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 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.

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) - The Scarlet Pimpernel
 * Athos (Armand de Sillègue d'Athos d'Autevielle, Le Comte de La Fère) – The Three Musketeers
 * Demosthenes (Valentine Wiggin) – Ender's Game series
 * Chuck Finley (Sam Axe) - Burn Notice
 * 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
 * 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) - King of the Hill
 * Duke Silver (Ron Swanson) - Parks and Recreation
 * Speaker for the Dead (Ender Wiggin) – Ender's Game series
 * 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) - Haruhi Suzumiya
 * The Doctor – Doctor Who
 * Keyser Söze (Roger "Verbal" Kint) - The Usual Suspects
 * Rollo Tomasi - Pseudonym given to his father's unknown murderer by Lieutenant Edmund Exley - L.A. Confidential