Want to be Famous? It’s easy—to be famous, USE only ONE NAME!
It has worked well for Sting, Bono, and those below.
(and please submit edits ,corrections or additions to this list by Posting a comment below). Thanks
| Name |
Notoriety |
*Real Name |
| Gaga (Lady) |
Singer-Fashionista |
Stefani Joanne Germanotta |
| Fabio |
drum and bass DJ |
Fitzroy Heslop |
| Byork |
Islandic Singer |
Björk Guðmundsdóttir |
| Plato |
Philosopher |
* |
| Gabriel |
Gatekeeper |
Angel Gabriel |
| Nero |
Fiddler |
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
AKA Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus |
| Socrates |
History Teacher |
* |
| Paul, Mark, Et Al |
Saint, Disciple |
* |
| Madonna |
Singer |
Madonna Ciccone |
| Cher |
Singer/Actress |
Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre |
| Enya |
Singer |
Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin |
| Sting |
Singer |
Gordon Sumner |
| Bono |
Singer/U2 |
Paul Hewson |
| Morris |
Advertising |
Morris Cat |
| Tut |
King Of Egypt |
Tutankhamen |
| T (Mr.) |
Wrestler, Actor |
Laurence Tureaud |
| Dumbo |
Elephant |
* |
| Zeus, Apollo, Athena, et al |
Greek Gods |
Pallas Athena |
| Jesus |
Son Of God |
* |
| Shankar |
Musician/Violin |
Lakshminorayana |
| George |
(Boy) Culture Club |
George Alan O’dowd |
| Yanni |
Musician |
Yiannis Chrysomallis |
| Slash |
Guitar/Guns’n Roses |
Saul Hudson |
| Donovan |
Singer |
Philips Leitch |
| Gallagher |
Comedian |
Leo Anthony Gallagher |
| Tonto |
Sidekick/Lone Ranger |
* |
| Thuycides |
* |
No One Can Remember |
| Superman, Spiderman, Mighty-Mouse, Et Al |
Super Heroes |
Clark Kent |
| Lulu |
Singer |
Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie |
| Liberace |
Flaming Pianist |
Wladziu Valentino Liberace |
| Hammer |
Rapper |
Mc Hammer |
| Vangelis |
Musician |
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou |
| Barney |
Reincarnations Of |
* |
| Lucifer |
Satan |
* |
| Dracula |
Count Transylvania |
* |
| Goofy |
Goofiness |
* |
| Casper |
Being Friendly |
The Ghost |
| Piggy, Kermit, et al |
Sesame Street |
* |
| Prince |
Singer |
Prince Rogers Nelson |
| Popeye |
Spinach Advocate |
* |
| Bozo |
Clown |
* |
| Dante |
Author |
Dante Aligheri |
| Babe |
That’ll Do |
* |
Do you REALLY want to be Famous? It’s easy: — USE TWO (or more) FIRST NAMES!
It has worked well for those below.
(and please submit edits ,corrections or additions to this list by Posting a comment below). Thanks
| Name |
Notoriety |
*Real Name? |
| Steve Allen |
Tv Personality |
* |
| Woody Allen |
Director, Writer, Actor |
Allan Stewart Konigsberg |
| Tori Amos |
Singer/Songwriter |
Myra Ellen Amos |
| Eddie Arnold |
Actor |
* |
| Rosanne Arnold |
Tv |
* |
| Tom Arnold |
Tv |
* |
| Benidict Arnold |
Traitor |
* |
| Mohammed Ali |
Boxer |
* |
| William Blake |
Writer |
* |
| Jack Bruce |
Musician (Cream) |
* |
| Lenny Bruce |
Comedian, Satirist |
Leonard Alfred Schneider |
| John Candy |
Actor |
* |
| Juius & All Caesars |
Roman Caesars |
* |
| Sean Cassidy |
Canadian Illustrator |
* |
| Sean Cassidy |
Male Stripper |
* |
| Shaun Cassidy |
Writer/Actor/Producer |
* |
| Ray Charles |
Musician |
Ray Charles Robinson |
| Dick Clark |
First Dj |
* |
| Montgomery Clift |
Stage/Film Actor |
* |
| Jamie Lee Curtis |
Actress |
* |
| Tony Curtis |
Actor |
* |
| James Dean |
Actor |
* |
| Michael/Kirk Douglas |
Actors |
* |
| Bob Dylan |
Singer/Songwriter |
Robert Allen Zimmerman |
| Blake Edwards |
Producer |
* |
| Percy Faith |
Orchestra Leader |
* |
| Whitaker Forest |
Actor |
* |
| Anne Frank |
Diary |
* |
| Ben Franklin |
Statesman, Patriot |
* |
| Peter Gabriel |
Singer/Musician |
* |
| Carey Grant |
Actor |
* |
| Hugh Grant |
Actor |
* |
| Ulysses S. Grant |
18Th Us President |
* |
| Paul Harvey |
Radio Commentator |
* |
| Peewee Herman |
Adventures |
* |
| Woody Herman |
Big Band Leader |
* |
| Buddy Holly |
50’S Rocker |
* |
| Bob Hope |
Comedian |
* |
| Washington Irving |
Author |
* |
| Michael Jackson |
Pop Star |
* |
| Harry James |
Trumpeter, Band Leader |
* |
| Jessie James |
Outlaw |
* |
| Henry James |
19Th Cent. Author |
* |
| Et Al James |
* |
* |
| Jerome Jerome |
English Author |
* |
| Billy Joel |
Pop Singer |
* |
| Elton John |
Pop Singer |
* |
| James Joyce |
Irish Author |
* |
| David Kelley |
Tv Writer/Producer |
* |
| All The Kennedys |
Politicians |
* |
| Clark Kent |
Superman |
* |
| Vacslav Klaus |
President Czech Rep. |
* |
| Bruce Lee |
Kung Fu Actor |
* |
| Peggy Lee |
Singer |
Norma Deloris Egstrom |
| Robert E. Lee |
General |
* |
| Other Lees |
* |
* |
| Huey Lewis |
Rock Musician |
Hugh Anthony Cregg II |
| Jerry Lewis |
Comic Actor |
Joseph Levitch |
| Juliet Lewis |
Tv Producer |
* |
| Juliette Lewis |
Rock Singer |
* |
| Richard Lewis (1) |
Politician |
* |
| Richard Lewis (2) |
Bishop |
* |
| Richard Lewis (3) |
Comedian |
* |
| Richard Lewis (4) |
Baseball Player |
* |
| Richard Lewis (5) |
Tenor |
* |
| Richard Lewis (6) |
Musician “Cass” |
* |
| Richard Lewis (7) |
Welsh Martyr |
* |
| Richard Lewis (8) |
Literary Critic |
* |
| Sherri Lewis |
“Lamb Chop” Ventriloq. |
* |
| Et Al Lewis |
* |
* |
| Richard Little |
Comedian |
* |
| Little Richard |
Wild Man Rock N’ Roll |
Richard Wayne Penniman |
| Christopher Lloyd |
Character Actor |
* |
| Harold Lloyd |
Silent Film Star |
|
| Martin Luther |
Early Protestor |
* |
| Marky Mark |
Musician/Actor |
Mark Wahlberg |
| Dean Martin |
Crooner |
Dino Paul Crocetti |
| Mary Martin |
Actress |
* |
| Steve Martin |
Actor |
* |
| Et Al Martins |
* |
* |
| James Mason |
English Actor |
* |
| Perry Mason |
Lawyer |
* |
| James Maxwell (1) |
Scottish Math/Physics |
* |
| James Maxwell (2) |
Tv Actor |
* |
| George Michael |
Pop Singer |
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou |
| George Mitchell (1-12) |
See En.Wikipedia.Org |
* |
| Elizabeth Montgomery |
Actress |
* |
| Philip Morris |
Smoker |
* |
| Sam Neil |
Actor |
* |
| Peter Parker |
Spiderman |
* |
| Jason Patric |
Actor |
* |
| Sandi Patty |
Christian Singer |
* |
| Simon Peter |
Apostle, Fisherman |
* |
| Sally Jesse Rafael |
Tv Talk Show |
* |
| James Earl Ray |
King Assassin |
* |
| Man Ray |
Photographer |
* |
| Pat Riley |
Basketball Coach |
* |
| Lionel Richie |
R&B Singer |
* |
| Christopher Robin |
Winnie The Pooh |
* |
| Axl Rose |
Bassist, Guns N’ Roses |
William Bruce Rose Jr. |
| Diana Ross |
Singer |
|
| Bertrand Russel |
Writer, Philosopher |
|
| Babe Ruth |
Baseball Player |
|
| Walter Scott (1) |
Novelist, Poet |
|
| Walter Scott (2) |
Singer |
|
| Molly Shannon |
Snl |
|
| Carly Simon |
Singer |
|
| Paul Simon |
Singer/Songwriter |
|
| Sirhan Sirhan |
Kennedy Assassin |
|
| Elizabeth Taylor |
Actress |
|
| James Taylor |
Singer |
|
| Mick Taylor |
Guitarist, R. Stones |
|
| Zachary Taylor |
12Th Us President |
|
| Tiny Tim (1) |
Character Fr. Dickens |
|
| Tiny Tim (2) |
Musician |
Herbert Khaury |
| Clarence Thomas |
Supreme Ct. Justice |
|
| Dylan Thomas |
Poet |
|
| Sophie Tucker |
Singer, Comedian |
Sophia Kalish |
| Tanya Tucker |
C/W Singer |
|
| George Washington |
1St Us President |
* |