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Which historical or cultural figure had/has the best pseudonym?
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:14 am
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:14 am
We were having a discussion with my youngest last night about pseudonyms, stage names and name changes. We started working on a list of all the interesting ones we could think of.
Below are some examples, what are some other good ones?
Mark Twain
Chad Ochocinco
Nicolas Cage
Dr. Suess
Bob Dylan
Muhammad Ali
George Orwell
Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam
Metta World Peace
Tiger Woods
Hulk Hogan
Pelé
Evel Knievel
Bono
Whoopi Goldberg
Harvey Mushman
Ziggy Stardust
Larry the Cable Guy
Ram Dass
Ms Cleo
Slash
Billy the Kid
D.B. Cooper (does that count?)
Ho Chi Minh
Pol Pot
Kid Rock
Baby Face George Nelson
Alexander Supertramp
Below are some examples, what are some other good ones?
Mark Twain
Chad Ochocinco
Nicolas Cage
Dr. Suess
Bob Dylan
Muhammad Ali
George Orwell
Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam
Metta World Peace
Tiger Woods
Hulk Hogan
Pelé
Evel Knievel
Bono
Whoopi Goldberg
Harvey Mushman
Ziggy Stardust
Larry the Cable Guy
Ram Dass
Ms Cleo
Slash
Billy the Kid
D.B. Cooper (does that count?)
Ho Chi Minh
Pol Pot
Kid Rock
Baby Face George Nelson
Alexander Supertramp
This post was edited on 6/2/25 at 8:26 am
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Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:17 am to HenryParsons
Harry Reems
(Real name: Herbert John Streicher, “John Streicher” woulda worked OK)
(Real name: Herbert John Streicher, “John Streicher” woulda worked OK)
This post was edited on 6/2/25 at 7:19 am
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:17 am to HenryParsons
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Muhammad Ali
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Yusuf Islam
I don’t know that I would consider these pseudonyms.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:18 am to HenryParsons
World B. Free
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:19 am to HenryParsons
John Wayne
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:19 am to HenryParsons
Ron Mexico
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:23 am to Mo Jeaux
OP updated
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:25 am to HenryParsons
Muddy Waters
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:26 am to HenryParsons
Johnny Sins
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:26 am to HenryParsons
Elton John
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:27 am to HenryParsons
Jesse Owens was really named JC Owens but his teacher misunderstood him when he was a kid and said his name on the first day of school IIRC
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:36 am to HenryParsons
Martin Luther King's first name was Michael
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:41 am to HenryParsons
LL Cool J
Johnny Cash was legally just J. R. Cash, but when he joined the USAF he had to have an actual first name, not initials, so he used John, which was what his mom wanted to name him to begin with.
Johnny Cash was legally just J. R. Cash, but when he joined the USAF he had to have an actual first name, not initials, so he used John, which was what his mom wanted to name him to begin with.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:41 am to HenryParsons
Stone Cold Steve Austin was only called Austin because Steve Williams was an already popular wrestler, Dr. Death.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:47 am to PJinAtl
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Johnny Cash was legally just J. R. Cash
Serious question: what was with people naming their kids initials back then?
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:48 am to HenryParsons
Genghis Khan
ETA:
Adolf Hitler isn't a bad one either, considering his birth name was Fischel Bagelsteinbaumberg
ETA:
Adolf Hitler isn't a bad one either, considering his birth name was Fischel Bagelsteinbaumberg
This post was edited on 6/2/25 at 7:53 am
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:49 am to HenryParsons
Rip Torn
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:52 am to HenryParsons
Sting
Slim Pickens
Iron Eyes Cody
Slim Pickens
Iron Eyes Cody
This post was edited on 6/2/25 at 7:54 am
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:55 am to fr33manator
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fr33manator
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