You Probably Didn't Know That These Celebrities Were Using Stage Names (25 pics)

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Truman Capote - Truman Streckfus Persons

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Mindy Kaling - Vera Mindy Chokalingam

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Marilyn Monroe - Norma Jean Mortensen

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Harry Houdini - Ehrich Weiss

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Iggy Azalea - Amethyst Kelly

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Jack White-John Anthony Gillis

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Jackie Chan - Chan Kong-sang

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Larry King - Lawrence Harvey Zeigler

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Marilyn Manson - Brian Hugh Warner

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Winona Ryder: Winona Laura Horowitz
Fun fact: Winona chose her stage name in tribute to soul and rock singer Mitch Ryder, her father’s favorite musician…

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However, Mitch Ryder is a stage name too. His real name is William S. Levise, Jr.

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Gene Simmons - Chaim Witz

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Prince - Prince Roger Nelson

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Nikki Minaj - Onika Tanya Maraj

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Spike Lee - Shelton Lee

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Stevie Wonder - Steveland Judkins

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Tiger Woods - Eldrick Tont Woods

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Steven Tyler-Steven Tallarico

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Albert Brooks - Albert Einstein
Yes, really.

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Audrey Hepburn - Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston

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Blake Lively - Blake Ellender Brown

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Bob Dylan - Robert Allen Zimmerman

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Freddie Mercury - Farrokh Bulsara

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Elton John - Reginald Kenneth Dwight