List of legally mononymous people
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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.
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- AkihitoAkihitois the current , the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession. He acceded to the throne in 1989.-Name:In Japan, the emperor is never referred to by his given name, but rather is referred to as "His Imperial Majesty the Emperor" which may be shortened to . In...
(born 1933), Japanese emperor - CherCherCher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
(born 1946 Cherilyn Sarkisian), American singer - DotComGuyDotcomguyDotComGuy was the name of a former computing systems manager who legally changed his name to DotComGuy from Mitch Maddox in 2000. His project was to live for one year without leaving his house in Dallas, Texas, ordering all food and necessities off the Internet and having them delivered...
(born and reverted to Mitch Maddox), American computer specialist - HirohitoHirohito, posthumously in Japan officially called Emperor Shōwa or , was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death in 1989. Although better known outside of Japan by his personal name Hirohito, in Japan he is now referred to...
(born 1901), Japanese emperor
- MayawatiMayawatiMayawati is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India. She heads the Bahujan Samaj Party, which represents the Bahujans or Dalits, the weakest strata of Indian society. This is her fourth term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh...
(born 1956), Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh - Michiko (born 1934 Michiko Shōda), Japanese empress consort
- NenêNenêNenê is a Brazilian professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Denver Nuggets. His name at birth was Maybyner Rodney Hilário, but it was legally changed to Nenê in 2003.-Early life:...
(born 1982 Maybyner Rodney Hilario), Brazilian basketball player - PrincePrince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
(born 1958 Prince Rogers Nelson), American musician - Suharto (born 1921), Indonesian president
- SukarnoSukarnoSukarno, born Kusno Sosrodihardjo was the first President of Indonesia.Sukarno was the leader of his country's struggle for independence from the Netherlands and was Indonesia's first President from 1945 to 1967...
(born 1901), Indonesian president - TellerTeller (magician)Teller is an American magician, illusionist, comedian, writer, and the frequently silent half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette. He legally changed his name from "Raymond Joseph Teller" to just "Teller"...
(born 1948 Raymond Joseph Teller), American magician - WarriorWarrior (wrestler)Also see Warrior .Warrior is an American retired professional wrestler who notably performed under the ring names The Ultimate Warrior and Warrior...
(born June 16, 1959 James Brian Hellwig), retired American professional wrestler. - WinterWinter (Starbucks)Winter is a freelance software programmer who set out in 1997 to visit every Starbucks location. As of May 2009, he had visited over 8414 locations in the United States and Canada and an additional 664 in Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the Middle East)...
(born Rafael Antonio Lozano), freelance software programmer in the process of visiting every Starbucks location - Arvind (computer scientist)Arvind (computer scientist)Arvind is the Johnson Professor of Computer Science and Engineering in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
at the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... - Zendaya