120 celebrities whose real names you didn’t know
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120 celebrities whose real names you didn’t know

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Stage names are alive and well in Hollywood. Here are more than 100 of your favorite celebrities whose real names you probably didn ' t know, like Michael Keaton. His birth name is Michael John Douglas.
Stage names are alive and well in Hollywood. Here are more than 100 of your favorite celebrities whose real names you probably didn't know, like Michael Keaton. His birth name is Michael John Douglas.
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Name you know: Sigourney Weaver. Birth name: Susan Alexandra Weaver
Name you know: Sigourney Weaver. Birth name: Susan Alexandra Weaver
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Name you know: Oprah Winfrey. Birth name: Orpah Gail Winfrey
Name you know: Oprah Winfrey. Birth name: Orpah Gail Winfrey
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Name you know: Lil Nas X. Birth name: Montero Lamar Hill
Name you know: Lil Nas X. Birth name: Montero Lamar Hill
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Name you know: Ben Kingsley. Birth name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji
Name you know: Ben Kingsley. Birth name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji
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Name you know: Nicolas Cage. Birth name: Nicolas Kim Coppola
Name you know: Nicolas Cage. Birth name: Nicolas Kim Coppola
Lionel Cironneau, AP
Name you know: Post Malone. Birth name: Austin Richard Post
Name you know: Post Malone. Birth name: Austin Richard Post
Name you know: Saweetie. Birth name: Diamont é Quiava Valentin Harper
Name you know: Saweetie. Birth name: Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper
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Name you know: Quavo. Birth name: Quavious Keyate Marshall
Name you know: Quavo. Birth name: Quavious Keyate Marshall
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Name you know: David Tennant. Birth name: David John McDonald
Name you know: David Tennant. Birth name: David John McDonald
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Name you know: 21 Savage. Birth name: Sh é yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph
Name you know: 21 Savage. Birth name: Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph
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Name you know: DaBaby. Birth name: Jonathan Lyndale Kirk
Name you know: DaBaby. Birth name: Jonathan Lyndale Kirk
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Name you know: Shay Mitchell. Birth name: Shannon Ashley Garcia Mitchell
Name you know: Shay Mitchell. Birth name: Shannon Ashley Garcia Mitchell
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Name you know: Kodak Black. Birth name: Bill K. Kapri
Name you know: Kodak Black. Birth name: Bill K. Kapri
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Name you know: Yungblud. Birth name: Dominic Richard Harrison
Name you know: Yungblud. Birth name: Dominic Richard Harrison
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Name you know: G-Eazy. Birth name: Gerald Earl Gillum
Name you know: G-Eazy. Birth name: Gerald Earl Gillum
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Name you know: Doja Cat. Birth name: Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini
Name you know: Doja Cat. Birth name: Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini
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Name you know: Lil Uzi Vert. Birth name: Symere Bysil Woods
Name you know: Lil Uzi Vert. Birth name: Symere Bysil Woods
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Name you know: Auli ' i Cravalho Birth name: Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho
Name you know: Auli'i Cravalho Birth name: Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho
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Name you know: Mel B. Birth name: Melanie Janine Brown
Name you know: Mel B. Birth name: Melanie Janine Brown
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Name you know: Pink. Birth name: Alecia Beth Moore.
Name you know: Pink. Birth name: Alecia Beth Moore.
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Name you know: Joaquin Phoenix. Birth name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom
Name you know:  Joaquin Phoenix. Birth name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom
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Name you know: Mandy Moore. Birth name: Amanda Leigh Moore
Name you know: Mandy Moore. Birth name: Amanda Leigh Moore
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Name you know: Frank Ocean. Birth name: Christopher Edwin Cooksey
Name you know: Frank Ocean. Birth name: Christopher Edwin Cooksey
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Name you know: Megan Thee Stallion. Birth name: Megan Pete
Name you know: Megan Thee Stallion. Birth name: Megan Pete
Suzanne Cordeiro, AFP Via Getty Images
Name you know: Queen Latifah. Birth name: Dana Elaine Owens.
Name you know: Queen Latifah. Birth name: Dana Elaine Owens.
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Name you know: Sean Connery. Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery.
Name you know: Sean Connery. Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery.
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Name you know: Tilda Swinton. Birth name: Katherine Matilda Swinton.
Name you know: Tilda Swinton. Birth name: Katherine Matilda Swinton.
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Name you know: Meryl Streep. Birth name: Mary Louise.
Name you know: Meryl Streep. Birth name: Mary Louise.
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Harry isn't a stage name but a nickname for Prince Henry Charles Albert David.
Harry isn't a stage name but a nickname for Prince Henry Charles Albert David.
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Billie Eilish is a shortened version of Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell.
Billie Eilish is a shortened version of Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell.
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Lana Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant.
Lana Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant.
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Name you know: Sting. Birth name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
Name you know: Sting. Birth name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
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Name you know: Flavor Flav. Birth name: William Jonathan Drayton Jr.
Name you know: Flavor Flav. Birth name: William Jonathan Drayton Jr.
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Jack Black was given the name Thomas Jacob Black at birth.
Jack Black was given the name Thomas Jacob Black at birth.
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Name you know: Tank. Birth name: Durrell Babbs.
Name you know: Tank. Birth name: Durrell Babbs.
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Name you know: Lil Kim. Birth name: Kimberly Denise Jones
Name you know: Lil Kim. Birth name: Kimberly Denise Jones
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Name you know: Trey Songz. Birth name: Tremaine Aldon Neverson
Name you know: Trey Songz. Birth name: Tremaine Aldon Neverson
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Name you know: Da Baby. Birth name: Jonathan Lyndale Kirk.
Name you know: Da Baby. Birth name: Jonathan Lyndale Kirk.
Joseph Okpako, WireImage
Name you know: Nipsey Hussle. Birth name: Ermias Asghedom.
Name you know: Nipsey Hussle. Birth name: Ermias Asghedom.
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Offstage, Tyga is Micheal Ray Stevenson.
Offstage, Tyga is Micheal Ray Stevenson.
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Elton John's birth name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
Elton John's birth name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
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Name you know: King Princess. Birth name: Mikaela Straus
Name you know: King Princess. Birth name: Mikaela Straus
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Name you know: Erykah Badu. Birth name: Erica Abi Wright
Name you know: Erykah Badu. Birth name: Erica Abi Wright
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Name you know: Missy Elliot. Birth name: Melissa Arnette Elliott
Name you know: Missy Elliot. Birth name: Melissa Arnette Elliott
Joel Ryan, AP
Name you know: Travis Scott. Birth name: Jacques Berman Webster II
Name you know: Travis Scott. Birth name: Jacques Berman Webster II
SUZANNE CORDEIRO, AFP/Getty Images
Name you know: Pusha T. Birth name: Terrence LeVarr Thornton
Name you know: Pusha T. Birth name: Terrence LeVarr Thornton
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Name you know: Logic. Birth name: Sir Robert Bryson Hall II
Name you know: Logic. Birth name: Sir Robert Bryson Hall II
Gabe Ginsberg, Getty Images For IHeartMedia
Name you know: Lil Yachty. Birth name: Miles Parks McCollum
Name you know: Lil Yachty. Birth name: Miles Parks McCollum
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images For MTV
Name you know: Meghan Markle. Birth name: Rachel Meghan Markle
Name you know: Meghan Markle. Birth name: Rachel Meghan Markle
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Name you know: Brad Pitt. Birth name: William Bradley Pitt.
Name you know: Brad Pitt. Birth name: William Bradley Pitt.
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Name you know: Nina Dobrev. Birth name: Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva. (As a female, Dobrev, who was born in Bulgaria, had the "a" tacked onto her surname due to Eastern Slavic naming conventions.)
Name you know: Nina Dobrev. Birth name: Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva. (As a female, Dobrev, who was born in Bulgaria, had the "a" tacked onto her surname due to Eastern Slavic naming conventions.)
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Name you know: Emma Stone. Birth name: Emily Jean Stone.
Name you know: Emma Stone. Birth name: Emily Jean Stone.
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Name you know: Jamie Foxx. Birth name: Eric Marlon Bishop.
Name you know: Jamie Foxx. Birth name: Eric Marlon Bishop.
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Name you know: Mila Kunis. Birth name: Milena Markovna Kunis. (Markovna is her Russian patronymic, which adds a female suffix to the father's first name, meaning "daughter of Mark.")
Name you know: Mila Kunis. Birth name: Milena Markovna Kunis. (Markovna is her Russian patronymic, which adds a female suffix to the father's first name, meaning "daughter of Mark.")
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Name you know: Beanie Feldstein. Birth name: Elizabeth Greer Feldstein.
Name you know: Beanie Feldstein. Birth name: Elizabeth Greer Feldstein.
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Name you know: Kit Harington. Birth name: Christopher Catesby Harington. (His middle name is that of a famous ancestor, Robert Catesby, whom he played in a HBO miniseries last year, 'Gunpowder.')
Name you know: Kit Harington. Birth name: Christopher Catesby Harington. (His middle name is that of a famous ancestor, Robert Catesby, whom he played in a HBO miniseries last year, 'Gunpowder.')
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Name you know: Ludacris. Birth name: Christopher Brian Bridges.
Name you know: Ludacris. Birth name: Christopher Brian Bridges.
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Name you know: Winona Ryder. Birth name: Winona Laura Horowitz.
Name you know: Winona Ryder. Birth name: Winona Laura Horowitz.
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
Name you know: Miley Cyrus. Birth name: Destiny Hope Cyrus.
Name you know: Miley Cyrus. Birth name: Destiny Hope Cyrus.
Steve Granitz, WireImage
Name you know: Alicia Keys. Birth name: Alicia Augello Cook.
Name you know: Alicia Keys. Birth name: Alicia Augello Cook.
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Name you know: Lucy Hale. Birth name: Karen Lucille Hale.
Name you know: Lucy Hale. Birth name: Karen Lucille Hale.
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Name you know: Natalie Portman. Birth name: Neta-Lee Hershlag.
Name you know: Natalie Portman. Birth name: Neta-Lee Hershlag.
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Name you know: Reese Witherspoon. Birth name: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon.
Name you know: Reese Witherspoon. Birth name: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon.
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images For Disney
Name you know: John Legend. Birth name: John Roger Stephens.
Name you know: John Legend. Birth name: John Roger Stephens.
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Name you know: T-Pain. Birth name: Faheem Rashad Najm.
Name you know: T-Pain. Birth name: Faheem Rashad Najm.
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Name you know: Ashton Kutcher. Birth name: Christopher Ashton Kutcher.
Name you know: Ashton Kutcher. Birth name: Christopher Ashton Kutcher.
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Name you know: Future. Birth name: Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn.
Name you know: Future. Birth name: Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn.
Prince Williams, WireImage
Name you know: Cardi B. Birth name: Belcalis Almanzar.
Name you know: Cardi B. Birth name: Belcalis Almanzar.
Kevin Mazur, WireImage
Name you know: Nicki Minaj. Birth name: Onika Tanya Maraj.
Name you know: Nicki Minaj. Birth name: Onika Tanya Maraj.
Paras Griffin, WireImage
Name you know: Iggy Azalea Birth name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly
Name you know: Iggy Azalea Birth name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly
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Name you know: Lorde Birth name: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor
Name you know: Lorde Birth name: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor
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Name you know: Rihanna Birth name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Name you know: Rihanna Birth name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
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Name you know: Olivia Wilde Birth name: Olivia Jane Cockburn
Name you know: Olivia Wilde Birth name: Olivia Jane Cockburn
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Name you know: Demi Moore Birth name: Demi Gene Guynes
Name you know: Demi Moore Birth name: Demi Gene Guynes
ANGELA WEISS, AFP/Getty Images
Name you know: Katy Perry Birth name: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Name you know: Katy Perry Birth name: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
PATRICK KOVARIK, AFP/Getty Images
Name you know: George Michael Birth name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Name you know: George Michael Birth name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Francois Mori, AP
Name you know: Cher Birth name: Cherilyn Sarkisian
Name you know: Cher Birth name: Cherilyn Sarkisian
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Name you know: Judy Garland Birth name: Frances Ethel Gumm
Name you know: Judy Garland Birth name: Frances Ethel Gumm
Anonymous, AP
Name you know: Marilyn Monroe Birth name: Norma Jeane Mortenson
Name you know: Marilyn Monroe Birth name: Norma Jeane Mortenson
Uncredited, AP
Name you know: Chevy Chase Birth name: Cornelius Crane Chase
Name you know: Chevy Chase Birth name: Cornelius Crane Chase
Evan Agostini, AP
Name you know: FKA Twigs Birth name: Tahliah Debrett Barnett
Name you know: FKA Twigs Birth name: Tahliah Debrett Barnett
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Name you know: Fred Astaire Birth name: Frederick Austerlitz
Name you know: Fred Astaire Birth name: Frederick Austerlitz
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Name you know: Elvis Costello Birth name: Declan Patrick MacManus
Name you know: Elvis Costello Birth name: Declan Patrick MacManus
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Name you know: Audrey Hepburn Birth name: Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Name you know: Audrey Hepburn Birth name: Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Anonymous, AP
Name you know: Portia de Rossi Birth name: Amanda Lee Rogers
Name you know: Portia de Rossi Birth name: Amanda Lee Rogers
Jon Kopaloff, FilmMagic
Name you know: Carmen Electra Birth name: Tara Leigh Patrick
Name you know: Carmen Electra Birth name: Tara Leigh Patrick
Amanda Edwards, WireImage
Name you know: Demi Lovato Birth name: Demetria Devonne Lovato
Name you know: Demi Lovato Birth name: Demetria Devonne Lovato
Jon Kopaloff, FilmMagic
Name you know: Halsey Birth name: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane
Name you know: Halsey Birth name: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane
Jon Kopaloff, FilmMagic
Name you know: Gigi Hadid Birth name: Jelena Noura Hadid
Name you know: Gigi Hadid Birth name: Jelena Noura Hadid
Taylor Hill, FilmMagic
Name you know: Meg Ryan Birth name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
Name you know: Meg Ryan Birth name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
Steve Granitz, WireImage
Name you know: Woody Allen Birth name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg
Name you know: Woody Allen Birth name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg
Kevin Winter, Getty Images
Name you know: Tina Fey Birth name: Elizabeth Stamatina Fey
Name you know: Tina Fey Birth name: Elizabeth Stamatina Fey
Walter McBride, WireImage
Name you know: Cary Grant Birth name: Archibald Alec Leach
Name you know: Cary Grant Birth name: Archibald Alec Leach
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Name you know: Larry King Birth name: Lawrence Harvey Zeiger
Name you know: Larry King Birth name: Lawrence Harvey Zeiger
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Name you know: Bruno Mars Birth name: Peter Gene Hernandez
Name you know: Bruno Mars Birth name: Peter Gene Hernandez
Paras Griffin, Getty Images For BET
Name you know: Calvin Harris Birth name: Adam Richard Wiles
Name you know: Calvin Harris Birth name: Adam Richard Wiles
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Name you know: Drake Birth name: Aubrey Drake Graham
Name you know: Drake Birth name: Aubrey Drake Graham
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Name you know: Blac Chyna Birth name: Angela Renée White
Name you know: Blac Chyna Birth name: Angela Renée White
Greg Doherty, Getty Images
Name you know: Mindy Kaling Birth name: Vera Mindy Chokalingam
Name you know: Mindy Kaling Birth name: Vera Mindy Chokalingam
Jonathan Leibson, Getty Images For Hulu
Name you know: The Weeknd Birth name: Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Name you know: The Weeknd Birth name: Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Mark Horton, WireImage
Name you know: Tyga Birth name: Micheal Ray Stevenson
Name you know: Tyga Birth name: Micheal Ray Stevenson
Steve Granitz, WireImage
Name you know: Whoopi Goldberg Birth name: Caryn Elaine Johnson
Name you know: Whoopi Goldberg Birth name: Caryn Elaine Johnson
Joe Corrigan, Getty Images
Name you know: Meek Mill Birth name: Robert Rihmeek Williams
Name you know: Meek Mill Birth name: Robert Rihmeek Williams
Shareif Ziyadat, WireImage
Name you know: Hulk Hogan Birth name: Terry Gene Bollea
Name you know: Hulk Hogan Birth name: Terry Gene Bollea
Gerardo Mora, Getty Images
Name you know: Lady Gaga Birth name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Name you know: Lady Gaga Birth name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Ronald Martinez, Getty Images
Name you know: Kirk Douglas Birth name: Issur Danielovitch
Name you know: Kirk Douglas Birth name: Issur Danielovitch
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Name you know: Eminem Birth name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Name you know: Eminem Birth name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III
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Name you know: Shania Twain Birth name: Eilleen Regina Edwards
Name you know: Shania Twain Birth name: Eilleen Regina Edwards
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Name you know: Kesha Birth name: Kesha Rose Sebert
Name you know: Kesha Birth name: Kesha Rose Sebert
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Name you know: Lil Wayne Birth name: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Name you know: Lil Wayne Birth name: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Brad Barket, AP
Name you know: Mahershala Ali Birth name: Mahershalalhashbaz Ali Gilmore
Name you know: Mahershala Ali Birth name: Mahershalalhashbaz Ali Gilmore
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Name you know: Joan Crawford Birth name: Lucille Fay LeSueur
Name you know: Joan Crawford Birth name: Lucille Fay LeSueur
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Name you know: Stevie Wonder Birth name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins
Name you know: Stevie Wonder Birth name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins
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Name you know: Helen Mirren Birth name: Helen Lydia Mironoff
Name you know: Helen Mirren Birth name: Helen Lydia Mironoff
SEBASTIEN NOGIER, EPA
Name you know: Julianne Moore Birth name: Julie Anne Smith
Name you know: Julianne Moore Birth name: Julie Anne Smith
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Know you know: Jay-Z. Birth name: Shawn Corey Carter.
Know you know: Jay-Z. Birth name: Shawn Corey Carter.
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Name you know: Chance the Rapper Birth name: Chancelor Johnathan Bennett
Name you know: Chance the Rapper Birth name: Chancelor Johnathan Bennett
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Name you know: Snoop Dogg Birth name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.
Name you know: Snoop Dogg Birth name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.
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Name you know: Ringo Starr. Birth name: Richard Starkey.
Name you know: Ringo Starr. Birth name: Richard Starkey.
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