List of legally mononymous people
This is a list of notable people whose full legal name is a mononym, either by name change or by being born mononymic (such as in Indonesia, or Japanese royalty). This list does not include people who are mononymous only as a stage name, pen name, in certain contexts, or by dint of fame.
List
- Akihito (born 1933), Japanese emperor
- Boediono (born 1943) Vice President of Indonesia since 2009
- Cher (born 1946 as Cherilyn Sarkisian) American singer and actress[1]
- Chyna (born Joan Marie Laurer, 1970) former American professional wrestler.[2]
- DotComGuy (born and reverted to Mitch Maddox), American computer specialist
- Dharzel (born Donald Henry Ramirez, 1948) American Designer
- Goodspaceguy (born Michael George Nelson, 1938) American perennial political candidate[3]
- Hirohito (1901-1989), Japanese emperor
- iOTA (born 1968/1969) Australian musician and actor
- KentuckyFriedCruelty.com, (born and reverted to Christopher Garnett), American animal rights activist.
- Mayawati (born 1956) former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Michiko (born 1934 Michiko Shōda), Japanese empress consort
- Nenê (born 1982 Maybyner Rodney Hilario) Brazilian basketball player
- Riazuddin (1930-2013), physicist.
- Suharto (1921-2008) Indonesian president
- Sukarno (1901-1970) Indonesian president
- Teller (born 1948 Raymond Joseph Teller) American magician[4]
- Triyatno (born 1987) Indonesian weightlifter and Olympic silver medalist
- Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig, 1959-2014) retired American professional wrestler.
References
- ↑ "Turning Back Time - Chicago Tribune". Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "Copy of Name Change Document" (PDF). 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ↑ Ervin, Keith (12 August 2007). "Goodspaceguy Nelson challenges Constantine in race for District 8". Seattle Times. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070813090329/http://pennandteller.com/sincity/penn-n-teller/faq.html#Teller