25 Celebrities’ Real Names

From Meghan Markle to Brad Pitt, these stars’ birth names are not at all what you thought they were.

Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant

Adele
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

Jack Black
Thomas Jacob Black

Nina Dobrev
Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva

Brad Pitt
William Bradley Pitt

Missy Elliot
Melissa Arnette Elliott

Awkwafina
Nora Lum

Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III

Bono
Paul David Hewson

Ke$ha
Kesha Rose Sebert

Lizzo
Melissa Jefferson

Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter

Charo
María del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza

Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh Moore

Ice-T
Tracy Lauren Marrow

P!nk
Alecia Beth Moore

Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty

Ludacris
Chris Bridges

Drake
Aubrey Drake Graham

Sting
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

Usher
Usher Terry Raymond IV

will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr.

Zendaya
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman

Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens

Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone

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