Do you know that in Hollywood there are actually more famous actors that go by stage name than their real name? It has become a common practice in the past for celebrities to change their birth name, and go by a stage name. For example, I am sure you are well aware that Lorde was not bestowed with such a name. Not every stage name is obvious.
There are different reasons why actors and celebrities change their name. Sometimes, it is simply just so they don’t get mistake with other actors. For example, Katy Perry was born Hudson, so she changed her last name because she didn’t want to get mixed up with the actress Kate Hudson. Michael Keaton was actually born Michael Douglas, and that is another example of mixing up. Others change their name to sound more glamorous. And then there are actors that change their name just so that the name is shorter.
1. Whoopi Goldberg – Caryn Elaine Johnson

2. Nicki Minaj – Onika Tanya Maraj

3. Louis C.K. – Louis Szekely

4. Demi Moore – Demetria Guynes

5. Adele – Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

6. Woody Allen – Allen Konigsberg

7. Miley Cyrus – Destiny Hope Cyrus

8. Vanilla Ice – Robert Matthew Van Winkle

9. Lady Gaga – Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

10. Julianne Moore – Julie Anne Smith

11. Liv Tyler -Liv Rundgren

12. Rihanna – Robyn Rihanna Fenty

13. Joaquin Phoenix – Joaquin Rafael Bottom

14. Meg Ryan -Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra

15. Fergie – Stacy Ann Ferguson

16. Tina Fey – Elizabeth Stamatina Fey

17. Lorde – Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor

18. Ricky Martin – Enrique Martin Morales

19. Courtney Love – Love Michelle Harrison

20. Olivia Wilde – Olivia Jane Cockburn

21. Bruno Mars – Peter Gene Hernandez

22. Lana Del Rey – Elizabeth Woolridge Grant

23. Portia De Rossi – Amanda Rogers

24. Macklemore – Ben Haggerty

25. Winona Ryder – Winona Horowitz

26. Merilyn Monroe – Norma Jeane Mortenson

27. Jamie Foxx – Eric Marlon Bishop

28. Sting – Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

29. Michael Keaton – Michael John Douglas

30. Vin Diesel – Mark Sinclair Vincent

31. LL Cool J – James Todd Smith

32. Helen Mirren – Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov

33. Carmen Electra – Tara Patrick

34. Bruce Willis – Walter Willis

35. Natalie Portman – Natalie Hershlag

36. Ben Kingsley – Krishna Pandit Bhanji

37. Elton John – Reginald Kenneth Dwight

38. Audrey Hepburn – Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston

39. George Michael – Georgios Panayiotou

40. Charlie Sheen – Carlos Irwin Estevez

41. Greta Garbo – Greta Lovisa Gustafsson

42. Diane Keaton – Diane Hall

43. John Wayne – Marion Mitchell Morrison

44. Natalie Wood – Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko

45. Ludacris – Christopher Brian Bridges

46. Michael Caine – Maurice Joseph Micklewhite

47. Iggy Azalea – Amethyst Amelia Kelly

48. Andrew Lincoln – Andrew James Clutterbuck

49. Skrillex – Sonny John Moore

50. Tim Allen – Timothy Alan Dick

51. Flo Rida – Tramar Lacel Dillard

52. Tom Cruise – Thomas Cruise Mapother IV

53. Bono – Paul David Hewson

54. Akon – Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam

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