Can a name change affect the complete image of a person? Here
are some famous examples that illustrate the power of a name change.
Hollywood
/ Celebrity Name |
Given Birth
Name |
Birthplace |
| Lady Gaga |
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta |
New York City, NY |
Snoop Dog |
Cordozar Calvin Broadus |
Long Beach, California |
Alice Cooper |
Vincent Damon Furnier |
Allen Park, Michigan |
Cat Stevens - Now --> Yusuf Islam |
Steven Demetre Georgiou |
London, England |
Miley Cyrus |
Destiny Hope Cyrus |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Woody Allen |
Allen Stewart Konigsberg |
Brooklyn, New York |
|
John
Wayne |
Marrion
Morrison |
Winterset, Iowa |
|
Tom
Jones |
Thomas
Jones Woodward |
Pontypridd, Wales |
|
Cary
Grant |
Archibald
Alec Leach |
Bristol, England |
|
Lauren
Bacall |
Betty
Joan Perske |
New York City, NY |
|
Audrey
Hepburn |
Edda
Van Heemstra Hepburn |
Ixelles, Belgium |
|
Tiger
Woods |
Elridge
Tiger Woods |
Cypress, California |
|
Fred
Astaire |
Frederick
Austerlitz |
Omaha, Nebraska |
|
Richard
Burton |
Richard
Walter Jenkins Jr. |
Pontrhydyfen, Wales |
|
Marilyn
Monroe |
Norma
Jean Baker |
Los Angeles, California |
|
Charles
Bronson |
Charles
Buchinsky |
Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania |
|
Queen
Latifah |
Dana
Elaine Owens |
Newark, New Jersey |
|
Bob
Hope |
Leslie
Townes Hope |
Eltham, London, England |
|
Ringo
Starr |
Richard
Starkey |
Dingle, Liverpool, England |
|
Rodney
Dangerfield |
Jack
Roy |
Babylong, NY |
|
Kid
Rock |
Robert (Bob) James
Ritchie |
Romeo, Michigan |
|
Larry
King |
Lawrence
Zeiger |
Brooklyn, NY |
|
Greta
Garbo |
Greta
Gustafsson |
Stockholm, Sweden |
|
Madonna |
Madonna
Louise Veronica Ciccone |
Bay City, Michigan |
|
Samuel
Goldwyn |
Samuel
Goldfish |
Warsaw, Poland |
|
Lewis
Carroll |
Rev.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson |
Daresbury, Cheshire, UK |
|
Carmen
Electra |
Tara
Leigh Patrick |
Sharonville, Ohio |
|
Stewart
Granger |
James
Leblanche Stewart |
London, England |
|
Ludacris |
Christopher
Brian Bridges |
Champaign, Illinois |
|
Ice
Cube |
O'Shea
Jackson |
Los Angeles, California |
|
The
Rock |
Dwayne
Douglas Johnson |
Hayward, California |
|
Gene
Simmons (of KISS) |
Chaim
Witz |
Haifa, Israel |
Anne
Rice (author) |
Howard
Allen OBrien |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
David Bowie |
David Jones |
Brixton, London, UK |
|
John Le Carre |
David John Moore Cornwell |
Poole, Dorset, UK |
And
the famous exceptions. The two big stars who refused to change
their names: Arnold Schwarznegger and Raquel Welch.
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your naming knowledge right here - and send us others you may
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