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One-word celebs actually have normal names, believe it or not (24 Photos)

July 24, 2012 | In: Celebrity, Facts, Interesting

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: Bono:

The Real Name: Paul David Hewson

: Adele:

The Real Name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

: Charo:

The Real Name: Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza

: Drake:

The Real Name: Aubrey Drake Graham

: Enya:

The Real Name: Eithne Ní Bhraonáin

: Flea:

The Real Name: Michael Peter Balzary

: Gotye:

The Real Name: Wouter “Wally” De Backer

: Hammer:

The Real Name: Stanley Kirk Burrell

: Ice-T:

The Real Name: Tracy Marrow

: Jay-Z:

The Real Name: Shawn Corey Carter

: Ke$ha:

The Real Name: Kesha Rose Sebert

: Ludacris:

The Real Name: Christopher Brian Bridges

: Moby:

The Real Name: Richard Melville Hall

: Nenê:

The Real Name: Maybyner Rodney Hilário

: Oprah:

The Real Name: Oprah Gail Winfrey

: Pink:

The Real Name: Alecia Beth Moore

: ?uestlove:

The Real Name: Ahmir Khalib Thompson

: Skrillex:

The Real Name: Sonny John Moore

: Twiggy:

The Real Name: Lesley Lawson (née Hornby)

: Usher:

The Real Name: Usher Terry Raymond IV

: Voltaire:

The Real Name: François-Marie Arouet

: will.i.am:

The Real Name: William James Adams, Jr.

: Yanni:

The Real Name: John Yanni Christopher

: Zucchero:

The Real Name: Adelmo Fornacirari

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Sade

#3 The Real Name: Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza – that's a mouthful. o.o
derpyderp

can you make some hard to read please
TheWileyMinnesotan

#21 well played.
videologic

Adele has a surname? whoever would have believed it?
TheWileyMinnesotan

and we're missing Snooki..

fish

Nobody's missing Snooki.

pickleman77

What about Meatloaf?
Optimus_prime

#1 what a giant turd

guest

G.W.B.

re-porn shoeseller

Smooch

#18
Ahh thank you for his name. Now I have something to go on. Been wanting to kill this no talent hack for making shitty music.

johnny

If only he was still the singer for From First to Last. Was such a good band…

Kyle

what about meatloaf?
mehere

What about Carlos Ray Norris Jr. aka Chuck Norris
Ralph

#2 explain to me how that's a normal name.

zTom

Well, there's that thing called "middle names"…

Mainer44

Ok I'm old. I was expecting to see Sting and Madonna on the list. But where did he get Voltaire?
Tim Hamilton

#23. No wonder Yani wore the mullet and stache. He'd look like Tony Danza otherwise.
mrkerrdontplay

#5 #7 who in the hell are these people??? they're famous?
Jordan Pappagiorgio

#18

WRONG. Real name: Corey Feldman
Galen

Oh my hell!!! I thought my name was eff'd up.
Drexl

Don't forget Sting = Gordon Sumner
Guest

Are they sure Adele's last name isn't Adkins diet!?
guest

booooo-urns, this sucked.
DogPoopy

Meatloaf" Ground Beef Tomato Sauce
cmo

#5 Is Enya an elf?
NMT

Richard MELVILLE Hall = Moby…I see what you did there
B-to-the-H

No Prince?
Chris

Another post you guys ripped off??
Boelts

What no Meatloaf?

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