Real Names of Famous Musicians We All Know and Love
March 20, 2014We have their cds, we hear them on the radio and we know them by their stage names or their new names, but here is the list you've been waiting for - The real names of the famous musicians we all know and love listening to.
The Letter A
Adele - Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Alice Cooper - Vincent Damon Furnier
Alicia Keys - Alicia Augello Cook
Alla Nazimova - Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon
Alpha Blondy - Seydou Kon
Andre 3000 - Andre Benjamin
Aphex Twin - Richard David James
The Letter B
Babyface - Kenneth Edmonds
Barbara - Monique Serf
Beck - Bek David Campbell
Bela Lugosi - Be’la Ferenc Dezso Blasko
Big Boi - Antwan Andr Patton
The Big Bopper - Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.
Billie Holiday - Eleanora Fagan Gough
Billy Idol - William Michael Albert Broad
Billy Ocean - Leslie Charles
Bobby Darin - Walden Robert Cassotto
Bob Dylan - Robert Zimmerman
Bonnie Tyler - Gaynor Hopkins
Bono - Paul Hewson
Bruno Mars - Peter Gene Hernandez
Buddy Clark - Samuel Goldberg
Buddy Holly - Charles Hardin Holley
Burning Spear - Winston Rodney
The Letter C
Cantinflas - Mario Moreno
Capucine - Germaine Lefebvre
Cat Stevens - Stephen Demetre Georgiou, later Yusuf Islam
Cathy Carr - Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano
Cher - Cherilyn Sarkisian
Chespirito - Roberto Gmez Bolanos
Cilla Black - Priscilla White
Conway Twitty - Harold Jenkins
Tr Cool - Frank Edwin Wright III
Coolio - Artis Ivey, Jr.
Cozy Powell - Colin Flooks
The Letter D
Damia - Marie-Louise Damien
D’Angelo - Michael Archer, Sr.
Danny Kaye - David Daniel Kaminski
David Bowie - David Robert Jones
David Seville - Ross Bagdasarian
Dean Martin - Dino Crocetti
Dean Ween - Mickey Melchiondo
Dharmendra - Dharam Singh Deol
Dido – Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong
Dilip Kumar - Yusuf Khan
Donna Summer - LaDonna Andrea Gaines
Duane Allman - Howard Duange Allman
Dusty Springfield - Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien
The Letter E
The Edge - David Evans
Elton John - Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Elvis Costello - Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus
Eminem - Marshall Mathers III
Engelbert Humperdinck - Arnold Dorsey
Eric Clapton - Eric Clapp
Eric Morecambe - John Eric Bartholemew
The Letter F
Fatboy Slim - Quentin Cook, later Norman Cook
Flea - Michael Balzary
Frankie Valli - Francis Castelluccio
Fred Astaire - Frederick Austerlitz
Freddie Mercury - Faroukh Bulsara
The Letter G
Garry Moore - Thomas Garrison Morfit
Gary Glitter - Paul Francis Gadd
Geddy Lee - Gary Lee Weinrib
Gene Simmons - Chaim Witz
Gene Wilder - Jerome Silberman
Gene Ween - Aaron Freeman
Georgious - Georges Guibourg
Gribouille - Marie-France Gat
Guitar Slim - Eddie Jones
The Letter H
Heino - Heinz Georg Kramm
Howlin’ Wolf - Chester Arthur Burnett
The Letter I
Ice Cube - O’Shea Jackson
Ice T - Tracy Morrow
Iggy Pop - James Newell Osterberg Jr.
The Letter J
Jal - Rahel Krebs
Jay Z - Shawn Corey Carter
Jem - Jemma Grifftis
Jerry Lewis - Joseph Levitch
Jill Corey - Norma Jean Speranza
J.J. Cale - Johnny Cale
John Denver - Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.
Johnny Rotten - John Joseph Lydon
Jon Stewart - Jonathon Leibowitz
Joni Mitchell - Roberta Joan Anderson
Jos Jos - Jos Sosa
Judy Garland - Frances Gumm
Judy Holliday - Judith Tuvim
The Letter K
Kitty Kallen - Genevieve Agostinello
The Letter L
Lady Gaga - Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Les Paul - Lester Polfuss
Little Richard - Richard Wayne Penniman
LL Cool J - James Todd Smith
Lorde – Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O’Connor
Louis Armstrong - Daniel Louis Armstrong
Lulu - Marie Lawrie
The Letter M
Macklemore - Ben Haggerty
Madonna - Madonna Louise Ciccone
Mariah Carey - Maria Nuez
Marilyn Manson - Brian Warner
MCA - Adam Yauch
Meat Loaf - Marvin Lee Aday
Mike D - Mike Diamond
Mike Dirnt - Michael Pritchard
Moby - Richard Melville Hall
Muddy Waters - McKinley Morganfield
Musidora - Jeanne Roques
The Letter N
Nelly - Cornell Haynes Jr.
Nico - Christa Pffgen
Nina Simone - Eunice Kathleen Waymon
The Letter O
Ozzy Osbourne - John Osbourne
The Letter P
Patti Page - Clara Ann Fowler
Paul McCartney - James Paul McCartney
Paul Muni - Meshilem Meier Weisenfreud
Paul Stanley - Stanley Harvey Eisen
Pink - Alecia Moore
Prince - Prince Rogers Nelson
Professor Longhair - Henry Roeland Byrd
Psy - Park Jae-sang
The Letter Q
Queen Latifah - Dana Owens
The Letter R
Ray Charles - Ray Charles Robinson
Richard Clapton - Terry Gonk
Rihanna - Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Rikki - Nakano Ritsuki
Ringo Starr - Richard Starkey
Ritchie Valens - Ricardo Valenzuela
Ronnie James Dio - Ronald Padavona
The Letter S
Sandie Shaw - Sandra Goodrich
Seal - Sealhenry Samuel
Shakira - Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Shania Twain - Eileen Regina Edwards, later Eileen Regina Twain
Shirley Strachan - Graeme Strachan
Sid Vicious - John Simon Ritche; Later John Beverly
Simone Signoret - Simone Kaminker
Slash - Saul Hudson
Slim Harpo - James Moore
Snoop Dogg - Calvin Broadus
Spike Jonze - Adam Spiegel
Stevie Wonder - Steveland Morris
Sting - Gordon Sumner
Sugar - Stephanie Beard
The Letter T
The Notorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace
Timea Margot - Tmea Vgvlgyi
Tina Turner - Anna Mae Bullock
Tiny Tim - Herbert Buckingham Khaury
Tony Bennett - Anthony Dominick Benedetto
Tot - Antonio de Curtis Gagliardi Griffo Focas Comneno
Trent Reznor - Michael Trent Reznor
Tr Cool - Frank Edwin Wright III
The Letter V
Vangelis - Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou
Vanilla Ice - Robert Van Winkle
Vic Reeves - Jim Moir
The Letter W
Willy DeVille - William Borsay
The Letter Z
Ziggy Marley - David Nesta Marley
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2Pac - Tupac Shakur – born Lesane Crooks
50Cent - Curtis Jackson
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