Can You Match These Celebrities With Their Real Birth Names?

When it comes to Hollywood stars, it’s common knowledge that many celebrities have stage names that are quite different than the ones they were born with. For example, everybody knows that Marilyn Monroe was actually born Norma Jeane (Mortenson), or that Dwayne Johnson is the given name of The Rock, but we might actually stump you with some of these lesser known “real” names. From the earliest days of Hollywood films to the stars of today, you’ll really have to put on your thinking caps and dig deep into the memory banks to ace this fun celebrity trivia quiz!


1. Which of the following actors was actually born Eugene Maurice Orowitz before making his move to Hollywood?
2. She was born Frances Ethel Gumm, but the world knew her as which of the following Hollywood legends?
3. Marion Robert Morrison is the real name of which of the following Hollywood A-listers?
4. Which of the following actresses was born with the name Caryn Elaine Johnson?
5. He was born Eric Marlon Bishop, but is known professionally as which of the following more recognizable Hollywood names?
6. Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez is better known in Hollywood as which of the following actors?
7. This Hollywood actress was born as Margaret Mary Emily Hyra - who is she?
8. The actor who was born with the name Mark Sinclair is known professionally as which of the following?
9. Which of the following actors was born with the name Krishna Pandit Bhanji?
10. Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr. is the real name of which of the English-born actors below?
11. Which of the following models/actresses was born with the name of Tara Leigh Patrick?
12. Born Jeanette Helen Morrison, this actress was discovered at age 18 and became known by which of the following stage names?
13. Bernard Schwartz was the real name of which of the following Hollywood legends?
14. Who was born Archibald Alec Leach before achieving stardom in Hollywood?
15. He was born Joseph Yule Jr. to performing parents, but began his acting career under this stage name:
16. The screen legend who was born with the name Issur Danielovitch was known in Hollywood as which of the following?
17. Which of the following actors was born with the name John Charles Carter?
18. Which actress was born Lucille Fay LeSueur and later changed her name after a few bit parts in Hollywood?
19. This glamorous screen idol of the 1940s was born Margarita Carmen Cansino - who was she?
20. Virginia Katherine McMath was the real name of which of the following top actresses of the 1940s?