Some Well-Known Celebrities Have Real Names That Most Of Us Have No Clue About, And Here Are 50 Of Them

Current name: Ben Kingsley
Birth name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji

Current name: Snoop Dogg
Birth name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.

Current name: Elton John
Birth name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight

Current name: Vin Diesel
Birth name: Mark Sinclair

Current name: Pink
Birth name: Alecia Beth Moore

Current name: Lady Gaga
Birth name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

Current name: Meryl Streep
Birth name: Mary Louise Streep

Current name: Kirk Douglas
Birth name: Issur Danielovitch

Current name: Joaquin Phoenix
Birth name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom

Current name: Marilyn Monroe
Birth name: Norma Jeane Mortenson

Current name: Judy Garland
Birth name: Frances Ethel Gumm

Current name: Alicia Keys
Birth name: Alicia Augello Cook

Current name: George Michael
Birth name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou

Current name: Sigourney Weaver
Birth name: Susan Alexandra Weaver

Current name: Miley Cyrus
Birth name: Destiny Hope Cyrus

Current name: Michael Keaton
Birth name: Michael John Douglas

Current name: Rihanna
Birth name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty

Current name: Cary Grant
Birth name: Archibald Alec Leach

Current name: Stevie Wonder
Birth name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins

Current name: Iggy Azalea
Birth name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly

Current name: Mila Kunis
Birth name: Milena Markovna Kunis

Current name: Sean Connery
Birth name: Thomas Connery

Current name: Sting
Birth name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

Current name: Fred Astaire
Birth name: Frederick Austerlitz

Current name: Cardi B
Birth name: Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar

Current name: Olivia Wilde
Birth name: Olivia Jane Cockburn

Current name: Nicolas Cage
Birth name: Nicolas Kim Coppola

Current name: Audrey Hepburn
Birth name: Audrey Kathleen Ruston

Current name: Helen Mirren
Birth name: Helen Lydia Mironoff

Current name: Billie Eilish
Birth name: Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell

Current name: Winona Ryder
Birth name: Winona Laura Horowitz

Current name: Bruno Mars
Birth name: Peter Gene Hernandez

Current name: Nina Dobrev
Birth name: Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva

Current name: Jamie Foxx
Birth name: Eric Marlon Bishop

Current name: The Weeknd
Birth name: Abel Makkonen Tesfaye

Current name: Demi Lovato
Birth name: Demetria Devonne Lovato

Current name: Cher
Birth name: Cherilyn Sarkisian

Current name: Tilda Swinton
Birth name: Katherine Matilda Swinton

Current name: Natalie Portman
Birth name: Natalie Hershlag

Current name: Eminem
Birth name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III

Current name: Mahershala Ali
Birth name: Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore

Current name: David Tennant
Birth name: David John McDonald

Current name: Lana Del Rey
Birth name: Elizabeth Woolridge Grant

Current name: Nicki Minaj
Birth name: Onika Tanya Maraj

Current name: Doja Cat
Birth name: Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini

Current name: Post Malone
Birth name: Austin Richard Post

Current name: Brad Pitt
Birth name: William Bradley Pitt

Current name: Tina Fey
Birth name: Elizabeth Stamatina Fey

Current name: Emma Stone
Birth name: Emily Jean Stone

Current name: Kesha
Birth name: Kesha Rose Sebert

Current name: Whoopi Goldberg
Birth name: Caryn Elaine Johnson

Current name: Queen Latifah
Birth name: Dana Elaine Owens

Current name: Kit Harington
Birth name: Christopher Catesby Harington

Current name: Hulk Hogan
Birth name: Terry Eugene Bollea

Current name: Ludacris
Birth name: Christopher Brian Bridges

Current name: Julianne Moore
Birth name: Julie Anne Smith