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* In ''[[Invisible Man (novel)|Invisible Man]]'' by Ralph Ellison, if a complex character is introduced before their personality is fully explained, they're often not given a full name until we learn their true nature. Some characters go without a name throughout, most notably the narrator, who doesn't quite understand himself; even the assumed name the Brotherhood gives him is deliberately withheld. This is also used with such characters as the Founder to show that [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]].
* Captain Nemo of ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]'', [[Lampshade Hanging|whose pseudonym means "nobody"]].
** In ''[[The Mysterious Island]]'', the sequel, he identifies himself as {{spoiler|Prince Dakkar}}
* The King, in James Clavell's ''[[Asian Saga|King Rat]]''. (At the end of the book, he gives "King" as his surname.)
* In Amy Hempel's story "In the Cemetary Where Al Jolson is Buried," the main characters are referred to as "I" and "she."
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