Some celebrities are pretty well known for opting for a stage name — Chappell Roan literally built an entire persona around hers, and Madonna is, well, Madonna. But for a whole load of other famous faces, their names not being the one that they were given at birth is a little less obvious.
In fact, some of the new monikers sound so natural or suit them so well that you might have never even stopped to think that they weren’t always known by them. Here are 16 of the best examples:
