I haven't really researched either character, but Gavin seems to claim/imply he isn't Satoshi. ' This is quoted from the defunct Bruce Wagner Bitcoin podcast:

I haven't really researched either character, but Gavin seems to claim/imply he isn't Satoshi. ' This is quoted from the defunct Bruce Wagner Bitcoin podcast: "Bruce Wagner : When was the last time you chatted to satoshi <laugh> Gavin Andresen: Um... I haven't had email from satoshi in a couple months actually. The last email I sent him I actually told him I was going to talk at the CIA. So it's possible , that.... that may have um had something to with his deciding " ' https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=113609.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=113609.0 My reading of that thread is that it's common knowledge/expected that they're not the same person, but I certainly wouldn't claim to be sure.