multiple-use name
name used by many different people to protect anonymity
Captain Swing
Supposed arsonist and instigator of the Swing Riots in England
Luther Blissett
collective pseudonym used by cultural activists
Alan Smithee
pseudonym used for film directors who do not wish to be credited in a movie production
Karen Eliot
shared nom de plume for activist and artistic endeavours
Poster Boy
American artist
Jane Doe
placeholder name for an anonymous person
Mac the Knife
anonymous gossip columnist
David Agnew
pseudonym used at the BBC
John Doe
placeholder name for an anonymous or unknown person
Clare Francis
Pseudonym