Wikipedia:Editors who may be confused

Editors should feel free to make note here of pairs or groups of colleagues with confusingly similar names, or colleagues they have confused in the past, so next time they can figure out just who it is they're vaguely remembering. Diffs to wacky comedies-of-mistaken-identity are especially valued.

This is an essay on editors who may be confused with one or more other editors. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article or a Wikipedia policy, as it has not been reviewed by the community.

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This page in a nutshell: Before flying off the handle at someone, make sure you haven't confused them with someone else.

See also: Brians

I'm Brian!

I was Brian!

I, dears, am also Brian!

The {{Confused?}} template – which renders like this^{[Confused editor?]} and links to this page – is available for calling attention to editors who may be confused.

Editors finding themselves frequently confused (sometimes known as redirect-class Wikipedians^[JK]) may consider using a distinct custom signature to help better establish their identity.

1. 11WB, 11wx
2. 28bytes, Q28
3. 331dot, 333-blue, Bbb23, Sro23
4. 78.26, 7&6=thirteen, 3family6
5. A. B., Another Believer^[1]
6. Aca, Acaalexaca, Aka, Ата (all sysops on different Wikipedias)
7. Acroterion, Aquillion
8. Alaexis, Alexis Jazz
9. Alien333, Thebiguglyalien
10. Alison, AlisonW^[2]
11. AlphaBetaGamma, Alphabetagamma^[3]So please capitalize the B and G or you'll be pinging a different inactive editor, AlphaBeta135
12. Altenmann, Anwegmann
13. AmirahBreen, Abdallem^[4]
14. AndyTheGrump and Andy Dingley and Pigsonthewing (signs as Andy Mabbett) and Andrewa and Andrew Davidson and Anne drew
15. AngusWOOF and EpicPupper
16. Anomie and The Anome (both are bot operators) and The Gnome
17. Anarchyte and Anachronist
18. Antandrus and Arcturus
19. Aza24 and AzaToth
20. Asmodea Oaktree, Oaktree b
21. Barkeep, Barkeep49
22. Barumba and Bagumba
23. Barek, Berek,^[5] Berig
24. Bawolff, Snowolf, Seewolf (all sysops on different projects)
25. BDD, DGG, BD2412,^[6] B3251
26. Bedivere and Bédévore (sysops on different projects)
27. Beland, Begoon (because "Beland" and "Begoon" are close to indistinguishable, and easily confused... must be those first 2 letters, or word length, or both? Bewildering...) ? And then there's Bagumba...
28. Belle, Bellezzasolo, Bielle
29. Berean Hunter, Bearian, and Bearcat (Bearcat confirms that this has actually happened for realz); thence Hashar/Cat, Sarr Cat, Sherwood Cat, SchroCat
30. (Beyond My Ken, Before My Ken, and Between My Ken [all the same user]) and BMK or Bmk
31. Biblioworm, bibliomaniac15
32. Bilby, BilCat, Bilorv
33. (Bishonen, Bishzilla, Bishapod) and Bsherr

    Mighty Bishzilla could never be confused with puny Bishonen! Absurd! bishzilla _ROARR!! pocket 21:03, 16 June 2025 (UTC).

34. Blackmane, Black Kite, Black Falcon
35. Blubabluba9990, Blablubbs, Beeblebrox
36. Bobherry and Ronherry
37. Borsoka, Bsoyka
38. Bradv, Newyorkbrad (both on Arbcom c. May 2020); Newyorkbrad and New York Bred^[7]
39. Buaidh and Buidhe^[8]
40. Bunnypranav and Reconrabbit
41. Burmeister and Burmiester^[9]
42. Buster7 and BusterD
43. Butwhatdoiknow and WhatamIdoing^[10] and Anythingyouwant
44. C.Fred and CFredkin
45. Calton and Colin
46. Cambalachero and Caeciliusinhorto
47. CapnZapp, CaptainEek, Captain Galaxy, CAPTAIN MEDUSA, CAPTAIN RAJU, Colonel Wilhelm Klink, Colonel Warden, GeneralNotability (This is the Army, Mr. Jones)
48. Captainllama and Grandpallama I made this mistake just now (also, Captainllama could be in the previous group too)
49. Casliber, Casprings
50. Cassianto, Casspedia, Cassiopeia, Cecropia
51. Cavalryman and Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry
52. Celestinesucess and Celestianpower
53. CentreLeftRight, Lefcentreright, RightCowLeftCoast, TheImaCow
54. Chaotic Enby, Enbi, ChaoticV
55. Ched, Chetsford
56. Chess, Choess, Chess enjoyer, EnPassant, Pawnkingthree (Queen's gambit declined)
57. Chiswckchap and Chiswick Chap^[11]
58. Chriscf and Chris troutman
59. ChrisWx and Tails Wx
60. ChrisTheDude and Chris the speller
61. Coffee, TheCoffee, CoffeeCrumbs, Coffeeandcrumbs (no, we are not making those last two up), Espresso Addict, CaffeinAddict
62. Colin, Colin M
63. Collect, CollectiveSolidarity
64. CommonKnowledgeCreator, CommunityNotesContributor
65. Confuciou and Ohconfucius
66. Count Iblis, Deacon Vorbis
67. Coretheapple, Closeapple, Coolabahapple
68. Courcelles and Carcharoth (both (former) Arbs, both speak with the same somber "professional" voice in discussions); Casliber; Carcharoth and Corachow
69. Cryptic, Cryptic Canadian
70. Cullen, Cullen328^[12]
71. Cyberpower678, Cyberfan195, Cyberpower7
72. Czar, Czarking0
73. DandelionAndBurdock (signs as "D'n'B") and R'n'B
74. Daniel, xDanielx, Daniel Case, Daniel Quinlan
75. Dank, DankJae
76. Danners430, Donner60
77. Danny, Denny and Demmy (Wikipedian of the Year 2012)
78. Davey2010, Davey2116
79. David A and Davide King
80. Dbeef and Deadbeef
81. Dclemens1971 and Jclemens
82. DeCausa and DeFacto
83. Deepfriedokra, Deepfriedokra2, Devokewater
84. Dicklyon, Dimadick
85. dinoguy2, Dinoguy1000
86. DoctorWho42, TheDoctorWho
87. Dondervogel 2, Thunderbird2
88. Doug Weller and Dweller^[13] and Dwheeler
89. Dr.K. and DrKay^[14]
90. Drmies, Drm310 and Mr Miles
91. Dreamy Jazz and Alexis Jazz
92. Dumelow and Dumuzid
93. DuncanHill and Duncan.Hull
94. EdJohnston, EdJF, EdChem, Ed! and The ed17
95. Ealdgyth and Cwmhiraeth
96. Edgar181, Edgar81, Eddie891, Ed6767 and Editorofthewiki (commonly known as "Eddy")
97. EEng, AlexEng, PackMecEng, EngFram, EngineeringEditor
98. ElKevbo, El C, El cid, el campeador, ElSidCampeador, The C of E, El Cid (Sid Caesar, Billy the Cid, &c.)
99. EPIC, Epicgenius and EpicPupper
100. Erik, ErikHaugen, Eric and Eric Corbett ← DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE!
101. Essjay, Hazard-SJ, Sj, Sjö, and ŠJů
102. Extraordinary Writ, Writ Keeper^[15]
103. FAdesdae378 and Fadesga
104. Fayenatic london and Secretlondon
105. Femke and Femke 01
106. FlightTime and FlyingAce
107. FloNight, Floquenbeam (who conjectured It's possible this is how I inexplicably got elected to ArbCom)^[16]
108. Flyer22 Frozen, Flyer22 Reborn, Flyer22 (all the same editor) and SportingFlyer
109. Fortuna imperatrix mundi and Oh-Fortuna!
110. Fram and Framawiki
111. Frosty, Frostly, Frost (all three users are current or former page movers); NoFrost (former ruwiki AfD-closer)
112. Ganeshk and Ganesha811
113. Galobtter, Gorthian
114. Generalrelative, GeneralNotability,^[17] General Ization, GeneralizationsAreBad, TheGeneralUser
115. Gen. Quon, Qono
116. Geni, Geniac and Jeni
117. Gigs and Giggy
118. Giraffer and Giraffedata
119. Glen and Glenn
120. Gnomingstuff, Gommeh, The Gnome, Gonnym
121. Goszei and Gluonz
122. Gog the Mild and Hog Farm, similar first words and frequent activity in shared editing areas
123. GorillaWarfare and NuclearWarfare
124. Graham, Graham11, Graham87, Graeme Bartlett, Graham Beards, GraemeLeggett
125. Grayfell, GrayStorm, Graywalls, Greyjoy (cf. Primergrey)
126. Guy Macon, Guy M, and JzG (signature Guy)^[18]
127. Hammersoft, Hammelsmith, TenPoundHammer
128. HighKing and HighInBC
129. HumanxAnthro and Inter&anthro
130. HurricaneEdgar, Hurricane Noah, -noah-
131. Howardcorn33, Howard the Duck
132. Ianmacm and ian.thomson
133. I dream of horses, IdreamofJeanie
134. Iggy the Swan, Iggy pop goes the weasel
135. InedibleHulk, Ineffablebookkeeper, The Inedible Bulk
136. Insertcleverphrasehere and AddWittyNameHere
137. Iridescent, Iridescence, Interstellarity
138. Isaacl, Vanisaac
139. Iss246, Isi96
140. Itxia, IXCat, and Ixtal
141. Jameslwoodward and jlwoodwa
142. Jay, Joy, Joyous! (all admins); Jay, Master Jay,^[19] JJay, JayJay, JoelleJay
143. JBW (formerly JamesBWatson) and JWB and JayBeeEll (signature JBL)^[20] and Jbhunley (signature Jbh) and Johnpacklambert^[21]
144. Jerm, Jorm
145. Jiiiiiiii and Jiiiiiiiii^[22]
146. JIP, Jip Orlando
147. JJPMaster, JJMC89
148. John, Johnbod, John from Idegon, Johnuniq, John Vandenberg, John M Wolfson, John of Reading, Jon (WMF)
149. John of Reading, Tom.Reding (both top-30 WP:NOE)
150. Jo-Jo Eumerus, JoJo Anthrax
151. Joseph2302, Sir Joseph
152. Jpgordon, JPxG, JPG-GR, JzG, JFG, and Jeff G.
153. JustSomeRandomGuy32, SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits
154. Kashmiri, LéKashmiriSocialiste
155. Ace of Spades, King of Hearts, Queen of Hearts, Kingofaces43
156. L235, L293D, L3X1
157. Ldm1954 and LDM2003
158. Avilich, Levivich, Leitmotiv, Lepricavark (too many L's and V's)
159. Leaky caldron, theleekycauldron^[23]
160. Leschnei and Lectonar
161. Lightbreather, Lightburst, Lightmouse, Light show
162. LouisAragon, LouisAlain
163. LuK3, Luk3, Luk
164. LunaEclipse, LunaEatsTuna, LunaHasArrived
165. M.Billoo2000, M.Bitton, MBisanz
166. Mandruss, Mandarax,^[24] Maxaxax, Masem, Maile
167. Mandarax and Minorax
168. Martinevans123, Mewhen123, Robevans123
169. Mastcell, MastCell
170. Math: Factotem and Primefac (Primefactotem would be too powerful); Primefac, PrimeHunter,^[25] and Primergrey (honorable mention: AntiCompositeNumber); Pi, Pi.1415926535 and PiRSquared17
171. Masem, Mason
172. Mathglot, Mathsci
173. Maxim, Maxim.il89^[26]
174. MB, M-B and Mb2437
175. Meters, 4meter4
176. Mjroots, Ɱ
177. Modernist, Mattisse
178. Moonriddengirl, Megalibrarygirl
179. Moriwen, Morwen, Morven
180. MrLinkinPark333, Ritchie333, Seppi333, HAL333
181. MrsSnoozyTurtle, Mr.weedle
182. Muboshgu, Bagumba
183. MX, MrX, MrX Horror, Mr Ernie, Mr rnddude
184. Mychemicalromanceisrealemo and My Chemistry romantic
185. M7, Mykola7 (both Meta-Wiki admins), SM7 and Mz7; for the latter also JzG and MZMcBride
186. Nthep, Necrothesp
187. Nick, Nick-D, NickK,^[27] NickCT, Nick Moyes, Nick Thorne, Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington (signature: Nearly Headless Nick)
188. Nigej, Nigel Ish^{[28][better source needed]}
189. Nil Einne, Nil NZ
190. Nintendofan885, PokestarFan (CentralAuth)
191. North8000, Northamerica1000
192. Nova Crystallis, Novem Linguae, Novo Tape
193. Nyttend, Nythar
194. Oculi, In ictu oculi
195. Oshwah, Oshawott 12
196. Parrot of Doom, TheRedPenOfDoom
197. Patrick, Patrick Welsh (who has signed as "Patrick" and as "Patrick 🐈‍⬛")
198. Pizzaplayer219, LaundryPizza03
199. Pharos, Pharaoh of the Wizards
200. Piotrus and Pietrus^[29]
201. PMG and PMC (shortened from Premeditated Chaos)
202. Pr4ever, PF4Eva
203. Premeditated, Premeditated Chaos
204. Presidentman and UnitedStatesian
205. Qwerfjkl, 1234qwer1234qwer4^[30]
206. Rambling Rambler and Rambley and The Rambling Man
207. RandomCanadian, RandomGnome, RaboKarbakian (CentralAuth)
208. Randykitty, Randy Kryn, Korny O'Near^[31]
209. Ratso Rizzo, StuRat
210. Ravenpuff, RationalPuff, Ravenswing, .Raven, Ravensfire
211. Redrose64, Red Rose 13, Rosiestep
212. RedSoxFan274, RedSoxFan2434
213. Rich Farmbrough and his brother DavidFarmbrough
214. Rich Smith, RoySmith
215. RickinBaltimore, Ricky81682
216. Ra'ike and Rillke (both Commons admins in a large timeframe and German-speaking)
217. Robertsky and Robert McClenon
218. Robofish, Ruhrfisch, Sciencefish, Tryptofish, Tks4Fish, EvilxFish, PigeonChickenFish, Zfish118
219. Roger Davies, Rogerd
220. ARoseWolf, Roxy the dog
221. Sadads, Sadsadas, Sdsds
222. Sagaciousphil, Sphilbrick, Phil Bridger, PhilKnight
223. Sahaib, Sahaib jan, Saqib
224. Salmon Of Ignorance, Salmon of Knowledge
225. Salvio giuliano, Salavat
226. Samwalton9 and Samwilson (both also WMF staff)
227. SarekOfVulcan, Spock of Vulcan, Lieutenant commander Spock
228. Schierbecker, SchreiberBike
229. Schazjmd, Sdrqaz, Spartaz, Sdkb, SdHb, Sadko
230. Scorpions13256, Scorpions1325 (same user), Scorpion0422
231. SD0001, Dl2000 and S0091
232. SeoR and Ser! (both edit in Irish topics)
233. SHB2000 and SCP-2000 (both active in cross-wiki spaces)
234. Sideswipe9th and Spinixster, Spinster, Discospinster
235. Siroxo and Silcox
236. Sir Sputnik, SpacemanSpiff and Spinningspark
237. Skyring, GoldenRing, GoldRingChip
238. Skyshifter, Skysmith
239. Slugger O'Toole, Brews ohare
240. Smokefoot, SmokeyJoe
241. Snowded, Snow Rise, GiantSnowman, Snowmanonahoe, Snowolf, SnowFire^[32]
242. SNUGGUMS, Snooganssnoogans, Smasongarrison, Huggums537
243. Spencer, Stephen
244. Stang and Stanglavine (both Wikidata admins in a certain timeframe)
245. Steel, Steel1943, Steelkamp, Steelpillow
246. Störm, Storm598 and Sturm
247. Sulfurboy, Sirfurboy
248. Tamwin, Tamzin
249. TAnthony, T. Anthony
250. Tegel and Teles (both stewards)
251. TheresNoTime, ToBeFree
252. Thryduulf, Thrydwulf^[33]
253. Tjsmith, TJMSmith
254. ToadetteEdit, Toadspike, Toadboy123, Toadheart
255. Toddst1, Todd.st, Toddy1
256. TonyBallioni, Tony1, Tony May, TonySt, TonyTheTiger, Tony Webster
257. TrademarkedTarantula, That Tired Tarantula
258. Ucucha and Usucha
259. United States Man, UnitedStatesian (see the participants list for WP:2010s)
260. Varnent and Vermont (both WMF-affiliated queer Wikimedians active on Meta)
261. Vchimpanzee, valereee, Vallee01 and Vaselineeeeeeee (for those who take the middle out of a sandwich and only eat the two slices of bread)
262. ViridianPenguin and Vigilantcosmicpenguin
263. Whispyhistory, WhisperToMe
264. Whoop whoop pull up, Whoop whoop beep beep
265. Winged Blades of Godric, WereSpielChequers, Winged Blades of Gothic, The Blade of the Northern Lights
266. WikiEditor1234567123, --WikiUser1234945--
267. WMSR, WWGB
268. Wnt and WaltCip
269. Wordsmith and The Wordsmith
270. Xeno, Xaosflux (both bureaucrats)^[34][35]
271. Yamla, Ymblanter and Yngvadottir (There's yttrium, ytterbium, actinium, rubidium ...)
272. Zaathras, Zaereth, Zanahary
273. Zero, Zero0000, and Patient Zero
274. Zippybonzo and Zppix
275. Zzuuzz, Zzyzx11, Zoozaz1, Zzyxzaa26, Zzzs