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List of pen names
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This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or for any of a number of reasons related to the marketing or aesthetic presentation of the work. The author's name may be known only to the publisher, or may come to be common knowledge.
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details A. C. Q. W. A. H. Tammsaare A. J. Finn A. Flowerdew A Friend A Lady A Lady A Lady of Maine A Lady of Massachusetts A Lady of South Carolina A New Englander Over-Sea A.A. Fair Aapeli Aaron Wolfe Abigail Van Buren Abram Tertz Abu Nuwas Acton Bell Ada L. Halstead Adasha Adidnac Adrienne Adunis Æ Aiguillette Alan Gould Alan Smithee Alberto Moravia Alcofribas Nasier Alex Kava Alexander Kent Alexis Hill Alexis Hill Jordan Algoth Tietäväinen Ali Hazelwood Alice Acland Alice Addertongue Alice Campion Alma Vivian Mylo Almafuerte Alyssa Howard Amanda Cross Amanda Quick Amelia Ana Paula Arendt Anatole France Andre Norton Andrej Zivor Andrew MacAllan Andrew MacDonald Ann Atom Ann Landers Anna L. Cunningham Anne Chaplet Anne Hathaway Anne Knish Anne Marreco Anne Perry Anne Rice Annulet Andrews Anonymous Anthony Afterwit Anthony Boucher Anthony Burgess Anthony Gilbert Anthony Mills Anthony North Antosha Chekhonte Arkon Daraul Artemus Ward Asdreni Auber Forestier Aunt Dorothy Aunt Fanny Aunt Julia Aunt Libbie Aunt Marjorie Aunt Nabby Aunt Philury Aunt Stomly Avi Ayako Sono Ayn Rand Azorín
B
Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details B. B. B. Traven B. E. E. B. F. Cocker Ba Jin Banaphul Barbara Michaels Barbara Vine Bartholomew Gill BB Beachcomber bell hooks Belle Bremer Benevolus Bernardo Atxaga Berrintho Bessie Beech Betsey Bancker Betsy B. Bharathidasan Bing Xin Blaise Cendrars Bob Hart Boris Akunin Boum Boz Boz Brada Branislav Nušić Brian Coffey Brynjolf Bjarme Busy Body
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details C 33 C. H. H. C. H. Stranahan C. S. Forester Caelia Shortface Camilla K. Von K. Cantinflas Caris Sima Carr Dickson Carrie Carlton Carter Dickson Carter Holmes Cassandra Cassandra Clare Catharine Carr Catherine Cole Catherine Shaw Celestilian Chanakya Charles Louis Bernays Charles C. Lee Charles Moulton Charles Norden Charlotte Charlotte Jay Cherry Wilder Chespirito Cherubina de Gabriak Christian Reid Christina Lauren Christianna Brand Christopher Pike Citizen Claire Morgan Clare Richards Clare Richmond Clarence Wellford Clark McMeekin Clem Watts Clinton Montague Clive Hamilton, N. W. Clerk Codien Zwaardemaker-Visscher Colin Douglas Coralie Cordwainer Smith Cousin Annie Cress Currer Bell Curtis Yorke Curzio Malaparte
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Daisy Eyebright Dan Crow Daniel Defoe Daniil Kharms Danuta de Rhodes Darkly Lem David Agnew David Axton David Meade David Michaels Davina Blake Dazai Osamu Deanna Dwyer Diablo Cody Diedrich Knickerbocker Dimasalang Dina Linwood Dominique Aury Dora Rosetti Douglas Spaulding Dr. Seuss
E
Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details E. B. C. E. Cavazza; Elisabeth Pullen E. G. A. E. L. James E. Livingston Prescott E. N. Chapin E. S. Elliott E. V. Cunningham Eando Binder Eckhart Tolle Ed McBain Edgar Box Edith May Edith Van Dyne Edmond Dantès Edmund Crispin Edogawa Ranpo Edward Charles Edward Fallon Edward Garrett Edward Pygge Edwin Caskoden Egor Don Effie Johnson Elaine Eleanor Kirk Eleanor Putnam Elena Ferrante Eleonore von Münster Elia Eliza Elizabeth Peters Ellen Burroughs Ellery Queen Ellis Bell Ellis Peters Elma South Elsa Triolet Elsie J. Oxenham Em Kol Chai Emanuel Morgan Emil Sinclair Émile Ajar Emilia Serrano de Wilson Emily Hawthorne Emily Rodda Emma Lathen Ena Fitzgerald Enna Duval Eric Iverson Erich Maria Remarque Erin Hunter Erle Douglas Eulalie Euphrosyne Eva Eva G.
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Fan-Fan Fanny Clar Fernán Caballero Fidelitas Filia Ecclesia Flann O'Brien Florio Floyd Bentley Ford Madox Ford Frances Brody Francis Bennett Frank Dashmore Franklin W. Dixon Françoise Sagan
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Gisèle d'Estoc Gabriela Mistral Gabrielle Réval Gale Forest Garth Godfrey Geoffrey Crayon George Eliot George Groth George Orwell George Sand Georges Courteline Gérard de Nerval Gerald Wiley Geronimo Stilton Gertrude Glenn Gertrude St. Orme Grace Goodhouse Grace Greenwood Grace Shirley Graham R. Tomson Grant Naylor Guillaume Apollinaire Gulzar Gun Buster Guy Cullingford
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details H.D. H.E. Sayeh H. E. P. H. M. M. H. Maery or Helen Maery H. N. Turtletaub H. T. C. Hagar Hajime Yatate Hans Fallada Hard Pan Harold Robbins Havank Henri Ardel Henri Gordon Henriett Seth F. Henriette Hardenberg Henry Chalgrain Henry Handel Richardson Henry Wade Herblock Hergé Hero Strong H. K. Challoner H. Bustos Domecq Hugh Conway Humphrey Ploughjogger Hugh MacDiarmid
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details I. McC. Wilson Ian Maclaren Ianthe Ibn Warraq Iceberg Slim Ida Fairfield Ida Glenwood Ide Delmar Ilkka Remes Ilya Ilf Inez Ion Barbu Iota Irmari Rantamala Irwin Shaw Isak Dinesen Isola Italo Svevo Iyanla Vanzant
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details J. D. Robb J. E. McConaughy J. F. O'Donnell J. I. Vatanen J. K. Mayo J. K. Rowling J. T. Jack Kirby Jack the Ripper James Dillinger James Herriot James S. A. Corey James Tiptree Jr. Jane Somers Janet Grant Janez Janša (visual artist), Janez Janša (director), and Janez Janša (performance artist) Jay Livingston Jean D'Anin Jean Kincaid Jean de La Brète Jean de Lutry Jean Paul Jean Plaidy Jean Ray Jehu O'Cataract Jemyma Jennie Woodbine Jennie Crayon Jeremy Bishop Jin Yong Joan Ure Joe Hill Johann Joachim Sautscheck Johannes Linnankoski Johannes de silentio Johannes Vares Barbarus John Beynon John Christopher John G. Andrews John Hill John Lange John le Carré John O'Cataract John Sedges John Wyndham Johny Hunt Jonathan Oldstyle Joseph Conrad Joseph Howard Josephine Tey Judith Jorgenson Juhani Tervapää Julia Quinn Julien Gordon Justitia
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details K. Hardesh Kamba Thorpe Karl Rene Moore Kate Cleaveland Kate Elliott Ka-Tsetnik 135633 Kennilworthy Whisp Kir Bulychov Korney Chukovsky Kozma Prutkov Kurban Said
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details L. L. H. S. L. M. N. La Muse Limonadière Laong Laan Laura Lauren Kelly Lazlo Toth Leigh Nichols Lemony Snicket Lena Lenora Leoline Leslie Charteris Lester del Rey Lewis Allan Lewis Carroll Lewis Padgett Lewis Grassic Gibbon Lewtrah Liisan-Antti ja Jussi Porilainen Lisa Ben L'Inconnue Lizzie M. Boynton Lobsang Rampa Lorenzo Da Ponte Louis-Ferdinand Céline Louis Hammond Willis Lu Xun Lucas Parkes Lucile Lucrece Luisa Cappiani Lydia Koidula
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details M. C. G. M. E. C. Bates M. E. W. M. R. M. M. S. Pine M. Barnard Eldershaw M. Wintermute Maarten Maartens Mabel Percy Mabelle Maddox Madhur Piya Mackenzi Lee Madeleine Brent Maiju Lassila Maironis Mao Dun Marc Hélys Margaret Allston Margaret Frances Margaret Vandegrift Margaret Wynman Margret Holmes Bates Marguerite Marian Douglas Marie Norman Marion Howard Marion Lisle Mark Brandis Mark Twain Marka Wohl Martha Careful Marton Taiga Mary Doyle Mary Hartwell Mary A. Holmes Mary Markwell Mary Westmacott Matthew Bramble Mattie May Max Halstock Max Stirner Maxwell Grant May Miller Maya Angelou Meg Mencius Moldbug Mercedes Mercurius Oxoniensis Michael Arlen Michael Innes Michael Serafian Migjeni Miles Amber Miles Standish Minnie C. Ballard Minnie Mary Lee Minnie Myrtle Miller Miosotis Miranda Miss Manners Mizpah Moina Molière Mollie Myrtle Mother Goose Motte Hall Mr. Blackwell Mr. Fowler Mrs. A. Elmore Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller Mrs. Alfred Barnard Mrs. B. C. Rude Mrs. Benjamin H. Craig Mrs. Chapman Coleman Mrs. Clarissa Packard Mrs. E. Burke Collins Mrs. F. Berger Moran Mrs. Findley Braden Mrs. Francis Rye Mrs. George Archibald Mrs. George W. Coleman Mrs. H Mrs. H. E. G. Arey Mrs. J. C. Bateham Mrs. J. T. Gracey Mrs. James Gray Mrs. Madeline Leslie Mrs. Manners Mrs. Nathaniel Conklin Mrs. S. L. Baldwin Mrs. Thaddeus Horton Mrs. Wilbur F. Crafts Mrs. William Maude Mrs. William Starr Dana Multatuli Murray Leinster
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details N. W. Clerk Nancy Boyd Natsume Sōseki Nellie A. Mann Neville Shute Newt Scamander Nicci French Nicolas Blake Nicolas Bourbaki Nimrod Nina Gray Clarke Nino Culotta Nisa Norman Stuart Novalis
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details O. Henry Octavia Hensel Ogdred Weary Olive Thorne Olivie Blake Onoto Watanna Ouida Owen West
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details P. Albane P. L. Travers P. Mustapää Pablo Neruda Pat Frank Patience Strong Paul Annixter Paul Celan Paul Éluard Paul French Paul Veronique Pauline Periwinkle Pauline Réage Peg Woffington Sònia Peggy Pond Church Percy Larkin Perez Hilton Peter Gast Peter MacAlan Peter Tremayne Peter Warlock Petresia Peters Peyo Philemon Philip Guston Pierre Delecto Pierre Guérande Pierre Loti Pierre Moustiers Piers Anthony Pisanus Fraxi Pittacus Lore Plaridel Polly Polly Baker Premchand Probus Publius Publius Decius Mus Professor X Pseudonymous Bosch
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Q Quinn Fawcett Quino
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Raccoona Sheldon Raoul Duke Rachel Bach Rafael Luna Refugitta Regina Frohberg Rehmat Farrukhabadi Renada-Laura Portet Renee M. Charles Rhys Bowen Richard Bachman Richard Hackstaff Richard Leander Richard Paige Richard Saunders Richard Stark Ridinghood Robert Beauchamp Robert Galbraith Robert Garioch Robert Jordan Robert Markham Robert Tressell Robert O. Saber Robin A Hood Robin Hobb Robin Red Roger Fairbairn Romain Gary Rosa del Valle Rosamond Smith Rosemary Edghill Ross Franklyn Rushworth Armytage Ruth Ruth Ogden
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details S. S. Van Dine Saint-John Perse Saki Sallie M. Bryan Salomėja Nėris Salonina Samantha Chase Samantha Spriggins Sannois Sans Souci Sapper Sapphire Sadie Sensible Saturn Schlehdorn Shahriar Selene Shawn Haigins Sidney Sheldon Silence Dogood Sister Nivedita Sjón Somebody, M.D.C. &c. &c. &c. Sonya Koshkina Seth Stan Lee Stanley Norris Steele Rudd Stefan Brockhoff Stein Riverton Stella Stendhal Stephen Bury Student Sue Denim Sue Smith Sujatha Sui Sin Far
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details T. H. Lain T. Kingfisher T. M. Maple Ted L. Nancy Temple Oliver Tess Marlowe Theodosia Thoinot Arbeau Tiger Lily Timothy Shy Tirso de Molina Tite Kubo Tom Tomorrow Toofie Lauder Tori Carrington Trebor Ohl Trevanian Tristan Tzara Tsugumi Ohba Tudor Arghezi
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Uanhenga Xitu Umberto Saba
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Uriah Fuller Väinö Stenberg Valeria de León Vazha Vera Haij Véra Tsaritsyn Vercors Vernon Sullivan Víctor Català Victoria Lucas Vladimir Sirin Viola Viola Voltaire
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Walter Ericson W. A. C. Q. W. N. P. Barbellion Walter Wang Shiwei (王實味) William Lee William Penn Willibald Alexis Willice Wharton Winnie Woodbine Winnie Rover Woody Allen
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Y. L. E. Yevgeny Petrov Yukio Mishima Yukon Bill
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Pen name style="width:300px;" Real name class=unsortable Details Zeleta Zena Clifton Zig
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