List of stage names

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This list of stage names lists performers, and others related to the entertainment industry, alphabetically by their stage name's surname, followed by their birth name. Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Also listed are individuals who have changed the spelling of one or more of their legal names, such as Willem Dafoe. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name.

People are not listed here if they fall into one or more of the following categories.

  • Those whose stage forename is a middle name, i.e. Paul McCartney and Marie Osmond: these are their real middle names, not stage names.
  • People referred to by merely a shortened or informal version of their given name, i.e. Bob Barker, Ricky Martin, and Jimmie Rodgers.
  • People from Spanish and/or Portuguese-speaking countries and the Philippines if their professional name is a combination of a birth forename and either of their two family names. For more information, see Spanish and Hispanic American naming customs, Filipino names, and Portuguese names.
  • People known by generational/family nicknames: for example, Trey Anastasio, whose full name is Ernest Joseph Anastasio III.
  • People who may be popularly, though not professionally, known by a nickname, such as Robert John "Mutt" Lange.
  • People known by a single name that is one of their legal names. For example, Björk, whose stage name appears to be an original creation, is part of her full Icelandic name, Björk Guðmundsdóttir. Her second name is a patronymic instead of a family name, following Icelandic naming conventions. "Björk" is not a stage name but how any Icelander would refer to her, casually or formally.

The following are listed here for the following reasons:

  • Tupac Shakur is listed here, but under the stage name 2Pac. He was born either Lesane Parish Crooks or Parish Lesane Crooks, depending on the source, but his name was changed in early childhood to Tupac Amaru Shakur.
  • Elton John is listed here because he used the name professionally before he legally adopted it in 1972.

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  • 2Pac – Tupac Amaru Shakur (born as either Parish Lesane Crooks or Lesane Parish Crooks)

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Aa–Al

Am–Az

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Ba–Bd

Be–Bl

Bm–Bz

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Ca–Cg

Ch–Cl

Cm–Cz

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Do–Dz

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Fl–Fz

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Li–Lz

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Mc–Mn

Mo–Mz

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Q [edit]

  • Q-Tip – Jonathan Davis (now Kamaal Fareed)
  • Suzi Quatro – Susan Kay Quatrocchio
  • QBoy – Marcos Brito

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Ra–Rn

Ro–Rz

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Sa–Sg

Sh–Sk

Sl–Ss

St–Sz

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X [edit]

  • Xuxa – Maria da Graça Meneghel
  • Xzibit – Alvin Nathaniel Joiner

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References [edit]

  1. ^ Julie Andrews was born Julia Elizabeth Wells, but took the name Andrews when she moved in with her stepfather as a child.
  2. ^ Missy and Tracey Gold were born Melissa Fisher and Tracey Claire Fisher, respectively; the surname Gold is a shortened form of the surname they acquired upon adoption by their stepfather, Harry Goldstein.
  3. ^ Julie Goodyear was born Julie Kemp; she adopted her stepfather's surname.
  4. ^ Kiri Te Kanawa was born as Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron in Gisborne, New Zealand, but adopted as an infant by Thomas Te Kanawa, a Māori, and his wife, Nell.
  5. ^ Grace Lee Whitney was born Mary Ann Chase, but her name was changed when she was adopted as a small child.
  6. ^ Bibi Besch (and her sister) adopted their stepfather (Joseph Besch)'s surname after they were adopted.
  7. ^ Art Linkletter was born Gordon Arthur Kelly, but his name was changed to Arthur Gordon Linkletter when he was adopted in infancy.
  8. ^ Lori March was born Lori von Eltz; she was adopted by her stepfather.
  9. ^ Frank Canova. "Canova Family Tree - Antonio Juan Magi Cánoves Riudavets". Canova3.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14. 
  10. ^ Stage name Johnny Cougar given to him by his manager in 1975; changed to John Cougar in 1979. Mellencamp has not used this name since 1982 and has not used the name John Cougar Mellencamp since 1989.
  11. ^ Woo, Elaine (2012-11-20). "Bonnie Lynn Fields dies at 68; former Mouseketeer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-12-13. 
  12. ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (2011-05-28). "Irene Gilbert dies at 76; cofounder of Stella Adler's Los Angeles acting academy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
  13. ^ "Deed poll certificate for Elton John" (PDF). Content.answers.com. 
  14. ^ While performing in WWE, he has used "The Rock" exclusively since 1997. In his career as a film and TV actor, he has mainly been credited as either Dwayne Johnson or Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
  15. ^ Tiny Tim (né Herbert Khaury) had no official middle name, though some web sites report it to be "Butros", his father's first name, while during his televised wedding his middle name was given as "Buckingham". His headstone reads "Khaury/Herbert B/Tiny Tim/1932-1996". "Tiny Tim (1932-1996) - Find A Grave Photos". Findagrave.com. 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2012-05-14. 
  16. ^ "peterustinov.org". peterustinov.org. Retrieved 2012-05-14.