A stage name ensures that fans know exactly whom to think of when your name comes up. Actor-writer-director Albert Brooks was born Albert Einstein and changed his surname for obvious reasons.

And joining the ranks of countless others, André 3000 of OutKast fame changed his stage name. So ... who was still André back then. Come 1994, OutKast released their debut album ...

Gaga’s name is now synonymous with greatness, but Mother Monster wasn’t born with the legendary title. So, how did Lady Gaga come up with her stage name? And what is her real name? Well ...