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You know, like Sting vs Gordon Sumner. But there's also more subtle ones we might not even be aware of like Bernard Sumner born Bernard Dicken and temporarily Bernard Albrecht. I'd like to hear some of your favorites.

I think John Sex's real name was Percival Poot. Let me consult with HutterTron3000, and I'll get back to you...

Nick Rhodes was born Nicholas Bates
John Taylor was born Nigel Taylor.
Adam Ant born as Stuart Leslie Goddard
Siouxsie Sioux born as Susan Janet Ballion; has also used the last name Dallion.
Steve Severin born as Steven Bailey; also has used Steve Spunker and Steve Havoc.
Elvis Costello born as Declan McManus
Limahl born as Christopher Hamill.
Marilyn (Boy George's pal) born as Peter Robinson.
Billy Idol born as William Broad.
Bono born as Paul Hewson
David Bowie born as David/ Davey Jones
Gary Numan born as Gary Anthony Webb

many many more, I'm sure. these I just happen to know.[8D]

Have to say that my favourite's always been that series of names that Bernard Sumner (born Dicken) has adopted.
Also Tom Verlaine.... that adopted his last name from french poet Paul Verlaine. [:D]

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Dave "The Edge" Evans
David Howell Evans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Howell_Evans

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Tony Curtis.....Bernie Schwartz
John Wayne.....Marion Morrison
Cary Grant......Archibald Leach
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Spanky's real name was George McFarland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Winterset, Iowa in 1907, but the name became Marion Mitchell Morrison when his parents decided to name their next son Robert;

Wayne's family moved to Glendale, California in 1911; it was neighbors in Glendale who started calling him "Big Duke," because he never went anywhere without his Airedale Terrier dog, who was Little Duke. He preferred "Duke" to "Marion," and the name stuck for the rest of his life.

After two years working as a prop man at the William Fox Studios for $35 a week, his first starring role was in the 1930 movie The Big Trail; it was the director of that movie, Raoul Walsh, who gave him the stage name "John Wayne," after Revolutionary War general "Mad Anthony" Wayne.

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Dinah Cancer(45 Grave)~Mary Simms
Perry Farrell(Janes Addiction)~Perry Bernstein
Black Francis/Frank Black(Pixies)~Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV
Kim Deal(Pixies)used to be Mrs. John Murphy(stage name/credits-wise)
Poly Styrene(X-Ray Spex)~Marion Elliot
Blixa Bargeld(Einsturzende Neubauten)~Christian Emmerich
Nivek Ogre(Skinny Puppy)~Kevin Graham Ogilvie
Poison Ivy(The Cramps)~Kristy Wallace
Jah Wobble(Public Image Ltd)~John Wardle

j0hn.......


"No telling what keeps me awake."

There's my favorite, David Sylvian who was David Batt
and his brother Steve Jansen (Steve Batt)
Suggs from Madness is Graham Mc Pherson
Dr. Robert is Bruce Howard
and Billy Idol is William Broad

Jello Biafra - Eric Boucher
Henry Rollins - Henry Garfield
Lou Reed - Louis Firbank
Iggy Pop - James Jewell Osterberg, Jr.
GG Allin - Jesus Christ Allin (changed by his mom to Kevin Michael Allin before he started school).
Flea - Michael Balzary
Joey Ramone- Jeffry Hyman
Johnny Ramone -John Cummings
Dee Dee Ramone- Douglas Glen Colvin
Marky Ramone - Marc Bell
Pat Benatar - Patricia Andrejewski
Alice Cooper - Vincent Damon Furnier
George Michael - Yorgos Panayiotou

Johnny Thunders = John Anthony Genzale
Sade = Helen Folasade Adu

Two I know off the top of my head

Eno-Brian Peter George St. Jean le Baptiste de la Salle Eno
Gina X-Gina Kikoine

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John Foxx-Dennis Leigh
Phil Manzanera-Philip Tarrget-Adams

Steve Strange - Steven Harrington
Ari Up - Arianna Foster