A multiple-use name is a name used by many different people. It is a strategy that has been adopted by many unconnected radical and cultural groups, where the construct of personal identity has been criticised.

Examples of multiple user names include:

• Captain Swing

• Karen Eliot
• Nicolas Bourbaki
• Luther Blissett
• Ned Ludd
• Wally

• Monty Cantsin
• Rrose Sélavy
• Poor Konrad
• Taliesin
• Monsieur Dupont
• Jack Straw (rebel leader)
• Georg Paul Thomann
• Alan Smithee
• Bing Killsmith