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 their 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 nom 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.
General list
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Maternal family names
Pen names
Porn names
Stage names
Fictional pseudonyms
Superhero genre
Iron Man (Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark) – Marvel Comics
Captain America (Steven Grant "Steve" Rogers) – Marvel Comics
The Hulk (Dr. Robert Bruce Banner) – Marvel Comics
Spider-Man (Peter Benjamin Parker) – Marvel Comics
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) – Marvel Comics
Doctor Octopus (Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius) - Marvel Comics
Wolverine (Logan, James Howlett) – Marvel Comics
Amazing-Man (William Blake "Will" Everett) – DC Comics
Amazing-Man (William Blake "Will" Everett III) – DC Comics
Amazing-Man (Markus Clay) – DC Comics
Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (Amy Winston) – DC Comics
Animal Man (Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) – DC Comics
Aquagirl (Lorena Marquez) – DC Comics
Argus (Nick Kelly) – DC Comics
Atom (Albert "Al" Pratt) – DC Comics
Aqualad (Garth) – DC Comics
Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm / Jackson Hyde) – DC Comics
Aquaman (Arthur Joseph Curry) – DC Comics
Superman (Kal-El / Clark Joseph Kent) – DC Comics
Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) – DC Comics
Batgirl (Cassandra Cain) – DC Comics
Batman (Bruce Wayne) – DC Comics
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) – DC Comics
Catwoman (Patience Phillips) – 2004 film
Huntress (Helena Wayne) – DC Comics
Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) – DC Comics
The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) – DC Comics
The Riddler (Dr. Edward Nigma) – DC Comics
Rorschach (Walter Joseph Kovacs) – Watchmen (Alan Moore graphic novel) The Flash (Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick) – DC Comics The Flash (Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen) – DC Comics The Flash (Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West) – DC Comics The Flash (Bartholomew Henry "Bart" Allen II) – DC Comics Wonder Woman (Princess Diana of Themyscira / Diana Prince) – DC comics
Other fictional characters
Lord Voldemort (Thomas Marvolo "Tom" Riddle) – Harry Potter series
Aramis (Henri d'Aramitz, le Chevalier d'Herblay) – The Three Musketeers
Scarlet Pimpernel (Sir Percy Blakeney) Athos (Armand de Sillègue d'Athos d'Autevielle, Le Comte de La Fère) – The Three Musketeers Demosthenes (Valentine Wiggin) – Ender's Game series – OSC Chuck Finley (Sam Axe) Monika (Monitor Kernel Access / Monika.chr / Monika) – Doki Doki Literature Club! d'Artagnan (Charles de Batz-Castelmore) – The Three Musketeers Dylan Sharp (Deryn Sharp – Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld) Jeff (Othello Jeffries from the comic strip Mutt and Jeff) Locke (Peter Wiggin) – Ender's Game series – OSC M (Sir Miles Messervy) – James Bond novels Q (Major Boothroyd) – James Bond novels Regina Phalange (Phoebe Buffay) – Friends Porthos (Isaac de Porthau, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds) – The Three Musketeers Rusty Shackleford (Dale Gribble) Duke Silver (Ron Swanson) Speaker for the Dead (Ender Wiggin) – Ender's Game series – OSC Ken Adams (Joey Tribbiani) – Friends Art Vandelay (George Costanza) – Seinfeld La Volpe – Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Zorro (Don Diego de la Vega) Alucard (Adrian Fahrenheit Ţepeş) Mr. Underhill (Frodo Baggins) – The Lord of the Rings series The Shadow (Lamont Cranston) Clint Eastwood (Marty McFly) – Back to the Future Part III Heisenberg (Walter White) – Breaking Bad Saul Goodman (James "Jimmy" McGill) – Breaking Bad L (L Lawliet) – Death Note John Smith – Kyon The Doctor – Doctor Who
See also
Literary initials
List of pen names
List of people who adopted matrilineal surnames
List of pseudonyms used in the American Constitutional debates
List of works published under a pseudonym
Mononymous persons
Nicknames of jazz musicians
Pseudonyms used by U.S. President Donald Trump
References
External links
FamousFolk – An extensive list of pseudonyms
Lists of names
Lists of people by name
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