List of pseudonyms
This is a list of pseudonyms, in various categories.
A pseudonym is a name adopted by a person for a particular purpose, which differs from his or her true name. A pseudonym may be used by social activists or politicians for political purposes or by others for religious purposes. It may be a soldier's noms de guerre or an author's nom de plume. It may be a performer's stage name or an alias used by visual artists, athletes, fashion designers, or criminals. Pseudonyms are occasionally used in fiction such as by superheroes or other fictional characters.
Social activists
- Aristides
- Frank Talk
- H. Rap Brown
- Kwame Ture
- Mother Jones
- VaGla
- WhoIsParadise
Visual arts
- ABOVE
- W. Andresen
- Balthus
- Banksy
- Bramantino
- Canaletto
- Caravaggio
- Cigoli
- Coldmirror
- Le Corbusier
- DAIM
- Donatello
- Dosso Dossi
- DOT DOT DOT
- El Greco
- Erté
- Il Garofalo
- Giorgione
- Giottino
- Henriett Seth F.
- Hundertwasser
- IceFrog
- Il Sodoma
- Kaws
- Teo KayKay
- Lee Krasner
- Lo Spagna
- A.M. Cassandre
- Man Ray
- Marc Chagall
- Masaccio
- Notch
- ουτις or ΟΥΤΙΣ
- Parmigianino
- Picasso
- Pisanello
- Il Pordenone
- Raphael
- Ricco
- ROJO
- Mark Rothko
- SAMO
- Spy
- Swoon
- Tintoretto
- Titian
- Tom of Finland
- Ulay
- Utisz
- Vecchietta
Noms de guerre
- Abu Ammar
- Borelowski
- Bór
- Carcassonne – Marc Bloch
- Comandanta Esther
- Comandanta Ramona
- Dassault
- Grabica
- Grot
- Grzegorz
- Hubal
- Jean Jérome –
- Kalina
- Korczak
- J. Krzemień
- Lawina
- Leclerc – Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque, later his legal name
- Legija
- Monter
- Niedźwiadek
- Nil
- Orsza
- Ponury
- Radosław
- Rakoń
- Shaytan Al Ramadi
- Strongbow –
- Subcomandante Elisa –
- Subcomandante Marcos
- The Red Baron
- The Red Knight
- Taras Chuprynka
- Tito
- Francisco "Pancho" Villa
- Wilk
- Znicz
- Zośka
Pornography names
Pen names
Politicians
- Abel Djassi
- Amor De Cosmos
- Anacharsis Cloots
- Anthony Garotinho
- Bob Denard
- Caligula
- Che Guevara
- Chemical Ali
- Comandante Gonzalo
- Germain
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
- Golda Meir
- Gracchus Babeuf
- Grigory Zinoviev
- Gus Hall
- Ho Chi Minh
- Houari Boumedienne
- János Kádár
- Jiang Jieshi
- John Barron
- John Miller
- Joseph Estrada
- Joseph Stalin
- Josip Broz Tito
- J. Posadas
- Xanana Gusmão, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
- Kim Il Sung
- La Pasionaria
- Leon Trotsky
- Lev Kamenev
- Lula
- Martin Thembisile Hani
- Michel Pablo
- Mobutu Sese Seko
- Nahuel Moreno
- Pol Pot
- Prachanda
- Publius
- Ronwaldo Reyes
- Saïd Moustapha Mahdjoub
- Tariq Aziz
- Ted Grant
- Tony Cliff
- Tristán Marof
- Vyacheslav Molotov
- Vladimir Lenin
- William Rabbit
- Willy Brandt
Religion
- Acharya S
- Adi da
- Allan Kardec
- Brother Andre
- Francis of Assisi
- Buddha
- Joseph of Cupertino
- Lord Mahavira
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Malaclypse the Younger
- Mata Amritanandamayi
- Mother Angelica
- Mother Teresa
- Moses David
- His Divine Grace Abhay Charana-Aravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
- Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst
- Osho
- Padre Pio
- Ram Dass
- Sathya Sai Baba
- Sister Dora
- Swami Vivekananda
- Thérèse of Lisieux
- Yusuf Islam
Stage names
Matrinames
Sportspeople
- Abédi Pelé
- Akebono Taro
- Al "Bummy" Davis
- Babe Ruth
- Barney Oldfield
- Bebeto
- Bubba Watson
- Buddy Baker
- Cafu
- Cale Yarborough
- Careca
- Casey Stengel
- Chad Ochocinco
- Chi Chi Rodriguez
- Chipper Jones
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Dabo Swinney
- Deco
- Dick Tiger
- Dida
- Duda
- Fuzzy Zoeller
- Garrincha
- Geki
- Gimax
- Goose Gossage
- Garry Kasparov
- Raymond Kopa
- He hate me
- Hellé Nice
- Henri Cornet
- Henry Arundel
- Hut Stricklin
- Ickey Woods
- Jim McKay
- Jimbo Fisher
- JJ Lehto
- Joe Louis
- John Winter
- Johnny Dumfries
- Kaká
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Karim Abdul-Jabbar
- Khaosai Galaxy
- Kid McCoy
- Konishiki Yasokichi
- Kuba
- Leon Duray
- Lolo Jones
- Lucien Petit-Breton
- Míchel
- Metta World Peace
- Mercury Morris
- Mo Martin
- Muggsy Bogues
- Muhammad Ali
- Musashimaru Koyo
- Nenê
- Pelé
- Pierre Levegh
- Razor Ruddock
- Rivaldo
- Rocket Ismail
- Rocky Marciano
- Rollie Fingers
- Ronaldo
- Ronaldinho )
- Satchel Paige
- Spud Webb
- Stanley Ketchel
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Suso
- Takanohana Koji
- Tiger Woods
- Tony Zale
- W Williams
- Wakanohana Masaru
- Whitey Ford
- Yogi Berra
- Zico
Criminals
- Al Capone
- Arkan
- Baby Face Nelson
- The Barefoot Bandit
- Billy the Kid
- Black Bart
- BTK
- Bugsy Siegel
- Bumpy Johnson
- Buster Edwards
- Butch Cassidy
- Carlos the Jackal
- Dutch Schultz
- Frank Costello
- Green River Killer
- The Happy Face Killer
- Hillside Strangler
- The Iceman
- The I-5 Killer
- Jack the Ripper
- Legs Diamond
- Kim Philby
- Lucky Luciano
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Meyer Lansky
- Mickey Cohen
- Murf the Surf
- Murray The Hump
- Ned Kelly
- The Night Stalker
- Pretty Boy Floyd
- Papa Doc
- Sara Jane Olson
- Son of Sam
- The Sundance Kid
- The Unabomber
- Doctor Ch@os
- Waxey Gordon
- The Yorkshire Ripper
- The Zodiac Killer
- Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi, member of the Islamic State group in Syria
Real-life superheroes
- Phoenix Jones
- Shadowhare
Fashion and beauty
- Coco Chanel
- Elizabeth Arden
- Estée Lauder
- Halston
- Jil Sander
- Jimmy Choo
- Karl Lagerfeld
- Manolo Blahnik
- Marc Ecko
- Max Factor
- Miu Miu
- Paco Rabanne
Other pseudonyms
- Alexander Supertramp
- Armin S.
- Bernard Shakey
- Colonel Tom Parker
- Divine Brown
- Emmanuel Goldstein
- John of God
- Grete Lainer
- Mata Hari
- Miss Cleo
- ‘Student’
- Viktor Suvorov
Pseudonyms used in fiction
Superhero genre
- Iron Man – Marvel Comics
- Captain America – Marvel Comics
- The Hulk – Marvel Comics
- Spider-Man – Marvel Comics
- Black Cat – Marvel Comics
- Doctor Octopus – Marvel Comics
- Amazing-Man – DC Comics
- * Amazing-Man – DC Comics
- * Amazing-Man – DC Comics
- Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld – DC Comics
- Animal Man – DC Comics
- Aquagirl – DC Comics
- Argus – DC Comics
- Atom – DC Comics
- Aqualad – DC Comics
- * Aqualad – DC Comics
- Aquaman – DC Comics
- Superman – DC Comics
- Batgirl – DC Comics
- * Batgirl – DC Comics
- Batman – DC Comics
- Catwoman – DC Comics
- * Catwoman – 2004 film
- Huntress – DC Comics
- *Huntress – DC Comics
- The Penguin – DC Comics
- The Riddler – DC Comics
- Rorschach – Watchmen
- The Flash – DC Comics
- * The Flash – DC Comics
- * The Flash – DC Comics
- * The Flash – DC Comics
- Wonder Woman – DC comics
Other fictional characters
- Lord Voldemort – Harry Potter series
- Aramis – The Three Musketeers
- Scarlet Pimpernel
- Athos – The Three Musketeers
- Demosthenes – Ender's Game series – OSC
- Chuck Finley
- d'Artagnan – The Three Musketeers
- Dylan Sharp
- Jeff
- Locke – Ender's Game series – OSC
- M – James Bond novels
- Q – James Bond novels
- Regina Phalange – Friends
- Porthos – The Three Musketeers
- Rusty Shackleford
- Duke Silver
- Speaker for the Dead – Ender's Game series – OSC
- Ken Adams – Friends
- Art Vandelay – Seinfeld
- La Volpe – Assassin's Creed II and
- Zorro
- Alucard
- Mr. Underhill – Lord of the Rings series
- The Shadow
- Clint Eastwood – Back to the Future Part III
- Heisenberg – Breaking Bad
- Saul Goodman – Breaking Bad
- L – Death Note
- John Smith – Kyon
- The Doctor – Doctor Who