After seeing the real names, it is easy to
understand why some changed their name.
Lady Gaga - Stefani
Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Jean-Claude Van Damme - Jean-Claude Camille François Van
Varenberg
Tom Cruise - Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Freddie Mercury - Farrokh Bulsara
Winona Ryder - Winona Laura Horowitz
Alice Cooper - Vincent Damon Furnier
Vin Diesel - Mark Sinclair
Whoopi Goldberg - Caryn Elaine Johnson
Ben Kingsley - Krishna Pandit Bhanji