List of Celebrity Real Names – Before They Became Famous

Celeb name	Real name	How they’re famous?
(MC) Hammer	Stanley Kirk Burrell	Rapper(?)
50 Cent	Curtis Jackson	Rapper
Aaliyah	Aeliyatt Dana Haughton	Singer
Akon	Aliaune Damala Bouga Puru Nacka Lu Badara Akon Thiam	Singer
Alan Thicke	Alan Willis Jeffrey	Actor
Alicia Keys	Alicia Augello Cook	Singer
Andy Garcia	Andres Arturo Garcia Menendez	Actor
Antonio Banderas	Jose Antonio Dominquez Bandera	Actor
Babyface	Kenneth Brian Edmonds	Singer
Bernie Mac	Bernard Jeffrey McCullough	Comedian/Actor
Big Boi	Antwan Andre Patton	Rapper
Bo Bice	Harold Elwin Bice Jr	Singer
Bob Dylan	Robert Zimmerman	Singer
Bob Hope	Leslie Townes Hope	Comedian/Actor
Bono	Paul Hewson	Singer
Bow Wow	Shad Gregory Moss	Rapper/Actor
Brad Pitt	William Bradley Pitt	Actor
Bruce Willis	Walter Bruce Willison	Actor
Busta Rhymes	Trevor Tahiem Smith	Rapper
Carmen Electra	Tara Patrick	Actress
Carrot Top	Scott Thompson	Comedian/Actor
Chaka Khan	Carole Yvette Marie Stevens	Singer
Chamillionaire	Hakeem Seriki	Rapper
Charlie Sheen	Carlos Irwin Estevez	Actor
Chevy Chase	Cornelius Crane Chase	Comedian/Actor
Christopher Walken	Ronald Walken	Actor
Chyna	Joan Marie Laurer	Wrestler
Clay Aiken	Clayton Holmes Grissom	Singer
Coco Crisp	Covelli Crisp	Pro Baseball Player
Coolio	Artis Leon Ivey Jr	Rapper/Actor
Courtney Love	Love Michelle Harrison	Singer
Da Brat	Shawntae Harris	Rapper
Dean Cain	Dean Tanaka	Actor
Demi Moore	Demetria Gene Guynes	Actress
Dr. Dre	Andre Young	Rapper/Producer
Elle MacPherson	Eleanor Gow	Model
Elton John	Reginald Kenneth Dwight	Singer
Eminem	Marshall Bruce Mathers III	Rapper
Erykah Badu	Erica Wright	Singer
Faith Hill	Audrey Faith Perry	Singer
Foxy Brown	Inga Marchand	Rapper
Freddy Prinze	Frederick Karl Pruetzel	Actor
Gene Simmons	Chaim Witz	Rock Star
George Burns	Nathan Birnbaum	Comedian/Actor
Ginuwine	Elgin Baylor Lumpkin	Singer
Gloria Estefan	Gloria Maria Fajardo	Singer
Hugh Laurie	James Hugh Calum Laurie	Actor
Hulk Hogan	Terry Bollea	Wrestler/Actor
Ice Cube	Oshea Jackson	Rapper/Actor
Ice-T	Tracy Morrow	Rapper/Actor
J.C. Chasez	Joshua Scott Chasez	Singer
Ja Rule	Jeffrey Atkins	Rapper
Jackie Chan	Kong-Sang Chan	Actor
James Earl Jones	Todd Jones	Actor
Jamie Foxx	Eric Bishop	Comedian/Actor/Singer
Jane Seymour	Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenerg	Actress
Jason Alexander	Jay Scott Greenspan	Actor
Jay Leno	James Douglas Muir Leno	TV Host
Jay-Z	Shawn Carter	Rapper
Jenna Elfman	Jennifer Mary Butala	Actress
Jennifer Aniston	Jennifer Linn Anastassakis	Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh	Jennifer Lee Morrow	Actress
Jennifer Tilly	Jennifer Chan	Actress
Jerry Lewis	Joseph Levitch	Comedian/Actor
Jet Li	Li Lian Jie	Actor
Joan Crawford	Lucille Fay LeSueur	Actress
Jodie Foster	Alicia Christian Foster	Actress
John Wayne	Marion Morrison
Julia Child	Julia Carolyn McWilliams	Chef/Author
Kathy Lee Gifford	Kathryn Epstein	TV Host
Kato Kaelin	Brian Jerard Kaelin	Actor
Keifer Sutherland	William Frederick Dempsey George Sutherland	Actor
Kid Rock	Robert James Ritchie	Rock Star
Kim Cattrall	Clare Woodgate	Actress
Larry the Cable Guy	Daniel Lawrence Whitney	Comedian/Actor
Lil’ Wayne	Dwayne Carter Jr	Rapper
LL Cool J	James Todd Smith	Rapper/Actor
Lucy Lawless	Lucille Frances Ryan	Actress
Ludacris	Christopher Bridges	Rapper/Actor
Macy Gray	Natalie Renee McIntyre	Singer
Marc Anthony	Marc Antonio Muniz	Singer
Marilyn Manson	Brian Warner	Rock Star
Martin Sheen	Ramon Estevez	Actor
Meg Ryan	Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra	Actress
Method Man	Clifford Smith	Rapper/Actor
Michael Keaton	Michael Douglas	Actor
Mickey Rourke	Philip Andre Rourke Jr	Actor
Miley Cyrus	Destiny Hope Cyrus	Actress/Singer
Minnie Driver	Amelia Driver	Actress
Missy Elliot	Melissa Arnette Elliot	Rapper
Mos Def	Dante Terrell Smith	Rapper/Actor
Mr. T	Lawrence Tureaud	Actor
Muhammad Ali	Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr	Pro Boxer
Nat King Cole	Nathaniel Adams Cole	Singer
Nicholas Cage	Nicholas Kim Coppola	Actor
Pink	Alecia Moore	Singer
Portia De Rossi	Amanda Lee Rogers	Actress
Prince	Prince Rogers Nelson	Singer
Queen Latifah	Dana Owens	Actress/Singer
Ray Stevens	Harold Ray Ragsdale
Reese Witherspoon	Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon	Actress
Rick James	James Johnson	Singer
Ricky Martin	Enrique Jose Martin Morales	Singer
Sade	Helen Folasade Adu	Singer
Sally Field	Sally Mahoney	Actress
Seal	Henry Olusegun Olumide Samuel	Singer
Shania Twain	Eileen Regina Edwards	Singer
Sinbad	David Atkins	Comedian/Actor
Sisqo	Mark Durell Andrews	Singer
Snoop Dogg	Cordazer Calvin Broadus	Rapper/Actor
Soulja Boy	DeAndre Ramone	Fake Rapper
Spike Lee	Shelton Jackson Lee	Actor/Filmmaker
Sting	Gordon Sumner	Singer
Taye Diggs	Scott L Diggs	Actor
Tea Leoni	Elizabeth Tea Pantaleoni	Actress
The Rock	Dwayne Douglas Johnson	Actor
Tia Carrere	Althea Janairo	Actress/Singer
Tiger Woods	Eldrick Woods	Pro Golf Player
Tina Turner	Anna Mae Bullock	Singer
Tony Bennett	Anthony Dominick Benedetto	Singer
Tori Amos	Myra Ellen Amos	Actress/Singer
Triple H	Paul Michael Levesque	Wrestler/Actor
Tupac Shakur	Lesane Parish Crooks	Rapper
Vin Diesel	Mark Vincent	Actor
Whoopi Goldberg	Caryn Elaine Johnson	Actress
Will Ferrell	John William Ferrell	Comedian/Actor
Woody Allen	Allen Stewart Konigsberg	Actor/Filmmaker
Wynonna Judd	Christina Claire Ciminella	Singer
Xzibit	Alvin Joyner	Rapper