diff --git a/hamilton/data_quality/base.py b/hamilton/data_quality/base.py
index 83f106f1e..c3015bd5b 100644
--- a/hamilton/data_quality/base.py
+++ b/hamilton/data_quality/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import dataclasses
 import enum
 import logging
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple, Type
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ class ValidationResult:
     )  # Any extra diagnostics information needed, free-form
 
 
+def matches_any_type(datatype: type, applicable_types: List[type]) -> bool:
+    for type_ in applicable_types:
+        if type_ == Any or issubclass(datatype, type_):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
 class DataValidator(abc.ABC):
     """Base class for a data quality operator. This will be used by the `data_quality` operator"""
 
@@ -35,13 +42,24 @@ def __init__(self, importance: str):
     def importance(self) -> DataValidationLevel:
         return self._importance
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def applies_to(self, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        """Whether or not this data validator can apply to the specified dataset
+    @classmethod
+    def applies_to(cls, datatype: type) -> bool:
+        """Whether or not this data validator can apply to the specified dataset.
+        Note that overriding this is not the intended API (it was the old one),
+        but this will be a stable part of the API moving forward, at least until
+        Hamilton 2.0.
 
-        :param datatype:
+        :param datatype: Datatype to validate.
         :return: True if it can be run on the specified type, false otherwise
         """
+        return matches_any_type(datatype, cls.applicable_types())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        """Returns the list of classes for which this is valid.
+
+        :return: List of classes
+        """
         pass
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
@@ -118,7 +136,7 @@ def __init__(self, importance: str):
 
     @classmethod
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
         pass
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
diff --git a/hamilton/data_quality/default_validators.py b/hamilton/data_quality/default_validators.py
index 23196a0d9..dfce8323d 100644
--- a/hamilton/data_quality/default_validators.py
+++ b/hamilton/data_quality/default_validators.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ def arg(cls) -> str:
         return "range"
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(datatype, pd.Series)  # TODO -- handle dataframes?
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.Series]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return f"Validates that the datapoint falls within the range ({self.range[0]}, {self.range[1]})"
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ def arg(cls) -> str:
         return "values_in"
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(datatype, pd.Series)  # TODO -- handle dataframes?
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.Series]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return f"Validates that all data points are from a fixed set of values: ({self.values}), ignoring NA values."
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ def __init__(self, range: Tuple[numbers.Real, numbers.Real], importance: str):
         self.range = range
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(datatype, numbers.Real)
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [numbers.Real]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return f"Validates that the datapoint falls within the range ({self.range[0]}, {self.range[1]})"
@@ -151,10 +151,8 @@ def arg(cls) -> str:
         return "values_in"
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(datatype, numbers.Real) or issubclass(
-            datatype, str
-        )  # TODO support list, dict and typing.* variants
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [numbers.Real, str]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return f"Validates that python values are from a fixed set of values: ({self.values})."
@@ -189,8 +187,8 @@ def _to_percent(fraction: float):
         return "{0:.2%}".format(fraction)
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(datatype, pd.Series)
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.Series]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return f"Validates that no more than {MaxFractionNansValidatorPandasSeries._to_percent(self.max_fraction_nans)} of the data is Nan."
@@ -251,8 +249,8 @@ def __init__(self, data_type: Type[Type], importance: str):
         self.datatype = data_type
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(datatype, pd.Series)
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.Series]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return f"Validates that the datatype of the pandas series is a subclass of: {self.datatype}"
@@ -282,8 +280,8 @@ def __init__(self, data_type: Type[Type], importance: str):
         self.datatype = data_type
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(datatype, numbers.Real) or datatype in (str, bool)
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [numbers.Real, str, bool, int, float, list, dict]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return f"Validates that the datatype of the pandas series is a subclass of: {self.datatype}"
@@ -312,8 +310,8 @@ def __init__(self, max_standard_dev: float, importance: str):
         self.max_standard_dev = max_standard_dev
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(datatype, pd.Series)
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.Series]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return f"Validates that the standard deviation of a pandas series is no greater than : {self.max_standard_dev}"
@@ -340,8 +338,8 @@ def __init__(self, mean_in_range: Tuple[float, float], importance: str):
         self.mean_in_range = mean_in_range
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(datatype, pd.Series)
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.Series]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return f"Validates that a pandas series has mean in range [{self.mean_in_range[0]}, {self.mean_in_range[1]}]"
@@ -368,8 +366,8 @@ def __init__(self, allow_none: bool, importance: str):
         self.allow_none = allow_none
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return True
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [Any]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         if self.allow_none:
diff --git a/hamilton/data_quality/pandera_validators.py b/hamilton/data_quality/pandera_validators.py
index c7c83137d..7b08ff58c 100644
--- a/hamilton/data_quality/pandera_validators.py
+++ b/hamilton/data_quality/pandera_validators.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Type
+from typing import List
 
 import pandas as pd
 import pandera as pa
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ def __init__(self, schema: pa.DataFrameSchema, importance: str):
         self.schema = schema
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(
-            datatype, pd.DataFrame
-        )  # TODO -- allow for modin, etc. as they come for free with pandera
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.DataFrame]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return "Validates that the returned dataframe matches the pander"
@@ -54,10 +52,8 @@ def __init__(self, schema: pa.SeriesSchema, importance: str):
         self.schema = schema
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return issubclass(
-            datatype, pd.Series
-        )  # TODO -- allow for modin, etc. as they come for free with pandera
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.Series]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         pass
diff --git a/hamilton/function_modifiers/base.py b/hamilton/function_modifiers/base.py
index cb18966ab..04bbe55e1 100644
--- a/hamilton/function_modifiers/base.py
+++ b/hamilton/function_modifiers/base.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import functools
 import itertools
 import logging
+import uuid
 from abc import ABC
 
 try:
@@ -704,6 +705,7 @@ def resolve_nodes(fn: Callable, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Collection[node.Node]
     which configuration they need.
     :return: A list of nodes into which this function transforms.
     """
+
     try:
         function_decorators = get_node_decorators(fn, config)
         node_resolvers = function_decorators[NodeResolver.get_lifecycle_name()]
@@ -734,3 +736,35 @@ class InvalidDecoratorException(Exception):
 
 class MissingConfigParametersException(Exception):
     pass
+
+
+def create_anonymous_node_name(original_node_name: str, *suffixes: str) -> str:
+    """Creates an anonymous node name. This is specifically for decorators that
+    rely on temporary /intermediate nodes. Note that these are not part of the contract, and might
+    change at any given point.
+
+    The algorithm that this follows is simple:
+
+    1. Start with the original node name
+    2. Append the suffixes followed by underscores
+    3. If that name is taken, then append a number (_1, _2, etc...) to make it unique.
+
+    Note that the "stability" of this depends on the nodes being processed in a specific order,
+    which should be respected in function_modifiers_base. The order is:
+
+    1. By node lifecycle
+    2. By decorator application order
+
+    The only likely conflicts come from multiple similar decorators (E.G. check_output) decorating
+    the same node.
+
+    :param original_node_name: Name of the original node that this is related to.
+    :param suffixes: Suffixes to append to the original node.
+    :return: new node name
+    """
+    uid = str(uuid.uuid4())[0:8]
+    name = original_node_name
+    for suffix in suffixes:
+        name += f"_{suffix}"
+    name += f"_{uid}"
+    return name
diff --git a/hamilton/function_modifiers/expanders.py b/hamilton/function_modifiers/expanders.py
index 04d81946f..2dae352e8 100644
--- a/hamilton/function_modifiers/expanders.py
+++ b/hamilton/function_modifiers/expanders.py
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ def validate_return_type(fn: Callable):
             registry.get_column_type_from_df_type(output_type)
         except NotImplementedError:
             raise base.InvalidDecoratorException(
-                # TODO: capture was dataframe libraries are supported and print here.
+                # TODO: capture what dataframe libraries are supported and print here.
                 f"Error {fn} does not output a type we know about. Is it a dataframe type we "
                 f"support? "
             )
diff --git a/hamilton/function_modifiers/validation.py b/hamilton/function_modifiers/validation.py
index 5a6dd055b..efc6fba15 100644
--- a/hamilton/function_modifiers/validation.py
+++ b/hamilton/function_modifiers/validation.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ def transform_node(
         self, node_: node.Node, config: Dict[str, Any], fn: Callable
     ) -> Collection[node.Node]:
         raw_node = node.Node(
-            name=node_.name
-            + "_raw",  # TODO -- make this unique -- this will break with multiple validation decorators, which we *don't* want
+            name=base.create_anonymous_node_name(node_.name, "raw"),
             typ=node_.type,
             doc_string=node_.documentation,
             callabl=node_.callable,
diff --git a/tests/function_modifiers/test_validation.py b/tests/function_modifiers/test_validation.py
index 71fa26ee7..cb3c5d65e 100644
--- a/tests/function_modifiers/test_validation.py
+++ b/tests/function_modifiers/test_validation.py
@@ -33,23 +33,27 @@ def fn(input: pd.Series) -> pd.Series:
     subdag = decorator.transform_node(node_, config={}, fn=fn)
     assert 4 == len(subdag)
     subdag_as_dict = {node_.name: node_ for node_ in subdag}
-    assert sorted(subdag_as_dict.keys()) == [
+    prefixes = [
         "fn",
         "fn_dummy_data_validator_2",
         "fn_dummy_data_validator_3",
         "fn_raw",
     ]
-    # TODO -- change when we change the naming scheme
-    assert subdag_as_dict["fn_raw"].input_types["input"][1] == DependencyType.REQUIRED
+    sorted_keys = sorted(subdag_as_dict)
+    assert all([node_name.startswith(prefix) for node_name, prefix in zip(sorted_keys, prefixes)])
+    assert subdag_as_dict[sorted_keys[-1]].input_types["input"][1] == DependencyType.REQUIRED
     assert 3 == len(
         subdag_as_dict["fn"].input_types
     )  # Three dependencies -- the two with DQ + the original
     # The final function should take in everything but only use the raw results
+    raw_node_name = sorted_keys[-1]
     assert (
         subdag_as_dict["fn"].callable(
-            fn_raw="test",
-            fn_dummy_data_validator_2=ValidationResult(True, "", {}),
-            fn_dummy_data_validator_3=ValidationResult(True, "", {}),
+            **{
+                raw_node_name: "test",
+                "fn_dummy_data_validator_2": ValidationResult(True, "", {}),
+                "fn_dummy_data_validator_3": ValidationResult(True, "", {}),
+            }
         )
         == "test"
     )
@@ -68,14 +72,17 @@ def fn(input: pd.Series) -> pd.Series:
     subdag = decorator.transform_node(node_, config={}, fn=fn)
     assert 4 == len(subdag)
     subdag_as_dict = {node_.name: node_ for node_ in subdag}
-    assert sorted(subdag_as_dict.keys()) == [
+    prefixes = [
         "fn",
         "fn_dummy_data_validator_2",
         "fn_dummy_data_validator_3",
         "fn_raw",
     ]
+    sorted_keys = sorted(subdag_as_dict)
+    assert all([node_name.startswith(prefix) for node_name, prefix in zip(sorted_keys, prefixes)])
+    raw_node_name = sorted_keys[-1]
     # TODO -- change when we change the naming scheme
-    assert subdag_as_dict["fn_raw"].input_types["input"][1] == DependencyType.REQUIRED
+    assert subdag_as_dict[raw_node_name].input_types["input"][1] == DependencyType.REQUIRED
     assert 3 == len(
         subdag_as_dict["fn"].input_types
     )  # Three dependencies -- the two with DQ + the original
@@ -98,9 +105,11 @@ def fn(input: pd.Series) -> pd.Series:
     # The final function should take in everything but only use the raw results
     assert (
         subdag_as_dict["fn"].callable(
-            fn_raw="test",
-            fn_dummy_data_validator_2=ValidationResult(True, "", {}),
-            fn_dummy_data_validator_3=ValidationResult(True, "", {}),
+            **{
+                raw_node_name: "test",
+                "fn_dummy_data_validator_2": ValidationResult(True, "", {}),
+                "fn_dummy_data_validator_3": ValidationResult(True, "", {}),
+            }
         )
         == "test"
     )
@@ -119,12 +128,15 @@ def fn(input: pd.Series) -> pd.Series:
     subdag = decorator.transform_node(node_, config={}, fn=fn)
     assert 4 == len(subdag)
     subdag_as_dict = {node_.name: node_ for node_ in subdag}
+    (raw_node_name,) = [item for item in subdag_as_dict if item.startswith("fn_raw_")]
 
     with pytest.raises(DataValidationError):
         subdag_as_dict["fn"].callable(
-            fn_raw=pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0]),
-            fn_dummy_data_validator_2=ValidationResult(False, "", {}),
-            fn_dummy_data_validator_3=ValidationResult(False, "", {}),
+            **{
+                raw_node_name: pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0]),
+                "fn_dummy_data_validator_2": ValidationResult(False, "", {}),
+                "fn_dummy_data_validator_3": ValidationResult(False, "", {}),
+            }
         )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/resources/data_quality.py b/tests/resources/data_quality.py
index 4d8201ba2..a05ffdf48 100644
--- a/tests/resources/data_quality.py
+++ b/tests/resources/data_quality.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 
 from hamilton.function_modifiers import check_output
@@ -11,10 +12,9 @@ def data_might_be_in_range(data_quality_should_fail: bool) -> pd.Series:
     return pd.Series([0.5])
 
 
-# TODO -- enable this once we fix the double-data-quality decorators with the same name bug
-# @check_output(data_type=np.float)
-# @check_output(range=(0, 1))
-# def multi_layered_validator(data_quality_should_fail: bool) -> pd.Series:
-#     if data_quality_should_fail:
-#         return pd.Series([10.0])
-#     return pd.Series([0.5])
+@check_output(data_type=np.float64)
+@check_output(range=(0, 1))
+def multi_layered_validator(data_quality_should_fail: bool) -> pd.Series:
+    if data_quality_should_fail:
+        return pd.Series([10.0])
+    return pd.Series([0.5])
diff --git a/tests/resources/dq_dummy_examples.py b/tests/resources/dq_dummy_examples.py
index 223f8e614..adf2c5138 100644
--- a/tests/resources/dq_dummy_examples.py
+++ b/tests/resources/dq_dummy_examples.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Type
+from typing import List
 
 import pandas as pd
 
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ def __init__(self, equal_to: int, importance: str):
         self.equal_to = equal_to
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return datatype == int
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [int]
 
     def description(self) -> str:
         return "Data must be equal to 10 to be valid"
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ def validate(self, dataset: pd.Series) -> ValidationResult:
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return datatype == pd.Series
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.Series]
 
     @classmethod
     def arg(cls) -> str:
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ def validate(self, dataset: pd.Series) -> ValidationResult:
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def applies_to(cls, datatype: Type[Type]) -> bool:
-        return datatype == pd.Series
+    def applicable_types(cls) -> List[type]:
+        return [pd.Series]
 
     @classmethod
     def arg(cls) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_data_quality_base.py b/tests/test_data_quality_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c555a44e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_data_quality_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import numbers
+
+import pandas as pd
+import pytest
+
+from hamilton.data_quality.base import matches_any_type
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "type_,applicable_types,matches",
+    [
+        (int, [int], True),
+        (str, [int], False),
+        (str, [int, str], True),
+        (str, [int, float], False),
+        (int, [numbers.Real], True),
+        (pd.Series, [pd.Series, pd.DataFrame], True),
+    ],
+)
+def test_matches_any_type(type_, applicable_types, matches):
+    assert matches_any_type(type_, applicable_types) == matches
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end.py b/tests/test_end_to_end.py
index 6fd2ca2fc..9d8d26822 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end.py
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ def test_data_quality_workflow_passes():
         for var in all_vars
         if var.tags.get("hamilton.data_quality.contains_dq_results", False)
     ]
-    assert len(dq_nodes) == 1
-    dq_result = result[dq_nodes[0]]
-    assert isinstance(dq_result, ValidationResult)
-    assert dq_result.passes is True
+    assert len(dq_nodes) == 3
+    assert all([result[n].passes for n in dq_nodes])
+    assert all([isinstance(result[n], ValidationResult) for n in dq_nodes])
 
 
 def test_data_quality_workflow_fails():
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ def test_data_quality_workflow_fails():
         )
 
 
-# Adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41858147/how-to-modify-imported-source-code-on-the-fly
-# This is needed to decide whether to import annotations...
+# Adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41858147/how-to-modify-imported-source-code-on
+# -the-fly This is needed to decide whether to import annotations...
 def modify_and_import(module_name, package, modification_func):
     spec = importlib.util.find_spec(module_name, package)
     source = spec.loader.get_source(module_name)