Here is a list of 50 rock star’s pseudonyms and their associated real names:
- Axl Rose (William Bruce Rose Jr.)
- Bono (Paul David Hewson)
- Bowie (David Robert Jones)
- Chilly (János Kovács)
- Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara)
- Gene Simmons (Chaim Witz)
- Gwen Stefani (Gwen Renée Stefani)
- Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg Jr.)
- Johnny Rotten (John Lydon)
- Kim Gordon (Kim Althea Gordon)
- Lemmy (Ian Fraser Kilmister)
- Mick Jagger (Michael Philip Jagger)
- Ozzy Osbourne (John Michael Osbourne)
- Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson)
- Robert Plant (Robert Anthony Plant)
- Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie)
- Steven Tyler (Steven Victor Tallarico)
- Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner)
- Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock)
- Tom Waits (Thomas Alan Waits)
- Yoko Ono (Yoko Ono Lennon)
- Neil Young (Neil Percival Young)
- Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen)
- Eric Clapton (Eric Patrick Clapton)
- Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight)
- Jimmy Page (James Patrick Page)
- John Lennon (John Winston Lennon)
- Paul McCartney (James Paul McCartney)
- George Harrison (George Harrison)
- Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey)
- Jimi Hendrix (James Marshall Hendrix)
- Janis Joplin (Janis Lyn Joplin)
- Kurt Cobain (Kurt Donald Cobain)
- Axl Rose (William Bruce Rose Jr.)
- Elvis Presley (Elvis Aaron Presley)
- Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman)
- Chuck Berry (Charles Edward Anderson Berry)
- Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel)
- Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley)
- Fats Domino (Antoine Dominique Domino Jr.)
- Jerry Lee Lewis (Jerry Lee Lewis)
- Carl Perkins (Carl Lee Perkins)
- Johnny Cash (John R. Cash)
- Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley)
- Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus)
- David Bowie (David Robert Jones)
- Michael Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson)
- Ronnie Wood (Ronald David Wood)
- Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock)
- Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight)
This list is not exhaustive but covers some of the most well-known rock stars and their pseudonyms.