33 Celebrities Whose Real Names You Never Knew

Did you go through that phase in life where you grew tired of your name and toyed with the idea of changing your moniker or dropping part of it to make it, well, unique? You can now rest assured that you weren't alone, and had you gone through with the change, you'd be following in the footsteps of some of today's top artists.

Regardless of the reasons behind the name changes — some dropped their last names, some go by their middle name or nickname only, some dropped an accent or two, and others just made up a brand-new persona — these swaps are surprising to sift through. Keep reading to find 33 stars whose real names might shock you.

Additional reporting by Alessandra Foresto.

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Juanes = Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez
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Juanes = Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez

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Rita Moreno = Rosa Dolores Alverío
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Rita Moreno = Rosa Dolores Alverío

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Demi Lovato = Demetria Devonne Lovato
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Demi Lovato = Demetria Devonne Lovato

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Prince Royce = Geoffrey Royce Rojas
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Prince Royce = Geoffrey Royce Rojas

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Alessandra Ambrosio = Alessandra Corine Maria Ambrósio
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Alessandra Ambrosio = Alessandra Corine Maria Ambrósio

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Thalia = Ariadna Thalía Sodi-Miranda Mottola
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Thalia = Ariadna Thalía Sodi-Miranda Mottola

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Raquel Welch = Jo Raquel Tejada
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Raquel Welch = Jo Raquel Tejada

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Oscar Isaac = Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada
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Oscar Isaac = Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada

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Pitbull = Armando Christian Pérez
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Pitbull = Armando Christian Pérez

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Camilla Belle = Camilla Belle Routh
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Camilla Belle = Camilla Belle Routh

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Antonio Banderas = José Antonio Domínguez Bandera
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Antonio Banderas = José Antonio Domínguez Bandera

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Chayanne = Elmer Figueroa Arce
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Chayanne = Elmer Figueroa Arce

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Hulk = Givanildo Vieira de Sousa
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Hulk = Givanildo Vieira de Sousa

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Bella Thorne = Annabella Avery Thorne
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Bella Thorne = Annabella Avery Thorne

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Bruno Mars = Peter Gene Hernandez
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Bruno Mars = Peter Gene Hernandez

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Soledad O'Brien = María de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien
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Soledad O'Brien = María de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien

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Daddy Yankee = Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez
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Daddy Yankee = Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez

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Ricky Martin = Enrique Martín Morales
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Ricky Martin = Enrique Martín Morales

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Shakira = Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
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Shakira = Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

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Marc Anthony = Marco Antonio Muñiz
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Marc Anthony = Marco Antonio Muñiz

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Joaquin Phoenix = Joaquín Rafael Bottom
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Joaquin Phoenix = Joaquín Rafael Bottom

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Gloria Estefan = Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García
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Gloria Estefan = Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García

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Diego Boneta = Diego Andrés González Boneta
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Diego Boneta = Diego Andrés González Boneta

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Tito El Bambino = Efraín David Fines Nevares
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Tito El Bambino = Efraín David Fines Nevares

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Don Francisco = Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld
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Don Francisco = Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld

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Jenni Rivera = Dolores Janney Rivera
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Jenni Rivera = Dolores Janney Rivera

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Fergie = Stacy Ann Ferguson
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Fergie = Stacy Ann Ferguson

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Victoria Ruffo = Maria Victoria Eugenia Guadalupe Martínez del Río Moreno-Ruffo
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Victoria Ruffo = Maria Victoria Eugenia Guadalupe Martínez del Río Moreno-Ruffo

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Cristiano Ronaldo = Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
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Cristiano Ronaldo = Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro