History Main / EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep

* As of season three of ''Series/TeenWolf'' Stiles' [[UnnamedParent dad]] has only ever been referred to as [[Sheriff Stilinski]] or simply [[TheSheriff the sheriff]].

* OlderThanFeudalism: The Pharaoh in the book of Exodus in ''Literature/TheBible'' is referred to only as Pharaoh. (Which has led to no end of confusion for modern scholars trying to figure out exactly ''which'' Pharaoh it was... so far none of them have owned up to it.)

* In most armed forces, it is standard for lower ranks to address their superiors by their rank, or occasionally by their function. Calling a superior by their surname, e.g. "Sergeant Smith" may net the answer "I know my own name".

* Although he is not the only individual to hold that title, if you refer to Lord Byron, people generally know which one you're talking about. The same goes for the Marquis de Sade.

* In ''Film/MonsterSquad'', we never find out Fat Kid's name until his TheyCallMeMisterTibbs moment of utter badassery, in which he informs his former bullies that his name is '''''HORACE!'''''

* The Illusive Man from the ''VideoGame/MassEffect'' series is a one man [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Omniscient Council Of Vagueness]]. Nobody knows who he is, where he came from, where he is currently located, and what he actually wants. The only thing that can be said about him for sure is that he looks like a human male about 60 years of age and apparently has almost unlimted resources at his disposal.
** He does get an origin story in the comic mini-series ''Mass Effect: Evolution'', which reveals, among other things, that his name is [[spoiler:Jack Harper]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' has a few in the Pirate Captain, the Monarch henchmen (except for #21,) the Alchemist (who is sometimes just called "Al," it is unknown if that is just short for the Alchemist or his real name,) Orpheus' Master is just referred to as "Master," and the Outrider. There are several others whose real name we know, but who go by their nickname 99.9% of the time: the Monarch (Malcolm,) Dr. Girlfriend (Sheila,) Phantom Limb (Hamilton,) and Sgt. Hatred (Courtney.)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' has a few in the Pirate Captain, the Monarch henchmen (except for #21,) the Alchemist (who is sometimes just called "Al," it is unknown if that is just short for the Alchemist or his real name,) Orpheus' Master is just referred to as "Master," and the Outrider.

* The Class President in ''SetoNoHanayome'', who is never referred to as anything but "Class President".

* In ''Series/YesMinister'', the Prime Minister is only referred to by his title. Extraordinarally, this is kept up when Hacker gets promoted into ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'': he only gets referred to as "His/Your/My Predecessor".

* ''{{Eiken}}'' features "Komon-sensei" ("Ms. Advisor"; officially translated as "Teacher" or "Professor"), the {{Dojikko}} faculty advisor for the titular Eiken club. Though she has shown to be depressed that no one can remember her name.

* ''GilligansIsland'' had the Skipper and the Professor. (And Gilligan, too, although that at least was the character's actual last name.)
** Technically, they have names. It's just that they aren't used outside the pilot. The Professor is "Roy Hinkley", and the Skipper is "Jonas Grumby". There is no official word on Gilligan's first name, but the fan rumor is "Willy".

** And ''considerably'' more badass than the modern name into which Cuchulainn has evolved from the Gaelic - ''Colin''. Is it possible to take a macho barbarian hero called Colin seriously?

** Even [[NamesToRunFromReallyFast Accelerator]] doesn't remember his given name, since he was studied for his ability to redirect and accelerate vectors since he was a small child.

* ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' actually has a few cases of this in its own right. Each one of the classes picks up an appropriate nickname. The Imperial Agent, for example, is given the code name "Cipher 9." The BountyHunter is simply called "Hunter" (in the case of a male Hunter, Mako will sometimes call you "Big guy"). A couple of the ''party members'' also fall into this. Jedi Knight companion Doc prefers being called that to his EmbarrassingFirstName, and Consular companion gets the terrorist turned politician who goes only by "Zenith."

* In ''ThatThingYouDo'', not only is the bass player never referred to by any other name, but he is listed in the credits as T. B. Player.

* ''LuckyNumberSlevin'' has major characters named The Rabbi, The Fairy and so forth. When anyone asks why they are called what they are, the answer invariably is "because he is one".
* In the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' sequel ''TheLostWorldJurassicPark,'' when the Tyrannosaurus rampages through the streets of the city, one poor man makes a failed attempt to get into a building [[DeathByCameo and becomes lunch]]. He's forever memorialized in the credits as "Unlucky Bastard." Talk about truth in advertising...

* ''RepoTheGeneticOpera'' abounds with these characters -- Grave-Robber, Single Mother, Band Leader, News Reporter, and the Repo Man all count.
* Hugh Grant's character in ''LoveActually'' does have a name -- his sister calls him David. However nearly every character refers to him simply as "the Prime Minister", as do the credits.

* Sarah Silverman's character in ''TheWayOfTheGun'' is credited simply as "Raving Bitch".

* The majority of characters in ''CemeteryMan'' refer to Francesco as "Engineer". Nobody calls him by his first name, except perhaps [[MindScrew Franco.]]
* The coffee shop owner in ''PulpFiction'' is credited as "Coffee Shop" due to his only line in the film being "I'm just a coffee shop--" before being interrupted.

* ''Ayumu Kasuga'' from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' is only ever referred to as "Osaka," and the tradition of calling her as such even started at the beginning of the series. It would seem that everyone (except Ayumu herself, of course) has forgotten her real name by the start of the second school year, as she is listed in Miss Yukari's class as "Osaka" only.

* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', the Servants are called by their character classes to disguise their [[PublicDomainCharacter true identities]] (and thus, their [[PublicDomainArtifact legendary weapons]], abilities, and (most importantly) weaknesses) from their opponents. Unless the Servant is too arrogant to worry about such things, as in the cases of [[spoiler:Gilgamesh and the ''FateZero'' Rider, [[AlexanderTheGreat Iskander]]]].

* ''[[Anime/TheIdolmaster THE iDOLM@STER]]'' - The Producer, which is what the characters will call the player character in the games. As a side effect and subsequent running gag, the rest of the franchise, be it [[Anime/TheIdolmaster show]], or [[Manga/TheIdolmaster2TheWorldIsAllOne comic]], he's still always called Producer even when having an actual name would be justified and make more sense.

* ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys''"

* Mountain Man, the Robertsons' slow-talking neighbor from ''DuckDynasty''.
* The Australian version of ''TheBiggestLoser'', has the Commando. While his real name (Steve Willis) is openly known, he's nearly always called Commando on-screen.