List of pseudonyms

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This is a list of pseudonyms , in various categories.

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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.

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List of pseudonyms
PseudonymReal nameNotabilityNotes
Abel Djassi Amílcar Cabral Guinea-Bissauan politician
ABOVE Tavar Zawacki American abstract artist
Abu Ammar Yasser Arafat Palestinian president
Abu Obaida Hudayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout (alleged by the United States)Spokesperson of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
Acharya S Dorothy Milne MurdockAmerican Christ myth theorist
Adam Ant Stuart GoddardEnglish Pop Musician
Adi Da Franklin JonesAmerican writer
Al "Bummy" Davis Abraham DavidoffAmerican boxer
Alexander Supertramp Christopher McCandless American hiker
Allan Kardec Hippolyte RivailAmerican religious figure
Amor de Cosmos William Smith2nd premier of British Columbia, Canada
Anarchasis Cloots Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-GrâcePrussian-French noble
Anthony Garotinho Anthony Matheus de OliveiraBrazilian broadcaster, politician, and criminal
Aristides William Lloyd Garrison American activist and journalist
Arkan Željko RažnatovićSerbian soldier and criminal
Armin S. (unknown)German financier
Ary Ecilaw Alexandrine Countess von Hutten-Czapska Polish novelist
Avicii Tim BerglingSwedish pop artist
Baby Face George Nelson Lester GillisAmerican criminal
Balthus Balthazar Klossowski de RolaFrench painter
Banksy (unknown)England-based street artist, political activist, and film director
Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-MooreAmerican former fugitive
Basshunter Jonas AltbergSwedish singer, record producer, songwriter and DJ
Bernard Shakey Neil Young Canadian musician
Bhanusimha Rabindranath Tagore Poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter
Billy the Kid Henry McCartyAmerican criminal
Black Bart Charles BowlesEnglish-American criminal
Bob Denard Gilbert BourgeaudFrench mercenary
Bono Paul HewsonLead singer, U2
Bór Tadeusz Komorowski Polish soldier
Borelowski Michał Grażyński President of Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego
Bramantino Bartolomeo SuardiItalian painter
Brother Andre André BessetteCanadian priest and saint
BTK Dennis RaderAmerican serial killer
Bugsy Siegel Benjamin SiegelbaumAmerican criminal
Butch Cassidy Robert ParkerAmerican criminal
Cafu Marcos Evangelista de MoraesBrazilian footballer
Caligula Gajus Julius Caesar Augustus GermanicusRoman emperor
Calvin Harris Adam Richard WilesScottish DJ and Record Producer
Canaletto Giovanni CanaleItalian painter
Caravaggio Michelangelo MerisiItalian painter
Careca Antônio de Oliveira FilhoBrazilian footballer
Carlos Danger Anthony Weiner United States Congressperson
Carlos the Jackal Ilich Ramírez-SánchezTerrorist
Caroline Marbouty Claire BrunneFrench writer
Cassandre Adolphe MouronFrench painter
Chad Ochocinco Chad Johnson American footballer
Cigoli Lodovico CardiItalian painter
Coco Chanel Gabrielle ChanelFashion designer
Colonel Tom Parker Andreas van KuijkMusical entrepreneur
Coldmirror Kathrin FrickeYoutube creator
DAIM Mirko ReisserGraffiti artist
Darius Paul Dassault Darius Paul BlochFrench general
D.B. Cooper UnknownAmerican criminalaka Dan Cooper
Deco Anderson Luiz de SousaFootballer
Dick Tiger Richard IhetuNigerian boxer
Dida Nélson de Jesus SilvaBrazilian former footballer
Doctor Ch@os Joseph Konopka American terrorist
Donatello Donato di Niccolò di Betto BardiItalian Renaissance sculptor
Dosso Dossi Giovanni di Niccolò de LuteriItalian painter
Duda Sérgio Paulo Barbosa ValentePortuguese footballer
Dutch Schultz Arthur FlegenheimerAmerican mobster
El Greco Dominikos TheotokópulosGreek painter
Elizabeth Arden Florence GrahamCanadian-American businesswoman
Emmanuel Goldstein Eric Corley Hacker
Erté Romain de TirtoffFrench artist and designer
Estée Lauder Josephine MentzerAmerican businesswoman
Francis of Assisi Giovanni di BernardoneItalian Catholic saint
Francisco "Pancho" Villa José Arango ArámbulaMexican revolutionary general and politician
Frank Costello Francesco CastigliaItalian-American mobster
Frank Talk Stephen Biko Activist
Friedensreich Hundertwasser Friedrich StowasserVisual artist
Garrincha Manuel Francisco dos SantosBrazilian footballer
Garry Kasparov Garik WeinsteinRussian chess grandmaster, political activist and writer
Geki Giacomo RussoItalian racing driver
Germain Ernest Mandel Belgian economist and Marxist philosopher
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Gheorge GheorghiuFormer General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party
Gimax Carlo FranchiItalian racing driver
Giorgione Giorgio da CastelfrancoItalian painter
Giottino Maso di StefanoItalian painter
Grabica; Grot; Kalina Stefan Rowecki Polish general
Gracchus Babeuf François-Noël Babeuf French political agitator and journalist
Green River Killer Gary Ridgway American serial killer
Grigory Zinoviev Ovsel RadymyslskyRussian revolutionary and Soviet politician
Grzegorz Tadeusz Pełczyński Polish army major general
Gus Hall Arvo HalbergFormer General Secretary of Communist Party USA
H. Rap Brown Hubert Gerold BrownActivist
Halston Roy Halston FrowickAmerican fashion designer
Happy Face Killer Keith Hunter Jesperson Canadian-American serial killer
He hate me Rod Smart American gridiron football player
Hellé Nice Mariette Hélène DelangleFrench racing car driver
Henri Cornet Henri JaudryFrench cyclist
Henriett Seth F. Henrietta Fajcsák [1] Hungarian artist and autistic savant
Henry Arundel Henry Fitzalan-HowardBritish racing driver
Ho Chi Minh Nguyễn Sinh CungVietnamese communist leader
Houari Boumédiène Mohamed BoukharoubaFormer president of Algeria
Hubal Henryk Dobrzański Polish army commander
I-5 Killer Randall Woodfield American serial killer and rapist
Iceman Richard Kuklinski American criminal
Il Garofalo Benvenuto Tisi Italian painter
Il Pordenone Giovanni LicinioItalian painter
Il Sodoma Giovanni BazziItalian Renaissance painter
Kim Il Sung Song-ju KimFormer leader of North Korea
Ingahild Grathmer Margrethe II of Denmark IllustratorShe illustrated The Lord of the Rings under this pseudonym.
J. Krzemień Florian Marciniak First Chief Scout in the Gray Ranks
J. Posadas Homero CristaliItalian-Argentine Trotskyist revolutionary
J.J. Lehto Jyrki JärvilehtoFinnish racing driver
János Kádár János CsermanekFormer leader of Hungary
Jean Jérome Michel FeintuchFrench Communist Activist
Jieshi Jiang Chiang Kai-shek Chinese politician and military leader
Jil Sander Heidemarie Jiline SanderGerman fashion designer
Jim McKay James McManusAmerican television sports journalist
Jimmy Choo Choo Yeang KeatMalaysian-born fashion designer
Joe Louis Joseph Louis BarrowAmerican boxer
Joel AshDavid PadwaAuthor
John of God João Teixeira de Faria Brazilian faith healer
John Winter Louis Krages German racing driver
Johnny Dumfries John Crichton-StuartBritish racing driver
Josef Stalin Ioseb DzhugashviliFormer leader of the Soviet Union
Joseph Estrada Joseph EjércitoFormer president of the Philippines
Joseph of Cupertino Giuseppe DesaItalian Franciscan friar
Josip Broz Tito Josip BrozFormer leader of Yugoslavia
Juice WRLD Jarad Anthony HigginsAmerican rapper
Kaká Ricardo dos Santos LeiteBrazilian footballer
Karl Lagerfeld Karl LagerfeldtGerman fashion designer
Kaws Brian DonnellyAmerican artist and designer
Khaosai Galaxy Sura SaenkhamThai boxer and kickboxer
Kid McCoy Norman SelbyAmerican boxer
Korczak Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski Polish military leader
Kouji TakanoharaKouji HanadaSumo Wrestler
Kuba Jakub Błaszczykowski Polish footballer
Lawina Tadeusz Komorowski Polish military leader
La Pasionaria Dolores Ibárruri Former leader of the Communist Party of Spain
Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard JeanneretSwiss-French architect
Leclerc Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque French general
Legija Milorad Ulemek Serbian military commander and criminal
Leon Trotsky Lev BronsteinRussian Marxist revolutionary
Lev Kamenev Lev RosenfeldBolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician
Lo Spagna Giovanni di PetraItalian painter
Lucien Petit-Breton Lucien MazanFrench cyclist
Lucky Luciano Salvatore LucaniaItalian-American mobster
Machine Gun Kelly George BarnesAmerican gangster
Madeon Hugo Pierre LeclercqFrench musician
Madame Fraya Valentine DencausseFrench chiromancer
Madame de Thèbes Anne-Victorine Savigny / Matylda PrůšováFrench (Savigny) / Czech (Průšová) fortunetellers
Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas GandhiIndian independence activist
Malaclypse the Younger Gregory HillAmerican writer and co-founder of Discordianism
Man Ray Emmanuel RadnitzkyAmerican visual artist and photographer
Manolo Blahnik Manuel Blahnik RodriguezSpanish fashion designer
Marc Chagall Moishe ShagallBelarusian-French artist
Marc Ecko Marc MilecofskyAmerican fashion designer
Mark Rothko Marcus RothkowitzAbstract painter
Martin Thembisile Hani Chris Hani Anti-apartheid activist
Masaccio Tommaso CassaiItalian Renaissance painter
Masaru Wakanohara Masaru Hanada Japanese sumo wrestler
Mata Amritanandamayi SudhamaniIndian Hindu spiritual leader
Mata Hari Margaretha MacLeodDutch courtesan and spy
Max Factor Jr. Maksymilian FaktorowiczAmerican businessperson
Meyer Lansky Meyer SuchowljanskyRussian-American gangster
Michael FenneDavid Kim StanleyFounder of Pixelon
Míchel José Miguel González Martín del CampoSpaniard footballer
Michel Pablo Michel RaptisEgyptian-Greek activist
Miss Cleo Youree HarrisAmerican television psychic
Miu Miu Miuccia PradaItalian fashion designer
Mo Martin Melissa MartinAmerican golfer
Monter Antoni Chruściel Polish military officer
Moses David David BergAmerican cultist
Mother Angelica Rita RizzoAmerican nun
Mother Jones Mary JonesIrish-American activist
Mother Teresa Agnes BojaxhiuAlbanian nun
Mr. Baldy Brian Keith JonesAustralian criminal
Mr. Death Dennis AllenAustralian criminal
Mr. Rent-a-Kill Christopher FlanneryAustralian assassin
Mr. Stinky Raymund EdmundsAustralian murderer
Murph the Surf Jack MurphyAmerican murderer
Murray the Hump Murray HumphreysAmerican criminal
Mutilator William McDonald Serial Killer
Nahuel Moreno Hugo BressanoArgentinian politician
Nenê Maybyner Rodney HilárioBrazilian basketballer
Niedźwiadek Leopold Okulicki Polish general
Night Stalker Richard RamirezAmerican serial killer
Nil August Emil FieldorfPolish brigadier general
Notch Markus PerssonSwedish former game programmer
Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst Kerry Wendell ThornleyAmerican author
Orsza Stanisław Broniewski Polish economist and soldier
Paco Rabanne Francisco Rabanedo CuervoBasque fashion designer
Padre Pio Francesco ForgioneItalian priest and mystic
Papa Doc François DuvalierPresident of Haiti
Parmigianino Girolamo MazzolaItalian printmaker and painter
Pelé Edson Arantes do NascimentoBrazilian footballer
Phoenix Jones Benjamin FodorAmerican vigilante and martial artist
Pierre Delecto Mitt Romney Former United States SenatorHe used the pseudonym on twitter. [2]
Pierre Levegh Pierre BouillinFrench auto racer
Pink Alecia MooreAmerican pop musician
Pisanello Antonio PisanoItalian sculptor and painter
Pol Pot Saloth SarCambodian politician and murderer
Ponury Jan Piwnik Polish soldier
Postcard Bandit Brenden AbbottAustralian robber
Prachanda Pushpa Kamal Dahal Former prime minister of Nepal
Radosław Jan Mazurkiewicz Polish soldier
Rakoń Stefan Rowecki Polish general and journalist
Ram Dass Richard AlpertAmerican religious leader
Raphael Raffaello da UrbinoItalian painter and architect
Raymond Kopa Raymond KopaszewskiFrench footballer
Red Baron Manfred von RichthofenGerman soldier
Ricco Erich WassmerSwiss painter
Rivaldo Vitor Borba FerreiraBrazilian footballer
Rocket Ismail Raghib IsmailAmerican football player
Rocky Marciano Rocco MarchegianoAmerican boxer
ROJODavid Quiles GuillóArtist
Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis MoreiraBrazilian footballer
Ronaldo Ronaldo Nazário de LimaBrazilian footballer
Ronwaldo Reyes Fernando Poe Jr. Filipino actor, director, and politician
Saïd Moustapha Mahdjoub Gilbert BourgeaudFrench mercenary
SAMO Jean-Michel Basquiat American artist
Sara Jane Olson Kathleen SoliahAmerican robber
Sathya Sai Baba Sathya Narayana RajuIndian guru
Satoshi Nakamato (unknown)Inventor of Bitcoin
Sister Dora Dorothy PattisonEnglish nun
Son of Sam David Berkowitz American serial killer
Spy Leslie Ward British artist
Stanley Ketchel Stanislaus KiecalAmerican boxer
Student William Sealy Gosset British statistician
Sugar Ray Robinson Walker Smith Jr.American boxer
Sundance Kid Harry LongabaughAmerican robber
Suso Jesús Fernandez SáezSpaniard footballer
Swami Vivekananda Narandranath DuttaIndian monk and philosopher
Swoon Caledonia CurryAmerican graffiti artist
Taras Chuprynka Roman Shukhevych Leader of Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Ted Grant Isaac BlankSouth African-British activist
The Edge David EvansLead guitarist, U2
Thérèse of Lisieux Marie-Françoise-Thérèse MartinFrench nun and saint
Tiger Woods Eldrick WoodsAmerican golfer
Tintoretto Jacopo RobustiItalian painter
Titian Tiziano VecelliItalian painter
Tom of Finland Touko LaaksonenFinnish visual artist
Tony Cliff Yigael GlücksteinIsraeli-English activist
Tony Zale Anthony ZaleskiAmerican boxer
Tristán Marof Gustavo NavarroBolivian activist
Ulay Frank Uwe LeysiepenGerman artist
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski American serial killer
Utisz István Orosz Hungarian visual artist
VaGla Piotr Waglowski Polish activist
Vecchietta Francesco di Giorgio e di LorenzoItalian painter
Viktor Suvorov Vladimir RezunRussian-British Soviet defector and author
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ulyanov1st head of the Soviet Union
VLEZ Claudio Ribeiro VelezArtist - Architect
Voltaire François-Marie ArouetFrench Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
Vyacheslav Molotov Vyacheslav SkryabinRussian politician
Waxey Gordon Irving WexlerAmerican gangster
WhoIsParadise Marcus DawesBritish-American musician and activist
Wilk Aleksander Krzyżanowski Polish soldier
William Andersen Christian Wilhelm AllersFrench cricketeer
William Rabbit Katay Don Sasorith 8th prime minister of Laos
Willy Brandt Herbert FrahmChancellor of Germany
Xanana Gusmão José Alexandre Gusmão3rd prime minister of Timor-Leste
Yorkshire Ripper Peter SutcliffeEnglish serial killer
XXXTentacion Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo OnfroyAmerican rapper
Ye Kanye Omari WestAmerican rapperHe often used the mononym during the late 2010s, even naming an album as such, although he legally changed his name to "Ye" in October 2021.
Zico Arthur Antunes CoimbraBrazilian footballer and manager
Znicz Tadeusz Komorowski Polish soldier
Zośka Tadeusz Zawadzki Polish soldier

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Fictional pseudonyms

Superhero genre

Other fictional characters

See also

References

  1. Particular Educational Talents Support Council, 3rd annex "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Henriett Seth F. – The Rain Girl Artist" National Talents Support Council. Retrieved 2011-04-03
  2. King, Christal Hayes and Ledyard. "Mitt Romney explains how he came up with the Pierre Delecto Twitter name, says his son made the fake account". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-01-30.