The real names of your favourite celebrities

Here are the names you might not recognise

Author: Alex RossPublished 11th Dec 2023

You'll recognise these celebrities by their stage names, but would you know their real names? The likes of Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Tom Cruise, Calvin Harris, Miley Cyrus and Ellie Goulding all changed their names when they found fame.

Take a look through and see if you know all of these celebrities' real names, some may surprise you...

Check out these celebrities' real names:

Camila Cabello

Real name: Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao

Nicolas Cage

Real name: Nicolas Kim Coppola

Rag'n'Bone Man

Real name: Rory Graham

Bruno Mars

Real name: Peter Gene Hernandez

Rihanna

Real name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty

P!NK

Real name: Alecia Beth Moore

Lady Gaga

Real name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

Nelly

Real name: Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.

Stormzy

Real name: Michael Omari

Calvin Harris

Real name: Adam Richard Wiles

Whoopi Goldberg

Real name: Caryn Johnson

Iggy Azalea

Real name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly

Audrey Hepburn

Real name: Audrey Kathleen Ruston

George Michael

Real name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou

Elle Macpherson

Real name: Eleanor Nancy Gow

Ke$ha

Real name: Kesha Rose Sebert

Hulk Hogan

Real name: Terry Jean Bollea

Demi Moore

Real name: Demetria Guynes

Cilla Black

Real name: Priscilla White

Ralph Lauren

Real name: Ralph Lifshitz

Olivia Wilde

Real name: Olivia Jane Cockburn

Nicki Minaj

Real name: Onika Tanya Maraj

Kim Cattrall

Real name: Clare Woodgate

Katy Perry

Real name: Katheryn Hudson

Marilyn Monroe

Real name: Norma Jean Mortensen

Shania Twain

Real name: Eileen Regina Edwards

Alicia Keys

Real name: Alicia Augello Cook

Lana Del Rey

Real name: Elizabeth Grant

Joaquin Phoenix

Real name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom

Ricky Martin

Real name: Enrique Martin Morales

Jamie Foxx

Real name: Eric Marlon Bishop

Macklemore

Real name: Ben Haggerty

Miley Cyrus

Real name: Destiny Hope Cyrus

Michael Caine

Real name: Maurice Micklewhite

Zayn Malik

Real name: Zain Javaad Malik

Dakota Fanning

Real name: Hannah Dakota Fanning

Winona Ryder

Real name: Winona Laura Horowitz

Julianne Moore

Real name: Julie Anne Smith

Cher

Real name: Cherilyn Sarkisian

Jason Derulo

Real name: Jason Joel Desrouleaux

Pitbull

Real name: Armando Christian PĂ©rez

Natalie Portman

Real name: Natalie Hershlag

50 Cent

Real name: Curtis James Jackson III

Usher

Real name: Usher Raymond IV

Charli XCX

Real name: Charlotte Emma Aitchison

Jessie J

Real name: Jessica Ellen Cornish

Elton John

Real name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight

Tom Cruise

Real name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV

Bono

Real name: Paul David Hewson

Antonio Banderas

Real name: José Antonio Domínguez Bandera

Snoop Dogg

Real name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr

Stevie Wonder

Real name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins

Ellie Goulding

Real name: Elena Jane Goulding

Madonna

Real name: Madonna Louise Ciccone

Helen Mirren

Real name: Helen Lydia Mironoff

Vin Diesel

Real name: Mark Vincent

will.i.am

Real name: William James Adams Jr.

Elizabeth Banks

Real name: Elizabeth Irene Mitchell

Ben Kingsley

Real name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji

Fergie

Real name: Stacy Ann Ferguson

Jax Jones

Real name: Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo

Tom Jones

Real name: Thomas John Woodward

Rylan Clark-Neal

Real name: Ross Clark-Neal

Tess Daly

Real name: Helen Elizabeth Daly

Mimi Webb

Real name: Amelia Webb

Lil Nas X

Real name: Montero Lamar Hill

Doja Cat

Real name: Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini

Kanye West

In October 2021, Kanye West legally changed his name to Ye.

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