--- title: "You Will Not Believe the Real Names of These Celebs ..." description: "Audrey Hepburn; Meg Ryan; JASON DERULO; Lily James; Reese Witherspoon; More ..." url: "https://celebs.allwomenstalk.com/you-will-not-believe-the-real-names-of-these-celebs/" category: "celebs" last_updated: "2026-05-25" --- # You Will Not Believe the Real Names of These Celebs ... In the world of show business sometimes a name change is called for because someone else already has that name. Other times, a name needs to be shorter, or maybe just easier to pronounce. Sometimes it’s just because a real name doesn’t have “star quality”. Whatever the reason, let’s take a look at the real names of celebrities: ## 1. Audrey Hepburn ![Audrey Hepburn](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/l1/q2/mwxxsca5569a5b231fce3628886199_600x748.jpg) Glamorous, sophisticated, elegant and a style icon. Her changed name suits her. Maybe not so much her real name? Real Name: Edda Kathleen vanHeemstra Hepburn-Ruston ## 2. Meg Ryan ![Meg Ryan](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/n7/o6/ime7yh63569a599f32bfe488388586_600x918.jpg) Hollywood actress and star of classics like When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless In Seattle and You’ve Got Mail. Real Name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra ## 3. JASON DERULO ![JASON DERULO](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wj/i3/gv940ebg569a5d724f88e771474933_600x969.jpg) This superstar R&B singer made his surname a little more simple for us to handle. Real Name: Jason Desrouleaux ## 4. Lily James ![Lily James](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/i7/fh/zc6ub83k569a5dbea5f35024002246_600x900.jpg) Recent star of Disney’s Cinderella remake and much loved cast member of Downton Abbey. Real Name: Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson ## 5. Reese Witherspoon ![Reese Witherspoon](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/yz/x9/gab01btp569a5dec45343829749948_525x700.jpg) Oscar winning actress for the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line, and star of the Legally Blonde films. Real Name: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon ## 6. KATY PERRY ![KATY PERRY](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/kw/u6/lvh29fs9569a5e1d50a1c598617449_600x759.jpg) American pop star who rose to fame with her hit song I Kissed A Girl. One of the most followed people on Twitter. Real Name: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson ## 7. ELTON JOHN ![ELTON JOHN](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sg/tc/pf8y53j5569a5e8a8fc4e729808356_600x802.jpg) Legendary British singer songwriter whose biggest hits include Your Song, I’m Still Standing and Candle In The Wind. Real Name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight ## 8. Nina Dobrev ![Nina Dobrev](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ye/qb/bly3dqys569a5ee6b1ae4860263980_600x777.jpg) Bulgarian Canadian model and actress who starred as Mia Jon on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Real Name: Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva ## 9. Whoopi Goldberg ![Whoopi Goldberg](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/g6/kv/is2ixn9q569a5f1136719785411618_600x800.jpg) American treasure, comedian and actress who won an Oscar for her role in the supernatural romance Ghost. Real name: Caryn Elaine Johnson ## 10. CALVIN HARRIS ![CALVIN HARRIS](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/mg/cg/gdqbf97z569a5f68c7903192972290_600x746.jpg) Scottish born singer and DJ who is currently making waves with a successfully residency in Las Vegas. Real Name: Adam Richard Wiles ## 11. Demi Moore ![Demi Moore](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/al/e8/rodk3dhe569a5f8c76391679137443_600x750.jpg) Another actress who starred in Ghost, has previously been married to both Bruce Willis and Ashton Kutcher. Real Name: Demetria Gene Guynes ## 12. MACKLEMORE ![MACKLEMORE](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/e3/ar/ffx80g69569a5fdfca4bc569143680_500x720.jpg) American rapper whose song Thrift Shop become a global sensation in 2013. Real Name: Ben Haggerty ## 13. Fergie ![Fergie](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ys/lm/rappyq8c569a600d54606032802282_500x594.jpg) A former child star who became best known as the only female member of American hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas. Real Name: Stacy Ann Ferguson ## 14. NICOLAS CAGE ![NICOLAS CAGE](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zy/lt/yctiil32569a604fa5ab4925948647_600x761.jpg) Oscar winning actor whose wacky performances in multiple movies has gained him a strong cult following. Real Name: Nicolas Kim Coppola ## 15. Shania Twain ![Shania Twain](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/bz/ls/nqec0mb9569a60887efd8954475289_600x870.jpg) You would never have guessed that Shania Twain’s real name was so different to her catchy stage name. Real Name: Eileen Regina Edwards ## 16. Theo James ![Theo James](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qn/yo/zcenp4b1569a60c652e16535751718_600x857.jpg) One of the hottest young actors around right now, most well known for his role as Four in the Divergent series. Real Name: Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis ## 17. Julianne Moore ![Julianne Moore](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fe/vr/t7xzyuv4569a60f001407471213542_600x859.jpg) One of America’s greatest working actresses, who recently won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Still Alice. Real Name: Julie Anne Smith ## 18. Mila Kunis ![Mila Kunis](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ny/lr/bj5va36x569a6124c56ea865684314_600x835.jpg) A Ukrainian born American actress who rose to fame in That 70s Show and has appeared in Black Swan, Jupiter Ascending and Family Guy. Real Name: Milena Markovna Kunis ## 19. Jessie J ![Jessie J](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fw/hn/d2lutwot569a6154ad392544904051_476x594.jpg) British singer, known for her hit songs Bang Bang and Price Tag. Has previously been a judge on The Voice UK. Real Name: Jessica Ellen Cornish ## 20. KIM CATTRALL ![KIM CATTRALL](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/lg/e0/yx39e911569a621f92323054531342_600x937.jpg) Sex in The City's Samantha was born in Liverpool, England and raised in Canada. Real Name: Clare Woodgate ## 21. Helen Mirren ![Helen Mirren](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gs/vm/x4a8nifl569a6244ad983226526007_600x900.jpg) Oscar winning British actress who won dozens of awards for her role as the Elizabeth II in The Queen. Real Name: Ilyena Lydia Mironoff ## 22. Kit Harington ![Kit Harington](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/vc/cu/edok2z20569a627d324a4995800526_600x773.jpg) Young British acting star, best known for playing the role of Jon Snow in HBO’s Game Of Thrones. Real Name: Christopher Catesby Harington ## 23. Missy Elliott ![Missy Elliott](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/mx/hy/z1fkcxoi569a62d54d4dc349487356_600x878.jpg) American hip-hop legend, responsible for One Minute Man, Get Your Freak On and Gossip Folks. Real Name: Melissa Arnette Elliott ## 24. CHARLIE SHEEN ![CHARLIE SHEEN](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wh/fj/y4y2gyfo569a63348a94b060747273_600x901.jpg) American actor and former star of Two And A Half Men. Son of Martin Sheen and brother of Emilio Estevez. Real Name: Carlos Irwin Estevez ## 25. Jamie Foxx ![Jamie Foxx](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/b1/o5/l5oa048w569a635c7ebfb325539537_600x863.jpg) An American singer turned actor who applied both his professions to Oscar winning effect in the biopic Ray. Real Name: Eric Marlon Bishop ## 26. GENE SIMMONS ![GENE SIMMONS](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ha/cq/a08dpi3z569a63c0802db664558774_594x561.jpg) The front man of the scariest rock band in the world - Kiss. Real Name: Chaim Witz ## 27. Stevie Wonder ![Stevie Wonder](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ni/ua/yqsuai0h569a6410e2ca7200484810_467x647.jpg) American singer who is famously blind, singer of classic songs like I Just Called To Say I Love You and Superstition. Real Name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins ## 28. NATALIE PORTMAN ![NATALIE PORTMAN](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zh/j3/qz9teb5c569a64bf42fc2750002393_600x746.jpg) Oscar winning actress whose performances include Padme in the Stars Wars prequels and the lead character in Black Swan. Real Name: Natalie Hershlag ## 29. Kelly Rowland ![Kelly Rowland](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/is/mt/z1dwsg57569a64e938841464833178_600x823.jpg) American R&B singer, one third of successful girl group Destiny’s Child and solo singer of hit Stole. Real Name: Kelendria Trene Rowland ## 30. JOAQUIN PHOENIX ![JOAQUIN PHOENIX](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hy/kp/c47p3dhy56af1997472f0689436400_500x680.jpg) Enigmatic actor who has played roles as an American country legend, a Roman Emperor and a man who falls in love with a computer voice. Real Name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom ## 31. Avicii Swedish DJ and music producer whose biggest hits include Wake Me Up, Hey Brother and I Could Be The One. Real Name: Tim Bergling ## 32. MILEY CYRUS ![MILEY CYRUS](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ok/p1/x0sbkkzw569a66071bdfc000405747_600x866.jpg) Former Disney Channel star of Hannah Montana who has become a worldwide pop phenomenon with songs like Wrecking Ball and We Can’t Stop. Real Name: Destiny Hope Cyrus ## 33. Nelly ![Nelly](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/uv/un/jkt3mgjy56af2568e66cc709359353_500x667.jpg) American rapper whose main success came in the early 2000s with hits like Ride Wit Me, Hot In Herre and Batter Up. Real Name: Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. ## 34. Adele ![Adele](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rw/bo/myzjiuue569a66f2c9ebe877335238_510x695.jpg) British singer songwriter, arguably the most famous singer in the world right now. Her biggest hits include Someone Like You and Rolling In The Deep. Real Name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins ## 35. MICHAEL CAINE ![MICHAEL CAINE](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/c2/jj/xizfgm8s569a672450687467743340_600x786.jpg) British acting royalty –Sir Michael has appeared in more than 115 movies and is still going. Real Name: Maurice Joseph Micklewhite ## 36. Cee Lo Green ![Cee Lo Green](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/va/kq/lj08np1d569a6773c952c324978243_600x900.jpg) American R&B singer who has had solo success and was part of the group Gnarls Barkley who sang Crazy. Real Name: Thomas DeCarlo Callaway ## 37. Faith Hill ![Faith Hill](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xo/dg/v2qj40k7569a686f0619f561970452_600x722.jpg) Famous American country singer whose biggest hits include There You’ll Be from the movie Pearl Harbor, The Way You Love Me and Breathe. Real Name: Audrey Faith Perry ## 38. Alicia Keys ![Alicia Keys](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qs/sx/blw2xocw569a689bdb71c938054771_600x807.jpg) Grammy award winning American R&B who has had huge success with songs including Fallin’, Girl On Fire and Empire State Of Mind. Real Name: Alicia Augello Cook ## 39. OLIVIA WILDE ![OLIVIA WILDE](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/r1/a8/dcxgtbdn569a698a1cdb9122455569_480x617.jpg) American actress who is best know for starring in the TV show House and for film roles in Tron: Legacy and Her. Real Name: Olivia Jane Cockburn ## 40. Lana Del Rey ![Lana Del Rey](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/po/xq/kja8yogi569a69adf272c449629774_500x679.jpg) American singer and model who rose to fame with her haunting song Video Games. Real Name: Elizabeth Woolridge Grant ## 41. Hozier ![Hozier](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ea/bo/tbp9wy53569a6a0a3dd2a157490339_600x600.jpg) An Irish singer songwriter who achieved worldwide success in 2014 with his song Take Me To Church. Real Name: Andrew Hozier-Byrne ## 42. VIN DIESEL ![VIN DIESEL](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/f5/xh/sjkn66e2569a6a83074f0245862041_600x900.jpg) One of Hollywood's top 10 earning actors in 2015. Real Name: Mark Sinclair Vincent ## 43. Charli XCX ![Charli XCX](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rg/hs/g0r4l86o569a6c0c73d85202040344_600x900.jpg) A British singer songwriter who has achieved fame and notoriety collaborating with artists including Iggy Azalea and Icona Pop. Real Name: Charlotte Emma Aitchison ## 44. Ricky Martin ![Ricky Martin](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gr/i8/l8g8ztlu569a6c5a29332859415511_451x567.jpg) Peurto Rican singer who rose to fame in the late 90s with hits like Livin’ La Vida Loca and She Bangs. Real Name: Jose Enrique Martin Morales ## 45. Lady Gaga ![Lady Gaga](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/i5/xz/a4md9cbz569a6c8597276141467161_548x799.jpg) American singer and actress who has recently given a Golden Globe winning performance in American Horror Story: Hotel. Real Name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ## 46. Jay Z ![Jay Z](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/t0/oi/zjrhx0mx56af1a11250df868174092_600x600.jpg) American hip-hop superstar who together with wife Beyonce, is one half of the most powerful couple in show business! Real Name: Shawn Corey Carter ## 47. John Legend ![John Legend](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xo/cv/a413w9mp56af1abf58433754686333_600x893.jpg) American R&B singer whose biggest hits include All Of Me, She Don’t Have To Know and Ordinary People. Real Name: John Roger Stephens ## 48. Lil Wayne ![Lil Wayne](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ww/q7/un5tahww56af1b2ac9254101183411_600x561.jpg) American rapper who is just as well known for his copious amounts of tattoos as his catchy, distinctive hip-hop songs. Real Name: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. ## 49. Ludacris ![Ludacris](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/mw/ai/j1kcx3da56af1b58706c8481301602_600x901.jpg) American rap artist and actor who achieved great success in the 2000s with songs like What’s Your Fantasy and Stand Up. Real Name: Christopher Brian Bridges ## 50. Lorde ![Lorde](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/os/mr/dti6n8yf56af1dbeaf516125035815_500x598.jpg) New Zealand born singer songwriter who rose to fame in mid-2013 with her hit song Royals. Real Name: Ella Yelich-O’Connor ## 51. Iggy Azalea ![Iggy Azalea](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/o8/d2/ywze0z9g56af1debebb7b784234013_600x600.jpg) Australian female hip-hop artist who has had great success with songs like Fancy, Trouble and Black Widow. Real Name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly ## 52. Pink ![Pink](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ar/l0/x1e6dpvu56af1e2dca5c8459378696_540x720.jpg) American pop singer who has had a long and successful career including hit songs Just Like A Pill, So What and Who Knew. Real Name: Alecia Beth Moore ## 53. Portia De Rossi ![Portia De Rossi](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/uc/jz/hhqas0mn56af1e7f41c0d306579887_600x822.jpg) Australian actress and model, wife of Ellen Degeneres and known for her performances in Ally McBeal, Arrested Development and Scandal. Real Name: Amanda Lee Rogers ## 54. Judy Garland ![Judy Garland](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xf/ji/a6eugbba56af1f12cfe1d977530496_500x642.jpg) Superstar songstress and actress and will be forever in our hearts as Dorothy Gale. Real Name: Frances Ethel Gumm ## 55. John Wayne ![John Wayne](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/j8/qf/a7s1s2nx56af1f398e0ec223731028_600x736.jpg) A bit like “ A Boy Named Sue”, this cowboy’s real name didn’t really fit the incredible niche he carved out in his movies. Real Name: Marion Robert Morrison ## 56. Snoop Dogg ![Snoop Dogg](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fs/gc/rouselwk56af1f7fc3c7c151296043_600x797.jpg) American rapper with his own special language – ferschnizlle my drizzle or whatever. He was nicknamed 'Snoopy' by his parents because of his appearance Real Name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus ## 57. Rihanna ![Rihanna](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rj/mu/l9k1hasx56af20196d577982088545_540x810.jpg) Barbadian pop sensation. Real Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty. ## 58. Bruno Mars ![Bruno Mars](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/pg/gs/lqd48sz256af2090452f3865437535_600x600.jpg) Nicknamed 'Bruno' by his father at the age of 2, because of his resemblance to professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino. Real Name: Peter Gene Hernandez ## 59. Nicki Minaj ![Nicki Minaj](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ee/dm/k7hqdk5856af20ffbbbaa270490579_600x600.jpg) Real Name: Onika Tanya Maraj ## 60. Tina Fey ![Tina Fey](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/un/os/qtf8buwq56af21243a85b387087350_600x801.jpg) Real Name: Elizabeth Stamatina Fey ## 61. 50 Cent ![50 Cent](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ic/fj/suh7m9ji56af214d55a22561968446_600x900.jpg) Real Name: Curtis James Jackson III ## 62. Natalie Wood ![Natalie Wood](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/t2/ne/zdvnrcp656af216a303e8447290079_600x600.jpg) Born to Russian immigration parents, the young actress changed it to blend into the Hollywood times, like the Swedish Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, better known as Greta Garbo. Real Name: Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko ## 63. Woody Allen ![Woody Allen](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qe/rt/vgu3vvqd56af218bf0d87289468209_600x793.jpg) Come to think of it, Allen doesn’t sound very Jewish, does it? Real Name: Allen Konigsberg ## 64. Ben Kingsley ![Ben Kingsley](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tt/ui/v3l8ufc356af21b99b2f8557204915_600x795.jpg) Like Barack Obama, Kingsley was born to a white mother and Kenyan father - of Indian Muslim descent. Real Name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji ## 65. Alan Alda ![Alan Alda](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rh/ok/djz4ofz756af22901cf95808669861_556x720.jpg) Alda’s last name was concocted by putting together the first two letters of his first and last name. AL + DA = Alda. Real Name: Alphonso d’Abruzzo ## 66. George Michael ![George Michael](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/nx/tj/vwq8slsp56af22edbe204600542499_500x750.jpg) He should have just changed his name to “Glory Hole.” At least it’s truth in advertising. Real Name: Georgios Panayiotou ## 67. CARMEN ELECTRA ![CARMEN ELECTRA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/d4/u6/li9pauah56af233e8cd9a409920239_600x900.jpg) An American glamour model, singer, actress and dancer who came to fame following an appearance in Playboy magazine. Real Name: Tara Leigh Patrick ## 68. Hulk Hogan ![Hulk Hogan](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tl/d4/u5u4rt3756af237110b04093155438_600x901.jpg) If I wanted to scare someone, I’d tell them my name was Hulk, too. Real Name: Terry Jean Bollette ## 69. Rock Hudson ![Rock Hudson](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/r6/jp/ui9lpua856af23cf168de703005151_600x800.jpg) Either way, he was still ridiculously hot - and gigantic. He was “6’5,” which basically makes him a skyscraper. Real Name: Leroy Harold Scherer, Jr. ## 70. Joan Crawford ![Joan Crawford](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/mc/no/vf4rlteu56af2405913bc364639629_600x600.jpg) It makes a lot of sense that she and Lucille Bluth would have the same first name, because they’re basically the same person. Real Name: Lucille LeSueur ## 71. Kirk Douglas ![Kirk Douglas](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sz/xh/g5f50elw56af24213bc35318123015_600x750.jpg) I really like his actual name. There’s something appropriately commanding about a man named “Issur Demsky.” Real Name: Issur Danielovitch Demsky ## 72. Dido ![Dido](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xx/bc/e1cuq35j56af245c33e7a309911591_600x799.jpg) I almost wish that she had used her real name as her stage name, just to see that whole thing on a concert poster or an album cover. “Stan” by Eminem ft. Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong takes it to a whole other level. Real Name: Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong ## 73. Fred Astaire ![Fred Astaire](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/o4/at/u33bf3k256af2479ac4a7862936685_600x757.jpg) His famous dance partner, Ginger Rogers, was born Virginia Katherine McMath. Real Name: Frederick Austerlitz ## 74. Cary Grant ![Cary Grant](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ch/wf/nfuzyvmw56af24bda4de6964534161_538x600.jpg) There really is no way to make “Archibald Leach” roll off the tongue, is there? Real Name: Archibald Alexander Leach ## 75. Marilyn Monroe ![Marilyn Monroe](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ag/kl/t9sy6v4q56af24e62de5b968644766_600x763.jpg) According to Monroe, she used to get picked on in school for being ugly. So no matter how hideous you’re feeling today, remember that there was a universe in which Marilyn Monroe was not considered a golden paradigm of hotness. It gives you some perspective. 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