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Monday, May 20, 2019 - 12:12

There are a lot of celebrities that you can believe have different names to their stage names, but there are a few that will surprise you! 

We dug up some major celebs' birth names, and wow, we cannot look at them the same way. 

30 Celebrities Whose Real Names Are Totally Different

  • Bruno Mars AKA Peter Gene Hernandez
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  • Drake AKA Aubrey Drake Graham
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  • P!nk AKA Alecia Beth Moore
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  • John Legend AKA John Roger Stephens
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  • Aloe Blacc AKA Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
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  • Calvin Harris AKA Adam Richard Wiles
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  • Rihanna AKA Robyn Rihanna Fenty
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  • Miley Cyrus AKA Destiny Hope Cyrus
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  • Lady Gaga AKA Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
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  • Elton John AKA Reginald Kenneth Dwight
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  • Jude Law AKA David Jude Heyworth Law
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  • Jamie Foxx AKA Eric Marlon Bishop
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  • Jay Z AKA Shawn Corey Carter
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  • Macklemore AKA Ben Haggerty
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  • Lorde AKA Ella Yelich-O’Connor
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  • Iggy Azalea AKA Amethyst Amelia Kelly
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  • Nicki Minaj AKA Okina Tanya Maraj
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  • Lana Del Ray AKA Elizabeth Woolridge Grant
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  • Helen Mirren AKA Ilyena Lydia Mironoff
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  • Prince Harry AKA Henry Charles Albert David
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  • Brad Pitt AKA William Bradley Pitt
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  • Frank Ocean AKA Christopher Edwin Breaux
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  • Alicia Keys AKA Alicia Augello Cook
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  • Portia De Rossi AKA Amanda Lee Rogers
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  • Michael Caine AKA Maurice Micklewhite
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  • Whoopi Goldberg AKA Caryn Johnson
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  • Hulk Hogan AKA Terry Jean Bollette
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  • Audrey Hepburn AKA Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston
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  • Shania Twain AKA Eileen Regina Edwards
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  • Stevie Wonder AKA Steveland Judkins
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Who would have thought Drake's name is actually Aubrey! Do we refer to them by their real names now? 

- Tait McGregor

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