Famous people who have changed their name.
It’s fascinating to discover some of the famous people who have changed their name, and it’s also inspiring if you are thinking of changing your name!

So, I thought I would put together a list of names I’m sure you are familiar with - along with the original name that person had.
It makes for interesting reading! I just cannot imagine that they would have been as successful if they had kept their original name. I mean, who can imagine Judy Garland in The Wizard Of Oz with her original name, Frances Gumm!!

Famous people who have changed their name:
Rock Hudson .............................................Roy Harold Scherer Jr
Cher..................................................................Cherilyn Sarkisian
Sting.................................................................Gordon Sumner
Woody Allen...............................................Allen Stewart Konigsberg
Greta Garbo...............................................Greta Lovisa Gustafsson
Billie Holiday...............................................Eleanora Fagan
Dean Martin.................................................Dino Crocetti
Barry Manilow............................................Barry Alan Pincus
Meg Ryan......................................................Margaret Mary Emily Ann Hyra
Cary Grant...................................................Archibald Alexander Leach
Charlton Heston......................................John Charles Carter
Demi Moore.................................................Demetria Guynes
Marilyn Monroe..........................................Norma Jean Mortenson
Ringo Starr..................................................Richard Starkey
Tony Curtis.................................................Bernard Schwartz
Michael Caine..............................................Maurice Micklewhite
Donna Summer..........................................Ladonna Andrea Gaines
George Michael.........................................Georgios Panayiotou
Bob Dylan...................................................Robert Zimmerman
Jack Palance.................................................Volodymyr Palahniuk in Ukraine

Hmm... It seems from this list that these name changes were a great idea! The new names are more memorable and certainly easier to pronounce in most cases (especially Jack Palance!)
I will analyse some of them soon and see how the personality traits of each celebrity was affected and whether the new name also had positive letters or not.

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