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), former Vice President of Indonesia
- Cher (born 1946 as Cherilyn Sarkisian), American singer and actress[1]
- Chyna (born Joan Marie Laurer, 1970–2016), American professional wrestler and actress.[2]
- DotComGuy (born and reverted to Mitch Maddox), American computer specialist
- Goodspaceguy (born Michael George Nelson, 1938), American perennial political candidate[3]
- Govindjee, biochemist
- Hirohito (1901–1989), Japanese emperor
- Indrani (photographer), Indian-British-Canadian director, photographer, girls' empowerment activist and author born Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri. [4]
- 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
- Loongkoonan, Australian aboriginal artist
- Patch (born Patrick Abbatiello c.1989), American video game designer
- Riazuddin (1930–2013), Pakistani physicist
- Sjumandjaja (1934–1985) – Indonesian director, screenwriter, and actor
- Sudirman (1916–1950), Indonesian National Hero and the first commander of Indonesian Armed Forces
- Suharto (1921–2008), Indonesian president (1968-1998)
- Sukarno (1901–1970), Indonesian president (1945-1967)
- Supriyadi (1923–?), Indonesian National Hero and the first appointed Indonesian Minister of Public Security
- Teller (born 1948 Raymond Joseph Teller), American magician[5]
- Trisha (born 1983), an Indian film actress
- Triyatno (born 1987), Indonesian weightlifter and Olympic silver medalist
- Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig, 1959–2014), American professional wrestler
- U Thant (1909-1974), longest-serving Secretary-General of the United Nations ("U" being, rather than a first name, a commonly added title translating as "mister" or "sir")
- Winter (born 1972 Rafael Antonio Lozano Jr., changed to John Winter Smith, then to just Winter)
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". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ http://jezebel.com/watch-this-rad-feminist-short-film-of-girls-playing-soc-1639677259
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070813090329/http://pennandteller.com/sincity/penn-n-teller/faq.html#Teller
See also
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