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The secret real names of your favourite celebrities

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When you become so accustomed to a celebrity by their stage name, it’s funny and weird when you hear them referred to by their real name.

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Or when they suddenly decide they’re dropping their pseudonyms, which is what happened when Chet Faker announced he was going to release music under his real, very normal name, Nicholas Murphy. (Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, does it?)

Here are more stars with real names you may not have known or may have forgotten.

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Maisie Williams (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Maisie Williams

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Maisie Williams’ real name is Margaret Constance Williams.

Rihanna
Rihanna (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Rihanna

Rihanna’s real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty.

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alicia
Alicia Keys (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys was born Alicia Augello Cook.

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Gigi Hadid (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid’s real name is Jelena Noura Hadid.

,egha
Meghan Marke (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Meghan Markle

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Meghan Markle’s real name is Rachel Meghan Markle.

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Lorde (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Lorde

Lorde’s real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor.

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Emma
Emma Stone (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Emma Stone

Emma Stone’s real name is Emily Jean Stone.

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Sasha and Malia Obama (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Sasha Obama

Sasha Obama’s real name is Natasha Obama.

Harry
Prince Harry (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Prince Harry 

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Prince Harry’s birth name is Henry Charles Albert David, and his official royal title is His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales. In the U.K., Harry is considered a nickname for Henry.

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Blake Lively (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Blake Lively

Blake Lively’s real name is Blake Ellender Brown.

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Chet Faker (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Chet Faker

Chet Faker’s real name is Nicholas Murphy.

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Natalie Portman (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman’s real name is Natalie Hershlag.

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Reese Witherspoon (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Reese Witherspoon

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Reese Witherspoon’s real name is Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon.

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Oprah Winfrey (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Oprah Winfrey 

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Elle Fanning (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning’s real name is Mary Elle Fanning.

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Dakota Fanning (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Dakota Fanning

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Drake (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Drake

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Drake’s real name is Aubrey Drake Graham.

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Rose Byrne (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne’s real name is Mary Rose Byrne.

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iggy
Iggy Azalea (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea’s real name is Amethyst Amelia Kelly.

Katy
Katy Perry (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Katy Perry 

Katy Perry’s real name is Katheryn Hudson.

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Bella Hadid (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Bella Hadid

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Bella Hadid’s real name is Isabella Khair Hadid.

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Miley Cyrus (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus’ real name is Destiny Hope Cyrus.

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Pink
Pink (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Pink 

Pink’s real name is Alecia Moore.

Tina
Tina Fey (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Tina Fey 

John
John Legend (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

John Legend

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carmen
Carmen Electra (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Carmen Electra 

Carmen Electra’s real name is Tara Leigh Patrick.

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Lucy
Lucy Hale (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Lucy Hale

Lucy Hale’s real name is Karen Lucille Hale.

Nicki
Nicki Minaj (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj’s real name is Onika Tanya Maraj.

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Vin Diesel (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Vin Diesel

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Vin Diesel’s real name is Mark Sinclair.

Olivia
Olivia Wilde (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Olivia Wilde 

Olivia Wilde’s real name is Olivia Cockburn.

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Lea
Lea Michele (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Lea Michele

Lea Michele’s real name is Lea Michele Sarfati.

Lana
Lana Del Rey (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Lana Del Rey 

Lana Del Rey’s real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant.

Ludacris
Ludacris (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Ludacris

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Ludacris’ real name is Christopher Brian Bridges.

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Lady Gaga (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga’s real name is Stefani Germanotta.

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Mara
Rooney Mara (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara’s real name is Patricia Rooney Mara.

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Jamie Foxx (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx’s real name is Eric Marlon Bishop.

Bruno
Bruno Mars (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Bruno Mars

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Bruno Mars’ real name is Peter Gene Hernandez.

Maclemore
Macklemore (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Macklemore

Macklemore’s real name is Ben Haggerty.

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Frank
Frank Ocean (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Frank Ocean

Kit
Kit Harington (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Kit Harington

Kit Harington’s real name is Christopher Harington.

Mila
Mila Kunis (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Mila Kunis

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Mila Kunis’ real name is Milena Markovna Mila Kunis.

Chance
Chance the Rapper (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Chance the Rapper

Chance the Rapper’s real name is Chancelor Bennett.

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Julianne Moore (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore’s real name is Julie Anne Smith.

Elton
Elton John (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Elton John 

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Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Taylor, Jordan and Isaac Hanson

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Taylor Hanson’s real name is Jordan Taylor Hanson, and Isaac Hanson’s real name is Clarke Isaac Hanson. Zac Hanson has used his real name this whole time.

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Flume (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Flume

Flume’s real name is Harley Streten.

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Calvin Harris (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris’ real name is Adam Wiles.

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Jay Z (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Jay Z

Jay Z’s real name is Shawn Carter.

Ashton
Ashton Kutcher (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Ashton Kutcher

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Snoop Dogg (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg’s real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.

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Brad
Brad Pitt (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

Brad Pitt

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Pitbull (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Pitbull

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