Being a celebrity means creating a personal brand and making money out of one’s own look and personality. For many this means creating a new name that is easier for others to remember and has more of a ring to it. Some celebrities make up a new and completely different name while others keep parts of the one they have.
This time we’ll reveal the birth names of a bunch of celebrities!
Madonna – Madonna Louise Ciccone
Madonna
Sting – Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
Prince – Prince Rogers Nelson
Cher – Cherilyn Sarkisian
David Bowie – David Robert Jones
Bob Dylan – Robert Allen Zimmerman
Shania Twain – Eilleen Regina Edwards
Alice Cooper – Vincent Damon Furnier
George Michael – Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotuo
George Michael
Elton John – Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Alicia Keys – Alicia Augello Cook
Eminem – Marshall Bruce Mathers III
50 Cent – Curtis Jackson
50 Cent
Ozzy Osbourne – John Michael Osbourne
Jon Bon Jovi – John Francis Bongiovi, jr
Rihanna – Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Lady Gaga – Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Lady Gaga
Tina Turner – Anna Mae Bullock
Katy Perry – Katherine Elizabeth Hudson
Mika – Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr
Ludacris – Christopher Brian Bridges
Ludacris
Ice-T - Tracy Marrow
Moby – Richard Melville Hall
Pink – Alecia Beth Moore
Pink
Akon – Aliaune Badara Akon Thiam
Al Pacino – Alfredo James Pacino
Anna Nicole Smith – Vickie Lynn Hogan
Whoopie Goldberg – Caryn Elaine Johnson
Vin Diesel – Mark Sinclair Vincent
Ralph Lauren – Ralph Lipschitz
Stevie Wonder – Steveland Hardaway Judkins
Seal – Sealhenry Samuel
Seal
Which is your favorite? Do you know any others that should have been on the list?
We’d love to hear from you in the comments 
