Maskelyne is the surname of several people: Nevil Maskelyne (1732–1811), the fifth British Astronomer Royal Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne (1823 – 1911) The Maskelyne family of magicians, of distant relation to astronomer Nevil Maskelyne: John Nevil Maskelyne (1829–1917), a British stage magician of the 19th century Nevil Maskelyne (magician) (1863–1924), son of John Nevil Jasper Maskelyne (1902–1973), a British stage magician in the 1930s and 1940s, son… (More on Maskelyne)