List of pseudonyms

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 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

Visual arts

Noms de guerre

Pornography names
Main article: List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame

Pen names
Main article: List of pen names
Main articles: List of pseudonyms of angling authors and List of Urdu language poets

Politicians

Religion

Stage names
Main article: List of stage names

Matrinames
Main article: List of people who adopted matrilineal surnames

Sportspeople

Criminals

Real-life superheroes

Fashion and beauty

Other pseudonyms

Pseudonyms used in fiction

Superhero genre

Other fictional characters

See also

References
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  2. Entirety of Chapter Thirteen in Ron Chernow's "Alexander Hamilton"
  3. Baksh, Nazim; Lancester, John (11 September 2017). "Young Canadian ISIS recruit says he saw violence on scale he could never have imagined". CBS News.
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