Want to be Famous? It’s easy—to be famous, USE only ONE NAME!
It has worked well for Sting, Bono, and those below.
(Please submit edits, corrections or additions to this list by posting a comment, below). Thanks 🙂
| Name | Notoriety | *Real Name |
|---|---|---|
| Gaga (Lady) | Singer-Fashionista | Stefani Joanne Germanotta |
| Fabio | drum and bass DJ | Fitzroy Heslop |
| Byork | Islandic Singer | Björk Guðmundsdóttir |
| Plato | Philosopher | * |
| Gabriel | Gatekeeper | Angel Gabriel |
| Nero | Fiddler | Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus AKA Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus |
| Socrates | History Teacher | * |
| Paul, Mark, Et Al | Saint, Disciple | * |
| Madonna | Singer | Madonna Ciccone |
| Cher | Singer/Actress | Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre |
| Enya | Singer | Eithne Patricia Nà Bhraonáin |
| Sting | Singer | Gordon Sumner |
| Bono | Singer/U2 | Paul Hewson |
| Morris | Advertising | Morris Cat |
| Tut | King Of Egypt | Tutankhamen |
| T (Mr.) | Wrestler, Actor | Laurence Tureaud |
| Dumbo | Elephant | * |
| Zeus, Apollo, Athena, et al | Greek Gods | Pallas Athena |
| Jesus | Son Of God | * |
| Shankar | Musician/Violin | Lakshminorayana |
| George (Boy) | Culture Club | George Alan O’dowd |
| Yanni | Musician | Yiannis Chrysomallis |
| Slash | Guitar/Guns’n Roses | Saul Hudson |
| Donovan | Singer | Philips Leitch |
| Gallagher | Comedian | Leo Anthony Gallagher |
| Tonto | Sidekick/Lone Ranger | * |
| Thuycides | * | No One Can Remember |
| Superman, Spiderman, Ironman, Mighty-Mouse, Et Al | Super Heroes | Clark Kent, Peter Parker, Tony Stark |
| Lulu | Singer | Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie |
| Liberace | Flaming Pianist | Wladziu Valentino Liberace |
| Hammer | Rapper | Mc Hammer |
| Vangelis | Musician | Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou |
| Barney | Reincarnations Of | * |
| Lucifer | Satan | * |
| Dracula | Count, of Transylvania | * |
| Goofy | Goofiness | * |
| Casper | Being Friendly | The Ghost |
| Piggy, Kermit, et al | Sesame Street | * |
| Prince | Singer | Prince Rogers Nelson |
| Popeye | Spinach Advocate | * |
| Bozo | Clown | * |
| Dante | Author | Dante Aligheri |
| Babe | That’ll Do | * |