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
|
|
John
Wayne
|
|
Marrion
Morrison |
|
Tom
Jones
|
|
Thomas
Jones Woodward |
|
Cary
Grant
|
|
Archie
Leach |
|
Lauren
Bacall
|
|
Betty
Joan Perske |
|
Audrey
Hepburn
|
|
Edda
Van Heemstra Hepburn |
|
Tiger
Woods
|
|
Elridge
Tiger Woods |
|
Fred
Astaire
|
|
Frederick
Austerlitz |
|
Richard
Burton
|
|
Richard
Walter Jenkins Jr. |
|
Marilyn
Monroe
|
|
Norma
Jean |
|
Charles
Bronson
|
|
Charles
Buchinsky |
|
Queen
Latifa
|
|
Dana
Owens |
|
Bob
Hope
|
|
Leslie
Townes Hope |
|
Ringo
Starr
|
|
Richard
Starkey |
|
Rodney
Dangerfield
|
|
Jack
Roy |
|
Kid
Rock
|
|
Bob
Ritchie |
|
Larry
King
|
|
Lawrence
Zeiger |
|
Gretta
Garbo
|
|
Greta
Gustafsson |
|
Madonna
|
|
Madonna
Louise Veronica Ciccone |
|
Samuel
Goldwyn
|
|
Samuel
Goldfish |
|
Lewis
Carroll
|
|
Rev.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson |
And
the famous exceptions. The two big stars who refused to change
their names: Arnold Schwarznegger and Raquel Welch.
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