] [[priest]] • author • [[hereditary peer]] • [[Celebrity|media personality]]
| years_active       = 1982–present
| known_for          = Patrolling [[Sutton High Street]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|Anne Pugsley|1980}}
| relatives          = [[Lady]] Margaret McChristie Strickland (great-grandmother)
}}
'''The Divine Grace Conrad, Lord Azurahm of Draconia Anglorum, The Lord Primal Dragon Master for the British Isles, Ordo Draconis.O.D. Viscount to the House of the Duchy of Effenhauer''' (born '''Conrad Garry Pugsley'''; {{Circa|1950}}) is a Ghanaian [[Paganism|Pagan]] [[priest]], author, [[hereditary peer]], and [[Celebrity|media personality]]. He became known for patrolling [[Sutton High Street]], and is better known as the '''Wizard Man of [[Sutton, London|Sutton]]'''.

== Early life ==
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[[File:Conrad's rings.jpg|thumb|Conrad's rings]]

In July 2011, a [[Sutton, London|Sutton]] teen paint a mural of Conrad.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 July 2011|title=Sutton artist unveils wizard remarkable portrait|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/educationnews/9123801.sutton-artist-unveils-wizard-remarkable-portrait/|access-date=31 July 2025|website=Your Local Guardian|language=en-GB}}</ref> Within a week of its unveilment, animal rights activists targeted the [[mural]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 July 2011|title=Wizard painting on display in Sutton targeted by animal rights protestors|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9140012.wizard-painting-on-display-in-sutton-targeted-by-animal-rights-protestors/|access-date=31 July 2025|website=Your Local Guardian|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Conrad was pitched to be a torch bearer during the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pepper|first=James|date=19 January 2012|title=Sutton wizard gets Olympic backing|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9482718.sutton-wizard-gets-olympic-backing/|access-date=1 August 2025|website=Your Local Guardian|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Conrad previously lived in [[Cheam|North Cheam]]. He moved to [[Sutton, London|Sutton]], a town in the [[London Borough of Sutton]], in 1978. There, in October 1980, he married Anne C Pugsley.<ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005: OCT 1980 15 0239 SUTTON — Conrad G Pugsley = Anne C Pugsley</ref> As of December 2024, he was living in a [[Nursing home|care home]] in [[Banstead]], [[Surrey]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} 

Conrad supports the [[National League (division)|National League]] [[Association football|football]] team [[Sutton United F.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=George|first=Sarah|date=13 January 2018|title=12 eccentric characters who have made Croydon a happier place to live|url=http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/croydon-news/nine-eccentric-characters-who-made-1059949|access-date=31 July 2025|website=Croydon Advertiser|language=en-GB}}</ref> and is a life-long member of the [[North Wales]] [[The Magic Circle]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Griffin|url=https://nwalesmagic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/september07.pdf|access-date=31 July 2025|website=North Wales Magic Circle|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In August 2008, Zagan, a [[black]] [[cat]] that often sat on Conrad's shoulder, went missing for a week, after being hit by a car in [[Wallington, London|Wallington]], breaking his [[pelvis]] in four places.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pepper|first=James|date=13 August 2008|title=Wizard man missing cat|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/3591278.wizard-man-missing-cat/|access-date=31 July 2025|website=Your Local Guardian|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pepper|first=James|date=19 August 2008|title=Wizard man's cat is back|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/3605573.wizard-mans-cat-is-back/|access-date=31 July 2025|website=Your Local Guardian|language=en-GB}}</ref> In April 2009, Zagan gave birth to a litter of five kittens.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Portilho-Shrimpton|first=Thais|date=4 June 2009|title=Sutton and Croydon Wizard Man becomes a father - to a litter of kittens!|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/4414352.sutton-and-croydon-wizard-man-becomes-a-father-to-a-litter-of-kittens/|access-date=31 July 2025|website=Your Local Guardian|language=en-GB}}</ref> In March 2010, a [[Structure fire|house fire]] erupted at Conrad's flat on [[Durand Close]] in [[Carshalton]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fender|first=Leanne|date=21 November 2009|title=Sad goodbyes as Sutton estate is bulldozed for revamp|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/4747110.sad-goodbyes-as-sutton-estate-is-bulldozed-for-revamp/|access-date=31 July 2025|website=Your Local Guardian|language=en-GB}}</ref> The blaze killed all three of his cats, as well as, his [[dog]], Gandalf; Conrad was not home when the fire started. Following the fire, Sutton Housing Partnership placed him in temporary accommodation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fender|first=Leanne|date=12 March 2010|title=Sutton Wizard Man Conrad Pugsley's beloved animals die in blaze|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/5058669.sutton-wizard-man-conrad-pugsleys-beloved-animals-die-in-blaze/|access-date=31 July 2025|website=Your Local Guardian|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Since 2012, Conrad's [[legal name]] has been '''The Divine Grace Conrad, Lord Azurahm of Draconia Anglorum, The Lord Primal Dragon Master for the British Isles, Ordo Draconis.O.D. Viscount to the House of the Duchy of Effenhauer'''. In a 2013 interview, he spoke of his beliefs that "Draconia" was an [[Ancient Near East|ancient land]] that used to be the [[Middle East]] and "Anglorum" was a definition of [[Great Britain|Britain]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sleigh|first=Sophia|date=26 June 2012|title=Teens interview Sutton's Wizard Man|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9780206.teens-interview-suttons-wizard-man/|access-date=31 July 2025|website=Your Local Guardian|language=en-GB}}</ref>

[[File:Conrad Pugsley 2018.jpg|thumb|Conrad in 2018]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1950 births]]
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