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Celebs Real Names

Not all celebrities were blessed with the perfect Hollywood name. In fact you may be surprised at how many famous actors you know and love were born under another name.

We now have 354 Celebrity Names and growing.

STAGE NAMEGIVEN NAME
50 CentCurtis Jackson
Abigail Van Buren
(Dear Abby)
Pauline Phillips
Adam WestWilliam West Anderson
AdeleAdele Laurie Blue Adkins
Ahmad RashadBobby Moore
Al JolsonAsa Yoelson
Alan AldaAlphonso D’Abruzzo
Albert BrooksAlbert Einstein
Alice CooperVincent Furnier
Alicia KeysAlicia Augello Cook
Amazing Kreskin (The)George Joseph Kresge
Andie MacDowellRosalie Anderson MacDowell
Andre the GiantAndré René Roussimoff
Andre NortonMary Alice Norton
Andrew “Dice” ClayAndrew Silverstein
Angelina JolieAngelina Jolie Voight
Andy WarholAndrew Warhola
Angie DickensonAngeline Brown
Ann LandersEsther Pauline Lederer
Anna Nicole SmithVickie Lynn Hogan
Anne BancroftAnna Maria Italiano
Antonio BanderasJose Antonio Dominguez Bandera
Ashton KutcherChristopher Ashton Kutcher
Axl RoseWilliam Bailey
B.B. KingRiley B. King
BabyfaceKenneth Brian Edmonds
Barbara EdenBarbara Huffman
Barbara HersheyBarbara Herzstine
Barbara StanwyckRuby Stevens
Barry ManilowBarry Alan Pincus
Beatrice ArthurBernice Frankel
Beau BridgesLloyd Vernet Bridges III
Bela LugosiBela Ferenc Blasko
Ben KingsleyKrishna Banji
Bernadette PetersBernadette Lazzaro
Bill ClintonWilliam Jefferson Blythe III
Billie HolidayEleanora Fagan
Billy IdolWilliam Broad
Bing CrosbyHarry Lillis Crosby
BjorkBjork Gudmundsdottir
Bo DerekMary Cathleen Collins
Bo DiddleyElias Bates
Bob DylanRobert Zimmerman
Bob HopeLeslie Townes Hope
Bobby DarinWalden Robert Cassotto
Bono (Vox)Paul Hewson
Boris KarloffWilliam Henry Pratt
(Lil) Bow WowShad Gregory Moss
Boy GeorgeGeorge Alan O’Dowd
Bozo the ClownLarry Harmon
BrandyBrandy Rayana Norwood
Bret MichaelsBret Michael Sychak
Bruce LeeLee Yuen Kam
Bruno MarsPeter Gene Hernández
Busby BerkeleyWelliam Berkeley Enos
Busta RhymesTrevor Smith
Buster KeatonJoseph Frank Keaton
Carl MaldenMladen George Sekulovich
Carrot TopScott Thompson
Cary GrantArchibald Alexander Leach
Casey KasemKemal Amin Kasim
Chad EverettRaymond Crampton
Chaka KhanYvette Stevens
Charles BronsonCharles Dennis Buchinski
Charlie SheenCarlos Irwin Estevez
CharoMaría del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza de Rasten
CherCherilyn Sarkisian
Cheryl LaddCheryl Stoppelmoor
Chipper JonesLarry Wayne Jones
Christopher WalkenRonald Walken
Chubby CheckerErnest Evans
Chuck NorrisCarlos Ray
CiaraCiara Princess Harris
Claudette ColbertLily Chauchoin
Clay AikenClayton Holmes Grissom
Coco CrispCovelli Loyce “Coco” Crisp
Connie StevensConcetta Ingolia
Conway TwittyHarold Lloyd Jenkins
CoolioArtis Leon Ivey Jr.
Count BasieWilliam Basie
Criss AngelChristopher Nicholas Sarantakos
Crystal GayleBrenda Gayle Webb
Cyd CharisseTula Finklea
Daddy YankeeRaymond Ayala
Dale EvansFrances Octavia Smith
Danny DiVitoDaniel Michaeli
Danny KayeDavid Kaminsky
Danny ThomasMuzyad Yakhoob
David BowieDavid Robert Hayward-Jones
David CopperfieldDavid Seth Kotkin
Dean MartinDino Crocetti
Debbie ReynoldsMary Francis Reynolds
Della ReeseDelloreese Patricia Early
Demi Gene MooreDemetria Guynes
Diane KeatonDiane Hall
DidoFlorian Cloud De Bounevialle Armstrong
Diahann CarrollCarol Diahann Johnson
Dinah WashingtonRuth Lee Jones
DMXEarl Simmons
Dog the Bounty HunterDuane Lee Chapman
Don JohnsonDon Wayne
Donna ReedDonna Belle Mullenger
Donna SummerLa Donna Gaines
Doris DayDoris von Kappelhoff
Dorothy LamourMary Kaumeyer
Dr. SeussTheodore Seuss Geisel
Eddie AlbertEdward Albert Heimberger
Edie AdamsElizabeth Edith Enke
Edward G RobinsonEmmanuel Goldenberg
Elle MacPhersonElenor Gow
Ellen BurstynEdna Gilhooley
Elton JohnReginald Kenneth Dwight
ElviraCassandra Peterson
Elvis CostelloDeclan McManus
Erykah BaduErica Wright
Ethel MermanEthel Zimmerman
EminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III
Engelbert HumperdinckGerry Dorsey
EnyaEithne Ni Bhraonian
Erykah BaduErica Wright
EstebanStephen Paul
Eve ArdenEunice Quedens
FabioFabio Lanzoni
Faith HillAudrey Faith Perry McGraw
Fanny BriceFanny Borach
Fatboy SlimQuentin Norman Cook
FergieStacey Ann Ferguson
Frankie ValliFrank Castelluccio
Flavor FlavWilliam Johnathon Drayton Jr.
Fred AllenJohn Sullivan
Fred AstaireFrederick Austerlitz
Freddie MercuryFarrokh Bulsara
Gene BarryEugene Klass
Gene SimmonsChaim Witz
Gene WilderJerome Silberman
George BurnsNathan Birnbaum
George MichaelGeorgios Panayiotou
GiseleGisele Caroline Bündchen
The Great Khali (WWE)Dalip Singh Rana
Greta GarboGreta Gustafsson
Harry HoudiniEhrich Weiss
Harry MorganHarry Bratsburg
Howard CosellHoward Cohen
Huey LewisHugh Cregg
Hulk HoganTerry Gene Bollea
Ice CubeO’Shea Jackson
Ice-TTracy Morrow
Irving BerlinIsrael Baline
Jack BennyBenjamin Kubelsky
Jack BlackThomas J. Black
Jack LordJohn Joseph Ryan
Jack PalanceWalter Palanuik
Jackie ChanChan Kwong-Sung
Jamie FarrJameel Joseph Farah
Jamie Marlon FoxxEric Bishop
James GarnerJames Bumgarner
Jason AlexanderJay Scott Greenspan
Jane SeymourJoyce Frankenberg
Jayne MansfieldVera Jane Palmer
Jay-ZShawn Corey Carter
Jean ArthurGladys Greene
Jennifer AnistonJennifer Linn Anastassakis
Jermaine JacksunMohammad Abdul Aziz
Jerry LewisJoseph Levitch
Joan CrawfordLucille Le Sueur
Joan RiversJoan Sandra Molinsky
Jody FosterAlicia Christian Foster
Joey BishopJoseph Gottlieb
John Bon JoviJohn Francis Bongiovi
John DenverHenry John Deutschendorf Jr.
John WayneMarion Morrison
Johnnie RayJohn Alvin
Johnny BenchJohnny Lee
Johnny RottenJohn Lydon
Judy GarlandFrances Gumm
Julia ChildJulia Carolyn McWilliams
Julie AndrewsJulia Wells
June AllysonElla Geisman
Junior SeauTiaina Baul Seau, Jr.
  

 

Stage NameGiven Name
KakáRicardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
Kane (WWE)Glen Jacobs
Kareem Abdul-JabbarFerdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.
Karl MaldenMladen Sekulovich
Kathy Lee GiffordKathie Epstein
Katy PerryKatheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Kid RockRobert James Ritchie
Kim CattrallClare Woodgate
Kirk DouglasIssur Danielovitch
Lady GagaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Larry the Cable GuyDaniel Lawrence Whitney
Larry KingLarry Ziegler
Lauren BacallBetty Joan Perske
Lea MicheleLea Michele Sarfati
Lee J. CobbLeo Jacoby
Lee MajorsHarvey Lee Yeary II
Lil KimKimberly Denise Jones
Lil RomeoPercy Romeo Miller Jr.
Lil WayneDwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Lisa BonetLisa Boney
Liv TylerLiv Rundgren
LL Cool JJames Todd Smith III
Lord ByronGeorge Gordon Byron
Lou CostelloLouis Cristillo
LudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges
MadonnaMadonna Louisse Ciccone
Maria CallasMaria Kalogeropoulos
Marilyn MansonBrian Warner
Marilyn MonroeNorma Jean (Mortenson) Baker
Marc AnthonyMarco Antonio Muñiz
Mark TwainSamuel Longhorne Clemens
Martha StewartMartha Kostyra
Martin SheenRamon Estevez
MarioMario Dewar Barrett
Master PPercy Robert Miller
Marilyn MonroeNorma Jean Mortenson (Baker)
Martha StewartMartha Helen Kostyra
Mary PickfordGladys Smith
MC HammerStanley Kirk Burrell
MeatloafMarvin Lee Aday
Mel BrooksMelvin Kaminsky
Melvyn DouglasMelvyn Hesselberg
Metta World PeaceRonald William Artest, Jr.
Michael CaineMaurice Micklewhite
Michael CrawfordMichael Dumble-Smith
Michael KeatonMichael Douglas
Michael LandonEugene Maurice Orowitz
Mickey RooneyJoe Yule Jr.
Miley CirusDestiny Hope Cyrus
Milton BurleMilton Burlinger
Minnie DriverAmelia Fiona J. Driver
Morgan FairchildPatsy McClenny
Mr. TLawrence Tero
Muddy WatersMcKinley Morganfield
Muhammad AliCassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.
Nancy O’DellNancy Evelyn Humphries
Nat King ColeNathaniel Adams Coles
Natalie PortmanNatalie Hershlag
Nastassja KinskiNatassja Naksyznyski
Natalie WoodNatasha Gurdin
NellyCornell Haynes, Jr.
Newt GingrichNewton Leroy McPherson
Nicki MinajOnika Tanya Maraj
Nicolas CageNicholas Coppola
Nicole RitchieNicole Camilla Escovedo
NostradamusMichel de Nostredame
Notorious B.I.G.Christopher Wallace
Olivia WildeOlivia Jane Cockburn
Omar SharifMichael Shalhoub
Ozzie OsbourneJohn Michael Osbourne
“Papa” JohnJohn Schnatter
Pat BenatarPatricia Andrejewski
Patsy ClineVirginia Patterson Hensley
Pee Wee HermanPaul Reubenfeld
PeléEdson Arantes Do Nascimento
Penn (& Teller)Penn Fraser Jillette
Perez HiltonMario Armando Lavandeira, Jr
Peter CoyotePeter Cohon
Peter LorreLaszio Lowenstein
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Driver
PinkAlecia Moore
PitbullArmando Cristian Pérez
Portia De RossiAmanda Lee Rogers
PrincePrince Rogers Nelson
PSYPark Jae-sang
Puff Daddy (Diddy)Sean John Combs
Queen LatifahDana Elaine Owens
Ralph LaurenRalph Lifshitz
Randy TravisRandy Traywick
Raquel WelchRaquel Tejada
Ray CharlesRay Charles Robinson
Reese WitherspoonLaura Jean Reese Witherspoon
Red ButtonsAaron Chwatt
Richard BurtonRichard Jenkins
RihannaRobyn Rihanna Fenty
Ringo StarrRichard Starky
Rip TornElmore Rual Torn Jr.
Rita HayworthMargarita Cansino
Rita MorenoRosita Alverio
Robert BlakeMichael James Vijencio Gubitosi
Robert ConradConrad Robert Falk
Robert StackRobert Modini
Rock HudsonRoy Scherer Jr.
Rodney DangerfieldJacob Cohen
Ron ElyRonald Pierce
Roy RogersLeonard Franklin Sly
Rudolph ValentinoRudolpho D’Antonguolla
Ruth WestheimerKarola Ruth Siegel
Sally FieldSally Mahoney
Sandra DeeAlexandria Zuck
ShaggyOrville Richard Burrell
ShakiraShakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Shania TwainEileen Regina Edwards
Sheena E(aston)Sheena Shirley Orr
Skeet UlrichBryan Ray Ulrich
Shawn Michaels (WWE)Michael Higgenbottom
Sheila ESheila Escovedo
Shelley WintersShirley Schrift
SinbadDavid Atkins
Slash (Guns ‘n Roses)Saul Hudson
Stephanie PowersStefania Federkiewicz
Shirley MacLaineShirley Beaty
Sid ViciousJohn Simon Ritchie
Slim PickensLouis Lindley
Snoop DoggCordazer Calvin Broadus
Sophia LorenSophia Scicoloni
Sophie TuckerSophia Kalish
Stan LaurelArthur Jefferson
Steve-OStephen Gilchrist Glover
Steve LawrenceSidney Liebowitz
Steven TylerSteven Tallarico
Stevie WonderSteveland Judkins
StingGordon Sumner
Sugar Ray RobinsonWalker Smith, Jr.
Susan SurandonSusan Tomaling
Suzanne SomersSuzanne Mahoney
Talia ShireTalia Coppola
Ted DansonEdward Bridge Danson III
Teller (Penn & …)Raymond Joseph Teller
The Big BopperJiles Perry “J.P.” Richardson
The Big ShowPaul White
The RockDwayne Johnson
Tia CarreAlthea Janairo
Tiger WoodsEldrick Woods
Tim McGrawSamuel Timothy Smith
Tina TurnerAnnie Mae Bullock
Tiny TimHerbert Buckingham Khaury
Tom CruiseThomas Mapother IV
Tom JonesThomas Woodward
Tony BennettAnthony Benedetto
Tony CurtisBernard Schwartz
Tony DanzaAnthony Salvatore Iadanza
Tony RandallLeonard Rosenberg
Tori AmosMyra Ellen Amos
Tre Cool (Green Day)Frank Edwin Wright III
Triple H (HHH)Paul Michael Levesque
TwiggyLeslie Hornby
UndertakerMark Calloway
UsherUsher Raymond IV
Vanilla Ice 
Veronica LakeConstance Ockleman
Vic DamoneVito Farinola
Vikki CarrFlorencia Casillas
Vin DieselMark Vincent
Victor BorgeBorge Rosenbaum
W.C. FieldsWilliam Claude Dukenfield
Walter MatthauWalter Matuschanskayasky
Whoopie GoldbergCaryn Johnson
Winona RyderWinona Laura Horowitz
Woody AllenAllen Konigsberg
Wynonna JuddChristina Ciminella
Yves St. LaurentHenri Donat Mathieu
Yvonne De CarloPeggy Middleton


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