Ever since the advent of movies, TV, recordings and the Broadway stage many performers changed their names to make it easier to remember and for the marquee. Over the years a number of performers have kept their original names like Faye Dunaway, Nicole Kidman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sharon Stone among them. Some changed their name because it was the same as another famous person, for example, comedian /actor Albert Brooks real name is Albert Einstein. Here are 35 performers whose real names you may, or may not, know.
- Steveland Judkins – Stevie Wonder
- Paul David Hewson — Bono
- Declan Patrick McManus – Elvis Costello
- Frances Gumm – Judy Garland
- John Roger Stephens — John Legend
- Peter Gene Hernandez — Bruno Mars
- Eileen Edwards — Shania Twain
- Maurice Micklewhite — Michael Caine
- Caryn Elaine Johnson — Whoopi Goldberg
- Allen Koenigsberg – Woody Allen
- Chaim Witz — Gene Simmons
- Eric Marlon Bishop — Jamie Foxx
- Margaret Hyra — Meg Ryan
- Cassandra Peterson – Elvira
- Richard Starkey — Ringo Starr
- Katheryn Hudson — Katy Perry
- Shawn Corey Carter — Jay Z
- Robyn Fenty — Rihanna
- Alicia Augello-Cook — Alicia Keys
- Ilyena Lydia Mironov– Helen Mirren
- Alphonso D’Abruzzo – Alan Alda
- Michael Douglas – Michael Keaton .
- Dana Owens – Queen Latifah
- Ramon Estevez – Martin Sheen
- Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko – Natalie Wood
- Stefani Germanotta – Lady Gaga
- Robert Zimmerman – Bob Dylan
- Christopher Bridges -Ludacris
- Alecia Beth Moore – Pink
- Tara Leigh Patrick – Carmen Electra
- Marion Morrison – John Wayne
- Mark Sinclair – Vin Deisel
- Audrey Perry – Faith Hill
- Dana Owens – Queen Latifah
- Thomas Mapother IV – Tom Cruise
If you want to find out some more of the real names of celebrities go to: https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/real-names-of-19-famous-people.htm
