13 Celebrities Whose Real Name Is Known To Few

It is not uncommon to find celebrities who choose to use pseudonyms in their careers. And the reason for this could be the absence of a strong, aesthetic and easy to remember name, the similarity with the stage name of other stars, or even the desire to separate your personal life from your professional and public one.

We, from incredible.club, we found out the real names of 13 famous personalities, and we are ready to share them with you. Check out!

Milica Bogdanovna decided to abbreviate her name to create a simpler and more aesthetic version — Milla. However, the actress chose to keep her Montenegrin surname Jovovich, which she received from her father.

The real name of the actress who gave life to the iconic Angélique, in Angelica, the Marquise of AngelsIt is Jocelyne Yvonne Renee Mercier🇧🇷 However, its name did not sit well with the producers, who considered it too long and old-fashioned. Therefore, they replaced Jocelyne with Michèle, which curiously was the name of her younger sister who died in her youth, as a result of typhoid fever.

Catherine Deneuve is actually called Catherine Fabienne Dorléac🇧🇷 At the beginning of her career, however, the actress began to use her mother’s surname so as not to be confused with her older sister, Françoise Dorléac, who at the time was already famous.

At birth, Greta’s surname was Lovisa Gustafsson🇧🇷 Lovissa came from her mother and Gustafsson from her father. However, the actress became known worldwide by her stage name Greta Garbo.

The supermodel changed her world-renowned surname Klum to that of her husband. In 2019, the star married Tom Kaulitz, the guitarist of the german band Tokyo Hotel16 years younger than her.

In 2012, actress Jessica Biel married American singer Justin Timberlake. That’s when she officially assumed her husband’s surname and, since then, has signed Jessica Claire Biel-Timberlake in the documents.

The actress behind the character Arya Stark, in the world famous series Game of Thrones, uses the pseudonym Maisie in place of her real name — Margaret🇧🇷 The inspiration for his stage name came from the popular British cartoon series The Perishers🇧🇷

Lauren Bacall’s parents named their daughter Betty Joan Perske🇧🇷 When the future actress was only six years old, her father abandoned the family. Still in her youth, she replaced her birth surname with that of her grandmother – Bacall, just doubling the last letter “L”. As for the change from Betty to Lauren, director Howard Hawks was responsible for the choice. But the actress was never comfortable with the name Lauren and her close friends called her “Betty”.

Actress and singer Jessica Simpson is married to football player Eric Johnson🇧🇷 And after the wedding, in 2014, Jessica officially adopted her husband’s last name.

Actress Lily James’s father, actor and musician James Thompson, died of a serious illness in 2008. Lily then adopted his name for her stage name after discovering that there was already someone registered as Lily Thompson in the actors’ union, the Screen Actors Guild🇧🇷

Sophie Turner, the star of the series game of Throneshas became Sophie Belinda Jonas after your marriage. And the lucky one is none other than the American musician Joe Jonas. Last year, the couple welcomed their first child.

Audrey Kathleen Ruston — is the real name of this incredible actress who shone on the big screen in the last century, having starred in productions such as The Princess and the Commoner and luxury doll🇧🇷 The fact is that her father, Joseph Ruston, mistakenly considered himself a descendant of James Hepburn, the third husband of Queen Mary of Scotland, and because of this, he changed his surname to Hepburn-Ruston. Audrey, however, went even further than her father and changed her last name to Hepburn.

This famous singer and idol teenactually has two surnames: Baird and O’Connell🇧🇷 Baird comes from the maternal family and O’Connell — from the paternal. However, for her music career, Billie chose to use her second name — Eilish — as a complement to her stage name.

Do you know another celebrity who uses a stage name other than their birth name? In your opinion should the pseudonym be related to the artist’s name or can it be more creative? Tell us in the comments section.