STEVIE WONDER - STEVLAND HARDAWAY JUDKINS
When you consider how striking and yet beautifully simple the last name “Wonder” is, it’s easy to see why this famous musician changed his name from “Stevland Hardaway Judkins” – that one was probably hard to fit on the cover of a record!
MILEY CYRUS - DESTINY HOPE CYRUS
Destiny Hope Cyrus is a pretty name and it certainly says a lot about just how optimistic her dad Billy Ray really is. No word on whether she changed the name herself or was forced to as a result of one of Disney’s notoriously difficult contracts for child actors.
RALPH LAUREN - RALPH LIFSHITZ
In all of fashion, there are few names that carry more weight than Ralph Lauren. If your favorite designer handbag said Ralph Lifshitz on it, would that still be the case? It’s hard to say, but this is one change that definitely paid off.
NATALIE PORTMAN - NATALIE HERSCHLAG
Natalie Portman was born Natalie Herschlag, but that didn’t last long. Portman got her starring and career-making role in the movie “Leon: The Professional” when she was still a teenager, and she was already going by her new name at the time! Read more at: http://dailydi.sh/8m6Np
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