Would you feel any different listening to a Gordon Sumner record, or rocking out with Chaim Witz? Check out these rock star name changes and see how many you know!
Click on the plus sign next to each name to reveal the artist’s stage name!
30 Stuart Leslie Goddard
Adam Ant
29 Martyn Buchwald
Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
28 Patricia Andrejewski
Pat Benatar
27 Paul David Hewson
Bono (U2)
26 David Robert Jones
David Bowie
25 Vincent Damon Furnier
Alice Cooper
24 Declan McManus
Elvis Costello
23 Robert Zimmerman
Bob Dylan
22 David Howell Evans
The Edge (U2)
21 Ellen Naomi Cohen
Mama Cass Elliot
20 George Alan O’Dowd
Boy George
19 William Broad
Billy Idol
18 Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Elton John
17 Joachim Krauledat
John Kay (Steppenwolf)
16 John Kennedy Oswald
Jani Lane (Warrant)
15 Gary Lee Weinrib
Geddy Lee (Rush)
14 Hugh Anthony Cregg
Huey Lewis
13 Brian Warner
Marilyn Manson
12 Marvin Lee Aday
Meat Loaf
11 Farouk Bulsara
Freddie Mercury
10 Roberta Joan Anderson
Joni Mitchell
9 James Jewell Osterberg, Jr.
Iggy Pop
8 Chaim Witz
Gene Simmons
7 Grace Barnett Wing
Grace Slick
6 Richard Starkey
Ringo Starr
5 Steve Georgiou
Cat Stevens
4 Gordon Matthew Sumner
Sting
3 Steven Victor Tallarico
Steven Tyler
2 John Simon Ritchie
Sid Vicious
1 McKinley Morganfield
Muddy Waters
