In this paper, we have studied the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of the perovskite manganites La 0.67 Pb 0.33−x Ag x MnO 3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.15), which show a sharp paramagnetic-ferromagnetic phase transition over a wide temperature range (T = 250-401 K). The Curie temperature has been analyzed by two methods: using the numerical derivative dM/dT and the thermodynamic model. The experimental results indicate that T C decreases from 368 to 288 K with increasing Ag substitution independently of the method used to obtain T C . Upon 10 KOe applied magnetic field, the large magnetic-entropy change (| S M |) reaches values of 2.75, 3, 3.25 and 3.5 J/kg K for x = 0, 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 compositions, respectively, which are comparable to that of Gd. The relative cooling power (RCP) increases with increasing Ag content from 68.75 (x = 0) to 156.27 J/kg (x = 0.15) for H = 10 KOe. Through these results, La 0.67 Pb 0.33−x Ag x MnO 3 materials are strongly suggested for the use of active refrigerants for magnetic refrigeration technology near room temperature.N. Mtiraoui ( ) · M. Oumezine